The Serbian press in Belgrade called for the invasion of Albania in 1913

The Serbian press in Belgrade called for the invasion of Albania in 1913

Petrit Latifi

According to historian Misha Glenny, the Serbian press in Belgrade in 1913 whipped up hatred among the Serbian population against Albanians. The same press then called for the invasion of Albania, according to an article in the “Pustertaler Bote” from 1913. The article also mentions the Hoti and Gruda tribe kicking out the Montenegrin invaders. It also mentions Serbian atrocities against Albanian shepherds and stealing Albanian cattle.

Chauvinist Serb press in Belgrad

In 1913, the German paper “Pustertaler Bote” published an article mentioning, among other things, that the Serb chauvinist press in Belgrade called for the invasion of Albania.

Hoti and Gruda chased away the Montenegrins

It also mentions that the Albanian Hoti and Gruda tribes forced the Montenegrin imperialist invader forces out of the Albanian regions of Podgorica, Tuzi and Shkodër.

Mirditë Albanians defeated the Serb troops in Dibër and Peshkopeja

“Central Albanian Miridite tribes, with several thousand men, have attacked and expelled the weak Serbian occupations in Dibra and Peshkopeja. Both Serbia and Montenegro are taking serious countermeasures and mobilizing.”

Serb theft of Albanian shepherd cattle

“Only now is precise information available about the cause of the Albanian revolt against the Serbs in the Kosovo Valley. The Serbian troops requisitioned numerous cattle, and the Albanian shepherds offered resistance. To break this resistance, twelve shepherds were executed. The revolt then broke out, and numerous sulfurs also came to the aid of the insurgents from purely Albanian areas”

Reference

https://digital.tessmann.it/tessmannDigital/digitisedJournalsArchive/page/journal/8/1/03.10.1913/79029/2/filterId-8%0179029%01536434-query-albanischen-filterIssueDate-%5B01.01.1912+TO+24.05.1939%5D-filterF_type-.html

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