German occupation of Albania
Albanian Kingdom Mbretëria Shqiptare (Albanian) | |||||||||||
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| 1943–1944 | |||||||||||
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| Motto: "Shqipëria Shqiptarëve, Vdekje Tradhëtarëvet" "Albania for the Albanians, Death to the Traitors"[1] | |||||||||||
| Anthem: Himni i Flamurit Hymn of the Flag | |||||||||||
 The Albanian Kingdom in 1943 | |||||||||||
| Status | Client state of Nazi Germany | ||||||||||
| Capital | Tirana 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 | ||||||||||
• German takeover | 8 September 1943 | ||||||||||
• Liberation of Albania | 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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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.
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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.
