Albanian resistance
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The Albanian resistance was a World War II anti-Axis movement in Albania, involving various partisan and nationalist groups fighting occupation forces and shaping the country’s postwar political future.
Aliases (2)
- Albanian National Liberation War ×1
- Albanian partisans ×1
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II resistance movement
→
anti-Axis movement → |
| conflict |
World War II
→
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| consequence |
creation of the People’s Republic of Albania
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|
| country |
Albania
→
|
| endTime |
1944
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| goal |
establishment of a new political order in Albania
→
expulsion of German occupation forces → expulsion of Italian occupation forces → |
| hasPart |
National Liberation Army of Albania
→
regional partisan detachments → |
| historicalPeriod |
Axis occupation of Albania
→
|
| ideology |
Albanian nationalism
→
communism (for main partisan wing) → |
| influencedBy |
Yugoslav Partisans
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|
| language |
Albanian
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|
| location |
Albania
→
|
| notableCommander |
Enver Hoxha
→
Mehmet Shehu → |
| opponent |
Balli Kombëtar (when civil conflict occurred)
→
Kingdom of Italy → Nazi Germany → collaborationist Albanian regimes → |
| participant |
Albanian Communist Party
→
Albanian partisans → Balli Kombëtar → Legaliteti (monarchist movement) → National Liberation Movement (Lëvizja Nacionalçlirimtare, LNC) → |
| partOf |
European resistance movements during World War II
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|
| relatedTo |
Greek Resistance
→
Italian resistance movement → Yugoslav Partisans → |
| result |
establishment of communist rule in Albania
→
liberation of most of Albania from Axis forces → |
| significantEvent |
Albanian civil conflict between communists and nationalists
→
German occupation of Albania → Italian invasion of Albania → liberation of Tirana → withdrawal of German forces from Albania → |
| startTime |
1941
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| supportedBy |
Allied powers
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|
| tactic |
ambushes of occupation forces
→
guerrilla warfare → sabotage of Axis infrastructure → |
| theaterOfOperations |
Balkans
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Balkan theatre of World War II
("Albanian National Liberation War")
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hasPart |
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European resistance movements
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included |
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Albanian resistance
("Albanian partisans")
→
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participant |