 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2010) |
| Kurtez ambush | |||||||
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| Part of the Albanian Resistance of World War II | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Balli Kombëtar |
 Germany | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Qemal Burimi David Smiley |
Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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200 |
250 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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None |
30–35 killed 4 trucks 1 field gun | ||||||
The Kurtez ambush occurred on August 12, 1943, near the village of Kurtez in the Kolonjë District of Korçë County in southeastern Albania. It was carried out by Balli Kombëtar during the Albanian Resistance of World War II. Two hundred local Balli Kombëtar militants, commanded by Qemal Burimi and David Smiley, ambushed a German convoy and a troop carrier, inflicting heavy losses on the German troops.[1]
- ^ Pearson, Owen (2006). Albania in Occupation and War: From Fascism to Communism 1940-1945. I.B.Tauris. p. 266. ISBN 1-84511-104-4.