Kleisoura Pass

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Kleisoura Pass is a strategically important mountain pass in western Greece, historically noted for its role in military conflicts such as World War II.

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Kleisoura Pass canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain pass ⓘ
category Landforms of Epirus ⓘ
Landforms of Western Macedonia ⓘ
Mountain passes of Greece ⓘ
World War II sites in Greece ⓘ
conflictRole axis advance route into interior of Greece ⓘ
defensive position for Greek forces ⓘ
connects Ioannina regional unit ⓘ
Kastoria regional unit ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Kleisoura Gorge (in some contexts) ⓘ
hasClimate mountain climate ⓘ
hasGreekName Κλεισούρα ⓘ
hasRoad national road linking Kastoria with Ioannina ⓘ
historicalEvent Battle of Kleisoura Pass (April 1941) ⓘ
historicalPeriod World War II ⓘ
involvedCountry Germany ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
knownFor World War II battles ⓘ
difficult terrain for mechanized units ⓘ
strategic military significance ⓘ
locatedIn Epirus region ⓘ
linked to: Epirus

Pindus Mountains ⓘ
Western Greece ⓘ
locatedNear Argos Orestiko ⓘ
Kastoria ⓘ
Kleisoura, Kastoria ⓘ
locatedOn border area between Western Macedonia and Epirus ⓘ
partOf Balkan theatre of World War II ⓘ
road network of Western Macedonia and Epirus ⓘ
regionType mountain region ⓘ
relevantTo World War II in the Balkans ⓘ
military history of Greece ⓘ
strategic studies of mountain warfare ⓘ
strategicImportance controls access routes between Epirus and Western Macedonia ⓘ
important for movement of military forces in northwestern Greece ⓘ
terrainFeature mountainous ⓘ
narrow ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ
usedBy German Wehrmacht ⓘ
linked to: Wehrmacht

Greek Army ⓘ
Italian Army ⓘ
usedFor military operations ⓘ
transportation ⓘ

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Battle of Kleisoura Pass → hasLocation → Kleisoura Pass ⓘ