Gajur Dëralla[a] was captain of the Luboten Battalion. The Luboten Battalion was a military division of the Balli Kombëtar which operated in Albania under Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.
In 1941, Italian forces occupied Vardar Banovina. Dëralla returned to Tetovo, where he joined the Luboten Battalion as a captain. The battalion was responsible for securing the region from resistance groups, i.e. Yugoslav partisans.[2] With the capitulation of Italy in 1943, Nazi Germany took control of the region.
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Despite the Luboten Battalion being formed by the Italian forces, The Germans did not disband the battalion. Instead, the Luboten Battalion was incorporated into the Balli Kombëtar, strengthening its forces. The troops under Dëralla successfully repelled the Yugoslav partisans in Tetovo.[1][2] Tetovo had the largest Balli Kombëtar base in Macedonia[3] and was the centre of the Ballist movement in the region.
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At the end of 1943, the Luboten division was sent to Kičevo to help the Ballist (Balli Kombëtar) forces of Mefail Shehu against the Yugoslav partisans.[2] The Luboten Battalion, augmented by additional troops from the Balli Kombëtar, to attack and dislodge partisan units fighting in Kicevo. En route to Kicevo, Petar Brajovic's partisan forces organised an ambush at Bukovici. When Dëralla and his forces went through Bukovici, the partisans successfully ambushed the battalion resulting in the death of Dëralla and his troops.[3]
^ abDr. Riza Sadiku Riza Sadiku. (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
^ abcdProf. Dr. Vebi Xhemaili. "FORCAT VULLNETARE KOMBËTARE NGRENË FLAMURIN E SKËNDERBEUT NË SHKUP" (in Albanian). Retrieved 16 February 2011.
^ abcdCarl Savich. . Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
January 01, 1970
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