Military_ranks_of_Albania
The Military ranks of Albania are the military insignia used by the Albanian Armed Forces.
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Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Gjeneral lejtant | Gjeneral major | Gjeneral brigade | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Admiral | Nënadmiral | Kundëradmiral | Kapiten rangut I | Kapiten rangut II | Kapiten rangut III | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gjeneral lejtant | Gjeneral major | Gjeneral brigade | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Kryekapter | Kapter | Rreshter | Tetar | Nëntetar | Ushtar IV | Ushtar III | Ushtar II | Ushtar I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kryekapter | Kapter | Rreshter | Tetar | Nëntetar | Ushtar IV | Ushtar III | Ushtar II | Ushtar I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[4]
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.
1966–1991
On April 22, 1966, the military ranking system of the Armed forces of the People's Republic of Albania, was officially abolished by the order nr. 0227 "Mbi heqjen e gradave" of the Minister of People's Defence, Beqir Balluku,in accordance with the Nr. 4113 decree edicted by the Presidium of the People's Assembly on 7 March 1966.
1991–1999
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| Gjeneral | Gjeneral kolonel | Gjeneral lejtnant | Gjeneral major | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten i parë | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Albanian Naval Force |
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| Admiral | Nënadmiral | Kundëradmiral | Kapiten i Rangut I | Kapiten i Rangut II | Kapiten i Rangut III | Kapiten Lejtnant I | Kapiten Lejtnant II | Lejtnant | Nënlejtnant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Other
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| Kapter i parë | Kapter | Rreshter i parë | Rreshter | Tetar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albanian Naval Force |
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| Miçman i parë | Miçman | Rreshter i parë | Rreshter | Tetar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2004
- Commissioned officers
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| Gjeneral | Gjeneral Kolonel | Gjeneral Lejtnant | Gjeneral Major | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten i parë | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gjeneral | Gjeneral Kolonel | Gjeneral Lejtnant | Gjeneral Major | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten i parë | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Enlisted
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| Albanian Land Force
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2004–2011
- Commissioned officers
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| Gjeneral | Gjeneral Lejtant | Gjeneral Major | Gjeneral Brigade | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gjeneral | Gjeneral Lejtant | Gjeneral Major | Gjeneral Brigade | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Admiral | Nënadmiral | Kundëradmiral | Kapiten i Rangut I | Kapiten i Rangut II | Kapiten i Rangut III | Kapiten Lejtnant | Lejtnant | Nënlejtnant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Enlisted
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