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| Italian atrocities during the occupation of Albania | |
|---|---|
| Part of Italian war crimes | |
| Location | Italian protectorate of Albania |
| Date | 1939-1943 |
| Target | Albanian civilians |
Attack type | Mass murder, arson, settler colonialism, destruction of villages, etc. |
| Deaths | c. 28,000[1] |
| Injured | c. 12,600[2] |
| Victims | c. 43,000 interned in concentration camps[3] c. 61,000 homes burned and 850 villages destroyed[4] |
| Perpetrator | Fascist Italy |
| Motive | Italianization, Ultranationalism |
During the Italian occupation of Albania from 1939 to 1943, Fascist forces committed numerous atrocities and war crimes against Albanian civilians, including settler colonialism, forced Italianization, destruction and sacking of villages, and massacres during anti-partisan operations.[5][6][7][8][9]
Background
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On the 7 of April 1939, Italian forces disembarked on the Albanian coast and subsequently took control of the country after 5 days after facing little significant long-term resistance to the invasion. This attack was part of the aggressive imperialistic and expansionist policies of Benito Mussolini.
Occupation and subsequent atrocities
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Aftermath
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References
edit- ^ Statistiche dell'Istituto nazionale albanese della Resistenza, Cfr. E. Misefari, La resistenza degli albanesi contro l'imperialismo italiano, Milano, Ediz. Cultura Popolare, 1976, p. 171.
- ^ Statistiche dell'Istituto nazionale albanese della Resistenza, Cfr. E. Misefari, La resistenza degli albanesi contro l'imperialismo italiano, Milano, Ediz. Cultura Popolare, 1976, p. 171.
- ^ Statistiche dell'Istituto nazionale albanese della Resistenza, Cfr. E. Misefari, La resistenza degli albanesi contro l'imperialismo italiano, Milano, Ediz. Cultura Popolare, 1976, p. 171.
- ^ Statistiche dell'Istituto nazionale albanese della Resistenza, Cfr. E. Misefari, La resistenza degli albanesi contro l'imperialismo italiano, Milano, Ediz. Cultura Popolare, 1976, p. 171.
- ^ Lemkin, Raphael; Power, Samantha (2008), Axis Rule in Occupied Europe, The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., pp. 99–107, ISBN 978-1-58477-901-8
- ^ Cullhaj, Florian (31 October 2016). Democratization from within: Political Culture and the Consolidation of Democracy in Post-Communist Albania. p. 42. ISBN 978-88-6812-825-8.
- ^ Davide Conti: L'occupazione italiana dei Balcani. Crimini di guerra e mito della «brava gente» (1940-1943). Odradek, Rom 2008, pp.152-153, ISBN 978-88-86973-92-2.
- ^ Davide Conti: L'occupazione italiana dei Balcani. Crimini di guerra e mito della «brava gente» (1940-1943). Odradek, Rom 2008, pg.157, ISBN 978-88-86973-92-2.
- ^ Statistiche dell'Istituto nazionale albanese della Resistenza, Cfr. E. Misefari, La resistenza degli albanesi contro l'imperialismo italiano, Milano, Ediz. Cultura Popolare, 1976, p. 171.