“It could block the exit to the sea for the warships in cases of alert, because…”/The rare testimony of two specialists about the mystery of the underwater gas at the Bisht Palla Military Base, in the ’80s
Memorie.al / The coastal areas of Durrës are rich in gas and oil reserves. In the 1980s, exploration was carried...
“When the Sigurimi operative told Afërdita; it is a shame that you work as a cleaner, because you are a very talented actress, come to my office so we can fix this job, she…”/The sad event (or: story) during the communist dictatorship
By Reshat KRIPA Part three Memorie.al / Arbër stood in his corner in the hall, waiting for the arrival of...
“The Italian High Command of the East will allow the division to enter the area of Dibra or Korça, but not in Elbasan, because…”/ War diaries of the German military major, Helmuth Greiner, 1943-1944
Part Three Memorie.al /The War Diaries of the Supreme Command of the German Armed Forces (Kriegstagebuch des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht,...
“The Commission decided on expulsion outside Tirana, and care must be taken that no member of these families…”
The document with the names of the 500 "reactionary" families expelled from Tirana on November 7, 1946, is revealed Memorie.al...
“Nako Spiru, would complain to the Soviet ambassador in Albania, Cuvah, about the incompetence of the investigators of the Malik engineers’ case, who, according to him…”/ Reflections of the well-known historian
By Prof. assoc. Dr. Sonila Boçi The third part Memorie.al / The year 1946 marked a turning point in the...
“Ah, Dante, if you had experienced Burrel, you would have conceptualized ‘Hell’ differently. Here they call it Burrel, where you enter and do not leave,’ they used to tell us when we passed under that door, although…” / The rare testimony of the former political prisoner
By Shkëlqim ABAZI Part thirty-five ...
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“His capacity is quite low, he is not clear about the political situation, he only has two grades of school and has never held a book in his hand…”/The State Security document on Sulo Gradeci, Enver [Hoxha]’s escort, is revealed
Memorie.al / Sulo Gradeci served as the Commander of the Group for the physical security of Enver Hoxha for 19...
“When the show began and ‘Dimitri’ came on stage with ‘Olimbia’, whom the audience watched with admiration, the voice of Demir, the Party Secretary, was heard from the central gallery…”/The sad story of the “reactionary family”!
By Reshat KRIPA Part two Memorie.al / Arbër stood in his corner in the hall, waiting for the arrival of...
“General Cavallero will launch a small attack in Albania, and the Duce, who is currently there, has ordered an attack by the XIth Army on the city of Gjirokastra…”/The unknown diary of the German Major (or: The unknown diary of the German senior military officer)
Part Two Memorie.al /The War Diaries of the Supreme Command of the German Armed Forces (Kriegstagebuch des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht,...