Battle of Klisura Pass

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The Battle of Klisura Pass was a key engagement of the Greco-Italian War in early 1941, in which Greek forces captured the strategically vital Klisura mountain pass from the Italians in southern Albania.

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Battle of Klisura Pass canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
associatedWith Greco-Italian front line shifts in 1941 ⓘ
belligerent Greece ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
combatType land battle ⓘ
mountain warfare ⓘ
conflict Greco-Italian War ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of Greece ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
date January 1941 ⓘ
followedBy continued Greek operations in Albania ⓘ
front Albanian front ⓘ
geographicalFeature mountain pass ⓘ
historicalContext Axis invasion of Greece ⓘ
historicalEra 20th century ⓘ
involves artillery units ⓘ
infantry units ⓘ
isPartOf Greek offensive operations in 1940–1941 ⓘ
languageOfBelligerents Greek ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
location Albania ⓘ
Klisura Pass ⓘ
linked to: Beklemeto Pass

southern Albania ⓘ
militarySignificance strengthened Greek positions in Albania ⓘ
notableFeature capture of a strategically vital mountain pass ⓘ
objective capture of Klisura Pass ⓘ
opponent Greek Army ⓘ
Italian Army ⓘ
opposingAlliance Allies of World War II ⓘ
Axis powers ⓘ
partOf World War II ⓘ
partOfCampaign Greek counter-offensive in Albania ⓘ
precededBy earlier Greek advances in Albania ⓘ
region Balkans ⓘ
result Greek victory ⓘ
strategicImportance control of communications in southern Albania ⓘ
control of mountain pass ⓘ
control of supply routes ⓘ
theater Balkan theatre of World War II ⓘ
timePeriod early 1941 ⓘ

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Battle of Himara → followedBy → Battle of Klisura Pass ⓘ