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 ⓘ