Ksamil in Sarandė District, Vlorė, Albania — Southeastern Europe (Balkan Peninsula)
Martyrs
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 23, 2018
1. Martyrs Monument
DESHMOREVE QERANE KETU NEPERPJEKJE ME FORCAT NAZISTE ME 2.10.1943
English translation:
This is a very rough translation based on only a few words translated from the Albanin: martyrs, rent (pay the price?), here, with the Nazi forces; and the date.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is October 2, 1943.
Location. 39° 48.722′ N, 20° 0.731′ E. Marker is in Ksamil, Vlorė, in Sarandė District. Memorial is on Route SH81, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ksamil, Vlorė 9706, Albania. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Nicolae Iorga (approx. 6.8 kilometers away); Kalaja e Onhezmit (approx. 6.9 kilometers away); Sinagogue (approx. 7 kilometers away); The Lion Gate (approx. 7.2 kilometers away); The Great Basilica (approx. 7.4 kilometers away); The Roman Forum (approx. 7.4 kilometers away); The channel-side city wall (approx. 7.4 kilometers away); The Theatre (approx. 7.4 kilometers away).
More about this marker. The monument has deteriorated with age, flags no longer fly from the poles; but, strangely, an earlier Google maps
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Paranoid Dictator Built Thousands of Military Bunkers—See Them Now - National Geographic. The exact number of military bunkers strewn across Albania is a matter of debate. Depending on who you ask, the tally ranges from around 175,000 to some 750,000 of the burrowed, cement-and-steel, pod-like lookouts meant to protect this country on the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe....The mushroom-shaped cabins were built with Cold War secrecy, in the 1970s and 1980s, by a paranoia-fueled regime...(headed by)Communist dictator Enver Hoxha... (Submitted on November 26, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
2. Dema Monument: Five Fallen Stars Rise Again. (Submitted on November 26, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 23, 2018
2. Martyrs Marker
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 23, 2018
3. Albanian bunker, near monument
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 23, 2018
4. Albanian bunker, near monument
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 26, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
