Italian invasion of Albania

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The Italian invasion of Albania was a 1939 military campaign in which Fascist Italy swiftly occupied and annexed Albania, marking a key step in Mussolini’s expansionist ambitions on the eve of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in 1939
military campaign
military invasion
aggressor Fascist Italy
Kingdom of Italy
aim control of the Adriatic Sea
expansion of Italian influence in the Balkans
belligerent Kingdom of Albania
Kingdom of Italy
capitalCaptured Tirana
casusBelli Italian demands for a protectorate over Albania
characteristic limited Albanian resistance
swift occupation
commander Benito Mussolini
General Alfredo Guzzoni
King Zog I of Albania
country Kingdom of Italy
dateOfTiranaOccupation 1939-04-08
endDate 1939-04-12
followedBy Italian invasion of France
Italian invasion of Greece
historicalContext eve of World War II
ideology Italian fascism
installedMonarch Victor Emmanuel III
keyLandingSite Durrës
Saranda
Shëngjin
Vlora
location Albania
militaryBranchInvolved Regia Aeronautica
Regia Marina
linked to: Italian Navy

Regio Esercito
occupyingPower Kingdom of Italy
opponentForce Royal Albanian Army
partOf Italian expansionism under Mussolini
interwar period conflicts
politicalOutcome establishment of an Italian-controlled Albanian monarchy
exile of King Zog I
precededBy Italian conquest of Ethiopia
relatedEvent Italian occupation of Albania
World War II in Albania
result Italian occupation of Albania
Italian victory
annexation of Albania by Italy
startDate 1939-04-07
target Kingdom of Albania
timePeriod April 1939
treatyOrLaw personal union between Italy and Albania under Victor Emmanuel III

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Interwar period hasPart Italian invasion of Albania
Fascist Italy participatedIn Invasion of Albania
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Kingdom of Albania event Italian invasion of Albania
Italian invasion of Albania result Italian occupation of Albania
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Italian invasion of Albania relatedEvent Italian occupation of Albania
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Italian invasion of Greece precededBy Italian occupation of Albania
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Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy) conflict Italian invasion of Albania
Rome–Berlin Axis influencedEvent Italian invasion of Albania
King of the Albanians officeAbolishedInContextOf Italian occupation of Albania
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Albanian resistance significantEvent Italian invasion of Albania
Alfredo Guzzoni participatedIn Italian invasion of Albania
subject linked to: General Alfredo Guzzoni
Royal Albanian Army conflict Italian invasion of Albania
Royal Albanian Army engagement Italian invasion of Albania (1939)
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Royal Albanian Army facedEvent Italian occupation of Albania
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Royal Albanian Army disestablishedAsResultOf Italian invasion of Albania
L3/35 tankette usedInConflict Italian invasion of Albania
European theatre of interwar conflicts hasNotableConflict Italian invasion of Albania (1939)
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House of Zogu overthrownBy Italian invasion of Albania
Legaliteti opposed Italian occupation of Albania
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German occupation of Albania precededBy Italian occupation of Albania
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Ro.37 Lince usedInConflict Italian invasion of Albania