1st Infantry Battalion (Albania)

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1st Infantry Battalion
Batalioni i 1-rë i Këmbësorisë
Country Albania
BranchAlbanian Land Force
TypeInfantry
RoleLight infantry
Size3 companies
GarrisonVau i Dejës
Nickname(s)b1k
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
Current
commander		Lieutenant colonel Ali Mali
Insignia
Army Shoulder
sleeve insignia
Albanian Land Forces insignia.svg
Infantry speciality
badge
Albanian infantry.svg
Albanian Infantry Battalions
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2nd Infantry Battalion

The 1st Infantry Battalion (Albanian: Batalioni i 1-rë i Këmbësorisë, b1k) is one of the three infantry battalions, along with the b2k and b3k, part of the Albanian Land Force.
The b1k it is based in Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County. It consists on 3 companies, with 100 – 130 soldiers each, with a total of about 700 effective as a whole battalion. Normally they fall under the command of Land Force Command and Staff.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Albanian Land Force structure". www.aaf.mil.al. Albanian Armed Forces (Official website).


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