Invasion of Albania by Italy
GPTKB entity
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_intervention
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Resistance movements in Albania
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| gptkbp:allies |
None at the time
None during the invasion |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Significant military and civilian losses
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| gptkbp:concluded_on |
Italian control established
|
| gptkbp:consequences |
Shift in regional alliances
Albanian folklore and literature Change in Albanian governance |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influence on Albanian identity
Influence on Albanian nationalism |
| gptkbp:date |
April 7, 1939
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| gptkbp:diplomatic_relations |
Italy and Albania pre-invasion
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| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 6 months
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| gptkbp:economic_impact |
Exploitation of Albanian resources
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Studied in military history courses
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of the lead-up to World War II
Preceding Italian expansionism |
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
Chronicled in various historical texts
Various military records |
| gptkbp:historical_records |
Remembered in Albanian history
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Expansion of Italian fascism
Prelude to further Axis expansion in the Balkans |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Invasion of Albania by Italy
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| gptkbp:initiated_by |
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Italy
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| gptkbp:international_relations |
Violation of Albanian sovereignty
|
| gptkbp:international_response |
Condemnation by other nations
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| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:Benito_Mussolini
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on post-war Albania
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| gptkbp:military_campaign |
Part of broader Italian campaigns in the Balkans
|
| gptkbp:military_engagement |
Involved ground and air forces
|
| gptkbp:military_leadership |
General Alberto Pariani
|
| gptkbp:military_operations |
Rapid occupation of key cities
|
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Blitzkrieg tactics
Combined arms approach Air superiority and ground invasion |
| gptkbp:military_technology |
Italian tanks and aircraft
|
| gptkbp:military_unit |
gptkb:Italian_Army
|
| gptkbp:mission |
Control of the Adriatic Sea
Securing Italian interests in the region |
| gptkbp:narrative |
Part of Italian fascist expansionism.
Part of Italian imperial ambitions |
| gptkbp:next_event |
Italian withdrawal in 1943
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
Continued until 1943
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Italian occupation of Albania
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:political_ideology |
Used to justify invasion
|
| gptkbp:political_impact |
Shift in Balkan power dynamics
Albania under Italian influence |
| gptkbp:political_party |
gptkb:King_Zog_I_of_Albania
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| gptkbp:responds_to |
Mixed reactions from Albanians
|
| gptkbp:result |
Albanian annexation by Italy
|
| gptkbp:strategic_goals |
Establishing a foothold in the Balkans
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| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Gateway to the Balkans
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| gptkbp:targets |
gptkb:Albania
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| gptkbp:text |
Albanian political instability
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Royal_House_of_Albania
gptkb:King_Zog_II |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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