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The Vlora incident was a military confrontation between Albania and the Soviet Union in 1961. The Albanian People's Army blockaded the Vlora naval base, leading to the seizure of Soviet ships and equipment. The incident underscored the escalating diplomatic tensions between the two nations, ultimately resulting in the expulsion of Soviet forces from Albania.[1][2]
| Vlora incident | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Cold War and Albanian–Soviet split | |||||||||
 Withdrawal of the Soviet Navy from Pasha Liman Base, Vlora (1961) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Albania |
 Soviet UnionSupported by:  North Korea[3] Warsaw Pact:[4][5] | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Enver Hoxha Mehmet Shehu Beqir Balluku |
Nikita Khrushchev Aleksei Antonov[7] Andrei Grechko[8] | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
 Albanian Armed Forces Albanian Naval Force |
Soviet Armed Forces 40th Naval Infantry Brigade KGB | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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6,000 soldiers[9] and dozens of artillery[10] |
4,000 soldiers and technicians[11] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| none |
Material losses seized by the Albanian Army 4 submarines 5 Komsomolets torpedo boats[12] 4 defence ships 8 minesweepers 1 degaussing ship 2 tanks 1 Torpedo (Project 368T) 1 dive boat[13] Military casualties: Soviet transport ship was shot by cannon and destroyed Soviet group was killed[7] several Soviet sailors were killed by Albanian soldiers[14] | ||||||||
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- ^ "CIA: Ja pse Moska ngriti bazat e saj ushtarake në Sazan dhe kapacitetet ushtarake që kishte Shqipëria, arsyet e shkarkimit të Beqir Ballukut". sot.com.al. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
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- ^ D.C., German Historical Institute (Washington) (1998-10-28). 1968: The World Transformed. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-64637-6.
- ^ The Soviet naval threat to Europe : military and political dimensions. Bruce W. Watson, Susan M. Watson. LONDON: ROUTLEDGE. 2020. ISBN 978-0-429-31478-0. OCLC 1135666648.
The expulsion was particularly unpleasant as the Albanians shot and killed several Soviet sailors and seized some Soviet Whiskey submarines
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