MILITARY - ORGANIZATION, O/B

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• Sequence Number: 237
• Publication Date: April 14, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTEL.L.IGENC We? CY REPORT
COUNTRY R,.:Mnia
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DATE OF .
INFORMATION 1950
DATE DIST. Ay Apr 1952
NO. OF PAGES 8
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
,mF, BL PLAN TUDOR VLAD,ai dli U DIVISION
Eeadquartere of the motcriied and mechanized Tudor Vladimircicu Division -s
in Bucharest. lre ?_ommanding officer is Ma _-er Mi_cia Hau, epproxinately 3,-
old, Yal r General Floreacu has an undP-
termined ccmmand within the division. The division was orgy. Ze in the USSR of
R?u auian exiles and Rumanian Ct:mmuniat volunteers drawn from cencenLration camps
and trained during the war. It has the same organization e.a a Soviet division.
It participated in operations on the sauthern front in 1944, entering Rumania
with the first Soviet trooru Thi= a.d the fi-3ria Cloaca-Crlean divisions are -;n-
aide:ed model divisions. 'tt,,? officers ar;d enlisted men of these divisions are
selected politically, prior to assignment. No particnla- physical requirements
are necessary. It is considered an honor for a ^ommunist to be assigned to the
Tudor Vl.adimirescu Division.
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The division insignia, the seine for officers and enlisted men, is as fol-
One tank unit, the Debreczin unit 5robably indicates regimeng; one mech-
anized unit, the Debreezin unit probably regimen 7; and -ine motorized infantry
organization of the division is as follows:
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and IX are stationed in Bucharest. Motorized Infantry Dr te J, ,
are at an unknown location.
port 'see Attachment No 1). The mechanized unit and Motorized Brigades III, V,
i s VT VII and VIII
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Brigade I occupies a barracks in the G--' ea quarter of Bucharest. The same
--Ira n,'art Prn an unidentified motorized unit. 4nfaxitry Brigade' II and IV are
brigades, distinguished by Roman numerals I-TX.
Location of the brigades is as follows:
Full strength of each brigade is 4,000 men `sic7however, the units are not
at maximum strength at present. Strength of armored units is unknown.
The barracks occupied by Brigade IV consists of the following (see Attach-
1. A regimental school in a three-story building, approximately 30 x 40
2. Headquarters of the brigade in rs three-story building, approximately
25 x 25 meters.
3. Mess hall in a masonry building, approximately 8 x 100 meters.
4. Quzrters for troops in four masonry buildings, each approximately 15 x
100 meters.
5. Warehouse for clothing, barracks supplies, and antitank guns in a
masonry budding, divided into two sections, approximately 15 x 100 meters.
6. Garage for storage of organic artillery in a masonry building, ap-
proximately 10 x eO meters.
;. Sport field.
8. Brigade machine and carpenter shop in a masonry building, approximately
12 x 100 meters.
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 10. Quarters of the communications cumpany of tta,; hr:,aie in a masonry
building, approximately 8 x 60 meters.
11. Quarters of the engineer company of the brigade in a masonry building,
18. Food storage In three buildings.
Commanding officer of the brigade is Colonel Nicolau (i'nu). The executive
political commnissar of a battalion is a captain, while the brigade commissar is
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approximately 8 x 60 meters.
14. Infirmary, approximately 8 x 40 meters.
13. Officers' mess in a masonry building approximately 20 x 30 meters.
15. Troop kitchen.
16. Divisional school in a two-story building,
Captain Ilic (fnu), political commissar of the 3d Battalion; Lt..inhnn R-nereu,
Military post office numbers of Brigade rV are said to be as follows: for
the brigade, No 1448, Bucharest; for the 1st battalion, No 1448/2; the 2d Bat-
talion, 1448/B; the 3d Battalion, 1448/A; and for the 4th Rattalioi,, 1448/G.
Brigade IV returned in June 1950 to the valley of the Neajalov River, ap-
proximately 20 kilometers from Bucharest.
Brigade II is quartered in barracks adjacent to the Cotroceni airport in
the Pandur quarter (see Attachment No 1). The barracks consists of a three-
story building, approximately 40 meters long. The area is surrounded by a wall,
approximately 2 meters high. Strength, organization, and armament are the same
as for Brigade IV.
Brigade I is quartered in the Ghencea barracks in the Ghencea quarter of
Bucharest. Strength, organization, and arma=nt are the some as for Brigade IV.
Three schools of the Tudor Vladimirescu Division are located in Bucharest.
An officer-candidate school is located in the barracks occupied by Brigade IV.
Men who have distinguished themselves by their military qualities In the Tudor
Vladimi.rencu Division are sent to this officer-candidate school, which is ir_=rn
as the regimental school. An officer-candidate school, known as the divisional
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1916, 7.62 caliber), and :ix Shpagin submachine guns of Soviet manufacture, two
per squad 'the table of organization provides for 12 submachine guns, one for
each squad leader). In addition there are Sovie Nagant riflesi9 Model 182`x/27;
Soviet grenades of the fragmentation type, with an effective radius of luv meters
~ic7; and percussion grenades with an effective radius of 1.0 meters.
The machine-gun :ompany has eight Maxim Model 1948,7.62-caliber machine guns,
one per squad. They Ere of Soviet manufacture and mounted o:itwo-wheel. carriages.
In addition, the 'chine-gun company has ordinary Nagant rifles.
The antitank section has four antitank guns. They are 14.5-millimeter Simonov
guns of Soviet manufacture. It has, in addition, two antitank guns of unde'er-
mined caliber. The barrel is approximately 2.50 meters in length and eq,utpped
with a muzzle brake. It is mounted on a two-wheeled pneumatic-tire carriage.
These guns are no longer in use but are stored.
The headquarters section is equipped with ordinary Nagaut rifles. It has a
radio transmitter and telephone equipment. A second lieutenant is in cczmnand.
The brigade has a number of special units. First, there is the organic
motorized-artillery battery, which has 20-25 guns. Some are 82 millimeter,
without muzzle brake, barrel approximately 1.8-2 meters in length, and mounted
on a carriage with two pneumatic-tired wheels. A number of the guns are of
lesser caliber. (It is possible that. the informant is referring to mortars.)
The men are .quipped with Nagant rifles.
The reconnaissance is armed with Shpagin submachine guns of Soviet manufacture
and Naganc rifles.
Armament of the r ',f le comp any is as fo..lowsi 12 automatic rifles, one per
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d 'the wea one are soviet-manufactured Aegtyarev automatic rifles, Model
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ay captain as company commander, a lieutenant as platoon leader, and a sergeant
ficer; and squad leader, a corporal. This arrangement is ue o e
q1%- table of organization calls for a major as battalion commander,
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a major; company commander, a lieutenant; platoon leader, a noncommissioned of
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and a headquarters. section of 12 men. The headquarters section cons a s o.
telephone and telegraph signalmen.
gun company, has approximately 60 men in two pdatoona of 30 wets each. Sac?e
platoon has four squads. The 5th, a mortar company, contains 45-50 men. In
addition, the battalion contains an antitank section of approximately ten men
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200-men, one reconnaissance company of approximately 200 men, one communications
company of approximately 150 men, one special engineer and chemical company of
approximately 200 mid, and one motorized platoon of 30 men. The rifle battalion
contains five companies designated by ordinal numbers as follows: the 1st, 2d,
and 3d Rifle Companies.. each having 135-140 men. Each company has three pla-
tcons of 45 men each in four squads of ten or 11 men each. The 4th, a machine-
Full strength of the brigade is 4,000 men. however, in June 1950, actual
strength was approximately 3,500 men. Each rifle battalion contains 600 men.
I addition the brigade has an organic artillery battery of approximately
-Bird officer-candidate school. is located in the barracks of Brigade I.L.
school, is located in the barracks of Brigade IV. Men who have distinguished
themselves at the regimental school and soldiers who are members of the Com-
munist Party (PCR)? are sent to this school.. Those who do not prove apt are
sent to the military school in Sibiu. Graduates of the divisional school become
second lieutenahts after a 6-month course. A colonel commands the school. A
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The ccsmtunications cow is armed with Shpagin submachine guns and rifles
with bayonets of Soviet manufacture. The type is unknown. The unit is equipped
with four or five radio tran$miitter-receiver sets of Soviet manufacture and ten
to 32 field telephones of Soviet manufacture.
The. engineer company is armed with Shpagin submachine guns and Nagant rifles,
It has digging, mine-laying, and chemical equipment. It is provided with picks,
shovels, and mattocks, as well as antitank and antipersonnel mines of a type
which the informant could not determine, and defensive chemical-warfare cloth-
ing.
The motorized platoon has Nagant rifles. Each man drives a vehicle.
Training consists of the manual of arms, assembling and disassembling of
weapons, range firing, individual and unit field defense, and combat training.
Troops receive training In the digglug of individual and group field defenses,
for kneeling or standing positions. Individual foxholes for the prone position
are 20 x 5 x 6r centimeters. A hole is dug at one end to protect the feet.
Excavated earth is frrmed into a semicircular parapet on the front and sides.
Foxholes for the kneeling position are located four meters apart and are not less
than 50 centimeters deep. They may be connected by trenches 20 centimeters deep
to permit communication. Foxholes for the standing position are round and not
less than 1.50 meters deep. They may be connected by trenches. Squad trenches,
approximately 1.50 meters deep, are dug in a zigzag pattern.
The defensive tactics of a squad are as follows: Members of the squad are
numbered one to nine in a nine-man squad. The No 5 man is equipped with wire
cutters. In clearing a path, the No 5 man is always third man to the left of
the automatic rifle. The squad leader, the fire leader, and the aamunition
carrier have no numbers. The men are arranged in the squad trench as follows:
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A machine gun is always placed approximately 10 meters behind the squad
position.
Tactics in attack are as foliota: On verbal order of the squad leader (there
are no conventional signals), the autWnatic rifleman advances toa new position
under cover of fire ''y the riflemen. The autce:atie rifleman establishes a posi-
.tion and opens fire. Then, either the right flank or the left flank of the
squad a4vancec first, according to the terrain. This first phase should bring
the squad within 200 meters of the enemy. Next is the assault phase. Ammuni-
tion is prepared, and weapons are loaded. On the order to advance, the entire
squad advances in 10-meter spurts firing steadily, until it is close enough to
use hand grenades. Eagh rifleman throve one grenade, fires tvc shots only,
then makes tee astAuit with bayonet. If a withdrawal to previous positions is
necessary, rifle*erl cease fire and withdraw under cover of the automatic rifle
fire. 'Then, r!glewn cover the retreat of the automatic rifle. These stages
are continued until the fore.ry*osition is reached.
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0520-0530 Hygiene
0530-0600 Cleaning of area quarters
0600 Coffee
0700-1200 Instruction; political indoctrination three times a week
from 0700-0900
1300 Lunch
1300-1500 Personal hygiene and care of weapons
1500-1900 Instruction and cleaning of barracks
1830 Supper
1900-2100 Reading of newspapers, inspection of equinnent
2100 Lights out
Clothing is^ue is as follows, khaki uniforms coat, trousers, blouse,
double-breasted coat, insignia, a round braes bade with the red letters RPR
(Rumanian Peoples Republic), red wool collar patch. There are, in addition,
a cap; a blot:. Ino'gnia, c summer uniform, two shirts, a pair of shoes, a
knitt.-AL vest, two pairs of drawers, one pair of socked one pair of foot wraps,
one of glove covers to wear over civilian gloves, one handkerchief, one hand
towel, a field pack of Soviet manufacture, a mess kit, and a helmet.
Mess equIponent of the unit remains in the tiers hall. Laundry is done by
persons hired by the unit. Equipnvent in quarters is as follows: a straw mat-
tress, a pillow case, a sheet, a blanket, and bolstet, each roon has two stoves,
Fire training is divided, into four range sessions. There are two with
the rifle, 'one with the submachine gun, and one with the machine gun. Range
practice with the Na gaunt 24/27 is at a distance of 50 meters from the prone
position. fright' rounds, including three for practice, are fired. .The second
range practice is with the fa nt 24/27 in the prone position at a distance,
of 100 meters The target is an outline of a kneeling human figure, with con-
centric circles on the face and head. The third session is with the Shpagin
submachine gun from the prone position at a distance of 50 meters. The target
consists of four circles, approximately the size of human heads, on a rec-
tangle.
Thirteen rounds are fired, five single shot and eight automatic. The
fourth target practice is with a machine gun from the prone position at Tau
meters against 12 concentric targets, side by side, on a rectangular back-
ground. Fifteen rounds are fired, five single shot and ten automatic.
Schedule of troops is as follows.
0500 hours Reveille
0500-0520 Calisthenics, without shirt in summer, undershirt
permitted in winter
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privates receive 15 lei a month; corporals, 4?5, They are issued five
cigarettes a day, 200 gram of bath soap, and. 50 gram of shaving soap. A
lieutenant earns 16,000 lei per month (in comcpariaon to the h,000 lei of an
ordinary Rumanian vcrker).
Stations are as follows: 750 grams of bread per 'day per man. Breakfast.
consists of coffee and fruit preserve. Lunch is soup, potato and cheese
stew, or vegetables; three times a week, they get
100 gr=s candy are no Supper
consists of meat, soup, and salad, prom ded.
Discipline is very rigid. Punishment for a first offense is one to 10
days' detention. More serious offences receive one to 3 months' detention.
Absence without leave to see his family, even for one day, brings the soldier
a punishment of 6 months to 2 years in prison. A.pass is granted rarely and
only as a revard. Purlougha are granted only by the commanding officer of the
brigade. Even though officers are addressed as "comrade captains or "comrade
colonel, echelons are strictly maintained.
Part of the oath sworn on entrance into the division is as follows:
"I swear that I will be a faithful soldier of the republic. I will never be-
tray-the republic and. I request that every error I commit be severely punished
in the name of the people."
In general, morale is very high. Young recruits have an almost fanatic
enthusiasm. Political lectures "onsist of daily reading of the Communist
newspapers and talks by commissars exalting the USSR and the Soviet Army
condesaming the Vegtern nations: Troops are encouraged to engage in self-
criticism in public.
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1. Barracks of the IV Infantry Brigade
2. Barracks of the II Infantry Brigade
3, Airport
4. Dynamo electrical energy plant
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