Corfu Channel incident (1946 AD)
Corfu Channel incident (Albania vs Side B) took place in 1946 AD during Chinese Civil War.
Battle facts
- Year: 1946 AD
- Date: 1946-01-01
- Era: Contemporary
- Conflict: Chinese Civil War
- Side A: Albania
- Commanders (A): Enver Hoxha| Mehmet Shehu
- Commanders (B): Clement Attlee
- Casualties: approx. None44 killed
42 wounded
2 destroyers damaged (one of them beyond repair)
- 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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