Battle of Tirana and Kruja | |||||||
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Part of World War II in Albania | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Balli Kombetar LANÇ | Italy | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Midhat Frashëri [1] | Colonel Scarpa †[2] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
300 Ballists 40 Albanian Partisans | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
150-250 killed[2] 14 captured |
The Battle in the area of Tirana and Kruja (Beteja E Tiranes dhe Kruje) took place between Albanian resistance fighters against Italian fascist occupiers of Albania.[3][4]