German invasion of Albania
| German invasion of Albania | |||||||
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| Part of World War II in Albania | |||||||
Photograph of the moment the army was sworn in (after the capitulation of Italy). | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Balli Kombëtar | LANÇ | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Maximilian von Weichs Mid'hat Frashëri |
Enver Hoxha Mehmet Shehu Myslim Peza | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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2nd Panzer Division 118th Jäger Division 100th Jäger Division 92nd Motorized Regiment 297th Infantry Division | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 36,000 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
On 9 September 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 10 September 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.