German occupation of Albania
During the German occupation of Albania (1943-1944), Nazi Germany controlled Albania. This was during World War II.
Albanian Kingdom Mbretëria Shqiptare (Albanian) | |||||||||||
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 The Albanian Kingdom in 1943 | |||||||||||
| Status | Client state of Nazi Germany | ||||||||||
| Capital | Tirana 41°31′N 19°48′E / 41.517°N 19.800°ECoordinates: 41°31′N 19°48′E / 41.517°N 19.800°E | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Albanian | ||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Albanian | ||||||||||
| Government | Regent constitutional monarchy under military occupation | ||||||||||
| Head of State | |||||||||||
• 1943 | Ibrahim Biçakçiu[note 1] | ||||||||||
• 1943–1944 | Mehdi Frashëri[note 2] | ||||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||||
• 1943–1944 | Rexhep Mitrovica | ||||||||||
• 1944 | Fiqri Dine | ||||||||||
• 1944 | Ibrahim Biçakçiu | ||||||||||
| Legislature | Regency Council | ||||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||||
• | 8 September 1943 | ||||||||||
• | 29 November 1944 | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
| 1939 | 28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| 1940-1943 | 52,667 km2 (20,335 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1939 | 1,063,893 | ||||||||||
• 1940-1943 | 1,701,463 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Franga (1943–1944) | ||||||||||
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After Italy collapsed, Germany took control of the former Italian Protectorate of Albania, and turned it into a client state known as the Albanian Kingdom. It included Albania itself; parts of modern-day North Macedonia and Montenegro; most of Kosovo; and a few towns in Serbia.
The Albanian Kingdom was liberated by the Allies in 1944. After the war, most of its land became the Democratic Government of Albania, but the regions outside of Albania were given to Yugoslavia.
German Occupation Of Albania Media
Hymni i Flamurit instrumental
Ibrahim Biçakçiu was the Chairman of the Provisional Executive Committee from September 14 to October 24, 1943, and Prime Minister of Albania from September 6 to October 26, 1944, during the Nazi occupation.
Enver Hoxha, leader of the Albanian partisans, at Odriçan, Gjirokastra, in 1944.
Members of Regency Council – From left to right: Fuat Dibra, Mihal Zallari, Mehdi Frashëri, Father Anton Harapi, Rexhep Mitrovica and Vehbi Frashëri
German soldiers next to an Italian tank in Tepelena, Albania in September 1943
Raupenschlepper Ost (RSO) (literally: "Crawler Tractor East") column passing by Et'hem Bey Mosque in central Tirana, Albania, after taking over the city from the Italians, September 1943.
20 Golden Franks 1945
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References
- ↑ Pearson, Owen. Albania in Occupation and War: From Fascism to Communism 1940-1945 (2006)I.B.Tauris. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-84511-104-5.
