Company 4000
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. Its primary mission was to deploy paratroopers into Albania to undermine and overthrow Hoxha's regime.
They were initially trained in Karsfeld near Munich.
| Company 4000 | |
|---|---|
| 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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