The first Albanian school was opened in Libofshë, Fier, marking the first Albanian school in all of Myzeqe, located in the triangle of Berat-Lushnjë-Vlorë.
The first issue of the newspaper "Zëri i Popullit" ("Voice of the People") (1942–1944), a political, economic, and social newspaper, was published in Tirana.
From August 26 to 29, 1943, the "Battle of Vithkuq" took place. This was the first military action involving the First Assault Brigade, the largest military formation of the Albanian National Liberation Army up to that point.