(SANITIZED)ALBANIA - ARMED FORCES, POLITCAL, ECONOMIC AND GEOGRAPHIC SITUATION(SANITIZED)

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
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• Publication Date: October 24, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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A R M Y
L. -Order of Battle
a).2nfantrn Re~iment,~ KLTKFS
Location:
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stationed in some barracks located in thA 25X1
vi1.) age oP KOLSH(TJNG-L,f~IFFiOO).
Armament: ~ie~t Rpt urAS e~uipned wJ.th thA tbllourl.n~ armament:
SovtAt Arty Cruns~ ca7_iber 76 mm~
Soviet Morta_rs~ ePliber 107 mm~
,Soviet A. A. guns caliber 12~ 7mm~
Soviet rifles caliber 7~~2 mm~
Means of Tr?n~mortation
model 1902/30:
" 193$t
" DSI1~-193gt
'~ 191~I4;
Tti+e ~eiir~ reaimszt had IF hmerican G.B.C. trucks.
4.
(rn~nbAr unlrnoum).
The .Arty Battey did. not hP.ve
trucks becaU9A thA Rims u*erA towed by horses.
An American Jeev ura.s Assigned to the commander of the
subordinate imj_ts had about 300 mules and horses.
Strenerth
FIRST CHAPTER
ARMFA FOR.CFS
regiment. Tre regiment end other
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strength of the regiment as 900 ~).isted men.
T~ainin 't'he men of thA rAg3.ment were trained const antly.
(?r~api z~a ti on (Comno sit3.on )
~~ef?imAnt is comnosAd of the fo11o~.*ing
-Staff OfficA
PhreA Inf. RAtta]_ions ( # 12~ 93, and 125).
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-?Rt~ty Cxrotm~ including An Arty ~ ~ ~ Pn~ an A}A. Arty iTnit.
-F~hg3.neers Sections which ha.d a section of6 men.
_Signr~ls Platoon.
-Rear Echelon P7~ toon.
-Reconnaissance Platoon.
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CommRnders Commander of the Regime t from 1 Nov. 1953 till 10 Nov. 1955 wAs a 25X1
r" Lt Col) named Nebi LE, the a~m regiment vests
abolished on Novi 10~ i955, when the men of the military o~.ass 1931E were disohar8+ad~
and instead of that a new bs~ttal.i.on was ereftted. Some of the men of the abolished
regiment ?,rere di.scharged~ same other's formed the ne~a battalion stationed in KOLSH~
and the rest ?sere transfered to Army uni.t9 stationed i_n South A~ban9.a. Mnst of the
officers serving with thQt xegiment ~?rere discharged and a. few of them remained
with the new battalion in KOT,Sfi.
The firmament of he aboli~ed re~!ime~t t~s pressed -and boxed
See organization chart in he next Wage.
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b) . Ord Infer, Battalion
Locat~ln: It is atPtioned ~?rlth the Rut in KO?,SH.
~e:1t: Soviet Mach~.ne guns caliber 7,6~ ~~ t~rne MQX~M~ model 1910:
Soviet MortArs~ caliber 82 mm~ model.. 1.837:
Soviet A/T r_ ifle~ epliber !.~ 5 ~~ type PTRD~ model 1910:
Soviet light machine uizns~ cP.lib~m 762 mm~ tvoe DP
Soviet cub-~-tach~ne ~ins~
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1?( ~, fbr
each Coy)
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Soviet rifles c.Aliber 7~h2, mode]. 1.91,1,.. (m.anbar of_ z-if'~ es ltn-rnoum).
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S'ttbject battalion hAd 1~ carts.
i:hey have been included in the _~~ ~ . referinu to the Tranep. McAns of the Regiment.
3tren the
the etren~th of the ba.tta7_i.on a,s 270-?90 enli4ted men ~uicl
I,D officere.
Training The mem of the battalion wereconst~intly trained.
~~?izAtions The a,/m bw,.ttalion eras composed of he follo~?~in~ Qub-unite:
Three Inf. Cogs.
machine rrun coy.
-mortar Coy.
-A,/m rifles P1? Loon.
-Rear Echalon 8ecti.on.
Comm-ndem=,~ Cnt AI~ Islam~POCE (from 1 Gov. 1953 -end of 9u~. 1954).
~,te of the info s 1 Nov. 1953 -end of !!ua. 195..
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a). Trflininry of the enJ.isted men
The traininu ofZhe recruits does not teke *~~.^ce ~n sn~c3.~1. trPininr? ePn+,~?s,
G s s~ tc~,
Their tr?inin~ is nerforr!-ec1 to the !.snits fio tthich the~* ?xe ~~ A.fi-,ar~
renorti.n+? to the rAcrl~itinS offices.
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a). ~~inment
T~nair!ment i s^?zed +.o the recruits anon their. Ant; s}-nent.
Stmrner ter. ~~+i.nter i~nifo:!^m: '!.
Roots: ~ 1 Bair.
OaP 1,
Shirt : ~-.
Dr_. r.,
Socks: .^. niece of cloth is i.4~~ed in~tezd of sock^. ,
Fe7met: 1.
Rl~nkets: ?.
Red sheot^: ??
Food cont~iner : '!
Rau : '! .
G~ ~mP sk- 1.
Tice men of t~+e uni_ts stationed in Tir^na r~~i,r~~i ,~rmner Z~ni.form on7~.
Mi~litQxn~ Tnst~l~Qtions
~1,RnrrAcks in K~TSu
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looted in the vi_ ~nSe o. KOLSN(L14-/;,$I.~).
b~?i.ldi.n~s~ ~s folio*-..,st
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'free ~nUle storr*~ stone con ~ , ;~ th arched fbof covered t?*!. tr tip e~,
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Dimensions: 100 x 35 x l~. m.
Five ~d. sim?le stor;,?, stone constrtteted htii? din~s~ t.~ th arched roof ooverc~d
~~*Ith tiJ.ea. Di~menslons' ?() x 8 x !.~ m.
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T?1e I-?ws oft~e Rgt t?sre c~lprterec? into a lnlild3.n8 loeP.ted in to+n
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(3tol sh); the stables of the regiment Caere out of the vi?.1a3e.
'P4ro sPrin~s located tai thin the area of the barracks sut~nlied the regiment t~*ith
water, ~.ectr3.city tray Available from a pot?rer slant loca.t e~? in &~ camp.
?'he area of the barreks wa.s not s~u~rounded t?.*Ith barbel-faire. In day time the ba.rra-
eks tdP,re g!tarded tr* sentries, 4t night were dispatched patrols too,
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INT~ATRL POTITICAL SITTTnTION
ST~.TF CRG~NIZATIOAT Rr AI7MINISTR4lIflN
1. - ~~rlucation
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e~.Se~ven-.des elementsr~r school in ?~!1HAN (combined e].emPrtexrr Qnd t?nike ).
Tn RRB~DT (DK-932983) there is a 7-~*rA.des school s3_neP lq5/Y. '''his school is for the .
,children of R.AB1i?~T onw. the number of. rn~nils a^ ]_50. flS_rector of 25X1
schoo]_ is ~+. T,z~ofessor. '~esi~es him1therA area one ^chool-master ~!nc? twr~ schoo]-~i.strea
seed The vi] lane has e]_so ? kinder~arteaz. The ch3,] dren bets*een K And 43_X Are obl irrecT
to Attend the kin~ernarten.
2. -Chu'-TOh
a.).Vi_]_laaP of ~iPRAN
'.1.1 the inhabitants of B4BQJ~T are N[os] emG. '?'he Mos~[a.P of. the 25X1
vi~1,A~F isread~~ to f271 to rttins~ and there is no Ho~rhe (Mos]e~n priest). Ins*,i_te of
the efforts of. the v3.]_]~oers r~~~$+R,6t the C.P. Oraani_~a.tion
of the villaCe does not Hermit the r?-construction of~he Moscue.
PARTY ACTIVTTI~S
3. - Or~ani~ation of_the Communist Party
? ).ether. (lraan? i.n Rd,AA.li
Or~aru_2a.tr, T3~7,e (T~cAl C.P. (?r~*ani_7Ation).
-Secretar~*s Refik ~tQr~MaNCK~.
-member s: Emil RPni 'COLA..
-Ttiiat l~~t'h_ ~_G~STRA.
-Ramps ~n KA_Rn,R4.CA,~
PPOT?].P. 9 Council
-?Tze~.r FSniri A CK4.
-Sefi_ uyse~ASTRA.
~Tete ~i . e~4RnCn~
!'~ mil Benir CQI,R, Secretary: fiver Demir ~G4STR+l.
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nemocrQtic Front QraAniz~ct~a^'
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_Chief. SAli Se7mpn LZtIA. .
~'iembers: The entire no~rz7A.tion of the v;.~_i~aa~ Pxce;~t 3 f9mi.7.3_es eonsi.dered reactio-
npry.
youth c?r~~ni_z~tion
Secret~rs,~: Sefi ivsAn Af~SfiRA?
FOt? CN_gPTF??
FCON(1MIC S?TZTATION
Aaricult~re
a).Farminu CoonerAtivP of. R??~.AN
the coonarQtive of Baban has harm estab73shec~ Kince 191;4.25X1
!L7.1. the nea.sa.nts were forced to become me!mhers of the ooonerAtive~ except 3 fami7 ies
congiclered ttnlojrA.l t~o the regime; the proper. t~*t~of the eai.~ .fami_7 ies hr~s haen con~_-
gca'F ed.
The fA~inc~ nrocluction o.f the cooperative consists of ~?-hRat~ corny And ~t~.r-beet4.25X1
the totA.7. vParly nrodt~eti_on
ci. ant f. or the nonu7_A. ti_on.
The mana.ner of the cooperative is name. Ftzat ??oxh~ nrTn.STR4.
b).Farm of MATT
The Troci~icti_on of s~thiact f. Arm consists of ~?rheat n.nd a~?~Prmeets.
i s not se~ffi_-
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The ~?rork i_s ~onA hr* free 7Qborers(ndenen~lent)
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t'T~,O('a.?~P~?iC SITn!~TION
7_. - Info conc?rni.nn to~.ms end villA#es
a),Vi.118.pe of R^~ieN
hPS about 200 fami7.i.e~ an~3 a. tota?_ of 7_.00() i.nhabitant~.
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there ire more femA.7.es thin ma7 es in the viJla.~e. The vi_?_? aae i s 25X1
i.~h~bited bRr Mop? em noptt at{on. F'?_ectrici.tT* is ~vnil?b7 e frnm the hV*!~ro-electri_e
which t,~s constructed ~~ri.th the nPr.~on^? T?rork of the nonumQti.on in 7.952. Resi.rlps
their nersona7 work esch f.Ami?~~ naid 6000 lek. -dater is recei.ve~l from ~,rA7_l.[.
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