This timeline is a revision a different timeline I tried out. Hopefully this timelines better with better writing and pacing. Hopefully I will be able to make updates frequently. Enjoy!
Chapter 1: Oppressed no more
(From ”Albania At War, 1939–1945. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press” by Fischer, Bernd Jürgen.)
“On September 8th 1943, six Italian divisions of the 9th army under General Dalmazzo and the Italian headquarters for army group east under general Rosi were left with conflicting and unclear orders from the chaos in Rome. This led to indecision and insufficient fighting spirit; on the contrary, four Wehrmacht divisions acted swiftly and with great aggressiveness. On the morning of 11 September, the command of Army Group East was surrounded and General Rosi was immediately captured along with his officers, while General Dalmazzo did not react to the German attacks, did not issue any order of resistance and started negotiations with the Germans, hastening the disintegration of his forces.
On November 6, 1943, Berlin announced the continued government of Eqrem Libohova and the Albanian Fascist Party. Eqrem however stepped down as prime minister to become king regent of Albania while Mustafa Merlika-Kruja, once again became prime minister. The Kruja government hoped for a smooth transition from Italian to German occupation while telling the public that Albania was and still is a sovereign nation. The truth of the situation however was that most able bodied men had joined the Italian army and that those men had been taken prisoner by the allied forces. The men who were able to return home(by deserting or being allowed to go home once the Italian divisions were dissolved) for the most part joined ranks with Balli Kombëtare forces.”
(From “Political Parties in Albania 1912–2006, Rilindje, 2007” by Afrim Krasniqi)
“The failure of both Enver hoxha’s communist and the Balli Kombëtar to compromise over the status of Kosovo led to the failure of the first Mukja conference. This also hurt the popularity of the communist NLM forces especially outside of Albania proper, due to their lack of support to fight for the territorial integrity of greater Albania. The Yugoslavian partisans heavy involvement in the Albanian NLM also tainted the image of the communist. Svetozar Vukmanović’s(Yugoslav communist delegate to Albania) declaring the Mukja conference counter revolutionary, this was the final crack in the alliance between the NLM and the Balli forces.”
(From ”Albania At War, 1939–1945. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press” by Fischer, Bernd Jürgen.)
“The two partisan forced both were able to make considerable gains during the weeks of confusion between the German occupation and announcement of the continuation of the Eqrem government. The Balli with their bolstered numbers were able to gain a strong hold in the south, acting from their strong hold of Vlorë. The NLM with Yugoslav support secured the mountains of the north. The British in another attempt to create unity between the two competing partisan forces called for another Mukja conference. The second Mukja conference was held on January 13th of 1944(with notably less communist representatives).”
Chapter 1: Oppressed no more
(From ”Albania At War, 1939–1945. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press” by Fischer, Bernd Jürgen.)
“On September 8th 1943, six Italian divisions of the 9th army under General Dalmazzo and the Italian headquarters for army group east under general Rosi were left with conflicting and unclear orders from the chaos in Rome. This led to indecision and insufficient fighting spirit; on the contrary, four Wehrmacht divisions acted swiftly and with great aggressiveness. On the morning of 11 September, the command of Army Group East was surrounded and General Rosi was immediately captured along with his officers, while General Dalmazzo did not react to the German attacks, did not issue any order of resistance and started negotiations with the Germans, hastening the disintegration of his forces.
On November 6, 1943, Berlin announced the continued government of Eqrem Libohova and the Albanian Fascist Party. Eqrem however stepped down as prime minister to become king regent of Albania while Mustafa Merlika-Kruja, once again became prime minister. The Kruja government hoped for a smooth transition from Italian to German occupation while telling the public that Albania was and still is a sovereign nation. The truth of the situation however was that most able bodied men had joined the Italian army and that those men had been taken prisoner by the allied forces. The men who were able to return home(by deserting or being allowed to go home once the Italian divisions were dissolved) for the most part joined ranks with Balli Kombëtare forces.”
(From “Political Parties in Albania 1912–2006, Rilindje, 2007” by Afrim Krasniqi)
“The failure of both Enver hoxha’s communist and the Balli Kombëtar to compromise over the status of Kosovo led to the failure of the first Mukja conference. This also hurt the popularity of the communist NLM forces especially outside of Albania proper, due to their lack of support to fight for the territorial integrity of greater Albania. The Yugoslavian partisans heavy involvement in the Albanian NLM also tainted the image of the communist. Svetozar Vukmanović’s(Yugoslav communist delegate to Albania) declaring the Mukja conference counter revolutionary, this was the final crack in the alliance between the NLM and the Balli forces.”
(From ”Albania At War, 1939–1945. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press” by Fischer, Bernd Jürgen.)
“The two partisan forced both were able to make considerable gains during the weeks of confusion between the German occupation and announcement of the continuation of the Eqrem government. The Balli with their bolstered numbers were able to gain a strong hold in the south, acting from their strong hold of Vlorë. The NLM with Yugoslav support secured the mountains of the north. The British in another attempt to create unity between the two competing partisan forces called for another Mukja conference. The second Mukja conference was held on January 13th of 1944(with notably less communist representatives).”