Gramos Incident

The Gramos Incident was an attack by the Greek army on Albania in 1950, with the aim of capturing the mountains of Gramos.

Gramos Incident
Part of the Northern Epirus Conflict
Date24 May 1950
Location
Albania(Northern Epirus),Mountains of Gramos
Result

Albanian victory

  • Withdrawal of Greek Army
Belligerents
Greece Greece Albania Albania
Commanders and leaders
Greece Nikolaos Plastiras Albania Enver Hoxha
Units involved
Hellenic Army Albanian People's Army
Strength
Greece1 Bataillon(Reinforced with artillery) Albania 50 soldiers
Casualties and losses
Greece 6 killed
Greece 7 wounded		 Albania None

Incident

On May 24, 1950, a Greek battalion, reinforced with artillery, tried to take the top of Gramos. Only 50 Albanian soldiers were involved in this incident and they were lightly armed.The Greek army pushed 150 meters into Albanian territory.[1] After a few hours of battle, the Greek forces retreated, leaving 6 dead and 7 wounded.[2][3][4][5]

References
  1. "Newsletter Volume 5 Issue 15 | PDF". Scribd. Retrieved 2023-02-26. ...Ushtarët greke u futën deri ne 150 metra ne territorin tone. Pas njè luftimi disa orësh forcat greke u terhogen duke lēne 6 te vrare dhe 7 te plagosur, nderkohe ge pati humbje dhe ne bazen materiale.(Albanian), Greek soldiers entered up to 150 meters into our territory. After a few hours of fighting, the Greek forces withdrew, leaving 6 dead and 7 wounded, while there were also losses in the material base. (English)
  2. tg. "Greqia kundër pranimit të Shqipërisë në OKB". Gazeta Telegraf (in Albanian). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  3. "Masakrat greke mbi popullin autokton çamë". pashtriku.beepworld.de. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  4. "Greqia në kurriz të Shqipërisë - Shqiptarja.com". shqiptarja.com (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  5. "Takim më Korça Shqiperia". lamixy.surprisetee.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
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