Battle of Saranda

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The Battle of Saranda was a World War II engagement in southern Albania between Italian and Greek forces during the Greco-Italian War, contributing to the shifting control of the region’s coastal areas.

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Battle of Saranda canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerent Greek forces
Italian forces
conflict Greco-Italian War
conflictType land battle
countryInvolved Kingdom of Greece
Kingdom of Italy
date 1940
front Albanian front of the Greco-Italian War
linked to: Albanian front
historicalPeriod 20th century
location Saranda
southern Albania
militaryCampaignObjective securing a port on the Albanian coast
opponent Hellenic Army
linked to: Greek Army

Italian Royal Army
partOf Balkan campaign of World War II
linked to: Balkan Campaign

World War II
region Ionian Sea coast
relatedEvent Italian invasion of Greece
relatedPlace Epirus
Vlorë
linked to: Vlora
result Greek victory
strategicImportance control of coastal areas of southern Albania
theater Mediterranean Theater of World War II

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Battle of Himara precededBy Battle of Saranda