battle, interwar and Second World War

Battle of Goy

Name: Battle of Goy
Location: Gjorm, Albania

Battle of Goy was a battle fought in 1943 at Gjorm, in what is now Albania. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Gjorm. It was part of World War II in Albania, which ran from 1939 to 1944. The recorded result: Albanian victory. Recorded strength: Initially 1,600 Balli Kombëtar troops against Initially 2,000 troops; troops; 500 field guns; tanks.

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Fought1943

WhereGjorm, Albania40.300N, 19.633E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAlbanian victory

BelligerentsBalli Kombëtar; LANÇagainstFascist Italy (1922-1943)

Casualties and lossesMinimaland186 KIA; several thousands wounded; 80 POW; 2 tanks; 29 machine guns; 3 field guns

Part ofWorld War II in Albania1939 to 1944

Record

Date	1943 (year precision) to 1943
Place	Gjorm, Albania 40.300N, 19.633E
Kind	Battle, interwar and Second World War
Strength	Initially 1,600 Balli Kombëtar troops	Initially 2,000 troops; troops; 500 field guns; tanks
Casualties and losses	Minimal	186 KIA; several thousands wounded; 80 POW; 2 tanks; 29 machine guns; 3 field guns
Commanders	Hysni Lepenica	Franco Clementi

Placed at Gjorm; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Drashovica 1943, 17 km N
Battle of Saseno 1264, 37 km NW
Battle of Trebeshina 1941, 40 km E
Battle of Hill 731 1941, 41 km E
Battle of the Aous 198 BC, 47 km NW

In the same war

After: Battle of Drashovica 14 September 1943

Elsewhere in 1943

Battle of Goy is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 53 in present-day Albania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3000724, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gjorm, revision 1384872669, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.