Company 4000, also known asKompania 4000, was a covert paramilitary organization established in West Germany in 1950, initiated by the American intelligence services in collaboration with the "Free Albania" committee and the CIA. It was initially a labour battalion.[1] Its primary mission was to deploy paratroopers into Albania to undermine and overthrow Hoxha's regime.[2]
They were initially trained in Karsfeld near Munich.[3]
| Unit Name: | Company 4000 |
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| Dates: | 1949–1958 (Cold War–era) |
| Allegiance: |  United States |
| Role: | Covert operation |
| Size: | 250 |
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| Battles: | Cold War |
| Commander: | Colonel F. H. Dunn |