Battle of Gjorm | |||||||
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Part of Albanian Resistance of World War II | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Balli Kombëtar LANÇ | Italy | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hysni Lepenica | Franco Clementi † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Initially 1,600 Balli Kombëtar troops |
Initially 2,000 troops 500 field guns tanks | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Minimal[quantify] |
186 KIA several thousands wounded 80 POW 2 tanks 29 machine guns 3 field guns |
The Battle of Gjorm (Albanian: Beteja e Gjormit) was a battle of the Albanian Resistance of World War II against the Kingdom of Italy. The battle took place on January 1–2, 1943, in the areas of Gjorm, Vranisht, Dukat, Tragjas and Tërbaç in south-western Albania.[1]