Military ranks of Albania
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Albanian military ranks form the system of hierarchal ranks in Albania's armed forces.
Current ranks (since 2011)[]
Commissioned officers[]
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.
NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) | Student officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Albanian Land Force[1][2] |
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Gjeneral lejtant | Gjeneral major | Gjeneral brigade | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger |
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Albanian Naval Force[3][4] |
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Admiral | Nënadmiral | Kundëradmiral | Kapiten rangut I | Kapiten rangut II | Kapiten rangut III | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger
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Albanian Air Force[5][6] |
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Gjeneral lejtant | Gjeneral major | Gjeneral brigade | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger
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NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) | Student officer |
Enlisted[]
The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, navy and air force respectively.
NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Albanian Land Force[1][7] |
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Kryekapter | Kapter | Rreshter | Tetar | Nëntetar | Ushtar IV | Ushtar III | Ushtar II | Ushtar I
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Albanian Naval Force[3][8] |
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Kryekapter | Kapter | Rreshter | Tetar | Nëntetar | Ushtar IV | Ushtar III | Ushtar II | Ushtar I
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Albanian Air Force[5][9] |
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Kryekapter | Kapter | Rreshter | Tetar | Nëntetar | Ushtar IV | Ushtar III | Ushtar II | Ushtar I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 |
History[]
Albanian military insignia have undergone several periods during which their design changed radically.
The first ranks in the Albanian Armed Forces were formed in 1926 during the reign of King Zog I. His rule comprises two periods, the "Austrian" (1929-1936) and the "Prussian (generals) + Italian (other ranks)" style (1936-1939) of insignia.
During the time of Italian and German occupations of Albania their respective ranks were worn on Albanian militia uniforms.
After the Second World War, when the communist regime took power, military ranks were radically changed in looks and in naming. In the first years officers and generals wore sleeve insignia whose order was loosely based on that time's Yugoslav patterns. In 1947 a new model was introduced (both in Albania and Yugoslavia), where insignia and ranks came from the Soviet Union. This followed the traditions of Stalin's last years where insignia of all the Communist Bloc countries tended to uniformity. While most socialist countries abandoned this model soon after Stalin's death, Albania preserved it until May 1966, when military ranks were abolished altogether following Chinese example and based on doctrines of guerilla warfare.
With the fall of the communist regime the military ranks were re-established in 1991 following a Western model. However, there were several crucial changes in their design (1991, 2004 and 2011) and a few minor ones.
Royal Albanian Army (1929–1939)[]
Albanian People's Army (1946–1991)[]
Republic of Albania (1991–present)[]
1991-1999[]
- Officer
Rank group | General/flag officers | Field/senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Albanian Land Force and Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gjeneral | Gjeneral kolonel | Gjeneral lejtnant | Gjeneral major | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten i parë | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian Naval Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Admiral | Nënadmiral | Kundëradmiral | Kapiten i Rangut I | Kapiten i Rangut II | Kapiten i Rangut III | Kapiten Lejtnant I | Kapiten Lejtnant II | Lejtnant | Nënlejtnant |
- Other
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Albanian Land Force and Air Force | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kapter i parë | Kapter | Rreshter i parë | Rreshter | Tetar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian Naval Force | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miçman i parë | Miçman | Rreshter i parë | Rreshter | Tetar |
1999-2004[]
- Commissioned officers
Rank group | General/flag officers | Field/senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Albanian Land Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gjeneral | Gjeneral Kolonel | Gjeneral Lejtnant | Gjeneral Major | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten i parë | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger |
- Enlisted
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Albanian Land Force | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kapter i parë | Kapter | Rreshter i parë | Rreshter | Tetar |
- 2004-2011
Rank group | General/flag officers | Field/senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Albanian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gjeneral | Gjeneral Lejtant | Gjeneral Major | Gjeneral Brigade | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger |
References[]
- ^ a b "GRADAT, FORCA TOKËSORE" (PDF). aaf.mil.al (in Albanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ https://aaf.mil.al/english/index.php/komanda-e-ft/380-rank-insignias/1983-land-forces-ranks
- ^ https://aaf.mil.al/english/index.php/komanda-e-fd/382-rank-insignias/2034-navy-forces-ranks
- ^ a b "GRADAT, FORCA AJRORE" (PDF). aaf.mil.al (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ https://aaf.mil.al/english/index.php/komanda-e-faj/381-rank-insignias/1984-air-forces-ranks
- ^ https://aaf.mil.al/english/index.php/komanda-e-ft/380-rank-insignias/1983-land-forces-ranks
- ^ https://aaf.mil.al/english/index.php/komanda-e-fd/382-rank-insignias/2034-navy-forces-ranks
- ^ https://aaf.mil.al/english/index.php/komanda-e-faj/381-rank-insignias/1984-air-forces-ranks
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