Italian second spring offensive (1941)
| Italian second spring offensive | |||||||||
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| Part of the Greco-Italian War and Battle of Greece of World War II | |||||||||
Italian soldiers advancing in Albania, April 1941 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Italy | Greece | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ugo Cavallero Carlo Geloso Alessandro Pirzio Biroli |
Alexandros Papagos Georgios Tsolakoglou Ioannis Pitsikas | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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11th Army 9th Army |
Epirus Army Section Western Macedonia Section | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 5,747 | Unknown | ||||||||
The Italian second spring offensive or known as Battle of Epirus in Italy, was an offensive by Italy against Greece from 13 to 23 April 1941, in the final phase of the Greco-Italian War. The Greek army, which had pushed the Italians back into Albania, was forced to retreat due to the rapid success of the German invasion of Greece since 6 April. The retreating Greek forces were attacked by the Italians, who pressed south and recovered southern Albania. The German and Italian pressure brought about the capitulation of the Greek army in Epirus on 22 April.