Just as a warning this is my first alt history I’m writing for the forum and I’m not a expert in Albanian history especially in the complex faction politics of this time so if you guys have any criticism or notice any inaccuracies please let me know so I can improve and make edits.
Part1:A united front
Autumn of 1943, Albania. The Wermacht had occupied all of Albania and resistance by the Balli Kombëtar had been pushed back to the mountains. The sole leader of the Balli Kombëtar Ali Këlcyra(Pod) saw the Germans with great disgust just as he saw the Italian occupiers and refused collaboration with the Germans even though factions in his party saw it as a opportunity to persevere greater Albania.
January of 1944, Balli forces had liberated much of Southern Albania where most of their support had been based and secured their position from Greek aspirations to annex the area. The Balli forces numbered 10,000 while outnumbering the NLM they were still being pushed by the Germans in some areas. The communist role in the national liberation front had been greatly diminished due to the support they needed from Yugoslavian partisans and lack of support to fight for Kosovo, they would be labels by most Albanians as “Tito’s dogs”. A meeting was held in the city of Vlorë and Abaz Kupi was appointed regent of Albania in a comprise with the strong royalist factions, during the meeting communist representatives stormed out officially ending there cooperation with the nationalist. By the end of 1944 many Wehrmacht deserters mostly Turks and Armenians had formed there own battalions in the Balli resistance bolstering support. In November Tirana had been taken by Balli forces and a new Albanian government was proclaimed. In Kosovo Balli forces while cut off from the main forces in Tirana still waged war with the aspirations of liberating Kosovo from the Yugoslav Communist.
The pod for this timeline is that
Midhat Frashëri never goes back into politics and becomes the leader of the Balli Kombëtar. Midhat Frashëri was the main orchestrator of the collaboration between the Balli Kombëtar and the Germans.