Gajur Deralla
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| Born | January 1, 1909 Kalkandelen, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1943 (aged 34) Bukovici, Albania (under Nazi Germany) |
| Allegiance | Albania (under Fascist Italy & Nazi Germany) |
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Royal Albanian Army Royal Italian Army Balli Kombëtar |
| Years of service | 1941-1943 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | National Liberation War of Macedonia |
Gajur Dëralla was captain of the Luboten Battalion. The Luboten Battalion was a military division of the Balli Kombëtar which operated in Albania under Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany .
Dëralla was born in Kalkandelen in 1909. Gajur was the son of Albanian patriot Mehmet Pashë Dërralla and brother of Halim Dëralla, involved in Albania's independence movement, and Hysen Dëralla, who would become a Major of the Luboten Battalion. Dëralla studied at the Yugoslav military academy. During his years at the military academy, Dëralla came into contact with Italian intelligence agency, OVRA. Deralla left the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and fled to Albania. In Albania, Dëralla enlisted as a regular soldier in the Royal Albanian Army. On April 12, 1939, Italy occupied Albania. After the Italian occupation of Albania, Deralla became an Officer in the Royal Italian Army.
In 1941, Italian forces occupied Vardar Banovina. Dëralla returned to Tetovo, where he joined the Luboten Battalion as a Captain. The Battalion was responsible for securing the region from resistance groups, i.e. Yugoslav partisans. With the capitulation of Italy in 1942, Nazi Germany took control of the region.
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