 On the promise of having southern Epirus, that they call Chameria, annexed from Greece to join the Albanian state, the Cham Albanians were enthusiastic collaborators of Fascist Italy and Nazi German during their occupation of Greece, Cham Albanian collaboration with the Axis.With the fall of Fascist Italy, the British proposed to the Chams to turn against the Germans and enter an alliance with Britain.The Chams refused this offer, but began fleeing en mass to Albania when defeat was imminent.