In January 1920, after the establishment of the government in the Lushnjë Congress, the staff structure was restored and was headed by Lieutenant Colonel Ali Shefqet Shkupi.

On 7 April 1939, as a result of the Italian invasion of Albania, the Albanian Armed Forces General Staff ceased to exist.

In July 1943, the Partisan General Staff of the Albanian National Liberation Army was formed in Elbasan County.

Although it did not have the traditional structure of a regular army headquarters, it had its own originality and organizational features, consisting of experienced military and non-military commanders.

They are able to fulfill the constitutional mission of safeguarding the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country, supporting and protecting the civilians in time of peace, crisis and war, contributing for the peace and security in the region and beyond, and supporting or engaging in the process of Euro-Atlantic integration and cooperation and other regional initiatives in the field of security.