German invasion of Albania

German invasion of Albania
Part of World War II in Albania

Photograph of the moment the army was sworn in (after the capitulation of Italy).
Date9 September – 11 September 1943
Location
Albania
Result
Belligerents

 Germany

Balli Kombëtar
LANÇ
Commanders and leaders
Nazi Germany Maximilian von Weichs Enver Hoxha
Mehmet Shehu
Myslim Peza
Units involved
Nazi Germany 118th Jäger Division
Nazi Germany 100th Jäger Division
Nazi Germany 92nd Motorized Regiment
Nazi Germany 297th Infantry Division
Strength
36,000 unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown

On September 9, 1943, Nazi Germany launched an invasion of Albania following the collapse of Mussolini's fascist Italian government. The invasion was carried out by the 2nd Panzer Division, which deployed military convoys from Bulgaria, Greece, and Serbia into Albania. On September 10, at 9AM, a special plenipotentiary for the Southeast region of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hermann Neubacher, arrived in Tirana accompanied by special agent Fon Schjager to oversee German interests in Albania.