German occupation of Albania
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The German occupation of Albania was the World War II period (1943–1944) when Nazi Germany controlled Albania, prompting widespread resistance and shaping the country’s wartime and postwar political trajectory.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German occupation of Albania canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in World War II
ⓘ
military occupation ⓘ |
| collaborationistGovernment |
Regency Council of Albania
ⓘ
surface form:
Albanian National Committee
Regency Council of Albania ⓘ |
| conflict |
Albanian resistance
ⓘ
surface form:
Albanian Resistance during World War II
|
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Albania ⓘ |
| effectOnSubject |
strengthening of communist partisans
ⓘ
weakening of nationalist groups ⓘ |
| endTime | 1944-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | establishment of communist rule in Albania ⓘ |
| hasCause |
German strategic interest in the Balkans
ⓘ
collapse of Fascist Italy ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
contributed to establishment of People’s Republic of Albania
ⓘ
shaped postwar political order in Albania ⓘ |
| languageOfHistoricalSources |
Albanian
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| location |
Albania
ⓘ
Kosovo ⓘ parts of Montenegro ⓘ Western Macedonia ⓘ
surface form:
western Macedonia
|
| militaryUnitInvolved |
SS units
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Alexander Löhr
ⓘ
Lothar Rendulic ⓘ |
| occupyingPower | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Albanian partisans
ⓘ
Balli Kombëtar ⓘ National Liberation Army of Albania ⓘ
surface form:
National Liberation Movement of Albania
Yugoslav Partisans ⓘ |
| partOf |
Balkan theatre of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Axis occupation of the Balkans
Balkan Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Balkan campaign of World War II
Balkan theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in Albania
|
| persecutedGroup |
Albanian partisans
ⓘ
Jews in Albania ⓘ |
| policy |
anti‑partisan operations
ⓘ
deportation of Jews ⓘ economic exploitation ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Italian invasion of Albania
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian occupation of Albania
|
| result |
power seizure by Albanian communists
ⓘ
withdrawal of German forces from Albania ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Tirana (1944)
ⓘ
German retreat through Albania (late 1944) ⓘ |
| startEvent |
Italian armistice of 1943
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian armistice of September 1943
|
| startTime | 1943-09 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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