Albania in World War II: Occupation, Not Allied Membership

Albania Was Not an Allied Power

Albania did not join the Allied powers during WWII.

Timeline

• 1939: Invaded by Italy; became Italian protectorate.
• 1943: After Italy's surrender, occupied by Germany; became a German puppet state.
• 1944–1945: Communist partisans (National Liberation Movement) liberated Albania.
• 1945: Post-war, aligned with Soviet bloc; not a founding UN/Allied member.

Albania's wartime experience was defined by foreign occupation, not voluntary alliance.