right after the italian invasion of albania shantoja returned to albania, and held a mass at the st. stephen's cathedral, shkodër. on september 28, 1939 he held a speech in the occasion of the new fascist flag of albania, and, during the same year, he moved to tirana, along with his mother. on march 12, 1940, shantoja was in naples and then in egypt, where he met with the albanian community and held there several speeches, which prompted the creation in cairo and aleksandri of the first albanian fascist cells. on november 8, 1940, the "tomorri magazine" reported an article on a meeting held in shkodër, where shantoja held a fired up speech.