Battle of Morava–Ivan

Battle of Morava–Ivan
	Part of the Greco-Italian War
	; Kathimerini announcing the "triumph of the Greek arms".
Date	14–23 November 1940; (1 week and 2 days)
Location	Morava mountains, south-east Albania40°35′N 20°40′E / 40.583°N 20.667°E
Result	Greek victory; Greek Army capture Korçë, Gjirokastër, Pogradec, Moscopole;
Belligerents
Italy; Albania	Greece
Commanders and leaders
Gabriele Nasci	Alexandros Papagos; Ioannis Pitsikas; Georgios Kosmas
Units involved
XXVI Corps; Albanian battalions	Western Macedonia Section
Strength
55,000; 200 field guns	70,000; 198 field guns
Casualties and losses
Unknown killed & wounded; 1,000+ soldiers, 11 officers and plenty of ammunition captured	624 killed; 2,348 wounded

The battle of Morava–Ivan was the first major Greek offensive in the Greco-Italian War of 1940-1941. It took place on the eastern flank of the Greek-Italian front, where the Italian forces had remained on the defensive during the initial Italian invasion toward Epirus. It was a major success for the Greek forces, not only on operational terms, but also as a morale boost, as the breaching of Morava–Ivan line led to the fall of the city of Korçë to Greek hands, and made news internationally.