Zogist salute

[1][2] The salute is a gesture whereby the right hand is placed over the heart, with the palm facing downwards.

Under the post-war communist government of Enver Hoxha, the Zogist salute was used by dissidents as an anti-regime statement.

[3] The distinctive gesture was instituted as a salute by King Ahmad Muhtar Zog.

It was first widely used by King Zog's personal police force and was later adopted by the Royal Albanian Army.

[1] Leo Freundlich, when confronted by the Nazi greeting "Heil Hitler", would respond with a "Heil Zogu" salute, leading the German diplomats to believe it was a standard Albanian greeting.