Liberation of Tirana
| Liberation of Tirana | |||||||
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| Part of World War II in Albania and the LANÇ counter-offensive in Albania (1944) | |||||||
Albanian Partisans marching in liberated Tirana | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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LANÇ Royal Air Force |
Germany Balli Kombëtar | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Enver Hoxha Mehmet Shehu |
Unknown Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Brigade I and Brigade VII (initially) 11 brigades in total (final stage) | Unit 1 | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 15,000 |
8,000+ 300 tanks | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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127 killed 290 wounded |
100 killed 365 POWs the rest fled Equipment captured or destroyed: 25 artilleries 4 tanks 100 machine guns 200 vehicles 250 wagons | ||||||
The Liberation of Tirana was the capture of the city by the communist forces during World War II in Albania. Albanian Partisans launched an attack on the German occupying forces in Tirana to seize the capital city.