Battle of Lake Kastoria

Battle of Kastoria
	Part of the German invasion of Greece
	; Lake Kastoria viewed southeast from Korisos. The plains in the background were the area where the German artillery deployed.
Date	15 April 1941
Location	Kastoria, West Macedonia, Greece
Result	German victory
Belligerents
Greece	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Mj. Gen. Sotirios Moutousis; Col. Efstathios Liosis	SS-Ogruf Josef Dietrich ; Standartenführer Staudinger; Sturmbannführer Kurt Meyer
Strength
Cavalry Division; 13th Infantry Division (elements) 1 reconnaissance battalion (horse cavalry); 2 understrength infantry battalions (understrength); 1 machine-gun battalion; 7 batteries of light and heavy artillery;	Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (elements) 1 armoured reconnaissance battalion; 2 motorised infantry battalions; 6 medium and heavy artillery batteries; 3 companies of infantry guns; 40 light bombers
Casualties and losses
160+ killed; 12,000 captured; 34 guns destroyed; 2 anti-air guns destroyed	unknown

The Battle of Lake Kastoria (Greek: Μάχη λίμνης Καστοριάς) consisted of two parallel engagements north and south of Lake Kastoria (individually known in Greek as the battles of Argos Orestiko and of Foteini Pass) between Greek and German forces on 15 April 1941. Following the Greek failure to hold the Pass of Kleisoura, on 14 April, a new attempt was made to stop the German advance east of the road Bilisht (in Albania) – Kastoria – Grevena, which was used as the main route for the withdrawal of the Greek Western Macedonia Army Section.

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