Battles of Kika and Velegllava

Battles of Kika and Velegllava
Part of World War II in Yugoslavia
DateFirst battle: 28-29 June 1944
Second battle: 26-27 July 1944
Location
Kika Mountain, Gollak, Albania (modern-day Kosovo)
Result Ballist victory
Belligerents
Balli Kombetar
Support:
Nazi Germany Germany
Yugoslav Partisans Yugoslav Partisans
Commanders and leaders
Mulla Idriz Gjilani
Limon Staneci
Abdi Gjoka  
Bajram Poliça  
Nazim Budrika
Islam Shahiqi  
Yugoslav Partisans unknown
Units involved
Ballists from Gollak First battle:
Second battle:
Strength
First battle:
300-400 soldiers
Second battle:
unknown
First battle:
Yugoslav Partisans 500-600 soldiers
Second battle:
Yugoslav Partisans 3,000-3,500 soldiers
Casualties and losses
First battle:
17 killed
Second battle:
34 killed

First battle:
Yugoslav Partisans 200 killed
Yugoslav Partisans 131 POW
Second battle:
Yugoslav Partisans 143 killed
Yugoslav Partisans 209 wounded

Total:
Yugoslav Partisans 344 killed
Yugoslav Partisans 340 POW

The Battles of Kika and Velegllava were fought first on 28 June 1944 and later again on 26 July 1944, during World War II, between Yugoslav Partisans and Balli Kombëtar forces, in the territory of German occupied Albania.