The Reci War, one of the most successful battles in the district of Shkodra, took place on August 30, 1943. In the partisan battalion “Perlat Rexhepi” took part the first Recit Çeta and many volunteers and armed peasants. On the second day of the fighting, the Partisan forces attacked and forced the invaders to retreat to Shkodra leaving on the battlefield 114 killed and injured.
An Albanian artillery post high up over the sea. Essad Pasha officially declared war on Austria and claimed he had 20,000 men at his disposal, valuable help for the Montenegrins. ca.1915 Albania