Liberation of Tirana

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Liberation of Tirana
Part of World War II in Albania
Albanian Partisans marching in liberated Tirana
Date 28 October – 17 November 1944 Location Tirana, Albania Result LANÇ victory Nazi withdrawal from the capital
Belligerents
LANÇ	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Enver Hoxha Mehmet Shehu	Unknown
Units involved
Brigade I and Brigade VII (initially) 11 brigades in total (final stage)	Unit 1
Strength
15,000	5,000 300 tanks[1]
Casualties and losses
127 killed 290 wounded	140 killed or wounded[2] 300 POWs Equipment captured or destroyed: 25 artilleries 4 tanks 100 machine guns 200 vehicles 250 wagons

The Liberation of Tirana was a significant offensive during World War II in Albania. Albanian Partisans launched an attack on the German occupying forces in Tirana to free the capital city.