Unit Name: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
Native Name: | Batalioni i 1-rë i Këmbësorisë |
Branch: | Albanian Land Force |
Type: | Infantry |
Role: | Light infantry |
Size: | 3 companies |
Garrison: | Vau i Dejës |
Garrison Label: | Garrison |
Nickname: | b1k |
Website: | Official website |
Current Commander: | Lieutenant colonel Ali Mali |
Identification Symbol Label: | Army Shoulder sleeve insignia |
Identification Symbol 2 Label: | Infantry speciality badge |
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]