Battle of Tirana and Kruja (1943)

Battle of Tirana and Kruja
	Part of World War II in Albania
Date	23 August 1943
Location	Tirana and Kruja, Albania
Result	Albanian victory
Belligerents
Balli Kombetar; LANÇ	Italy
Commanders and leaders
Midhat Frashëri ; Bujar Gjakdhe	Colonel Scarpa †
Strength
300 Ballists; 40 Albanian Partisans	Unknown
Casualties and losses
	150-250 killed; 14 captured

The Battle in the area of Tirana and Kruja (Beteja E Tiranes dhe Kruje) took place between Albanian resistance fighters against Italian fascist occupiers of Albania.^[3]^[4]

^ ^a ^b Dezhgiu 2001, p. 141.
^ ^a ^b Dingu 2001, p. 135.
^ Dezhgiu, Muharrem (2001). Shqipëria në luftë : 1939-1944 : studime dhe refleksione. Tiranë: Shtëpia Botuese "Globus R". ISBN 99927-44-48-0. OCLC 51683418.
^ Dingu, Kadri (2001). Lufta antifashiste nacional çlirimtare (in Albanian). Albania: Arian. p. 135.

[FOOTNOTEDezhgiu2001141-1] Dezhgiu 2001, p. 141.

[FOOTNOTEDingu2001135-2] Dingu 2001, p. 135.

[3] Dezhgiu, Muharrem (2001). Shqipëria në luftë : 1939-1944 : studime dhe refleksione. Tiranë: Shtëpia Botuese "Globus R". ISBN 99927-44-48-0. OCLC 51683418.

[4] Dingu, Kadri (2001). Lufta antifashiste nacional çlirimtare (in Albanian). Albania: Arian. p. 135.

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