German occupation of Albania

Albanian Kingdom
*Mbretëria Shqiptare*code: sq is deprecated (Albanian)
Albanian Kingdom Mbretëria Shqiptare (Albanian)
1943–1944
	Flag of German occupation of Albania
	Motto:
	Anthem:
	The Albanian Kingdom in 1943 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
• 1943–1944	Mehdi Frashëri
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)
Preceded by	Succeeded by
20px	Italian protectorate of Albania
Democratic Government of Albania	20px
Democratic Federal Yugoslavia	20px
Today part of	Albania; Kosovo; North Macedonia; Montenegro; Serbia;
	↑ As Chairman of the Provisional Executive Committee ; ↑ As Chairman of the Provisional Administration Committee ;

During the German occupation of Albania (1943-1944), Nazi Germany controlled Albania. This was during World War II.

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.
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Enver Hoxha, leader of the Albanian partisans, at Odriçan, Gjirokastra, in 1944.
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Members of Regency Council – From left to right: Fuat Dibra, Mihal Zallari, Mehdi Frashëri, Father Anton Harapi, Rexhep Mitrovica and Vehbi Frashëri
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German soldiers next to an Italian tank in Tepelena, Albania in September 1943
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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.
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20 Golden Franks 1945

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References

↑ Pearson, Owen (2006). Albania in Occupation and War: From Fascism to Communism 1940-1945. I.B.Tauris. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-84511-104-5.

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[A-2] As Chairman of the Provisional Executive Committee

[B-3] As Chairman of the Provisional Administration Committee

[1] Pearson, Owen (2006). Albania in Occupation and War: From Fascism to Communism 1940-1945. I.B.Tauris. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-84511-104-5.

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