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The Air Force of the UPSh was founded in April 1952 and consisted of 11,000 personnel. The mission of the air force was to repel the enemy at the country's borders and to defend the national airspace. In 1970 the UPSh switched from Soviet to Chinese made aircraft, which the Albanians would only use
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The largest branch was the ground forces, which took up three-quarters of the UPSh. Most of its equipment was Soviet, domestic and Chinese weaponry. The infantry brigades lacked mechanization, operating only about 130 armored vehicles. Army units were vulnerable to attack by modern fighter-bombers.
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period, was responsible for the creation and maintenance of the bunkers and came up with most of the designs for the structures, all of which were mostly dome-shaped. Although the government spent a large amount of money on the various bunkers, it had little military value compared to an organised
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The UPSh was primarily responsible for maintaining the various bunkers that were built by order of the Hoxha government. They were built during a 19-year period from 1967 to 1986, with a total of 173,371 concrete bunkers having been completed around the country by 1983. It coincided with Hoxha's
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within the military to promote an extensive political education alongside regular military training. To further increase its political control, the PPSH enlarged the conscription system by enlisting in UPSh personnel from some Albanian rural areas that were extremely loyal to the state.
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professional army, with one commentator pointing out the flaws in the project by saying, "How long could one man in each bunker hold out? How would you resupply each individual bunker? How would they communicate with each other?".
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and the Chinese, which as a result made maintenance even more difficult as the UPSh relied on Soviet/Chinese specialists who were more experienced in military technology. The number of deadly air incidents involving Soviet-made
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The equipment of the UPSh had lacked in modernization. Soviet and Chinese artillery in the ground forces inventory was towed rather than self-propelled. The Soviets had once attempted to threaten the Albanians with force, with
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and the fact that Albania was one of only two European countries which liberated itself without the direct intervention of foreign troops. Unlike the Partisans' strategy being grounded in the mountain-based
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After the World War II when the Enver Hoxha regime took power, military ranks were radically changed in looks and in naming. The original design for ranks for the UPSh came from the Soviet Union and the
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The Republican Guard of the UPSh was established after World War II as the Special Battalion of the General Staff within the People's Defense Division (DMP). In 1951, it was transferred to the
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of the UPSh was the Voluntary Forces of Popular Self-Defense (FVVP), and affiliate military structures included the Armed School Youth (RSHA) and Civil Defense of the Republic (MCR). After the
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remarking to an Albanian UPSh delegation that they would not get military equipment agreed upon beforehand, saying, "You are only in the Warsaw Pact for the time being, anyway."
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similar to the Chinese Type 65 was used all the way for ground personnel and naval officers until 1991, while sailor caps were used by the junior ratings of the Navy.
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7.62×39mm – produced locally as the ASh78-2. A marksman rifle variant is also produced and is similar to the ASh78-2 but features a scope and is known as the ASh78-3.
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publicly criticized the system in a 1974 speech and disputed the notion that Albania was under threat from its neighbors, which resulted in his accusation of a
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from 1927 to 1939, due to that country's occupation of Albania during World War II. The UPSh often sent personnel to the Soviet Union, specifically the
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by the UPSh came up, which resulted in a pro-democracy crowd gathering outside the school, prompting soldiers to fire on civilians, killing four.
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During the socialist period, the secret services purged individuals and notable alumni of western military academies, especially those in
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Our Party, with its correct stand towards the war and with its political and organizational work, has been able to create a regular army.
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The UPSh Navy was the second branch and exclusively was the coastal defense forces of the country. In 1945, a shipyard was built in
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The combined strength of the UPSh by 1990 was 48,000 troops, half of which were conscripts, with over 375,000 suited for service.
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in 1968, all UPSh personnel returned to Albania. Alumni from these academies would also be purged, including the following:
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After 1946, Albania became a part of the Eastern Bloc and under Soviet influence. In its early years, it consisted of ex-
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began to rise despite initial Albanian efforts, all of which claimed the lives of 35 Albanian pilots from 1955 to 2005.
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aimed to only utilize the UPS's resources to defend Albania's national integrity and sovereignty "at all costs".
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In February 1991, during a meeting of hardline communists at the local military academy, rumors of a possible
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shortening the lifespan of the jet engines. In 1990, the air force had 200 jets and 40 helicopters, and four
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of the UPSh despite the role of head of a nation's military traditionally being vested in the
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Colonel Joseph Zagali, the Chief Engineer of the Albanian Ministry of Defence during the
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were liberalizing their foreign policy approach to Yugoslavia and after condemning the
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in Moscow to pursue a higher military education. After the Albanian withdrew from the
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for these planes also began locally, with the first attempt being in 1961 when the
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Myre, Greg (20 May 1999). "Refugees Using Albania's Bunkers". Associated Press.
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In terms of culture, the UPSh took steps to differentiate itself from the
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for a short period of time before the collapse of relations between
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The following educational establishments operated in the country:
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similar to that of those in the PRC and the USSR in the 1930s. A
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to the Republican Guard Regiment. It is continued in the modern
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was unfolding, the UPSh switched its military alliance from the
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in the late 1960s. The People's Army used a different type of
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attempt, arrest, and execution within a year of that speech.
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Due to it being based on the original partisan war model of
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to render honors to high ranking personnel. Known as the
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In 1991 the native rank system was reestablished under
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Index

Voluntary Forces of Popular Self-Defense

Service branches

Albanian People's Ground Force

Albanian People's Navy

Albanian People's Air Force
Headquarters
Tirana
Leadership
Commander-in-chief
Enver Hoxha
Ramiz Alia
Minister of People's Defence
Enver Hoxha
Chief of the General Staff
Spiro Moisiu
Conscription
Budget
lekë
Industry
China
Soviet Union
Battles/Wars during the Cold War:
World War II in Albania
Greek Civil War
Operation Valuable
The attack on the Soviet naval presence

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