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Exclusive: Unknown story of the shooting of 111 Italian carabinieri in Albania

2022-05-22 17:57:27Histori SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Exclusive: Unknown story of the shooting of 111 Italian carabinieri in Albania
The book about the Gamucci column in Albania

The history of World War II even now that it is almost 80 years old there are still enigmas and debates about many episodes and events that took place at that time. One of the enigmatic and little-written events is the shooting of 111 Italian carabinieri captured by partisans after the capitulation of fascist Italy.

After an ambush by the partisans on the German convoy in the Pishkashi Stream, they captured many Italian soldiers who were fleeing in the hope that they would be repatriated.

After being called upon to surrender the partisans launched the offensive and captured many Italian soldiers who were then taken to Orenjë.

Exclusive: Unknown story of the shooting of 111 Italian carabinieri in Albania
The journey of the Gamuçi column, from Tirana to Kroi i Pishkashit (blue line) and the journey to Orenjë (black line). (T. Mereu, L. Mereu. La Colonna Gamucci. Alla ricerca della Verità. Alcione, Trento 2014)

Part of this corps was also the Gamucci column led by Colonel Giulio Gamucci.

Colonel Gamucci and the group of officers isolated them in the building of the municipality of Zdrajsha, where they were under the control of the partisan guards of the Chermenika Battalion.

On October 15, 1943, Lieutenant Galiardi and Captain Karboni met and talked with Commander Kadri Hoxha, who, when asked: "What would they do with the Italian officers", was told: "Per quanto riguarda gli ufficiali, una soluzione definitiva è in via attuazione! (As far as officers are concerned, the final solution is on the way. "(Kadri Hoxha's television interview in 1996)

On October 16, 1943, Xhelal Staravecka arrived in Fushë Gurrë with the II Battalion of the 1st Assault Brigade, with the task: "Implementing the order of Dushan Mugosha and Mehmet Shehu: Shooting of carabinieri and officers".

Xhelal Staravecka stayed in Fushë Gurrë for 48 hours.

On October 17, 1943, 111 carabinieri and 10 Italian officers were executed, as Xhelal Staravecka, commander of the II Battalion of the IS Brigade, testified:

"They woke me up at midnight and told me to report to the headquarters. When I entered, Dushan Mugosha was waiting for me, with his eyes shining. He told me: There are 111 Italian carabinieri in Orenjë of Çermenika, take your battalion and go and shoot him, because we need uniforms to dress the partisans. Do not tell anyone that it is a secret and if others find out, they will protest against us, especially now that they are friends of the allies. It will be worse, if those of the National Front discover it, they will have one more weapon against us. Everything Mugosha said was an order, not discussed. I went to Orenjë, to the center of the Çermenika Battalion… where everyone was aware. The next day, I took the 111 Carabinieri along with Colonel Gamucci, their commander, and about 10 officers. I told him we were going to Burrel. After two hours of traveling, we stopped,

Vox News talked about this painful and unknown event with an Italian carabinieri, who has dedicated a good part of his life to the study of this historical event. Antonio Magagnino has written a book about carabinieri shot in Albania, not only as an obligation to uncover the historical truth, but also as an obligation to alleviate the pain of their families.

Exclusive: Unknown story of the shooting of 111 Italian carabinieri in Albania
Antonio Magagnino and executives of the Italian Cabinet

Below is the conversation of Vox News with Mr. Magagnino ...

Vox News: Mr. Magagnino, at the beginning I thank you for the opportunity you gave us to have this conversation together, which not only informs the Albanian public, but also reveals historical truths, which have been touched little or not at all. To have some information about you, can you tell us a little about yourself, who are you and what is your profession?

Antonio Magagnino: I worked in the Carabinieri corps with the role of inspector, this has left me space to do historical research in the field.

Vox News: From the information we read online we saw that you have made a book related to World War II and specifically talk about the shooting of 111 carabinieri by partisan forces. What is this story and why has so little been said so far?

Antonio Magagnino: The article tells the pure truth about what happened to the Gamucci column, which disappeared suddenly when it fell into the hands of Albanian partisans and Tito, to be later deceived with the cooperation of the self-proclaimed partisan Colonel Kadri Aziz Hoxha, who predestined them a cruel fate. In 1946 a criminal case was opened in Rome in which only one of the material perpetrators of the massacre, Captain Xhelal Staravecka, was convicted and released three years later thanks to an Italian amnesty. From that moment everything was deliberately left in oblivion, so much so that even the relatives themselves for almost 80 years remained in the dark about what had happened to their loved ones.

Vox News: Why are you so dedicated to this event?

Antonio Magagnino: The research lasted 9 years and was dedicated to the passion for truth.

Vox News: What news does your book bring, which were not addressed in the publication of Massimo Coltrinari, about the Italian army in Albania?

Antonio Magagnino: Everything is new. It's the place of the massacre are the names of the Royal Carabinieri and many of the perpetrators. No one has ever talked about it except a few lines.

Vox News: Have you met any soldiers or war leaders from Albania, what did they tell you about this event?

Antonio Magagnino: Yes, I tracked down some components of the Gamucci column, which originally left Tirana, confirming the exact date of the massacre and the events that took place and were recorded.

Vox News: Anyway, Albania was an occupied country and the hatred for the occupier sometimes makes you go to extremes? How many Italian soldiers were killed in Albania according to the data you have?

Antonio Magagnino: I think the Albanian reaction was fair, but to some extent. It was a place attacked, occupied and occupied by forces that were previously friendly. Pride did not take long to come from some (for some criminals, for some other heroes) who nevertheless created such facts at the behest of Tito's criminals.

Vox News: What do you know about the partisan war in Albania?

Antonio Magagnino:  The war in Albania was a disproportionate machine, as much as it was unfair that certainly should not have happened.

Vox News: Have you had contacts from Albanian publishing houses for the book to be published in Albanian?

Antonio Magagnino: I have never had contact with Albanian publishing houses, also because my second book will be published in June. Then I will look for a publisher.

Vox News: What is your opinion about Albanians, given that after 1990 many immigrants from Albania live in Italy?

Antonio Magagnino: My opinion of Albanians has always been excellent. I have many friends and acquaintances that I have appreciated and admired for what they are and do.

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