Germany Crete (Cretan resistance) World War II in Albania 1940 1941 1943 1944 The Battle of Menina (Greek: Μάχη της Μενίνας) was conducted by the Greek resistance group EDES against the German garrison of the village Menina, Thesprotia, during the German occupation of Greece.

[1] Guerilla units of the EDES resistance undertook several sabotage missions against the Wehrmacht as soon as the later began its withdrawal from Greece.

[3] Meanwhile, the Allied High Command in Middle East ordered the advance of the EDES units in strategic positions in the west coast of Epirus.

[3] The defense of Menina was of vital importance for the German army since it a main transportation hub in Epirus.

After the victorious battle the Muslim Cham population under the state of panic and in fear of reprisals fled north to Albania.