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 of the Albanians
surface form: 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 of Italy
surface form: Victor Emmanuel III
keyLandingSite Durrës
Saranda
Shëngjin
Vlora
location Albania
militaryBranchInvolved Regia Aeronautica
Italian Navy
surface form: Regia Marina

Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy)
surface form: 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 Second Italo-Ethiopian War
surface form: Italian conquest of Ethiopia
relatedEvent Italian invasion of Albania self-linksurface differs
surface form: Italian occupation of Albania

Balkan theatre of World War II
surface form: World War II in Albania
result Italian invasion of Albania self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 Italian invasion of Albania
this entity surface form: Invasion of Albania
Kingdom of Albania event Italian invasion of Albania
Italian invasion of Albania result Italian invasion of Albania self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Italian occupation of Albania
Italian invasion of Albania relatedEvent Italian invasion of Albania self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Italian occupation of Albania
Italian invasion of Greece precededBy Italian invasion of Albania
this entity surface form: Italian occupation of Albania
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy) conflict Italian invasion of Albania
Rome–Berlin Axis influencedEvent Italian invasion of Albania
King of the Albanians officeAbolishedInContextOf Italian invasion of Albania
this entity surface form: Italian occupation of Albania
Albanian resistance significantEvent Italian invasion of Albania
General Alfredo Guzzoni participatedIn Italian invasion of Albania
subject surface form: Alfredo Guzzoni
Royal Albanian Army conflict Italian invasion of Albania
Royal Albanian Army engagement Italian invasion of Albania
this entity surface form: Italian invasion of Albania (1939)
Royal Albanian Army facedEvent Italian invasion of Albania
this entity surface form: Italian occupation of Albania
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
this entity surface form: Italian invasion of Albania (1939)
House of Zogu overthrownBy Italian invasion of Albania
Legaliteti (monarchist movement) opposed Italian invasion of Albania
subject surface form: Legaliteti
this entity surface form: Italian occupation of Albania
German occupation of Albania precededBy Italian invasion of Albania
this entity surface form: Italian occupation of Albania
Ro.37 Lince usedInConflict Italian invasion of Albania