The Kelmendi uprising

The Kelmendi Uprising
Part of the anti-communist insurgencies in Central and Eastern Europe
DateJanuary – February 1945
Location
Albania, Accursed Mountains, Kelmend Region
Result

Communist Victory

  • Suppression of the rebellion in Kelmendi
  • Government Power is Established over the Kelmendi Region
Belligerents
Albanian Partisans The Kelmendi Tribe
Commanders and leaders
Mehmet Shehu
Shefqet Peçi
Fejzi Micoli †		 Prek Cali 
Ndre Zadeja 
Units involved

Sigurimi

1st Strike Brigade, 23rd and 24th LANÇ Brigades		 Free Albania National Committee
Strength
300 300 Albanian Anti-Communists from Kelmendi
Casualties and losses
52 partisan casualties 150 (100 civilians, 50 fighters)

The Kelmendi Uprising (Albanian: Kryengritja e Kelmendit) was an anti-communist armed uprising in Albania on January 15, 1945, in the Albanian region of Kelmendi. During the events described, it was part of the Shkodër district, now the Malesia e Madhe district in the Shkodër region. The Kelmendi tribe inhabited the Accursed Mountains Most of the Kelmendi were Catholic, though some were Muslim.

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