SOVIET TROOPS IN RUMANIA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000100320007-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 2009
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: February 9, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains Information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person Is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY Rumania
SUBJECT
Soviet Troops in Rumania
REPORT
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OP CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
9 Fehruaxy- 1953
During November-December 1952 Soviet troop locations in Rumania were as follows t
1. The Sviriet freighter, 'SEVASTOPOL,, brought a Soviet unit, of about 500 men to
Ccs:rc tant on November . The unit was ui. od with antitank Ruses
hick from the breech' mechanism appears to
be :l"t:'i,ly automat , : j 12 guns were unloaded from the ship. The troops 1 shoulder
bo,,; de were uxliform-colcor with yellow piping.
2. A So at unit of about 450 men is stationed in Radna at the former Hotel Fod orig.
They ear shoulder boards with green piping. The unit is organized in four
eompa .esl each oomparW has eight light machine guns and eight her machine
German lb del 2
A Soviet unit of 250 to 300 men is quartered at the formor manor of Baron Axel
von Ron ay in Timisoa,ra. They wear shoulder beards with white i it p. }'i ht la
Thee Is a Soviet supply base at CeardaRosie sic), It is_auardad-bT-tr0nT>s
w rim red shoulder boards with blue ii,inf;.
The road between Saoalaz and Beregeau via Vukavich (sic) has been closed to
traffic since 25 October 1952. It is reported that launching platforms for
rocket projectors Soviet motor column was observed on
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6. There is a Soviet unit of 250 to 300 men with four mortars in the General
Magheru barracks (formerly Dimitri Cantemir). They wear shoulder boards with
gray piping. The men of this unit are called "Miotka" by other Soviet troops.
7. The bridges in and around Lipova are guarded by soldiers from a Soviet unit of
about 400 men stationed at 12 Mures Street (former cloister of Notre Dame).
This unit does only guard duty. Their shoulder boards have ale blue i in_
and the belt 'buckles are round and bear the Soviet star.
8. A Chinese unit of about 120 men arrived at the rest center at Marila, near
Oravita, on 12 Nove er 1959- This centpx -is in t
Dr. Olli er fnu .
The rest center is guarded
bcyviet troops wearing s ou er boar wi ue piping.
9. Tier, e is a Soviet unit of about 500 men in navy uniforms in the Admiral Nachirnov
barracks (former Navy barracks) at Galati, The barracks are at the southwest
end of the city: at 165 Visinski Street (former M inc'. Street): ? is the
ti s
1:. A Soviet troop unit of about 300 men was observed on 18 November 1952 in
C:,a,;,ova, at the former Hotel National, Piata Stalin 19 (formerly Piata Principala).
Their shoulder boards were the color of the uniform, with dark blue piping and
insignia of a double thunderbolt. There were three basket antennae o t
of the building,a.nd several telephone lines run from it A radio car 25X1
inner court. repair truck and
cargo zwn rucks, stood in front of the quarters.
At :v 400 hours a patrol car o owed by a personnel car,
left the quarters in the irac on of Ghilad. In the patrol car 25X1
vere six 3 ovz.et soldiers with rolls of telephone wire. There is a sign post
pointing to the quarters; a red board with black lettering in Cyrillic characters
and the number 386.
lie Underground fortifications are being constructed along the Black Seacoast
between Constar
position there.
orpedo tubes are installed at sea levelI
elevation in the cliffs along the co es
The whole sector is occupied by Soviet antiaircraft d an'ti1lexy.
12. A Soviet warship arrived in the port of Constanta on 25 November 19520 The
ship's name was covered up, so that its identity could not be established.
Rumanian experts reported that it was a light cruiser of the LENINGRAD type
with nine 150mm guns in three 3-gun turrets.
13. Troop movements continue in the Craiova area. The maneuvers ended officially
an 17 November 7.952. The problem of the maneuvers was as follows: "A strong
Tito-Facist force, probably of division strength, makes an attack with the
object-of seizing the Rumanian oilfields at Ploesti in a surprise raid. Strong
eriumW units succeed in crossing the Danube and establishing a strong bridgehead
near Calafat. The task of the troops is to hold the enemy in check until
reinforcements arrive from the north, and then to annihilate the enemy in
cooperation with the reinforcements." Maneuver headquarters were at Filiasi.
It was reported in Cralova that the Rumanian troops engaged in the maneuvers
got into such confusion that they had to be withdrawn. It is not known in
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Craiova when the Soviet troops will leave. A Soviet armored unit Frith
2)4 Stalin III tanks is qua~r3 a4 Pi l i aai -i n -i-h n T?rinr Vi ar3i mi rsmar
14. There is a Soviet mnunition depot in the former mill of the Roman Brothers,
300 meters northeast of the town of Parta. The building is 25 x 15 meters in
sizes and there are three other buildings belonging to it. The whole group
is enclosed by a strong barbed wire entanglement and there are watch towers
at the four corners where guards are posted. The guards wear shoulder s
with i in
15. A Soviet armored unit is quartered in Czekonics Castle at the eastern exit of
the village of Satul Nou. This castle was the Ana Packer Children's Rest Home
from 1947 until 1952. There were 18 to 20 Stalin III tanks in the courtyard,
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