During the defection of the italian army, the wehrmacht had to secure albania, because it was mostly occupied by italian forces. Several wehrmacht units got the order to march to Albania.
On 10.09.1943
the 15. ( paratrooper) Company of Regiment Brandenburg 4 and the 2. and 4. Company of the Fallschirmschule III got the order to secure the airfield of Tirana. Both units were stationed in Kraljewo and were the nearest airborne units.
They landed on the 10. and 11. september in Tirana. ( parajump and plane landing)
The Brandenburger captured the harbor of Durazzo ( 10km west of Tirana) and the 2. and 4. company of Fallschirmschule III secured the capitol.
This operation was fullfilled without bigger combat actions and the next day the first motrized Wehrmacht units arrived Tirana.
A few days later , on 22.09.1943 the 2. company of the Fallschirmschule III got the order to disarm an italian unit near Kruja.
On the way to it, the convoy got attacked by albanian partisans.
The paratrooper of the Fallschirmschule III fought against them until more wehrmacht units arrived. The company was a "Training " unit and had low skills in combat. So they had heavy losses on this day. Also the company leader Oberleutnant Dencker died.
Because of the little paratrooper unit, which was used in albania ( not more than 160 men) this action never became much public.
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On 10.09.1943
the 15. ( paratrooper) Company of Regiment Brandenburg 4 and the 2. and 4. Company of the Fallschirmschule III got the order to secure the airfield of Tirana. Both units were stationed in Kraljewo and were the nearest airborne units.
They landed on the 10. and 11. september in Tirana. ( parajump and plane landing)
The Brandenburger captured the harbor of Durazzo ( 10km west of Tirana) and the 2. and 4. company of Fallschirmschule III secured the capitol.
This operation was fullfilled without bigger combat actions and the next day the first motrized Wehrmacht units arrived Tirana.
A few days later , on 22.09.1943 the 2. company of the Fallschirmschule III got the order to disarm an italian unit near Kruja.
On the way to it, the convoy got attacked by albanian partisans.
The paratrooper of the Fallschirmschule III fought against them until more wehrmacht units arrived. The company was a "Training " unit and had low skills in combat. So they had heavy losses on this day. Also the company leader Oberleutnant Dencker died.
Because of the little paratrooper unit, which was used in albania ( not more than 160 men) this action never became much public.
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