Britain declares war against Albania Oct 1946

During Oct 1946, 2 RN destroyers, HMS SAUMAREZ and VOLAGE, were sunk byAlbanian-laid mines in the Straits of Corfu. Britain responded by pressing a case in the ICJ against Albania, which resulted in damages in the former's favour, which however were never paid. Now, WI Britain had actually decided to take more forcible military measures against Albania ? Could British forces have found themselves invading Albanian territory, and what would've been the result re the Cold War ?
 

Valamyr

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Would Britain really want a war in 1946? I dont think so.

Maybe Churchill wins re-election, but then this would trigger a no-confidence motion and he'd lose it.

You don't go to war over such a thing, IMO.
 
No one wants a war that soon after WW2. Was Albania a soviet satalite at that point? Im pretty sure they were, in which case no one wants to fight the Russians at that point either, cept maybe Patton if he was still alive.
 
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