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Lost in Time: Albania’s Abandoned WWII Communist Artillery Monument
The "Monument to the Artillery - Sauk" near Tirana, Albania. This monument commemorates a significant WWII mission by the 3rd Shock Brigade against Nazi collaborators.
Background & History
On the night of 18th October 1943, the 3rd Shock Brigade of the Partisan army undertook a daring mission. They transported a short-barreled mountain gun up the inaccessible hills of Sauk to target a meeting of Albanian collaborators and Nazi officials at the Victor Emmanuel III Palace on the outskirts of Tirana. The partisans successfully fired upon the palace, causing chaos and effectively disrupting the plans of the Nazi collaborators to establish a ‘Quisling’ government.
The monument, inaugurated in 1968, was designed by sculptors Kristaq Rama, Muntas Dhrami, and Shaban Hadëri, with architect R Kote. It featured dynamic sculptures of partisans in action, capturing the intensity and determination of their efforts. Despite its current state of neglect, the monument stands as a historical landmark, symbolising the struggle and sacrifices made during the war.
Located in a scenic area near Tirana, the monument not only provides historical insight but also offers beautiful views of the surrounding landscape. It remains a poignant reminder of the resilience and bravery of those who fought against oppression during a critical period in Albania's history.
Filmed in July 2021 and during the time of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania.
Song: Një Djep Në Barrikadë (A Cradle On the Barricade).
Background & History
On the night of 18th October 1943, the 3rd Shock Brigade of the Partisan army undertook a daring mission. They transported a short-barreled mountain gun up the inaccessible hills of Sauk to target a meeting of Albanian collaborators and Nazi officials at the Victor Emmanuel III Palace on the outskirts of Tirana. The partisans successfully fired upon the palace, causing chaos and effectively disrupting the plans of the Nazi collaborators to establish a ‘Quisling’ government.
The monument, inaugurated in 1968, was designed by sculptors Kristaq Rama, Muntas Dhrami, and Shaban Hadëri, with architect R Kote. It featured dynamic sculptures of partisans in action, capturing the intensity and determination of their efforts. Despite its current state of neglect, the monument stands as a historical landmark, symbolising the struggle and sacrifices made during the war.
Located in a scenic area near Tirana, the monument not only provides historical insight but also offers beautiful views of the surrounding landscape. It remains a poignant reminder of the resilience and bravery of those who fought against oppression during a critical period in Albania's history.
Filmed in July 2021 and during the time of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania.
Song: Një Djep Në Barrikadë (A Cradle On the Barricade).
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The worst (or best) train journey in Europe? - Durres to Elbasan, Albania
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In the summer of 2021 I caught the train from Durres to Elbasan, Albania. Join me as I take the most unique train journey in Europe, and encounter some ghosts from Albania's communist past. Background The Albanian communist party came to power in 1946. The isolationist regime prioritised the militarisation of the country. Building a national railway was also a successful objective of the regime...
What is the exact address?
why are these trains destroyed? they are really old😨😓
Rrofte PPSH 🇦🇱🌹
Coaches ex DR DB Regio and ex FS UIC X or Y diesel loks ex CSD T669 or ex JZ 661 or 663 Macosa Spain for fret services but where is the communist???? The HSH it s the new operador It s not the original with the same material ....
Does anyone know the names or titles of the Albanian songs being played? Thanks!
Is this video normal but it look like an terror rec patts
long live enver hoxha
🔝🔝🚂🚂💖💖
It is wierd that they don't even use the tracks to service freight trains
I'm a bit sad - When I took a train in my childhood (1990s in Germany) - it had been a train with these traincars... I still remember these swing doors that you only could open, when you reached forward for the handle, because you couldn't stand on the attached step.
some older trains in Romania are pretty much as crappy as this one.
Communist utopia ! Not sure where all the noise inside the station was coming from as there was no one in sight ? At least no one has stolen the tracks like in South Africa !
And despite the state of those trains, with their windows and doors hanging off, I bet you're still not allowed to smoke on them!
in Albania the cigarettes smoke you
They need the Chinese to come in and rebuild their infrastructure - like they did in Cuba…
These carrieges looks like polish 120A car that still in use.
A lot of the Waggons are Ex-Deutsche Bahn Waggons
this tranis is in the czech republic still in use, but with some modificitations, but low maitenance and etc. You can see many trains in our country operated by "české dráhy" (czech railways). th-cam.com/video/3NqDc2lbcSU/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/19TXS6wpEIc/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/fwD_ab54CUY/w-d-xo.html We still use it with some modofocation, but interior is very bad.
and in Romania it's the same, that's how the trains are
If you ask an Albanian in America they'll tell you they have the best state of the art trains😂
what did this cost like 100 leks
It was so cheap I can't really remembe TBH, but around 100 lek is probably not to far off.
The station at least doesn't look that different from the Amtrak at Rochester, NY
im suprised its working that looks worst than serbian and montenegrian trains wtf!
Albania is a preview about European Union future...thus these are ancient german suburban carriage from the DB sold to hungarian MAV-START then finishing in this garbage country...
0:41 getting any footage from communist Albania is hard, so having that is somewhat remarkable.
It wasn't easy to find... I think it is the same station I visited, Durres.
9:04 Dilapidated FS Italian coaches
Vandalized express
Old Railcars from Germany
The Seat 61 rail travel site says only one passenger train still runs in Albania, only on weekends. Eurail guide noted that Albania railways had coaches from China, but those were reduced to bits during uprisings in the 1990s, and were replaced by cars donated by Italian railways.
весь коммунизм опять Китаям достанется чтоли? Албания географически это центральная Европа
It's not the last.Hungary and especially Romania is full of much much older trains,especially here in Békés county where the most oldest train is from around 1950 with red star and being imported from USSR.The most common trains are from late 80s or even before.Although the maximum of modern trains are very late 90s trains in Békéscsaba since they put the money mostly into that city.
That’s one sad old sorry train. Rattle and clanker shake rattle n roll.
Wagoons from Italy and Sweden, and licomotives from socialist Czechoslovakia,ČKD factory...I think there is no raiway and station in Tiranë,as there is something built at that place and the rail finishes just in some Tiranë suburb...but there is promise to make new track close to the city centre with new station.. .. The broken glass in many wagoons is a "job" of some local kids getting bored throwing some stones just to have fun while train crossing some areas as seen in one tv document
As old as these trains are, there is something charming and nostalgic about speeding down a track in an old rail car. For years my hometown of New York City had subway cars that were much like these: covered in graffiti, broken windows, etc. Yet I sometimes look back on those times fondly. Of course, the trains in Albania have far more beautiful views outside the window! I would love to visit one day. Love from the USA <3
Jamaica to Montauk is glorious, one of the best train trips on the east coast
trains in Romania are similar to this...
jeez bro we have this passenger cars in hungary but its in a good shape
Albania is the edge of the Europe and is spreading its own misery to the rest of Europe
So depressing to see something that was clearly once a good service so degenerated and unloved. What do you even do when it gets that bad? It's basically just "it's over, start again" at that point.
Bro those are N-wagon from the db😢
y-wagen
These trains perfectly encapsulate the shit heap that is the communist ideology.
There are still many such old trains in Czech republic:)
Radši už nežvaň kraviny. Tak mizerné vlaky, jako jsou v Albánii, neuvidíš nikde jinde v Evropě, ani Asii, či Africe. Dokonce ani v Kosovu.
Yes but they looks much better than these ones.. (no broken windows, clean etc..)
There are communist trains in Serbia too, the few refurbished wagons of Tito's "Blue train" as historic gimmicks being driven between Belgrade and Bar.
but they are from germany :D :D :D
wtf
Nothing changed in 20 years !😖😂
It seems theese railroads seen better times
Hallo from the Czechia! IT Is not that bad, when you comment. That train hauled czech lokomotive T669/CME 3, but waggons interiéry are modernised! Fór the classic communistic trains you must go And visit the Czech republic!! On the lot od regional trains here go classic electric lokomotivě Škoda 163 oř Skoda242 hauled originally waggons Bdmtee with the old communistic site And WITHOUT opening windows!!; Peoples fór those DDR product waggons says Honecker. And on the local connect you vám see old motor cars 810 WITHOUT any rebuild with the Small sites! I think, those two TYPES od the waggons are extra low quality in this Europa!!!
Mě vždycky uchvátí, co někteří joudové dokáží vyplodit za nesmysly. Popros maminku, jestli by nebyla od té lásky a nevrazila ti pár pohlavků.
old german train
Any idea if any trains are still running today (May 2023)? I tried to make it last Summer, but got derailed in Milano when their new train information system broke down and I missed my connection to Bari and connecting ferry to Durres.
I know that right now Durres station trackside has been dug up, with the rails removed. They've started work on the new rail infrastructure project. I don't know about the rest of the country, but there was practically next to nothing running when I was there. The main Tirana station has long been demolished.
@@telewag-travel I read Tirana was demolished to move it out of the town centre and would eventually connect with the new airport line.
@@nyaromeneko4455 currently under construction the line will be electrified and the stations will be rebuilt from scratch
@@Endri- Thanks, saw the new platform and new concrete ties at Durres, and I imagine that will only go to Tirana / Airport.
I saw one today lmao
If they are short on money, why don't they care about their cars?
We use too german Halberstadt car in Hungary!