Rexhep Jusufi was a captain of the Ballist Luboten Battalion in Vardar Macedonia.

Deralla was born in Kalkandelen, Ottoman Empire (present day Tetovo, North Macedonia).

[1][2] Jusufi studied at Rome and Padua before returning to Tetovo to join the Luboten Battalion.

At the end of 1943, Rexhep Jusufi went along with Gajur Deralla and the Luboten division to Kicevo to help the Balli Kombëtar forces of Mefail Shehu against the Yugoslav partisans.

[5] En route to Kičevo, partisan forces organised an ambush at Bukovici.