On 8 November 1941, the Communist Party of Albania (later renamed the Albanian P

arty of Labour in 1948) was founded. Hoxha was chosen from the "Korca group" as
a Muslim representative by the two Yugoslav envoys as one of the seven members o
f the provisional Central Committee. From 8 April to 11 April 1942, the First Co
nsultative Meeting of Activists of the Communist Party of Albania was held in Ti
rana.[13] Enver Hoxha delivered the main report on 8 April 1942.[14]
In July 1942, Hoxha wrote a "Call to the Albanian Peasantry" and issued in the n
ame of the Communist Party of Albania.[15] The call sought to enlist support in
Albania for the war against the fascists. The peasants were encouraged to hoard
their grain, refuse to pay taxes and/or livestock levies brought by the governme
nt.[16] After the September 1942 Conference at Pez, the National Liberation Front
was founded with the purpose of uniting the anti-Fascist Albanians, regardless
of ideology or class.
By March 1943, the first National Conference of the Communist Party elected Hoxh
a formally as First Secretary. During World War II, the Soviet Union's role was
negligible.[17] On 10 July 1943, the Albanian partisan groups were organised in
regular units of companies, battalions and brigades and named the Albanian Natio
nal Liberation Army. The organization received military support from the British
intelligence service, SOE.[18] The General Headquarters was created with Spiro
Moisiu as the commander and Hoxha as political commissar. Communist partisans in
Yugoslavia had a much more practical role, helping to plan attacks and exchangi
ng supplies, but communication between them and the Albanians was limited and le
tters would often arrive late, sometimes well after a plan had been agreed upon
by the National Liberation Army without consultation from the Yugoslav partisans
.