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Before the First World War, in 1914 based on reports by journalist and Albanian national activist Kristo Dako in May of 1914 Greek forces committed atrocities in the district of Korçë. According to him hundreds of Muslim homes were destroyed and removed the Albanian Christian population from multiple villages. In the process, many civilians ...
According to d'Espèrey, the Port of Durrës, if not destroyed, would have served the evacuation of the Bulgarian and German armies, involved in World War I. [24] When the war ended on 11 November 1918, Italy's army had occupied most of Albania; Serbia held much of the country's northern mountains; Greece occupied a sliver of land within ...
Two Serbian Army invasions of Albania (in 1913 and May 1915) triggered Albanian sniper attacks on the army during its retreat, partially as retribution for Serbian brutality in the First Balkan War. [ 209 ] [ 210 ] [ 211 ] After the Balkan Wars, massacres against the Albanians continued throughout World War I.
Socialist People's Republic of Albania executed intellectuals without trial [13] Libofshë massacre June 1992 Libofshë: 5 Brothers Ditbardh and Josef Cuko kill five members of the same family with metal bars during a robbery in the town of Libofshë. The brothers were executed for the massacre, with their hanged bodies being displayed in ...
Serbian Orthodox priests were often summarily hanged, under the accusation of spreading the spirit of insurrection among local people. Victims were usually hanged on the main squares of villages and towns, in full view of the general population. The lifeless bodies were left to hang by the noose for several days as an act of intimidation. [9] [10]
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Venetian-Albanian War (1392) Princedom of Albania: Republic of Venice: Defeat. Venice invades and successfully captures Durrës from the Princedom. Albanian-Epirote War of 1399-1400 (April 1399 – July 1400) [citation needed] Albanian Zenebishi Family. Principality of Gjirokastër; Despotate of Epirus Pro-Epirote Albanian Clans Victory
Photo credit: Getty Images When they opened Jeffrey's bedside drawer, they discovered a knife and 84 polaroid photos featuring the victims in various states of dismemberment.