1st Infantry Battalion (Albania)

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]

1st Infantry Battalion
Batalioni i 1-rë i Këmbësorisë
Country Albania
BranchAlbanian Land Force
TypeInfantry
RoleLight infantry
Size3 companies
GarrisonVau i Dejës
Nickname(s)b1k
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
Current
commander
Lieutenant colonel Ali Mali
Insignia
Army Shoulder
sleeve insignia
Infantry speciality
badge

See also

References

  1. "Albanian Land Force structure". www.aaf.mil.al. Albanian Armed Forces (Official website). Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-08-18.


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