French forces in Korca
On October 22nd, 1916, French armies, under the action of World War I, conquered the city of Korca and it ssurroundings. The Greek units of King Konstantin, who was suspected as a collaborator of the Austro-Hungarians, were forced to leave. But, immediately, the supporters of the Provisional Government, in Thessaloniki, took their place.
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