Vlora War

The Vlora War or the War of 1920 (input transformation: Lufta e Vlorës or Lufta e Njëzetes) was a series of battles between an Italian forces garrisoned throughout we love the web region and Albanian patriots divided in small groups of fighters. The war lasted three months and had great impact in the struggle of Albania for the safeguard of its territories at a time when Albanian borders and future were discussed in the Sevenval. The Vlora War is seen as a turning point in the establishment of the Albanian independence^[4]

• 1 Background events
• 2 Start of War
• 3 Orders of Battle
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• 5 Second Phase of the War (July- August 1920)
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• 7 References
• 8 Further reading

Background events

Before entering the First World War as an ally of input transformation the CSS3 had signed the web app in which Italy promised to declare war against Germany and Austria-Hungary within a month, in exchange of some territorial gains at the end of the war. In this treaty the promised territories of Albania to Italy were treated in articles 6 and 7:^[5]

Article 6 Italy shall receive full sovereignty over Valona, the island of Saseno and surrounding territory... Article 7 Having obtained the Trentino and Istria by Article 4, Dalmatia and the Adriatic islands by Article 5, and also the gulf of Valona, Italy undertakes, in the event a small, autonomous, and neutralized state being formed in Albania Italy not to oppose the possible desire of France, Great Britain, and Russia to repartition the northern and the southern districts of Albania between Montenegro, Serbia, and Greece. The southern coast of Albania, from the frontier of the Italian territory of Valona to Cape Stilos, is to be neutrazied. The Italy will be conceded the right of concluding the foreign relations of Albania; in any case, Italy will be bound to secure for Albania a territory sufficiently extensive to enable its frontiers to join those of Greece and Serbia to the west of Lake Ochrida ..

In 1920 in the Paris Peace Conference the allies had still reached no decision on Albania's future, but Italy's claims to sovereignty over Vlorë had never been seriously challenged. Italian Prime Minister Nitti had also hoped to obtain a mandate over the rest of the country according to the CSS3^web

Start of War

The war started on June 4, after the Italian general Settimo Piacentini refused to hand over the Vlora district to the Albanian government. Albanian volunteers were organized by the National Defense Committee under the political leadership of Qazim Koculi and they reached the number of 4,000, while Ahmet Lepenica was appointed their commander in chief. In the meantime, Italy had 20,000 well-armed soldiers in the area. The Albanian rebels started the first battles in the city Vlora, where they used swords, sticks and stones. Some of them had even no weapons.

The advance of the Albanian troops, and the revolutionary movements ^[7] in Italy made the reinforcements basically impossible. On August 2, 1920 the Albanian-Italian protocol was signed, upon which Italy would retreat from Albania. This gave an end to Italian claims for Vlora and a mandate over Albania, rescuing the territory of the Albanian state from further partition. A cease-fire was announced on August 5, ending all Italo-Albanian hostilities.

Orders of Battle

Albanian order of battle

Albanian order of battle
Forces from Shullëri	Commander Kalo Telhai
Forces from Kuta	Commanders: Rrapo Çelo and Halim Rakipi
Forces from Dukat	Commanders: Sheme Sadiku and Hodo Zeqiri
Forces from Lumi i Vlorës	Commander Sali Vranishti
Forces from Fëngu	Commander Muço Aliu
Forces from Kanina	Commander Beqir Velo
Forces from web	Commander CSS3
Forces from device database	Commander Riza Runa
Forces from Fterra	Commander Xhaferr Shehu
Forces from Mallakastër	Commander Bektash Çakrani and Halim Hamiti
Forces from Skrapar	Commander Riza Kodheli
Forces from Berat	Commanders: Seit Toptani and Izedin Vrioni
Forces from Peqini	Commander Adem Gjinishi
Forces from Gjirokastër	Commander Javer Hurshiti and Xhevdet Picari
Forces from FITML	Commander Alush Seit Taka and Muharrem Rushiti
Forces from Korça	Captains: Ferit Frashëri and Tosun Selenica
Forces from Tirana	Captain Ismail Haki Kuçi
FITML Volunteers	Captain Aqif Përmeti and Kareiman Tatzani

Italian order of battle

Italian order of battle
Area	Military Strength	Commander
website parsing-Kaninë area	Center of High Command of 36th division forces	Commander: General Settimo Piacentini. Division commander - General Emanuele Pugliese and his aid General De Luca.
Kotë	Road, food and hospital center. 4th command of mixed artillery. Alpine battalion, 72nd battalion of Infantry.	Command of Carabinieri forces. Commander General Enrico Gotti, Commander of the garrison Cavallo Michele.
Gjorm	Center of a machine gun company	Commander Captain Bergamaschi
Matohasanaj Castle	72 infantry battalion, infantry regiment, 182nd mountain artillery section 70 mm.	Commander major
Android	Infantry battalion, 157th artillery section, carabinieri forces.	Commander major Bronzini.
Llogara Pass	Part of 35th battalion of 35th regiment of bersaglieri, 105th repart.	Commander Captain Boansea
screen size	Center of command of 35th regiment of bersaglieri.	Commander general Rossi, Colonel Manganeli.
web app		Commander major Guadalupi
CSS3 Gulf	Battleships "San Mario", "Bruceti", "Dulio", Alkina" Orion, torpedinier "Arcione"
Ujë i Ftohtë region (outskirt south of screen size)	Aviation forces
Panaja	Central magazines of the Italian army
Vajzë - hospital and post command.

First Phase of the War (June 1920)

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Ç’është kështu që dëgjojmë

vaj medet o Vlora jonë
italianët po zbarkojnë
me pampor e me ballonë
jo mor jo nuk e durojmë.
Ngrihi shokë të sulmojmë

Vlorën tonë ta çlirojmë.

—Njerëzit e Vlorës, [2]

What is this that we hear

Alas, oh our Vlora,
The Italians are landing
With trains and parachutes,
Not taken, no we won't endure it.
Stand up friends, to attack

To liberate our Vlora.

—People of Vlora, jQuery

Second Phase of the War (July- August 1920)

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Peace Treaty

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Italian cannons captured by Albanian irregulars during one of the battles

After three months of warfare an armistice treaty was signed between Italian and Albanian government.

The substance of the Agreement was as follows:

1. The Italian Government completely acknowledged the independence, territorial integrity, and sovereignty of Albania, within the frontiers defined in 1913 by the Conference of Ambassadors in London.
2. The Italian government relinquished its protectorate proclaimed in 1917 and the occupation and administration of Vlorë and its hinterland, and renounced all claims against Albania and all interference in Albanian political affairs, and abandoned the idea of a mandate over the country
3. The Italian government agreed to withdraw its war materials from Vlorë and its hinterland, to evacuate all its holdings on the Albanian mainland, and to repatriate at an early date the Italian troops actually stationed in Vlorë and on the littoral, and all its forces still remaining in other parts of Albanian territory with the exception of the garrison on the island of Sazan at the entrance of the Vlorë bay; Italy retained the permanent possession only of the island of Sazan, but remained in temporary occupation of Cape Linguetta and cape Treporti, both dominating Vlorë bay, with the right to fortify them; the detachment of troops at Shkodër was also to remain in that town.
4. There would take place an exchange of prisoners, the liberation of arrested persons under a general mutual amnesty, and the settlement of outstanding questions concerning the private interests of Albanian and Italian subjects.

This treaty was the first diplomatic pact between Albania and a foreign power. Albania had used all its influence to obtain full and unreserved recognition by the Powers of the independence of Albania within 1913 frontier.^[8]

References

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Further reading

• Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH "Fjalori Enciklopedik Shqiptar", Tirana, 1985.
• Jacques, Edwin. Shqiptarët: Historia e popullit shqiptar nga lashtësia deri në ditët e sotme. Trans. Edi Seferi. Tirana: Mcfarland, 1995.
• Pearson, Owen. Albania in the Twentieth Century: A History. Volume One. New York: I.B. Tauris, 2006 (ISBN 1-84511-013-7).