Corfu Channel incident (1946)

Corfu Channel incident (Albania vs Side B) took place in 1946 during Chinese Civil War.

Battle facts

• Year: 1946
• Era: Contemporary
• Conflict: Chinese Civil War
• Side A: Albania
• Commanders (A): Enver Hoxha| Mehmet Shehu
• Commanders (B): Clement Attlee
• Casualties: None (Albania), 44 killed 42 wounded 2 destroyers damaged (one of them beyond repair) (side B)
• Outcome: World Court case concluded in 1949 Albania was ordered to pay UK£843,947 (£24.4 million in 2019) in compensation to the United Kingdom, but refused to pay. Albania agreed to pay US$2,000,000 in repar
• Coordinates: 39.770°, 19.970°

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Sources

Wikipedia article on Corfu Channel incident · Wikidata entry