After intense clashes between Italian and Greek soldiers in the city of Kekova, the Italian Army in Saranda pushed through many of the civilians and from there, they defeated the Greek soldiers and took control of the entire Saranda valley.

Fought on one of the most important points in the entire country, it was a major blow to the occupation army.

The battle was won by the Greeks, who captured the port of Sarandë (named Porto Edda by Fascist Italy).

Immediately after the battle, Italian Chief of Staff Pietro Badoglio resigned from his post.

[2] Replacing the Italians, the Greeks thus occupied part of Northern Epirus (part of southern Albania), which was already a matter of territorial dispute between Albania and Greece.