MILITARY, PARAMILITARY

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CIA-RDP80-00809A000600240628-8
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S
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3
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December 22, 2016
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July 6, 2011
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628
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Publication Date: 
July 26, 1949
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/07: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600240628-8 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 SUPPLEMENT TO LANGUAGE' Russian REPORT NO. M us AAYRA SIAM MI1111U 7AA AAAAIU or UIIOSAea Act 0. A. C.. AI AND Ai. AS AACAOIO. in IAAfAAiM1OA Si 711O U7M7IOO OW I71 Comm to AA7 NAAOAA to u AMAA7O0RMS POISON to r}a Am17AA A7 LAW. UlWNCHOA 01 toil /OY 11 M 106 CA. SOUR( F THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION HEY PARACHU1r2 RECORD SET, 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 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/07: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600240628-8 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/07: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600240628-8 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 0 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. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/07: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600240628-8 50X1-HUM Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/07: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600240628-8 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. . A~'slr~L4 50X1-HUM Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/07/07: CIA-RDP80-00809A000600240628-8