Battle of Morava–Ivan
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The battle of Morava–Ivan was the first major Greek offensive in the Greco-Italian War of 1940-1941. It took place on the eastern flank of the Greek-Italian front, where the Italian forces had remained on the defensive during the initial Italian invasion toward Epirus. It was a major success for the Greek forces, not only on operational terms, but also as a morale boost, as the breaching of Morava–Ivan line led to the fall of the city of Korçë to Greek hands, and made news internationally.
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Battle of Morava–Ivan | |||||||
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Part of the Greco-Italian War | |||||||
Kathimerini announcing the "triumph of the Greek arms". | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Italy Albania | Greece | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gabriele Nasci |
Alexandros Papagos Ioannis Pitsikas Georgios Kosmas | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
XXVI Corps Albanian battalions[1][2] | Western Macedonia Section | ||||||
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55,000 200 field guns |
70,000 198 field guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
unknown killed & wounded 1,000+ soldiers, 11 officers and plenty of ammunition captured [3] |
624 killed 2,348 wounded |
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