The victims were Albanian recruits from Kosovo, who had been pressed by the Yugoslav Partisans into service. These men were then assembled in Prizren and marched on foot in three columns to Bar where they were supposed to receive short training and then sent off to the front. The march took the rugged mountain ranges of Kosovo and Montenegro to reach its destination.
The victims were Albanian soldiers forced into service by the Yugoslav Partisans. They were transported from Prizren to Bar on foot in three columns, undergoing brief training along the way. The journey was arduous and took them through challenging mountain terrain.