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| Liberation of Tepelena | |||||||
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| Part of World War II in Albania | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 LANÇ |
 Italy Germany[1]Diplomatic Support:  Balli Kombetar | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Abaz Shehu Mehmet Shehu |
Colonel Foskos  Diplomatic Support: Ali Këlcyra | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||
The Liberation of Tepelena[2] in 1943 was a military offensive involving communist Albanian partisans against Italy, Nazi Germany, and the Balli Kombëtar. The Italian forces ultimately surrendered following diplomatic negotiation.
- ^ Kadare, Ismail (2007). Chronicle in Stone. 14 High St, Edinburgh: Canongate Books LTD. pp. v. ISBN 978-1-84195-908-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Telegraf, Gazeta (2021-09-15). "Si u çlirua Tepelena më 15 shtator 1943, ja 510 dëshmorët". Gazeta Telegraf (in Albanian). Retrieved 2023-08-04.