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Blackshirt unit

This unit was an Italian Blackshirt unit of the Milizia Fascista Albanese formed on 18 September 1939 as an Albanian Fascist Party militia. It is listed by Nafziger as part of the Blackshirt groups that were under the command of the Italian XVII Corps during the invasion of Yugoslavia. There were at least 1,300 Albanian Blackshirts in mid-1940, per Pearson p. 11. The units consisted of Italians living in Albania and Albanians. I suggest the name be changed to Blackshirt group Skanderbeg, as the current title could easily be confused with the SS unit of the same name. Peacemaker67 (send... over) 11:45, 6 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

An article about Albanian Militia already exists. The sources I found about Skanderbeg say that this unit was part of Italian XIV Corps. Are there any sources which support your opinion that Skanderbeg combat group that attacked insurgents in Montenegro = Albanian Blackshirts? --Antidiskriminator (talk) 13:50, 6 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As I said, Nafziger p. 9 lists a "Skanderbeg" CC.NN. Ragruppamento (or grouping). As you may know, CC.NN. refers to the Blackshirts, so this was a Blackshirts group called "Skanderbeg" operating as a direct command unit with the Italian XVII Corps during the invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941. I'll see what else I can dig up. Peacemaker67 (send... over) 07:57, 7 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your reply. No, in your first comment you didn't present link to the source nor the page. As you said, the unit you referred to participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia, which was in April 1941. This article is about Skanderbeg military unit which participated in suppression of the Uprising in Montenegro in July/August 1941. Since there were many different military units named Skanderbeg, and since multiple sources used in this article refer to this unit as separate to other Black shirts units which participated in this event and part of Italian XIV Corps, not XVII Corps, it is necessary to present multiple reliable sources that directly support your opinion that Skanderbeg combat group that attacked insurgents in Montenegro = Albanian Blackshirts.--Antidiskriminator (talk) 09:14, 7 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well, to be fair, I haven't actually produced any source that states they are the same unit, I will if I find one. I'm just drawing your attention to the fact that there was a Blackshirt unit called "Skanderbeg" under Italian command a little over a year earlier. I'm not aware of there being many different units called "Skanderbeg" under Italian command. In fact, the only other "Skanderbeg" Axis unit I am aware of is the SS division. It may well be the same unit, I will investigate further and bring sources here if I can confirm one way or the other. In the meantime, given your statement about the many different units called "Skanderbeg", there is even more reason to change the article title. I suggest Skanderbeg militia (1941) as a start point for discussion. Peacemaker67 (send... over) 09:49, 7 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Can you produce any source that this unit was militia and that it existed only in 1941? --Antidiskriminator (talk) 11:23, 7 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You have that backwards. Can you produce one that says it wasn't? You've (once again) put a date range in the infobox without any source to support it. Is there a source that says it was a regular army unit? Of what army? Or that it operated in any year other than 1941? In 1942? In 1943? No? Because at the moment there isn't any source used in the article that supports any of those ideas. Regardless, the title is too generic to stand as it is. Peacemaker67 (send... over) 11:29, 7 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The source presented in the article says "gruppo regolare albanese « Skanderbeg » ". Google translate says "regular Albanian group "Skanderbeg"".
You proposed renaming of the article although you can't produce any source to support your position. Now you insist that I should present sources that prove that your position is incorrect. No doubt that you know that: The burden to demonstrate verifiability lies with the editor who adds or restores material, and is satisfied by providing a citation to a reliable source that directly supports the contribution. I can't see any constructive reason for this kind of behavior. --Antidiskriminator (talk) 11:59, 7 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, my initial proposal was premature and assumed that the Skanderbeg Blackshirt unit was the same as this one. That may yet prove to be true (your contention that there were "many" "Skanderbeg" units in WWII remains completely untested). You have now produced a translation which disputes the "militia" aspect of my second title suggestion, but nevertheless the current title remains far too generic to be acceptable under WP:TITLE. You have not responded to that aspect of my comments at all. I made a suggestion as a start point for discussion of the renaming of the article, and you completely stonewalled any discussion, despite the fact that there are exactly zero sources in the article that support any contention that the unit existed past 1941, but you added the 1941-43 range to the infobox without any source to back it up. If you prefer, I'll just RM something and we can have this discussion in front of the whole community rather than discussing it one-on-one so we can arrive at a consensus position. You choose. Peacemaker67 (send... over) 12:50, 7 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Again incorrect. The period (usually in years) when the unit was active, according to the template documentation, is added into "dates – " field, which is left empty in this infobox. The Albanian Kingdom (1939–43) is actually the name of the article about state entity, presented in the "Allegiance" field.
No doubt you know this, but you still wrote another unnecessarily harsh comment to me. Almost every single comment you write to me is unnecessarily harsh and contains violation of AGF which made editing of many articles unpleasant for me and discouraged me from further editing. In order to avoid being subjected to this kind of treatment this will be my last comment in this article. This page is removed from my watchlist, like all other pages you chased me away from. All the best.--Antidiskriminator (talk) 14:09, 7 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Yet another black mark against me, Ad. You ignore or attack my comments, create a WP:BATTLEGROUND then run. Your standard operating procedure. I'm looking forward to the day when you decide you have enough to accuse me of "personal attacks". God luck with that. Peacemaker67 (send... over) 00:06, 8 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Why is this article marked with WikiProject Serbia? Is it related how? Can i remove that from article page? --Ąnαșταη (ταlκ) 22:04, 18 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure why. I suggest you are WP:BOLD and remove it. If someone objects, you'll find out. Regards, Peacemaker67 (send... over) 00:04, 19 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I am did that. --Ąnαșταη (ταlκ) 15:56, 19 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]