40°26′49″N 19°34′52″E / 40.44694°N 19.58111°E
Battle of Drashovica | |||||||
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Part of Albanian Resistance of World War II | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
LANÇ Balli Kombëtar local volunteers | Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hysni Kapo | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
c. 2000 | c. 3500 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
over 3000 about 7000 Italian prisoners freed |
The Battle of Drashovica (Albanian: Beteja e Drashovicës) was a battle of the Albanian Resistance of World War II against Nazi Germany. The battle took place in late 1943, in the areas of Drashovicë and Mavrovë in south-western Albania in the region of Shushicë.[1]