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Albanian Offensive Into Yugoslavia
The Albanian Offensive into Yugoslavia was a joint military campaign conducted in late 1944 and early 1945 by the National Liberation Army of Albania (LANÇ) in cooperation with the Yugoslav Partisans in the Sandžak region and other territories in Yugoslavia. The offensive aimed to expell German, Chetnik, and collaborationist forces from Montenegro, Kosovo, and parts of Serbia. Background Following the liberation of Shkodër, Albanian Partisan forces crossed the border to assist the Yugoslav Partisans. According to Enver Hoxha and Ramiz Alia, this action was part of the internationalist mission of the Albanian army to support the anti-fascist struggle beyond its borders. Operations Immediately following the liberation of Shkodër, forces of the 6th Division also crossed Albanian Border pursuing German troops towards Podgorica. Detachments of this division waged battles and on December 2, 1944, liberated Tuzi and by the second half of the month of December had liberated Podgorica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II In Yugoslavia
World War II in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia began on 6 April 1941, when the country was Invasion of Yugoslavia, invaded and swiftly conquered by Axis powers, Axis forces and partitioned among Nazi Germany, Germany, Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Italy, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary, Kingdom of Bulgaria, Bulgaria and their Client state, client regimes. Shortly after Operation Barbarossa, Germany attacked the USSR on 22 June 1941, the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, communist-led republican Yugoslav Partisans, on orders from Moscow, launched a guerrilla liberation war fighting against the Axis forces and their locally established Puppet state, puppet regimes, including the Axis-allied Independent State of Croatia (NDH) and the Government of National Salvation in the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia, German-occupied territory of Serbia. This was dubbed the National Liberation War and Socialist Revolution in post-war Yugoslav communist historiography. Simulta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
