Shaban Polluzha

Shaban Polluzha
Born1871 (1871)
Polluzha, Skenderaj, Ottoman Empire (now Polluzha, Skenderaj, Kosovo)
Died21 February 1945(1945-02-21) (aged 73–74)
Tërstenik, Drenas, DF Yugoslavia
(now Tërstenik, Drenas, Kosovo)
Buried
Tërstenik, Drenas, Kosovo
AllegianceItalian protectorate of Albania
Albania (German client)
BranchRoyal Albanian Army
Service years1941–1945
RankCommander
UnitVulnetari
CommandsBalli Kombëtar
Conflicts
AwardsHero of Kosovo
Hero of Albania

Shaban Mustafë Kastrati (1871 – 21 February 1945), known as Shaban Polluzha, was a Kosovo Albanian military leader and Nazi collaborator active in Drenica during World War II. He served in the Royal Albanian gendarmerie and as a commander of the Vulnetari militia. He was briefly a member of the Balli Kombëtar.

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