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Its incorporation into Albania in 1913 was disputed by Greece, who claimed it as part of the region called Northern Epirus, and resulted in a rebellion by the Greek population residing in the region of Korçë, who asked the intervention of the Greek army.
The Battle of Korytsa was fought during the Greco-Italian War of 1940–41 in the town of Korçë (Greek: Korytsa) in southern Albania between the defending Italian 9th Army and the attacking Greek III Army Corps .
- 16–22 November 1940, (6 days)
- Greek victory, Italian defensive line at Korcë is broken through, Defeat of the Italian 9th and 11th Army
Korçë is the seat of a Greek Orthodox metropolitan. Known in 1280, it was destroyed (1440) by the Turks but developed again after the 16th cent. Ever since Albania gained independence in the Balkan Wars , Korçë has been claimed by Greece.
Sep 19, 2019 · The big paradox: Two states at war living in peace. Paradoxes and myths in Albanian-Greek relations, like in the history of other nations, are tied generally to the past, and exclusively to times of war, but in the case of Albania and Greece the degree of influence paradoxes and myths have in contemporary bilateral relations is unique.
Occupied by the Greeks in 1912, Korçë was awarded to Albania in 1920 by the International Boundary Commission, following a four-year French occupation. Enver Hoxha, the Albanian communist leader, attended and later taught at the lycée (public secondary school) that the French founded there in 1916.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 11, 2024 · On December 20, three days after peace negotiations started, [57] the Greek forces pushed the Ottomans out of Korytsa. [58]This would give the Greek forces a significant advantage in controlling Ioannina and the entire area in March 1913 at the Battle of Bizani.
The Greek national view was to classify all Aromanians and Orthodox Albanians as part of the Greek minority. The Great Powers signed the Protocol of Florence and awarded the region to the newly founded Principality of Albania on December 17, 1913.
