MILITARY INFORMATION.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007900730001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 25, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 10, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

cu"SSTICYI fP0 25X1A
Approved For Flyer P82-00470_
COUNTRY
Albania
DATE DISTR.
10 AUG 51
SUBJECT
Military Infox ation
NO. OF WAGES
2
PLACE 25X1 A
ACQUIRED
NO. OF ENCLS.
c+ IS1 tD BELOW)
DATE OF
INFO.
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPOT No.
The Albanian army has been expanded from two inf ai t rr { l e .alas to four.
Informant bel-levee that at the procent time the forces is er 5hrrs is ~ ffi
.l
i militia and polite amount bet en 80j000 anil ' M o n .
2. Old weapons used the army are being teadily- repl~a w' ,d by C6 i;.st eqtni.p-
m . Wforms an4 insignia are now the some as In thr R S e t
Militia and police (sic -presumably Sigurimi, F : ut Br. .g &s and I t
r
Police or Pc l.? ci Ja) -waits receive treatment and food i dc. G superi.(x
to thoor of the axe.
3. Soviet officers and enlisted men are not seen it publi"-, b "ormant be-
lieves that about 1000 cf them are in Albania as :1nstr-.et9re and techrii.-.
clans.
Since 19349, all officers have been sent to the Moscow nilita sch ? ' (sic
Political fidelity is c >nsidered of more Importance in an otf icer than
profeestona:? competence, Those w h o are considered co r_: le- ell ):xus0 . tY
are,, in ge al, sent t1 the A-unze t ..ice Acaew , dos COW. Aspirantss
(offiew candidates) we sent to the Enver Hoxha f iili x7 Academy. Tir -ttnn.
5. An Albanian division Is composed as foll.o s
a. Division headq .mere
b. Two or three infantry regiments.
c. One artillery regiment
d. One anti-aircraft battalion?
a. One anti--tank battalion.
f. One fortifications company (sic - engineers?
g, One caserauui.cations company,
b. One transport battalion.
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6 Other tanita, such as t b? 11th Ctxoinunications Rog ret, are available t
the High 'ozma
7. The l at : ntx Divf.si Is garriscned in Ti.rt ana ,
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C etatea that the A." Ix i Ar consists
o t a Pantry .. vi,3iotaa and tvo indep ndent brig" jde)3 with a tai
stx `a of 40,U 0 a 45 OOO r> Also far ti e is thee Security
25X1 A Corps {Bor. .F:r Guard , P =suit 13ri maw gn-ar Poke) with a force
of. 1O9O3O app Ira 4 d itieaz -reported an : bmr State
Securit,' Division =-,d an Auxiliary Division bath o a hi y if
uWY
are not idottical il'th the Seourit Corm, montiou moves, au r nt
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other. 17,,000 n ns If x he B4,7 t,.rl , a a'rgth
of 800 ' n and the Cosa , Doferi,,;e with 4 3CO =aen a-,v In-
cluded In the grand total of Tien under arms in. Ail oni ." the s-M r p-
proachv ,OX n en, The aot l fo ati n of a fourth d2o_visim 4,18
25X1A not be= t?though.- d as nentlon t 1m paaa:tbility of
the fora Lion of tY ?ee additionel d :z}iaeon with a combined et g
of %bo'. , 30,00O : x: n,
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