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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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
associatedWith Greco-Italian front line shifts in 1941
belligerent Greece NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
combatType land battle
mountain warfare
conflict Greco-Italian War NERFINISHED
countryInvolved Kingdom of Greece NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Klisura Pass NERFINISHED
southern Albania
militarySignificance strengthened Greek positions in Albania
notableFeature capture of a strategically vital mountain pass
objective capture of Klisura Pass
opponent Greek Army NERFINISHED
Italian Army NERFINISHED
opposingAlliance Allies of World War II NERFINISHED
Axis powers NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 1941

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Battle of Himara followedBy Battle of Klisura Pass