MANEUVERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, JULY 1952

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 27, 2011
• Sequence Number: 108
• Publication Date: June 7, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CWIDEN TIAL
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT Maneuvers of.the Armed Forces, July 1952
DATE DISTR 7J ) n e 1954
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1. "General maneuvers of the Albanian Armed Forces were held from 15 Jul to 28 Jul 52
in the Lushnje - Permet area.
2. "Before these general maneuvers each division he'.d its independent maneuvers. The
Brigades Nlbrojtjes Bre detare (Division of Coastal Defense Artillery) of Durres held
maneuvers in the Kavaje - Lushnje area from 5 May to t , a
~ Y 52. There was a regulation of the
Ministria Mbrojtjes Kofabetare (Ministry of. People's De se - MMK) that each recruit
must par icipa e 3n two ' vzsional mane-avers and two gerral army maneuvers
3. "The following units participated in the general July maneuvers;
1st Division - Tiranas
Reparti Kamsoris (Infantry units)
Repar ti Anti tanks 'Antitank units)
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4. about 25% of the full military strength of each unit listed above
took part in the 1,952 general sunmrer maneuvers.
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Reparti I?"itrolozi to and i. axim (Hea?r,~ iiaxim Nachi.ne Gun units)
iZepa_rti
Reparti Toga Drejtimit (Divisional Chief of Staff)
Reparti iibrapavia - Sek. Politik (Rear Services - `olitical section)
Reparti Kamsoris
Reparti Xhenicr
Reparti Nderlidhje
Reparti Toge Drejtimit
Rel,'rti Nhrepavia - Sek. Poli :ik
3:''! Division - G jinokaster
Reparti Kamsoris
Reparti Artilerie 76 mm (76 mm i rtiller?r unit)
Reparti Xhenior
Reparti Nderlidhje
Reparti Toge Dre jti, d.t
Reparti ilbrapavia - uek. Politik
Brigades Mbrojtjes Bregdetare
Reparti ~,rtilerie 76, 105 and 152 mm
Reparti Kamsoris
Reparti iderlidhje
Reparti Xhenier
Reparti Togo Dr,:)jtiipit
Reparti Nitrolozi To Rand Maxim
Reparti i,brapavja - Sek. Politik
Division Xhenios i; Nderlidhjes (Division of ingineers and Comrmiunications) - iraria
Repa.rti Xheniervet Rruges (Road engineers)
Reparti kLz:niervet Uravet (Bridge engineers
Reparti ;;heniervet Tendavet (Tent engineers)
Reparti I,inja Shtruesvet (Telephone linesmen
Roparti Radio Trasmetuesvet (Radio operators
Reparti Telefonistavet (Telephone operators)
Reparti 1.1brapav ja - gok. Politik
Regjimanti Tankistavet - Tirana (Tirana Tanks Regiment)
Reparti Tankstavot to Blinduem (Armored tanks)
Reparti Autoblindavet to Blinduem (Armored -vehicles)
Reparti i~Ibrapavja - ;,ok. Politik
Reparti Avia&ion - Kamsori (Infantry Units of the tir Force)
Brigada Rank Division Autonome - Shkoder (Autonomous Br.'*Lgade, Divisional l arll.)
Reparti Kamsori
Reparti Xhenior
Reparti Nderlidhje
Reparti 3hendetsise - Tirana (Units of the Medical Serviced from the Genora.].
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the follou?.ng officers were appointed. members of the
General Chief of ".toff o the maneuvers:
Major General
Major General
Major General
Major General
I?Iaj or General
idajor General
Major General
Maj or General
regir BallUku -
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ltysni i,apo
Oadik e eshi
Ot.iro oisiu
Rahman ar
Haxhi L es u.
Petrit- )ume
6. 11 The maneuvers w inspected Lnver Hoxha and Nehmet ghehu, and also by three or
four Soviet generals
7. ''The staff of the Brigades 1?1brojtjes Bregdetare - Durres for these maneuvers
consisted of:
Colonel Teki Koloneci - Chief of Staff
Major Xhemal ?en-
Captain 1st Cass Mehmet Hulosmani
major ;;etki Elezi
Lieutenant T oma Laro
Lieut. Col. Todi i Tact - Member of the ~,rtillery Section of the IM iiK
Lieutenant Ilaxhi 7 azimiri - Chief Topographer of the IOiK
Major Mehmet Tali ti - Tiem6er of the /artillery Section of the M%M.
Taliati, Naci and Strazimiri'??ere also inspec'6ors of the Brigades i.brojtjes Bregdetare.
8. "The units of the Brigades 1?Ibrojtjes bregdetare marched separately to the maneuver
area from the toims *'here they were stationed:
Durres - Artillery, Cor.L:unications, Rea;. Services, Political Section, Chief
it
I(avaj e
Vlona
g arand
of ;taf f
- Infantry, Heavy Maim Machine Guns, Engineers, Communications
- Infantry, artillery
- Infantry, Artillery
Seventy-five per cent of the total military strength of the Shkolla Artilerise 1?iorojtjes
nregdetare (Coastal Artillery School) of Durres participate . ' e nirsan i of the Sc ool
ontinu
ooc four ays to march from Durres to Fermet. They marched cously about 10 how's
a day, with a 19 minute rest every two h-:::Drs. They ::ore supposed to rest with their feet
slightly higher than their heads, lying flat on the ground. They spent three nights en
route. each kursant was dressed in summer uniform and carried German and Soviet rifles,
knapsack' and one blanket - total weiSht of 35 kgs.
9, "The maneuvers had the following theme: The Fascist-I4ionarc,ist enemy forces were
attempting to land in souirbern Albania; the Albanian people's Armed Forces were to bloc?:
any landing attempt.
10. "The headquarters for the entire maneuvers were in a forest located east of the
to-,m of Berat.
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during the maneuvers Viere seven Soviet plane:; (three engines,
sing:Le uing)0 and three Albanian planes which drooped propaganda leaflet,-?
12, "Lvery day during; the maneuvers each soldier received a Buletini 4,a'jes ?rinates
(Daily bulletin of i?Ianeuvers)? This vas printed at the rnnneuvor ZeaUuuar'ers of yerat
by the Dega Politilc of Ulf, Ar.my, The Albanian planes dropped this bulletin s1on:; uith
the propmanda leaflets.
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"Following were the military passwords used by Forces B during the a:an uverss
First battles Password - Ushtria Popullore
Counter passwor ? ri m arri
Second battles password - Luftari
Counter password - Cliri:.ttari
Third battles Paesxord - Arniata '11?iuruuse
Counter passwor - Vitoria
i;ach password had a validity of three days. A person who knew the password was antitlyd
to enter even the Pike Vroitimit of Forces B and all units of Forces B,
15. "In these maneuvers the Chief of Operations of Forces A ira;; pgaoor General Shetgot
Peci. He was assisted by tcro or these Soviet officer.-* The Chief of ?perations of ;, orcc::
B was Major General 11ahman 1,arllaku also : assisted by several.. Soviet ?of iicers, Lur i -g
the second battle , on 23 Jul an 'inspection of the Pike Vroi tiilt of ::.?c 50X1-HUM
E by Major General Sadik Bek eszi, Major General Chefget Peci, :;ajor General i'etrit
and two Joviet Colonel Goneralsa These Soviet Generals then inspected the olera n:;
from the observation post of the 1ke Vroitiniit. The :ilea Vroitiinit was a trench cup,
on a high hill. From there the staff officers directed the maneuvers. Instru?sents for "
calculating artillery fire were all located there, The trench is covered with t;yrical t"
16. "The soldiers used. Sovietwtype tents, which are the type used by the '1.bani^.n ?.r:V.
ds1 ontt tz'or%ttt trench was dug next to each tent, for protection against :,cach~nc ;pun
attack from places.