CHANGES IN THE ORGANIZATION AND STRENGTH OF THE 23RD TANK REGIMENT

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 20, 2011
• Sequence Number: 143
• Publication Date: December 20, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
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COUNTRY JSSRj Gat-rnaay (Soviet Lcne ~ ~
SUBJECT Chanbos in the Orgr..r.~i~o.tinn estd atren.~th of the
23rd Tan's lie6farent
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DATE DISTR. ~ODac 51
N0. OF PACES 1
N0. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
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'T'HIS I5 UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
In April 1951, alto 3d Tank Battalion oC t:;e 23d Tanh Ro;;iu;ent roceived an unknown
nu:ubor af' JS 3 Panks in addition to the ten the Uattalion alraady hold. Up to
?n ;v1,av 51 the,-e hero no othor c::r~n=;es
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Up to Prlay 1951, +?~e 23d TL~rac ;t,c?~in^nt h:r.i na;, rcccivod
nny rocraits of tllo ~3~ ass, neit?~:ar trod any Croups o1' the 1'~2'T class ocon
demobilizod. Hotivever, this rotation r:r~, expocted to t.1;lnce Tr~ry sPrortly.
authorized strongth vras 030 -- its s-?enc~th was 730Y
Suffioient 1931 close recruits vrere to he :,ent to crin;; tho
strongth up to 930 and in addition fill out: i;he th.i.rd TEinl?: Dattri.ion t:o i'.r11
stren~tho
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