MILITARY, PARAMILITARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600240628-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 6, 2011
• Sequence Number: 628
• Publication Date: July 26, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFIWION _SEW.
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPr)RT
INFORMATION. FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT Military; Paramilitary
HOW
PUBLISHED Daily newspapers
WHERE
PUBLISHED USSR
DATE
PUBLISHED k - 23 Jun 49
DATE OF
INFORMATION
1949
DATE DIST.
Jul 1949
NO.OF PAGES
3
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OTRBB MILITARY AND PARA4IILITAFaf ACTIVITIES
The night high-altitude jump made by a group of parachutists of the Moscow
Central Air Club tReni V. P. Chkalow on 22 June set an all-Union record. The group
was made up of six seen and and womma, each of vhori has wade oeooral hundred June and
four of whom had jade a night jump from 6,680 meters with oxygen equipment. Prepa-
rations for the jump were under the direction of Glob Osval'd, trainer and Master
of Parachuting Sport of the USSR, and Dr Tevgeniy Peshkov, Lieutenant Colonel of
the medical service. During the preparation, the parachutists were put in pressure
and temperature eheabers in which conditions similAr to those at an altitude of
10,000 - 12,000 meters were simulated. After grout,:. training, the group made a
number of test jumps with oxygen equipment.
The plane left one of the airfields at 2345, BY maintaining close radio contact
with the designated landing area, the crew' navigated the plane to the correct poei-
tion for the jump. The parachutists jumped one by one, beginning at 0120, from a
height of 10,200 meters, with the temperature at 53 degrees below zero. They landed
in 16 - 18 minutes and were picked up by planes and delivered to the airfield. A
careful medical observation of the parachutists indicated they were in excellent
physical conditiun,
All the measuring instruments used in the flight, inolu4ing the barographa of
the parachutists, have been sent to the Central Air C1ab.in Moscow to be studied by
a special commission which will make close observations of the res ltn of, the jump.
665 DOSBLOT UIRTS IN TBILISI -- Zarya VodtOY:0,; No 11g, 19 Jun ha
DOSILOT has 665 primary organizetione in Tbilisi
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The first Slobod:.eyakiy Rayon DOSARM conference was held in Slobodzeya,
xeldavLan Seto Kolkhoz vorkera of "Rraenyy Partizan" Artel rise taking an active
RAYON DOS?? ARTS IN MOLDAVIA -- Sovetskaya Moldaviya, Ro.121, 19 Jun 49
LIT UAYIA ORGAAIZKS FIRE FI4STKRS -- Sovetskaya Litva, No 143, 19 Jun 49
OJFICIR9 COMPLTi! POLITICAL TRAIlING -- Kommunist, No 143, 19 Jun 49
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of the V1P(b), dialectical. and historical materialism, economics, USSR foreign policy
and international relations, and history of military science.
Courses were given in Russian ari Armenian. The study program included history
J1rIC.RS WRITE ON NAVAL ACTIVITIES -- Hrasnyy 1?lot, No 131, 5 Jun 49
The Red Banner Cruiser Kirov of the Baltic Fleet celebrated PushIin Day.
Officers Strochkov and Vesiliy Lepetukhin are members of the Kirov's complement.
Captain Third Rank I, Lenin of the Cruiser Kirov and special r.raespondent of
KrasnyS Flot,
General-mayor A. Baaov writes on the development of sport activities among
Red Fleet peraonnol,
Kradayy Plot, No 134, 9 Jun 49
Captain Third Rank A. TokL>ekiy writes on Soviet patriotism
Commanders and teachers must make the distinction between classroom studies
and 0%;tual studies on board ship.. The winter theoretical training course giYes the
midshipsicri Fkursant7 the fundsmrntals of many subjects, rhile summer shipboard
practice servos ae practical~applieation of classroom stud Ism. The ,aidshipma must,
in addition, learn to be a rkip's officer; when and how to apply hie theoretical
end praetiaal knowledge.
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Unfortunately, many of the officers in charge of summer practice have not
been good.teachers and have failed to give the midshipmen well-rounded training
in being ship's officers, rather than simply navigation specialists.. -- Rear
Admiral K. Xuznetsov.
NATAL DEED TOLD To BE AUTBORITATIYS -- brasnyy Flot, No 135, 10 Jun 49
One of the; chief duties of every officer is to gain authority over and win the
respect and love of his subordinates, The Soviet officer is a political instructor
as well as a military specialist and mu1' therefore have,& deep understanding of
Marxist-Leninist theory. Be must take care of his subordinates --.their feeding,
well-being, and uniforms --:and teach .them as well and fast as;possihle everything
that they will need to know in war. Be must know them all personally. -- A.'
SGEsnov.
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