FRUNZE MILITARY ACADEMY, MOSCOW

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CIA-RDP80-00809A000600010004-2
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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December 22, 2016
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January 20, 2011
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4
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Publication Date: 
March 28, 1951
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/20: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600010004-2 REPORT NO, OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. T H I S IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION _ Most of the students were Soviet Mayors and. Lieutenant Colonels with Work. War II experience who desired. to reach positions on the General Staff level. There were also a few off . re from Bulgaria, Poland and Yugoslavia. All non-Soviet students were requirad to wear the some Red Army uniforms as the Soviet officers. The building was modern: about 300 feet long, with 10 or 12 floors, central heating, excellent lighting, and a te3vphone in nearly every room. 2. The Academy's purpose was to educate officers at General Staff level. The regular course lasted for a three-year period. Every class was divided into several groups of not more than 12 to lk students so that every student could receive individual iantruction. The daily program was as follows: ) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/20: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600010004-2 Breakfast Classes Lunch Classes Dinner St%Aies and preparation Late Dinner The students were permitted to leave the Academy only on Saturday. A high degree of security was maintained, and no papers pertaining to the courses cotl.d. be taken from the building. There were strict examinations every six months, and any officers usable to keep abreast were transferred forthwith. 3. The Academy was divided into different departments along the lines of civilian universities. Each department concerned itself with a specific military specialty, such as Infantry, General Tactics, Artillery, etc. Each department wan headed up by at least a Corps General. For the most part, these departmental chiefs were generals who comer Jed a Corp. during the wax. Each department bad from 2 to 25 SUBJECT Frunze Military Afia457y, Moscow COUNTRY USER . f .n....1.1118. fliH..I.. ........... l.. ttlL . r t I. r.. . I... ....t.. .If.1. r.1 11.11.. 1l fff I.. 11 ,....... M1 tt.. If ... ..l? ....1 ? ....I.I. f? ......1 t1. 1.11.. I (.rl.. .I If. t..It..l f1 .. ....... ? . - - ...on.... ? .M ?If. .IFl. I f u.. f.t ... CLASSIFICATION 6flilXT/1k3 0TFTCTA1,9 0 LY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENC9' INFORMATION REPORT 9:00..? .... 10:00 -12:30..... 12:30 - 13:00..... 14:00 - 16:00..... 16:00..? ........ 17:00 -21:00..... 21:00 ............. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/20: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600010004-2 SECRET/MS 'OP XCT. kI. ONLY officered acting an instructors. The matsrial to he eowred over the three-year ...ni?e.e~ Vie. '~?~?..~?~.~.I~. h. n4 I:rem efin+ s to the ine tructors tarf m*wting fore the tour ea rOnvened, Each department wan organized. into cabinets. More were presided oger by hig.'a-ranking officers who acted an student sAy l.morm, mad Saw to it that the ietudent obtat4esd al1 material ne*eatry. for his studJ.ae:l at the Ae deny, Each e*b.ivAt bad a library cont&ini.ng r+ re;i reference * teeri,a'~? The entire teaching program vas presante4 on a visual basis. Films and- grapk410 5kotchass wean used exheaarivaly. These enablel the student to study battle :sisz1at ..live support, and varied military tactics. There was 41.so a departmnt for ;politicaal indo-trination wb..ch bad its own cabinote, The Engels, Marx. Lenin and Stal.1n Vhi.losophias were the basis for political studies. I 44ut:on to the cebi.nat referee librari* . there w' rc to ether 1ibr , . ;.. Mme was a main rem .i library where each student haul his o w n desk and demk leap. T second wpm a military library containing almost warp book of import anco ever wi ttan on mil.iiaay matters going back to the time of Hannibal. nad Badmeses TT. O e' LU OKLY SECRET ___~_Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/20: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600010004_2