Albanian Commemorative Medal taken to retreat southwards, through the mountains of Albania toward the Adriatic coast. From there, the Army was transported to safety on the Greek island of Corfu. King Petar I and Prince-Regent Aleksandar I shared the terrible ordeal of their Army. Albanian Commemorative Medal The Commemorative Medal for the withdrawal of the Serbian army through Albania (), known as the Albanian Commemorative Medal (Албанска споменица) is a single-classed military medal awarded to all Serbian military personnel and civilians who retreated through Albania in the winter of 1915/16 during World War I. It was instituted on 5 April 1920 by the
Albanian Regiment (France) (Ducca Zappa). In 1813 the Regiment was re-organized and its force was reduced from six to two battalions. Its staff was as follows: The same year some men from the Albanian Regiment were transferred to the newly reorganised Mameluke Regiment. After the islands came under the control of the British Empire in 1814 the regiment was initially reformed but in 1815 it was disbanded and many of the men were transferred to units organized by the British. According to Boppe the Albanian Regiment deserves some attention only because it had in its ranks many heroes of the subsequent Greek Revolution