The National History Museum, as the largest institution of national memory, is organizing a series of open lectures on cultural heritage and history, which will continue to turn the museum into a research and scientific center.

In this context, today in the premises of the Anti-fascist National Liberation War Pavilion of the National History Museum, a workshop was held with prof. ass.Bernard Zotaj, who delivered the speech on the topic: “Fascist aggression of April 7, 1939”.

This activity was organized by the National History Museum in cooperation with the Association of Military Historians of Albania.

The director of the National History Museum, Dr. Dorian Koçi opened the activity, underlining among others that “the Italian fascist invasion on April 7, 1939, was one of the first aggressive acts of fascism in Europe. The bloodiest battles took place in Durrës, but also in Shëngjin, Vlora and Saranda. In Durrës, the Italian troops were received with fire by Mujo Ulqinaku, an Albanian Navy captain, and by Abaz Kupi, who repelled the enemy’s attack several times.

Next, Prof. took the floor. Ass. Dr. Bernard Zotaj, who delivered the speech on the theme: “Fascist aggression of April 7, 1939”, where he described with feeling and passion the heroic fight in defense of the homeland from the invasion of fascist Italians.

Among others, prof. ass. Bernard Zotaj said that “the Italian invasion of Albania (April 7-12, 1939) was a military campaign by the Kingdom of Italy against the Kingdom of Albania. Albania was quickly conquered, because King Zog I was forced to leave and Albania became part of the Italian Empire as a separate kingdom in a single union with the Italian crown”.

Veterans and family members of the nation’s martyrs attended this event too.

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