It was the oldest military education institution in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania.
[2] It was established on 8 November 1944 as a low-level training course for officers of the National Liberation Movement.
It moved to the buildings of the Military Department N. 1105 in Tirana, on what is now Myslim Keta Street.
[4] On 22–23 February 1991, a meeting of hard-line communists took place at the school, sparking rumors of a possible coup d'état.
[5][6][7][8] In 1995 the United High School of Officers reverted to the 3-year system and was renamed the Skanderbeg Military Academy (Albanian: Akademia Ushtarake "Skënderbej").