Italy invades Albania
On this day in 1939 in an effort to mimic Hitlers conquest of Prague Benito Mussolinis troops though badly organized invade and occupy Albania.Although the invasion of Albania was intended as but a prelude to greater conquests in the Balkans it proved a costly enterprise for Il Duce.Albania was already dependent on Italys economy so had little to offer the invaders.And future exploits in neighboring nations in Greece in particular proved to be disastrous for the Italians.
