The Librazhd Sector was a corps-sized defensive sector of the
Royal Italian Army
The Royal Italian Army () (RE) was the land force of the Kingdom of Italy, established with the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy. During the 19th century Italy started to unify into one country, and in 1861 Manfredo Fanti signed a decree c ...
in
Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...
during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
that defended against an
offensive
Offensive may refer to:
* Offensive (military), type of military operation
* Offensive, the former name of the Dutch political party Socialist Alternative
* Fighting words, spoken words which would have a tendency to cause acts of violence by the ...
during the
invasion of Yugoslavia
The invasion of Yugoslavia, also known as the April War or Operation 25, was a Nazi Germany, German-led attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers which began on 6 April 1941 during World War II. The order for the invasion was put fo ...
.
Notes
References
* {{cite web
, url = http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/941IDAC.PDF
, archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140322013415/http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/941IDAC.PDF
, url-status = dead
, archive-date = 22 March 2014
, title = Italian 2nd & 9th Army – Invasion of Yugoslavia – 5 April 1941
, access-date = 20 July 2013
, publisher = Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library
, year = 1997
, last = Nafziger
, first = George
Military units and formations of Italy in World War II