# Canonical recap data for Italian Invasion of Albania (1939)
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slug: italian-invasion-albania
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1939/italian-invasion-albania"
title: Italian Invasion of Albania
subtitle: Mussolini's conquest of Albania represented Italian expansion in the Balkans and demonstrated Axis ambitions immediately before World War II began.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1939-04-07
endDate: 1939-04-12
datePrecision: day
year: 1939
decade: 1930
country:
name: Italy
slug: italy
summaryShort: The Italian invasion of Albania was a brief military campaign which was launched by Italy against Albania in 1939. The conflict was a result of the imperialistic policies of the Italian prime minister and dictator Benito Mussolini. Albania was rapidly occupied, its ruler King Zog I went into exile in the neighboring Ki
summaryLong: The Italian invasion of Albania was a brief military campaign which was launched by Italy against Albania in 1939. The conflict was a result of the imperialistic policies of the Italian prime minister and dictator Benito Mussolini. Albania was rapidly occupied, its ruler King Zog I went into exile in the neighboring Kingdom of Greece, and the country was made a part of the Italian Empire as a protectorate in personal union with the Italian Crown.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Italian_army_2_%28cropped%29.PNG/1280px-Italian_army_2_%28cropped%29.PNG"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Italian invasion of Albania"
importance: 74
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_invasion_of_Albania"
  title: Italian invasion of Albania
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The Italian invasion of Albania was a brief military campaign which was launched by Italy against Albania in 1939. The conflict was a result of the imperialisti
wikidataQid: Q714644
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260604235749/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_invasion_of_Albania"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-04
  label: Italian invasion of Albania
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_invasion_of_Albania"
