1st Infantry Battalion (Albania)

1st Infantry Battalion
Batalioni i 1-rë i Këmbësorisë
Country  Albania
Branch Albanian Land Force
Type Infantry
Role Light infantry
Size 3 companies
Garrison Vau i Dejës
Nickname(s) b1k
Website Official website
Insignia
Army Shoulder
sleeve insignia
Infantry speciality
badge
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]

See also

References

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


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