Communist Partisans, supplied with British weapons, gain control of southern Albania. Communist forces enter central and northern Albania. Communists establish provisional government with Hoxha as prime minister. Germans withdraw from Tirana, communists enter capital. Communist provisional government adopts laws allowing state regulation of commercial enterprises, foreign and domestic trade.
Communist regime begins to nationalize industry, transportation, forests, pastures.
Elections are held for the People's Assembly. Only members of the Democratic Front are permitted to participate. People's Assembly adopts new constitution. British destroyers hit mines off Albania's coast. The United Nations and the International Court of Justice condemn Albania.