Skanderbeg 1405 – 17 January 1468 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skanderbeg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skanderbeg He has been credited with being one of the m

Skanderbeg 1405 – 17 January 1468 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skanderbeg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skanderbeg He has been credited with being one of the main reasons for delaying Ottoman expansion into Western Europe, giving the Italian principalities more time to better prepare for the Ottoman arrival. On October 27, 2005, the United States Congress issued a resolution "honoring the 600th anniversary of the birth of Gjergj Kastrioti (Scanderbeg), statesman, diplomat, and military genius, for his role in saving Western Europe from Ottoman occupation." Fully understanding the importance of the hero to the Albanians, Nazi Germany formed in February 1944, the 21st SS Division Skanderbeg, with 6,491 Kosovo Albanians.