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German invasion of Albania | |||||||
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Part of World War II in Albania | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
36,000 | unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
unknown | unknown |
On September 9, 1943, Nazi Germany launched an invasion of Albania following the collapse of Mussolini's fascist Italian government. The invasion was carried out by the 2nd Panzer Division, which deployed military convoys from Bulgaria, Greece, and Serbia into Albania. On September 10, at 9AM, a special plenipotentiary for the Southeast region of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hermann Neubacher, arrived in Tirana accompanied by special agent Fon Schjager to oversee German interests in Albania.