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Military of Albania

Military of Albania
Emble of Armed Forces
CountryAlbania
NameAlbanian Armed Forces
Native NameForcat e Armatosura të Republikës së Shqipërisë
CaptionEmble of Armed Forces
Caption2Structure of the Army
Founded1912
BranchesJoint Support Command
Joint Forces Command
Training and Doctrine Command
HeadquartersTirana
Commander-in-chiefBamir Topi
Commander-in-chief TitlePresident
MinisterArben Imami
Minister TitleMinister of Defense
CommanderMaksim Malaj
Age19
Available1,857,591 (2010 est.)
Fit1,571,050 (2010 est.)
Reaching67,104
Active16,500+
Reserve35,000+
DeployedAfghanistan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chad
foremly:
Iraq
Percent GDP2% (2011)
Domestic SuppliersMEICO
Foreign SuppliersUSSR
China
Turkey
Germany
Italy
HistoryRoyal Albanian Army (1928-1939)
Albanian People's Army (1945-1991)

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The Albanian Armed Forces (AAF) ( (FARSH)) is the armed forces of Albania, first formed after independence in 1912. Today it is made up of the General Staff Headquarters, the Albanian Joint Forces Command, the Albanian Support Command and the Albanian Training and Doctrine Command.

The Albanian Joint Forces Command Headquarter is situated in Durrës. This Command includes all the Operational Forces of the Albanian Navy Brigade, the Albanian Air Brigade, an Infantry Rapid Reaction Brigade plus a Commando Regiment, and the Area Support Brigade.

The Albanian Army is mostly supported by the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, the United Kingdom, Greece, Turkey, Switzerland, Denmark and Belgium.

Since the last years and after several major re-equipment programs, the Albanian Armed Forces launched a 10-year reform program sponsored and supervised by the U.S. Department of Defense to become technologically advanced and fully professional by 2011. The new military is expected to consist of about 14,500 troops, trained to NATO standards.

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The 2nd Panzer Division (XVIII Mountain troops) entered Yugoslavia from the east on the morning of April 6, and advanced westward through the Strimon Valley. It encountered little enemy resistance, but was delayed by road clearance demolitions, mines, and muddy roads. Nevertheless, the division was able to reach the objective of the day, the town of Strumica. As the invading Germans advanced deep into Greek territory, the Greek First Army operating in Albania was reluctant to retreat. General Wilson described this unwillingness as "the fetishistic doctrine that not a yard of ground should be yielded to the Italians." It was not until April 13 that the first Greek elements began to withdraw toward the Pindus mountains. The Allies' retreat to Thermopylae uncovered a route across the Pindus mountains by which the Germans might flank the Greek army in a rearguard action. An SS regiment was given the mission of cutting off the Greek First Army's line of retreat from Albania by driving westward to the Metsovon pass, and from there to Ioannina. On April 14, heavy fighting took place at Kastoria pass, where the Germans blocked the Greek withdrawal. The withdrawal extended across the entire Albanian front, with the Italians in hesitant pursuit. On April 20, the commander of the Greek forces in Albania, General Georgios Tsolakoglou, realized the hopelessness of the situation and offered to surrender his army, which then consisted of fourteen divisions.[ World War II historian John <b>...</b>
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