Shaban Polluzha

Shaban Polluzha
Born1871 (1871)
Polluzha, Skenderaj, Ottoman Empire (now Polluzha, Skenderaj, Kosovo)
Died21 February 1945 (1945-02-22) (aged 73)
Tërstenik, Drenas, DF Yugoslavia
(now Tërstenik, Drenas, Kosovo)
Buried
Tërstenik, Drenas, Kosovo
AllegianceItalian protectorate of Albania
Albania (German client)
Service/branchRoyal Albanian Army
Years of service1941–1945
RankCommander
UnitVulnetari
CommandsBalli Kombëtar
Battles/warsWorld War II in Yugoslavia
AwardsHero of Kosovo
Hero of Albania

Shaban Mustafë Kastrati[1] (1871 – 21 February 1945), known as Shaban Polluzha, was a Kosovo Albanian military leader 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. He was killed by the Yugoslav Partisans.

  1. ^ Elsie 2010, p. 219.

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