Liri Gero

Liri Gero (1926–1944) was a young Albanian communist activist and resistance member during World War II.

At a very young age she was involved with the resistance, as part of the communist cells opposing the Fascist occupation.

[1] 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.

On 6 October 1944, while fighting against the German forces along the national road in Çukas near Lushnje, she was wounded.

Infuriated by the non-predicted resistance of the 17-year-old, they tied her to a tree, poured gasoline on her, and set her on fire.