by Gjet Ndoj Tarazhi

Abstract

On February 4, 1944, the Albanian Gendarmerie confronted a series of assassination attempts against Albanian nationalists, resulting in clashes that killed approximately 20 assailants and five civilians. The day before, three female assassins were killed while attempting an attack that also claimed the life of Minister Xhafer Deva’s nephew. A year later, the pro-communist newspaper Bashkimi compiled a list documenting 25 deaths, including the women from February 3. German sources reported 15 fatalities, while some modern accounts exaggerate the number. The Bashkimi report is considered the most accurate contemporary record of the events.

Documenting the 1944 Albanian Nationalist Clashes

82 years ago, on February 4, 1944, the Albanian Gendarmerie reacted after a series of assassination attempts against Albanian Nationalists, fighting “tooth for tooth” with many of the communist assassins, including Montenegrins, Macedonians and Italians. Unfortunately, in the clashes, in addition to about 20 assassins, 5 innocent civilians were killed.

While 1 day earlier, on February 3, 3 assassins were killed committing terror and killing the nephew of Minister Xhafer Deva right near his house. In this list that we are presenting to you, only 25 people were killed on February 4th, while three are also listed on February 3rd. So, the list of names has a total of 25 people, while the three female assassins who were killed the day before while carrying out the assassination have also been included.

This list was compiled a year later, on February 4, 1945, by the pro-communist newspaper Bashkimi. The Germans also give a figure when they say that “15 terrorists were killed”. While the history falsifiers who today occupy the Academy of Sciences, propagate that over 84 people were killed in the “February 4 Massacre”.

Some of them say that over 100 people were killed. However, I am making available to you the list that highlights the code, in my opinion, the most accurate, the newspaper Bashkimi of February 4, 1945.