Royal Albanian Army

The Royal Albanian Army was the army of Albanian Kingdom and King Zogu from 1928 until 1939. Its commander-in-chief was King Zog; its commander General Xhemal Aranitasi; its Chief of Staff was General Gustav von Myrdacz. The army was mainly financed by Italy during period 1936–39.

Ranks
There were two rank systems, the first was replaced in 1936. The new ranks were used until 1939.

Cannons

 * Type 41 75 mm Mountain Gun
 * Skoda 75 mm Model 1928
 * Cannone da 65/17 modello 13

Machineguns

 * Schwarzlose MG M.07/12
 * Vickers machine gun
 * Maxim gun

Guns

 * Beretta Model 38
 * Beretta Model 1918
 * Carcano M1891
 * Mannlicher-Schönauer
 * Mosin–Nagant

Pistols

 * Glisenti Model 1910

Army

 * 780 officers + 13200 soldiers + 1620 NCO
 * Around 15000 conscripts (1939)
 * 9 military districts
 * 12 infantry battalions
 * 2 motorized infantry squadrons
 * 9 engineers companies
 * 1200 tribal officers + 29860 tribal militia


 * 204 HMG
 * 10700 carbines (Carcano M1891, Mannlicher, Mosin)
 * 1104 revolvers (Glisenti M1889)
 * 16196 rifles (Beretta Model 38 &1918)


 * 12 batteries of 65 mm Italian
 * 6 batteries of 75 mm Skoda
 * 2 batteries of 105 mm Italian
 * 2 batteries of 149 mm Italian (8 guns)
 * 1 coastal artillery battery in Durrës
 * 3 AA artillery batteries


 * Two tanks FIAT 3000B
 * Six tankettes Ansoldo CV.33
 * Armored cars: 2 Bianchi, 6 Lancia IZ

Navy

 * 158 personnel
 * 2 gunboats (ex-German minesweepers type FM=Flachgehende Minensuchboote)
 * 170 t, 43/6/1.7 m, 14 kn., 76 mm gun, 2 MG
 * Built in 1918/19, bought c. 1925.
 * "Shqipnja" (ex-FM 16) & "Skanderbeg" (ex-FM 23)
 * 4 patrolboats of Italian MAS class
 * Built & bought in 1926 in Venice
 * 46 t, 17 kn., 76 mm gun, 2 MG
 * "Tirana", "Saranda", "Durres", "Shengjin"

Air Force

 * 5 aircraft (Albatros-Fokker L45),
 * Unknown number of personnel

Gendarmery

 * 131 (officers) + 440 (NCO) + 3206 (soldiers)
 * 6 battalions (every battalion had 500 - 600 men)
 * Behind vehicles are the numbers that were in use by the Albanian army.