Liberation of Tirana

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Liberation of Tirana
Part of World War II in Albania and the LANÇ counter-offensive in Albania (1944)
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  Royal Air Force	Germany Balli Kombëtar
Commanders and leaders
Enver Hoxha Mehmet Shehu	Unknown Unknown
Units involved
Brigade I and Brigade VII (initially) 11 brigades in total (final stage)	Unit 1
Strength
15,000	8,000+ 300 tanks[1]
Casualties and losses
127 killed 290 wounded	2000 killed[2] 365 POWs the rest fled Equipment captured or destroyed: 25 artilleries 4 tanks 100 machine guns 200 vehicles 250 wagons

The Liberation of Tirana was the capture of the city by the communist forces during World War II in Albania. Albanian Partisans launched an attack on the German occupying forces in Tirana to seize the capital city.