Drenica Uprising (1945)

Drenica Uprising
Part of the aftermath of Kosovo during World War II
DateJanuary - February, 1945
Location
Drenica, AP Kosovo, Yugoslavia (now Kosovo)
Result

Yugoslav victory

  • Uprising suppressed
  • Dissolution of the Drenica Brigade
Belligerents
Albanian insurgents Yugoslav Partisans
Commanders and leaders
Shaban Polluzha †
Miftar Bajraktari †
Mehmet Gradica †
Gani Llaushi †		 Josip Broz Tito
Fadil Hoxha
Sava Drljević
Petar Brajović (WIA)
Strength
6,500 soldiers 40,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
around 430 killed 2,500 killed
6,000 wounded
850 captured
6,000 displaced and 150 homes burned

The Drenica Uprising was an armed rebellion by ethnic Albanian fighters in the Drenica region of central Kosovo against the newly established Yugoslav Partisans and the communist government of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia. The uprising began on 22 January 1945 and ended with its suppression on 18 February 1945. The revolt was led by Shaban Polluzha and involved local fighters resisting forced conscription, communist repression, and the centralization policies of the Yugoslav state.

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