Capture of Korçë

Capture of Korçë
Part of Italian second spring offensive, Greco-Italian War and Battle of Greece
Date14 April – 18 April 1941
Location
Result Italian–Albanian victory
Territorial
changes
Annexation into Kingdom of Italy
Belligerents
Cham Albanians Kingdom of Greece
Supported by
British Empire
New Zealand
Commanders and leaders
Ugo Cavallero
Carlo Geloso
Alessandro Pirzio Biroli
Alexandros Papagos
Georgios Tsolakoglou
Ioannis Pitsikas
Casualties and losses
The Anglo–Allied troops following the Battle of Athens retreated from Greece viva Operation Demon

The Capture of Korçë (Also known as Koritsa/Coriza) was a battle fought during the Greco-Italian War of 1940–41 in the town of Korçë in southern Albania between the defending Italian 9th Army and the retreating Anglo–Greek Army.