battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Morava–Ivan
Battle of Morava–Ivan was a battle fought on 14 November 1940 at Albania. It was part of the Greco-Italian War, which ran from 1940 to 1941. The recorded result: Greek victory; Greek Army capture Korçë, Gjirokastër, Pogradec, Moscopole. Recorded strength: 55,000; 200 field guns against 70,000; 198 field guns.
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Record
| Date | 14 November 1940 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Albania 40.583N, 20.667E | |
| Part of | Greco-Italian War (1940 to 1941) | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Result | Greek victory; Greek Army capture Korçë, Gjirokastër, Pogradec, Moscopole | |
| Belligerents | Kingdom of Italy; Albania | Kingdom of Greece |
| Commanders | Gabriele Nasci | Alexandros Papagos; Ioannis Pitsikas; Georgios Kosmas |
| Strength | 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 | 624 killed; 2,348 wounded |
Nearest engagements
- Capture of Korytsa 1912, 10.0 km
- Bilishta Battle, 1903 date unknown, 29 km
- Battle at Lokvata and Vinyari 1903, 40 km
- Lokvata Battle date unknown, 40 km
- Battle of Hill 731 1941, 52 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Elaia–Kalamas 2 November 1940
- After: Battle of Trebeshina 29 January 1941
- All 5 engagements of Greco-Italian War
Elsewhere in 1940
- Battle of Britain United Kingdom
- Dunkirk evacuation France
- Battle of Dunkirk France
- Battle of Taranto Italy
- Siege of Malta Malta
Battle of Morava–Ivan is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 31 in present-day Albania.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871791, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Morava–Ivan, revision 1370450480, 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.