Royal Albanian Army

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The Royal Albanian Army was the national military force of the Kingdom of Albania, active primarily in the interwar period and notably overwhelmed during Italy’s 1939 invasion.


Statements (41)
Predicate Object
instanceOf military organization
national army
activeDuring interwar period
allegiance King Zog I of Albania
associatedWithRegime Zogist regime
branchOf Royal Albanian Armed Forces
commanderInChief Zog I of Albania
conflict Italian invasion of Albania
controlledBy Ministry of War of the Kingdom of Albania
country Kingdom of Albania
dateDefeated 1939
disestablishedAsResultOf Italian invasion of Albania NERFINISHED
dissolvedIn 1939
engagement Italian invasion of Albania (1939)
existedBeforeEvent World War II
facedEvent Italian occupation of Albania
followedBy Albanian partisan forces
People's Army of Albania
garrisonLocation Tirana
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
headquarters Tirana
historicalEra interwar Europe
historicalStatus predecessor of communist-era Albanian armed forces
languageOfCommand Albanian
notableCharacteristic limited mobilization capacity
under-equipped compared to neighboring armies
operatedIn Albania
opponent Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
Royal Italian Army NERFINISHED
partOf Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Albania
precededBy Albanian irregular forces
primaryFunction protection of Albanian sovereignty
region Balkans NERFINISHED
role land warfare
national defense
status defunct
symbolOf Albanian monarchy
timePeriod 20th century
type army
usedBy Kingdom of Albania
wasOverwhelmedBy Royal Italian Army in 1939

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Royal Albanian Army ("Royal Albanian Armed Forces")
branchOf
Italian invasion of Albania
opponentForce
Royal Albanian Army ("Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Albania")
partOf

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