Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Kemgbe afọ 1930, ngalaba ahụ nwere naanị ọrụ maka ịgbachitere mpaghara Epirus nke ókèala Greek-Albanian. N'ihi adịghị ike agha nke Albania, mpaghara ahụ "jụụ" ma dị mkpa karịa ókèala ya na Bulgaria. Nke a gbanwere n'April 1939, mgbe ọchịchị Fascist nke Ịtali
wakporo ma weghara Albania. N'okpuru ọchịagha ya, Maj Gen Charalambos Katsimitros, ngalaba ahụ tinyere aka n'ọrụ ọkụ ọkụ nke iwu ihe e wusiri ike na ịtọpụta atụmatụ nchebe. Site na mbuso agha Italytali na-abịanụ site na Ọgọstụ 1940 gaa n'ihu, a na-eme mkpọkọta pere mpe, nke mere ka nkewa ahụ sie ike ma kwe ka e mezigharịa ndị agha nke 24 dị ka otu dị iche. Eziokwu a, yana mkpebi Katsimitros siri ọnwụ na nchebe n'ihu, ga-abụ ihe dị mkpa na njigide ngwa ngwa nke isi mmalite ndị Italiantali na Epirus. E debere nkewa ahụ n'ọnọdụ nchebe na-agbatị site n'obodo Elaia (Kalpaki) ruo n'ahịrị nke osimiri Kalamas, na ụbọchị isii, site na Nọvemba 2 ruo Nọvemba 8, jisiri ike gbochie mwakpo nke ndị agha Italy "Ciamura" Army Corps. Ka ọ na-erule oge ahụ, e mechaala mkpokọta ndị agha Gris, yana mmeri ndị Gris na Agha Pindus, mmeri nke nkewa na Agha Elaia<unk> Kalamas gosipụtara ọdịda nke mwakpo ndị Italy.