Battle of Kleisoura Pass

The Battle of Kleisoura Pass took place from the evening of 13 April 1941, when first contact was made, until the midday of 14 April, when Greek organized resistance collapsed. The battle was fought over the narrow pass that crosses between Mt. Vitsi and Mt. Siniatsiko, between elements of the Greek 20th Infantry Division which were occupying the pass and the German Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, a mechanized infantry unit of brigade level. The pass was strategically important for it stood on the main Allied defensive line, behind which passed the withdrawal route of the Greek army engaged against the Italians in Albania.

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Location: 40.5352, 21.4697, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1941 Battle of Kleisoura Pass

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-279 Death of Ptolemy Ceraunus

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1903 Battle at Lokvata and Vinyari

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1912 Battle of Sorovich

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1916 Battle of Lerin

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1941 Battle of Vevi

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1941 Battle of Ptolemaida

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1941 Battle of Lake Kastoria

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1949 Battle of Florina

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Kleisoura Battle, 1903	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Lokvata Battle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Visheni Battle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	279	Death of Ptolemy Ceraunus	death, Macedonia, battle, Gauls	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1903	Battle at Lokvata and Vinyari	Ottoman Empire, battle, Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1912	Battle of Sorovich	Ottoman Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of Lerin	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle of Vevi	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle of Kleisoura Pass	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle of Ptolemaida	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle of Lake Kastoria	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1949	Battle of Florina	battle	Wikidata
site	museum		Pavlos Melas Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2010	Museum of the Macedonian Struggle	military museum	Wikidata