Battle of Pezë (1943)

Battle of Pezë
Part of World War II in Albania and Albanian Civil War (1943–1944)
Date6–19 November 1943
Location
Result
  • LANÇ victory
  • Failure of the German military to wipe out the Partisans in Pezë
  • High German casualties
Belligerents

 Germany

LANÇ
Commanders and leaders
Maximilian von Weichs Myslim Peza
Strength
5,000 2,000
Casualties and losses
200 killed
several artillery pieces destroyed
Unknown

The Battle of Peza was an attempt by German troops to clear the partisans from the area of Peza, which lies south of Tirana.