Royal Border Guard (Albania)

Royal Border Guard
Roja Mbretërore e Kufirit
Active 1928 - 1939
Country  Albania
Allegiance Royal Albanian Army
Branch Border Guard
Type Defence force
Role Protection of the Country
Size 91 officers, 222 NCOs and 1,500 soldiers
Headquarters Tiranë
Engagements Italian Invasion of Albania
Disbanded 1939
Commanders
Commanding officer Col. Ali Rizaja Topalli
Second-in-command Lt.Col. Enrico Palondrit

The Royal Border Guard (Albanian: Roja Mbretërore e Kufirit) existed from 1928 to 1939 as part of the Royal Albanian Army.

Structure

The force consisted of five battalions (commanders listed as of April 7, 1939):

The Border Guard had a statutory strength of 91 officers, 222 NCOs and around 1,500 men, in 14 companies of 48 platoons subdivided into 119 squads, and probably had more or less that strength on the eve of the invasion. The Guard was more of a fiscal or customs police than a military arm, and was incorporated into the Italian Guardia di Finanza after the invasion.

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