Military ranks of Albania

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The Military ranks of Albania are the military insignia used by the Albanian Armed Forces.

## Current ranks (since 2011)

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### Commissioned officer ranks

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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1

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Albanian Land Force[1]

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Gjeneral lejtant | Gjeneral major | Gjeneral brigade | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger
Albanian Naval Force[2]

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Admiral | Nënadmiral | Kundëradmiral | Kapiten rangut I | Kapiten rangut II | Kapiten rangut III | Kapiten lejtnant | Lejtnant | Nënlejtnant
Albanian Air Force[3]

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Gjeneral lejtant | Gjeneral major | Gjeneral brigade | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger
NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1

### Other ranks

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The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

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 Land Force[1]

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Kryekapter | Kapter | Rreshter | Tetar | Nëntetar | Ushtar IV | Ushtar III | Ushtar II | Ushtar I
Albanian Naval Force[2]

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Kryekapter | Kapter | Rreshter | Tetar | Nëntetar | Ushtar IV | Ushtar III | Ushtar II | Ushtar I
Albanian Air Force[3]

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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

## History

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See also: Military ranks of the Albanian Kingdom and Military ranks of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania

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

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On 22 April 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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Officer
Rank group  | General / flag officers  | Senior officers  | Junior officers

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Albanian Land Force and Air Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gjeneral | Gjeneral kolonel | Gjeneral lejtnant | Gjeneral major | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten i parë | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger |
Albanian Naval Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Admiral | Nënadmiral | Kundëradmiral | Kapiten i Rangut I | Kapiten i Rangut II | Kapiten i Rangut III | Kapiten Lejtnant I | Kapiten Lejtnant II | Lejtnant | Nënlejtnant |

Other
Rank group  | Senior NCOs  | Junior NCOs  | Enlisted

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Albanian Land Force and Air Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia
| Kapter i parë | Kapter |  | Rreshter i parë | Rreshter | Tetar |
Albanian Naval Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia
| Miçman i parë | Miçman |  | Rreshter i parë | Rreshter | Tetar |

### 1999–2004

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Commissioned officers
Rank group  | General / flag officers  | Senior officers  | Junior officers

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Albanian Land Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gjeneral | Gjeneral Kolonel | Gjeneral Lejtnant | Gjeneral Major | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten i parë | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger |
Albanian Air Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gjeneral | Gjeneral Kolonel | Gjeneral Lejtnant | Gjeneral Major | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten i parë | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger |

Enlisted
Rank group  | Senior NCOs  | Junior NCOs  | Enlisted

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Albanian Land Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia
| Kapter i parë | Kapter |  | Rreshter i parë | Rreshter | Tetar |
Albanian Air Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia
| Kapter i parë | Kapter |  | Rreshter i parë | Rreshter | Tetar |

### 2004–2011

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Commissioned officers
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Albanian Land Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gjeneral | Gjeneral Lejtant | Gjeneral Major | Gjeneral Brigade | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger
Albanian Naval Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Admiral | Nënadmiral | Kundëradmiral | Kapiten i Rangut I | Kapiten i Rangut II | Kapiten i Rangut III | Kapiten Lejtnant | Lejtnant | Nënlejtnant
Albanian Air Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gjeneral | Gjeneral Lejtant | Gjeneral Major | Gjeneral Brigade | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger

Enlisted
Rank group  | Senior NCOs  | Junior NCOs  | Enlisted

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Albanian Land Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia
| Kapter i parë | Kapter |  | Rreshter i parë | Rreshter | Tetar |
Albanian Naval Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia
| Kapter i parë | Kapter |  | Rreshter Katëri | Rreshter | Tetar |
Albanian Air Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia
| Kapter i parë | Kapter |  | Rreshter i parë | Rreshter | Tetar |

## References

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1. ^ a b "GRADAT, FORCA TOKËSORE" (PDF). aaf.mil.al (in Albanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
2. ^ a b "GRADAT, FORCA DETARE" (PDF). aaf.mil.al (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
3. ^ a b "GRADAT, FORCA AJRORE" (PDF). aaf.mil.al (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
4. ^ Keefe, Eugene K.; Elpern, Sarah J.; Giloane, William; Moore Jr., James M.; Peters, Stephen; White, Eston T. (1982). "Internal and External Security". Albania: a country study. pp. 180–181\. LCCN 73-609651. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

## External links

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* "Albania". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

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Africa|

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* South Sudan
* Sudan
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* Uganda
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States with
limited recognition|

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

Former|

* People's Republic of Angola
* Biafra
* Bophuthatswana
* Ciskei
* Kingdom of Egypt
* Ethiopian Empire
* Katanga
* People's Republic of Mozambique
* Rhodesia
* South West Africa
* Transkei
* Venda
* Zaire

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Apartheid States in Southern Africa

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
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* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
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* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Paraguay
* Peru
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* Suriname
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* United States
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* Army
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* Air Force
* Coast Guard
* Enlisted:
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Coast Guard
* Other:
* Marine Corps
* Space Force
* Warrant officer
* Opposing forces
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Former|

* Canada (pre-Unification)
* Confederate States of America
* Union
* Army
* Navy
* Costa Rica
* Republic of Cuba
* Empire of Brazil
* Panama
* Republic of Texas
* Army
* Navy
* United States Army enlisted
* World War I
* World War II

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* PR of China
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Rocket Force
* Armed Police
* India
* Army
* Air Force
* Navy
* Coast Guard
* Border Roads Organisation
* Paramilitary forces
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Korea
* North
* South
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Marines
* Civil Armed Forces
* Maritime Security Agency
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Coast Guard
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

States with
limited recognition|

* Abkhazia
* Palestine
* South Ossetia
* Taiwan (Republic of China)

Former|

* Artsakh
* China
* Empire
* Republic (1912–1949)
* Dutch East Indies
* East Turkestan (Second Republic)
* People's Republic of Kampuchea
* Imperial Iran
* Imperial Japan
* Army
* Navy
* Korea
* Empire
* Liberation Army
* Kingdom of Laos
* Manchukuo
* Mengjiang
* Mongolian People's Republic
* Vietnam
* State
* South
* South Yemen
* Tibet
* Tuva

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Europe|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Home Guard
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Army
* Navy
* Gendarmerie
* Air and Space Force
* Foresters
* Germany
* Georgia
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Land Forces
* Coast Guard
* Ireland
* Italy
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Carabinieri
* Finance Guard
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* North Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Cossacks
* Between 1994 and 2010
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Officers:
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Other:
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Vatican

States with
limited recognition|

* Kosovo
* Northern Cyprus
* Transnistria

Former|

* Albania
* Kingdom
* People's Socialist Republic
* Austria–Hungary
* Army
* Navy
* Bulgaria
* Kingdom
* People's Republic
* Independent State of Croatia
* Czechoslovakia
* German Empire
* Weimar Republic
* Nazi Germany
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* East Germany
* Kingdom of Greece
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* France
* Napoleonic Grand Army
* Hungary
* Kingdom
* People's Republic
* Italy
* Kingdom
* Social Republic
* Ottoman Empire
* Polish People's Republic
* Republika Srpska
* Romania
* Kingdom
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* Slovakia (First Republic)
* Soviet Union
* 1918–35
* 1935–40
* 1940–43
* 1943–55
* 1955–91
* Spain
* 2nd Republic
* State
* Yugoslavia
* Kingdom
* Socialist Federal Republic
* Federal Republic

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Language|

| Anglophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

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Arabophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Francophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Gendarmerie
* Officers
* Enlisted

Hispanophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Lusophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Military police
* Officers
* Enlisted

Post-Soviet states|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Commonwealth of Nations|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

European Union|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

NATO|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air Force
* Officers
* Enlisted

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* Star ranking
* WWI
* Officers
* WWII
* Officers
* Women's services
* Marine forces
* Space forces
* Gendarmeries
* UK and US

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