battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Goy
Battle of Goy was a battle fought in 1943 at Gjorm, in what is now Albania. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Gjorm. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: Albanian victory. Recorded strength: Initially 1,600 Balli Kombëtar troops against Initially 2,000 troops; troops; 500 field guns; tanks.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 1943 (year precision) to 1943 | |
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| Place | Gjorm, Albania 40.300N, 19.633E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | Initially 1,600 Balli Kombëtar troops | Initially 2,000 troops; troops; 500 field guns; tanks |
| Casualties and losses | Minimal | 186 KIA; several thousands wounded; 80 POW; 2 tanks; 29 machine guns; 3 field guns |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Drashovica 1943, 17 km N
- Battle of Saseno 1264, 37 km NW
- Italian Spring Offensive 1941, 40 km E
- Battle of Trebeshina 1941, 40 km E
- Battle of Hill 731 1941, 41 km E
In the same war
- Before: Operation Martin 1943
- After: Operation Cartoon 1943
- All 1155 engagements of World War II
Elsewhere in 1943
Battle of Goy is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 62 in present-day Albania.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3000724, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gjorm, revision 1384872669, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.