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Much fighting took place in November, during the Greek Army invasion of Albania. The most significant and bloody setback for the Italian invaders took place during the Battle of Pindus near Kalamas River in late October and early November 1940, when the advance of the ''Julia'' Alpine Division was halted and elite Italian [[Bersaglieri]] and Greek [[Evzones]] battalions fought bitterly at the foot of Mount Morova.
Much fighting took place in November, during the Greek Army invasion of Albania. The most significant and bloody setback for the Italian invaders took place during the Battle of Pindus near Kalamas River in late October and early November 1940, when the advance of the ''Julia'' Alpine Division was halted and elite Italian [[Bersaglieri]] and Greek [[Evzones]] battalions fought bitterly at the foot of Mount Morova.
On 14 November, the 214,000-strong Greek Army in Abania seized the initiative. Italian reinforcements were rushed forward to restore the broken lines, often without supporting air cover and artillery support.
For his part in the failed invasion, General Pietro Badoglio was fired and replaced in December by General Ugo Cavallero as commander of forces in the Greek-Albanian theater of operations. Cavallero mounted a solid defense in the winter of December-February though his ''Primamera'' Offensive failed to defeat Greeks in March.
For his part in the failed invasion, General Pietro Badoglio was fired and replaced in December by General Ugo Cavallero as commander of forces in the Greek-Albanian theater of operations. Cavallero mounted a solid defense in the winter of December-February though his ''Primamera'' Offensive failed to defeat Greeks in March.