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On Mon. 06 Jan 1941 Overnight, Greek destroyers shelled the Albanian p.....

1941-01-06

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Overnight, Greek destroyers shelled the Albanian port of Vloreeee. 20 miles south, Italian destroyers Alfieri, Carducci, Fulmine, and Gioberti, and torpedo boats Partenope, Pallade, Romeda, and Altair shelled Greek positions at Porto Palmermo. The Greek offensive against Italian positions in the mountains of Albania reached the strategically important Klisura Pass on the river Vjoseeee, which, if captured, would allow Greek forces in the center of the front to link up with troops on the coast, but it was met with stiff resistance.

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