Gjorm

Gjorm
Municipality
Gjorm
Coordinates: 40°18′N 19°38′E / 40.300°N 19.633°ECoordinates: 40°18′N 19°38′E / 40.300°N 19.633°E
Country  Albania
County Vlorë County
District Vlorë District
Municipality Brataj
Time zone Central European Time (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Car Plates VL

Gjorm is a village in the Vlorë District, Vlorë County, southwestern Albania.[1] It is part of the municipality Brataj.

World War II

During World War II Gjorm was part of the battlefield of the battle of Gjorm, where Albanian resistance units defeated and routed the troops of the Kingdom of Italy.[2]

Sources

  1. "Location of Gjorm". Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  2. Pearson, Owen (2006). Albania in Occupation and War: From Fascism to Communism 1940-1945. I.B.Tauris. p. 230. ISBN 1-84511-104-4.