Battle of Gjorm

Battle of Gjorm
Part of Albanian Resistance of World War II
Date January 1–2, 1943 Location Gjorm, Albania Result Albanian victory
Belligerents
Balli Kombëtar LANÇ	Italy
Commanders and leaders
Hysni Lepenica	Franco Clementi †
Strength
initially 1,600 Balli Kombëtar troops	initially 2,000 troops troops 500 field guns tanks
Casualties and losses
Minimal [quantify]	186 KIA several thousands wounded 80 POW 2 tanks 29 machine guns 3 field guns

The Battle of Gjorm (Albanian: Beteja e Gjormit) was a battle of the Albanian Resistance of World War II against the Kingdom of Italy. The battle took place on January 1–2, 1943, in the areas of Gjorm, Vranisht, Dukat, Tragjas and Tërbaç in south-western Albania.^[1]