1st Infantry Battalion (Albania)

Summary

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]

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
Infantry speciality
badge

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Albanian Land Force structure". www.aaf.mil.al. Albanian Armed Forces (Official website). Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-08-18.