Back الجيش الألباني الملكي Arabic Albaniya Kral Ordusu Azerbaijani Ushtria Mbretërore Shqiptare Italian ალბანეთის სამეფო არმია Georgian Królewska Armia Albańska Polish Ushtria Mbretërore Shqiptare Albanian กองทัพราชอาณาจักรแอลเบเนีย Thai Arnavutluk Kraliyet Ordusu Turkish
| Royal Albanian Army | |
|---|---|
| Ushtria Mbretnore Shqiptare | |
 Flag of the Albanian Royal Army | |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Disbanded | 1939 |
| Service branches | |
| Headquarters | Tiranë, Albania |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Marshal Zogu[1] |
| Minister of Defence | Xhemal Aranitasi[2] |
| Chief of the General Staff | Gustav von Myrdacz |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18–36 |
| Conscription | 18 months |
| Reserve personnel | 29,860 |
| Deployed personnel | 15,600 |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | Fr 21.3 million (1938 est.) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers | _crowned.svg){kind=small} Kingdom of Italy[3].svg){kind=small} United Kingdom |
| Related articles | |
| History | International Gendarmerie Italian invasion of Albania |
| Ranks | Military ranks of the Albanian Kingdom |
The Royal Albanian Army (Albanian: Ushtria Mbretërore Shqiptare) was the army of the Albanian Kingdom and King Zog I of the Albanians from 1928 until 1939. Its commander-in-chief was King Zog; its commander was General Xhemal Aranitasi; its Chief of Staff was General Gustav von Myrdacz. The army was mainly financed by Italy from 1936 to 1939.[4]
- ^ Balliu, Julie. "King Zogu – Albanians in Exile". Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ Kujtim Halili: Fjalor biografik ushtarak . Tirana: 2006, p. 16 ISBN 99943-849-2-9 . ( alb. )
- ^ "LIFE Vol. 6 No. 16". Life. Time Inc. 17 April 1939. p. 20. ISSN 0024-3019.
- ^ "7 prill 1939, Udhekryqet e mbreti Zog".