German invasion of Albania

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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).
Date 9 September – 11 September 1943 Location Albania Result Creation of a Ballist collaborationist government Anti-German resistance began German occupation of Albania until the 29th of November 1944
Belligerents
Germany Wehrmacht Balli Kombëtar	LANÇ
Commanders and leaders
Maximilian von Weichs	Enver Hoxha Mehmet Shehu Myslim Peza
Units involved
118th Jäger Division 100th Jäger Division 92nd Motorized Regiment 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.