Background
On 22 June 1942, the Albanian student trio of Branko Kadija, Jordan Misja, and Perlat Rexhepi, who stayed in Misja's house at Firaj Street in
Shkodër
Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra) is the fifth-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. The city sprawls across the Plain of Mbishkodra between the southern part of Lake Shko ...
(at the time part of the
fascist Italian protectorate of the
Albanian Kingdom), were for several hours surrounded by Albanian (fascist) forces and police, numbering some 600 people. The three young friends were members of the
Communist Party of Albania, which was established on 8 November 1941 and had begun with smaller detachments of 5-10 people which engaged in various acts of sabotage to the Italian forces, including antifascist propaganda in order to gain support of the masses. After an air bombardment, they rushed out of the house and managed to kill many of the quisling soldiers, but were shot down and instantly killed.
[New Albania 1971, p. 5: "The news spread like wildfire that hundreds of fascists had surrounded painter Jordan Misja's house on Firaj Street. Inside were Jordan and two clandestine comrades: Perlat Rexhep and Branko Kadia. Hundreds of fascists were deployed to ..."][Frasheri 1964, p. 285][Hoxha 1984, pp. 173-174] The three were proclaimed
People's Heroes of Albania for their act,
[ and they are collectively known as the ''Three Heroes of Shkodër'' ( sq, Tre heronjtë e Shkodrës).
Jordan Misja was a painter.][ Kadija and Misja belonged to the Orthodox community of Shkodër, which at that time there were a few families, which all belonged to the same social level.][Pipa 1978, p. 156]
Legacy
The "Perlat Rexhepi" partisan battalion from Shkodër operated in the Gjakovë
Gjakova, ) and Đakovica ( sr-Cyrl, Ђаковица, ) is the seventh largest city of Kosovo and seat of Gjakova Municipality and Gjakova District. The city has 40,827 inhabitants, while the municipality has 94,556 inhabitants.
Geographicall ...
highlands in 1943, and assisted the conference of Albanian and Yugoslav communists in the same year.[Pearson 2006]
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Several schools, streets and other buildings have been named after the three individuals.
*In 1946, the first middle school for art, the " Jordan Misja Artistic Lyceum", was opened in Tirana, with the branches of music, figurative arts and choreography.
*Jordan Misja High School Jordan Misja High School is a public high school located in the major northern city of Shkodra, Albania. Established in 1957, it is named after People's Hero of Albania, Jordan Misja
Background
On 22 June 1942, the Albanian student trio of Bra ...
, in Shkodër
*Prison 313 Prison 313 or Jordan Misja Prison () is a prison in Tirana, Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the ...
, also known as "Jordan Misja Prison", in Tirana
*Branko Kadija Street (Rruga Branko Kadija), in Shkodër
*Perlat Rexhepi Street (Rruga Perlat Rexhepi), in Tirana
*Perlat Rexhepi agricultural enterprise
See also
* Perlat Rexhepi in Albanian Wikipedia
*Branko Kadia
Background
On 22 June 1942, the Albanian student trio of Branko Kadija, Jordan Misja, and Perlat Rexhepi, who stayed in Misja's house at Firaj Street in Shkodër (at the time part of the fascist Italian protectorate of the Albanian Kingdom), ...
in Albanian Wikipedia
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