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Liri Gero (1926–1944) was a young Albanian communist activist and resistance member during
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. Fighting along the partisan forces, she was killed in a skirmish with the
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s. For her heroism she received the title
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Life

Gero was Albanian of Aromanian descent, born in
Fier Fier (; sq-definite, Fieri) is the seventh most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Fier County and Fier Municipality. It is situated on the bank of Gjanica River in the Myzeqe Plain between the Seman in the north, the Vjos ...
, central Albania, in 1926. At a very young age she was involved with the resistance, as part of the communist cells opposing the Fascist occupation. Her home was one of the "
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s" used by the resistance members for their activities. On 14 September 1943, Gero and other 67 girls from Fier, 68 in total joined the same night the ranks of the partisans of the National Liberation Movement, a remarkable moment in the history of Albanian resistance, considering the fact that Fier had around 5,000 people at the time. Liri joined the 16th Attacking Brigade ( sq, Brigada e 16-të Sulmuese). On 6 October 1944, while fighting against the German forces along the national road in Çukas near Lushnje, she was wounded. Without the possibility to move, she continued fighting until she lost her senses. The Nazis found her unconscious. Infuriated by the non-predicted resistance of the 17-year-old, they tied her to a tree, poured
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on her, and set her on fire. She received posthumously the "People's Hero" (Heroinë e Popullit) title. Her monument resides in one of Fier's main parks since 2010. A school and a neighborhood in Fier are also named after her.


See also

* Margarita Tutulani


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gero, Liri 1926 births 1944 deaths People from Fier Albanian people of Aromanian descent 20th-century Albanian people Albanian resistance members Albanian communists Heroes of Albania Female resistance members of World War II Resistance members killed by Nazi Germany 20th-century Albanian women politicians