Liberation of Tirana

Liberation of Tirana
Part of World War II in Albania

Albanian Partisans marching in liberated Tirana
Date28 October – 17 November 1944
Location
Tirana, Albania
Result
  • LANÇ victory
  • Nazi withdrawal from the capital
Belligerents
LANÇ  Germany
Commanders and leaders
Enver Hoxha
Mehmet Shehu
Unknown
Units involved
Brigade I and Brigade VII (initially)
11 brigades in total (final stage)
Unit 1
Strength
15,000 5,000
300 tanks[1]
Casualties and losses
127 killed
290 wounded
140 killed or wounded[2]
300 POWs
Equipment captured or destroyed:
25 artilleries
4 tanks
100 machine guns
200 vehicles
250 wagons

The Liberation of Tirana was a significant offensive during World War II in Albania. Albanian Partisans launched an attack on the German occupying forces in Tirana to free the capital city.

  1. ^ ""Betejën për çlirimin e Tiranës e udhëhoqi Mehmet Shehu"" (in Albanian). Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  2. ^ ""Betejën për çlirimin e Tiranës e udhëhoqi Mehmet Shehu"" (in Albanian). Retrieved 2022-09-20.