• Source: Royal Guard of Albania

The Royal Guard (Albanian: Garda Mbretërore) was from 1928 till 1939 and was part of the Royal Albanian Army.




History


Kingdom of Albania
On 1 September 1928, President Ahmet Zogu became Zog I, King of the Albanians and the Republican Guard changed its name to the "Royal Guard of Albania", with Captain Hysen Selmani appointed as its first commandant.
While half the army was deployed around the capital to protect the central government from civil unrest, the Royal Guard was to protect the King from assassination and military coups.
Exile

During The 1970's, hundreds of former members of the Albanian Royal Guard would go on to fight in the Rhodesian Bush War for Rhodesia under King Zog's son, Leka Zogu.
It’s believed that Leka Zogu asked Ian Smith, the Rhodesian Prime Minister, for help in staging a coup to take back power in Communist Albania. Smith declined, as the last thing he needed was being accused of financing a likely disastrous military coup in the highly militarized country of Albania.
The guard would later form what is now the Republican Guard.




Structure


In April 1939 this reportedly had a strength of 926 officers and men:

HQ
Ceremonial Company
Infantry Battalion (21 Officers; 37 Sub-Officer; 412 Guards)
HQ
4 Rifle Companies
Artillery Battery (4 Officers; 8 Sub-Officer; 140 Guards, 59 horses)
Cavalry Squadron (71-91 Officers)
HQ
3-4 Troops
Royal Guards Band (34 musicians)
Depot (1 Officer; 39 Guards)




See also


People's Socialist Republic of Albania
Republican Guard (Albania)




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