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568:Categories
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368:Drashovica
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190:200 killed
504:Aftermath
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410:Desivojca
121:Wehrmacht
343:Tepelena
333:Leskovik
294:Hill 731
172:Strength
46:Location
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473:Petrela
395:Preševo
272:Saranda
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62:Result
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