Battle of Leskovik
| Battle of Leskovik | |||||||
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| Part of World War II in Albania | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| LANÇ | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Nexhip Vinçani | Mustafa Merlika-Kruja | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 600–700 partisans |
400 Italian soldiers 40 machine guns 5 mortars | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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4 killed 12 wounded |
200 killed 150 wounded 40 captured 12 trucks captured 2 tanks destroyed | ||||||
The Battle of Leskovik (Albanian: Beteja e Leskovikut; 15–19 May 1943) was a battle between the Albanian resistance and the Kingdom of Italy in Leskovik.
Leskovik was strategically important for the partisans as the annihilation of this garrison broke the connection between the two Italian garrisons, it expanded LANÇ's bases and connected the partisan bases of the Korça and Gjirokastra districts.