Ali Demi
Ali Demi was an Albanian hero of World War II and a communist, born in Filiates, Greece. He was killed in battle fighting German forces in Vlora, Albania in 1943.Biography
He was born in Filiates, Greece. Later Ali Demi studied at the Lyceum, in Tirana, Albania and in 1939 was participate in antifascist demonstrations. He was also between the founders of the Communist party of Albania. He was sentenced to death from Italian forces but managed to escape and joined partisan forces.
In 1943 he was killed in battle fighting German forces in Vlora, Albania.Aftermath
In May 1944, the Greek People's Liberation Army formed and named a mixed unit of both Greeks and Cham Albanians in his honor, the IV "Ali Demi" battalion of 15th regiment.
Ali Demi Street and Ali Demi in Tirana, are named after him.
