Kadri Breza

Kadri Bazi Breza (1880–1943) was an Albanian freedom fighter during the Albanian National Awakening. He is known for beheading Serbian officer Bašić.[1][2]

Kadri Bazi Breza
Bornc.1880
Brezë, Karadak Vilayet of Kosovo
Died1943
Karadak
NationalityAlbanian
Occupation(s)Freedom fighter, guerrilla fighter
Known forParticipation in the Battle of Kaçanik
Armed resistance against Serbian army in 1912

Life

Kadri Bazi Breza was an ethnic Albanian, born in the village Brezë, located in the Karadak region. Before the First Balkan War, he participated in the Battle of Kaçanik and the Capture of Skopje by Albanian troops during the Albanian Uprising of 1912.[2] During the First Balkan War, Serbian forces captured Villages in the Karadak region, under them Kadri Breza's village. During that time a Serbian officer named Bašić with his unit composing of 300 men committed murders in the village, it was there when Bašić wanted to rape a local girl.[2] Kadri Breza heard the cries for help by the local girl and armed with a axe approached the Serbian commander, beheading him in front of all his men.[2] Surprised by this, the entire Serbian unit fled the village.[2] Kadri Breza then went into hiding in the mountains, where he was never caught by the Serbian Authorities.[3]

Legacy

In Karadak Kadri Bazi Breza is celebrated as a hero, who defended the Honour of the Albanians.[3]

A Monument to him is located in his home village of Brezë.[3]

The Hasanbeg-Aračinovo road is named after him.[2]

References
  1. "U Brestu Skopske Crne Gore: Sekira koja je obezglavila srpskog oficira, simbol sela".
  2. Loku, Qëndresa (2021-03-30). "Ja si do ta ketë emrin rruga Hasanbeg-Haraçinë". Pa Censurë. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  3. "(VIDEO) SKANDALOZNI SPOMENIK ZLOČINU: Sekira koja je ubila srpskog oficira simbol albanskog sela". kurir.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
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