The gendarmerie during the war period

After the fascist invasion on the 7th of April 1939, the Royal’s Gendarmerie Force was dissolved and became part of the Police Force according to the law of the 10th of May 1939. The place of the gendarme was taken by the policeman. The rules for the operation of the new Force were defined by the decree dated April the 6th 1940. The policemen ensured public order, freedom of citizens, the inviolability of their private and public property, observed the respecting of laws, etc.

On August the 31st 1939 the vicegerent issued the decree to establish the Albanian Organ of the Armed Police. This took care of the implementation of laws and regulations of the state and of the local government, assisted in disaster cases, and cooperated with all the police services.

On September 18th 1939, Jacomon signed the decree for creating the fascist militia, one of the first organizations of the Albanian Fascist Party. This structure was part of the National Security Volunteer Militia. This militia “ensured the development of fascist revolution”. The fascist militia was organized in a command and distributed in 4 regions and 10 coorti.

After the weakening of the fascist power, there were taken steps to recreate the gendarmerie. Among the reforms of the beginning of 1943, was noted the beginning of work on the formation of the Organ of the Royal Gendarmerie (ORG). Jacomon’s decree dated February the 5th 1943 authorized the Albanian Government to create the ORG to perform all the judicial, administrative and political duties of the police that until then were exercised by the Royal’s Police Force.

On the 8th of March 1943, as promised, it was established The Royal’s Gendarmerie Force with the intent “to care for the public safety and regulation and to spy for the respecting of laws and regulations”. That was one of the armed forces and in case of war would cooperate with the military forces.

The end of 1944 would eventually wipe of the Force of the Gendarmerie in Albania.