Invasion of Albania by Italy
GPTKB entity
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_operation
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Royal_House_of_Albania
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Albania under Italian influence
Resistance movements in Albania |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Significant military and civilian losses
|
| gptkbp:commander |
General Alberto Pariani
|
| gptkbp:community_impact |
Shift in Balkan power dynamics
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| gptkbp:consequences |
Shift in regional alliances
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 |
Condemnation by other nations
Violation of Albanian sovereignty Italy and Albania pre-invasion |
| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 6 months
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| gptkbp:economic_impact |
Exploitation of Albanian resources
|
| gptkbp:ends_at |
Italian control established
|
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Italy
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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_event |
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:language |
Albanian folklore and literature
|
| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:Benito_Mussolini
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on post-war Albania
|
| gptkbp:military_branch |
gptkb:Italian_Army
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| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Blitzkrieg tactics
Combined arms approach Involved ground and air forces Air superiority and ground invasion Part of broader Italian campaigns in the Balkans Rapid occupation of key cities |
| gptkbp:military_technology |
Italian tanks and aircraft
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| gptkbp:mission |
Control of the Adriatic Sea
Securing Italian interests in the region |
| gptkbp:narrative_style |
Part of Italian fascist expansionism.
Part of Italian imperial ambitions |
| gptkbp:next_event |
Italian withdrawal in 1943
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| gptkbp:notable_allies |
None at the time
None during the invasion |
| 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
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| gptkbp:political_party |
gptkb:King_Zog_I_of_Albania
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| gptkbp:responds_to |
Mixed reactions from Albanians
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| gptkbp:result |
Albanian annexation by Italy
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| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Establishing a foothold in the Balkans
Gateway to the Balkans |
| gptkbp:targets |
gptkb:Monarch
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| gptkbp:text |
Albanian political instability
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