Battle of Himara

Battle of Himara
	Part of the Greco-Italian War
	; Greek counter-offensive
Date	13–22 December 1940; (1 week and 3 days)
Location	Himara, Albania
Result	Greek victory Capture of Himara;
Belligerents
Italy	Greece
Commanders and leaders
Giulio Perugi	Georgios Bakos ; Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos
Units involved
51 Infantry Division Siena;	3rd Infantry Division; 3/40 Evzone Regiment;
Casualties and losses
400+ casualties, 900+ prisoners	Maximum 100 killed and wounded

The Battle of Himara (Greek: Η Μάχη της Χειμάρρας) was a military conflict that took place in the Greco-Italian War in December 1940, during the counteroffensive of the Greek Army that followed the failed Italian invasion of Greece. After the Greek victory in Himara, the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, admitted that one of the causes of the Italian defeat was the high morale of the Greek troops.

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