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The General Staff of the Armed Forces ( GS; Albanian: Shtabi i Përgjithshëm i Forcave të Armatosura ), is the highest military structure of the Albanian Armed Forces. It was established as a joint strategic staff and functions according to NATO standards. [1] The incumbent Chief of the General Staff is Major General Arben Kingji.
World War II in Albania; Part of the European theatre and Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II: Clockwise from top left: Albanian refugees crossing the border to Yugoslavia in April 12, 1939, Ballists and Communists converse during Mukje Agreement 1943, Italian troops in Durrës, Communist Partisans fighting in Tirana 1944, Partisans march through Tirana after occupying it 28 ...
The Albanian Armed Forces ( Albanian: Forcat e Armatosura të Republikës së Shqipërisë (FARSH)) are the military of Albania and were formed after the declaration of independence in 1912. Today, it consists of the General Staff, the Albanian Land Force, Albanian Air Force and the Albanian Naval Force .
The German occupation of Albania occurred between 1943 and 1944 during World War II. Before the armistice between Italy and the Allied armed forces on 8 September 1943, Albania had been in a de jure personal union with and was de facto under the control of the Kingdom of Italy. After the armistice and the Italian exit from the Axis, German ...
Albania. In April 1939, World War II began for Albania with an invasion by Mussolini's Italy, leading to its establishment as a puppet state under Italian control. Italy's invasion was part of Mussolini's broader imperial ambitions in the Balkans. Despite initial resistance, such as the defense of Durrës by a small Albanian force, Albania ...
In Oct 1940, Albania was used as the staging point for the Italian invasion of Greece. The offensive was turned back by the Greeks, and fighting took place within Albanian borders. German intervention, however, decisively crushed the Greek forces. Upon the conclusion of the Balkans Campaign, Albania annexed the Kosovo region of Yugoslavia.
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World War II. King Zog's effort to reduce Italian control over his armed forces was insufficient to save them from quick humiliation when the Italians attacked on April 7, 1939. Although annual conscription had generated a trained reserve of at least 50,000 men, the Albanian government lacked the time to mobilize it in defense of the country.
