Fort Gjirokastër
This fort was used as prison for partisans during the Second World War. Many of them were tortured and murdered here.
A number of former prison cells have been converted into remembrance rooms for the partisans who were murdered here.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikimedia Commons (2, 3), Anne Bolijn (4, 5)
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