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The "Battle of Arbanë" took place, marking the first major confrontation with the German Nazi occupiers in the Tirana district.

The III Assault Brigade of the Albanian National Liberation Army was formed in the village of Arbanë, Tirana.

The "Battle of Mokra" took place, the first battle fought in the Mokra valley between the forces of the Albanian army led by Skanderbeg and the Ottoman army commanded by Firuz Pasha (of Macedonia).

Bedri Pejani, an activist for the national cause, politician, education enthusiast, and chairman of the Second League of Prizren, was born in Pejë (Kosovo).

Riza Alizoti, an engineer and the son of Fejzi Alizoti, was born in Istanbul.

Aleksandër Stipçeviç, an ancient historian, illyrologist, and academic, was born in Arbnesh of Zara.

The partisan battalion "Antonio Gramshi" was formed, a partisan formation of the Albanian National Liberation Army, composed of former anti-fascist Italian soldiers. After the capitulation of Fascist Italy on September 8, 1943, they responded to the call of the General Staff of the Albanian National Liberation Army to fight against the German Nazis.

The III Assault Division of the Albanian National Liberation Army was formed.

In Tirana, the "First Group of Deputies," anti-communist deputies in the first communist parliament of Albania, was executed. They openly and organized in defense of Western democratic principles and took it upon themselves to oppose the regime in parliament.

Qemal Draçini, a critic, researcher, publicist, and promoter of poetry and prose, has passed away.