Rugova massacre
The Rugova massacre was a series of killings of Albanians committed by the forces of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in the Rugova region on February 16, 1919.[1] The soldiers massacred a total amount of 432 Albanians. The report was compiled for the Kosovo Committee in exile by two priests who handed it to the British Brigadier General George Fraser Philips, head of the British Military Control Commission in Albania and Montenegro, in Shkodra. The survivors fled into the Gjakova Highlands in Albania.[2][3][4]
| Rugova massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rugova, Kosovo |
| Coordinates | 42.2513°N 20.210°E |
| Date | 16 February, 1919 |
| Target | Albanians, |
Attack type | Mass killing |
| Deaths | 432 |
| Perpetrators | Forces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
References
- The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art. Chawton publishing Company, Limited.
- Haxhihasani, Qemal; Xhagolli, Agron; Shqipërisë), Instituti i Kulturës Popullore (Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të. Folklor kosovar (in Albanian). Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqipërisë, Instituti i Kulturës Popullore.
- "Statistics of the Rugova Massacre". www.albanianhistory.net.
- Prifti, Kristaq. The Truth on Kosova. Encyclopaedia Publishing House.
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