Shaban Polluzha

Shaban Polluzha
Born	1871 (1871) Polluzha, Skenderaj, Ottoman Empire (now Polluzha, Skenderaj, Kosovo)
Died	21 February 1945 (1945-02-22) (aged 73) Tërstenik, Drenas, DF Yugoslavia (now Tërstenik, Drenas, Kosovo)
Buried	Tërstenik, Drenas, Kosovo
Allegiance	Italian protectorate of Albania Albania (German client)
Service / branch	Royal Albanian Army
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Commander
Unit	Vulnetari
Commands	Balli Kombëtar
Battles / wars	World War I Kachak Movement World War II Battle for Novi Pazar Kosovo Uprising (1945) Drenica Uprising (1945) †
Awards	Hero of Kosovo Hero of Albania

Shaban Mustafë Kastrati^[1] (1871 – 21 February 1945), known as Shaban Polluzha, was a Kosovo Albanian military leader of Drenica Bagade which was formed in December 1944 to support the 6th Albanian communist Brigade during World War II.^[2] He served in the Royal Albanian gendarmerie and as a commander of the Vulnetari militia. He was briefly a member of the Balli Kombëtar.