Company 4000
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Company 4000, also known as Kompania 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]
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Company 4000 | |
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Albanian: Kompanija 4000 German: Kompanie 4000 | |
Active | 1949–1958 (Cold War–era) |
Country | West Germany |
Allegiance | United States |
Role | Covert operation |
Size | 250 |
Engagements | Cold War |
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