18 minutes agoTirana liberation anniversary by Nazis
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The troops of the first strike brigade led by Mehmet Shehu on November 17th in 1944 released Tirana from the German Nazis after 19 days of fierce fighting, where residents of the capital played an active role. Partisan forces also had air support from the British air force attacking German convoys outside the capital, while several hundred [...]
Partisan forces also had air support from the British air force that attacked German convoys outside the capital, while several hundred English parasavutists were thrown into areas between Lake Ohrid and Albanian coasted for co-ordinated attacks with partisans.
The next day, on October 18th, German radio in Berlin acknowledged that Nazi rear troops had been able to withdraw from Tirana barracks, avoiding siege.
