SOVIET TROOPS AND SUPPLY INSTALLATIONS IN THE TRANS-CAUCASUS MILITARY DISTRICT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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SECURITY INFORMATION
SUBJECT
DATE OF INFO.
USSR (Trans,-C&aca$Us MD)
Soviet Troops and "Supply Installations
in the Trans -Cauca sus.Mfiitary District
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Tbilisi 1949 to
(N41-42, January
E44-45) 1950.
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Soviet Troops and Installations in the Trans-Caucasus=:1D
Installation
Occupation
1. Military build-
ing, a five-story
brick structure,
about 120 meters
long.
2. Barracks in-
stallation of
one main build-
ing, about 100
meters long, and
several multi
story buildings,
enclosing a rec-
tangular drill
ground.
3. Barracks in-
stallation of
two multi-story
brick buildings,
each about 120
meters long.
4. Barracks in-
stallation of
several brick
buildings.
Southwestern sec-
tor of the city, on
the west edge of
Red Square.
Southeastern exit
of the city, west
of the Kura River,
on the eastern
side of the old
Georgian Military
Highway.
Almost opposite
the aforementioned
barracks installa-
tion.
In the northwestern
suburb of Saburtalo,
about 300 meters
west of the old
Georgian Military
Highway.
High-ranking officers were A military prison
frequently observed arriv- was located about
ing at, and departing from, 500 meters west of
this building by car. the installation.
Maj. Gen. Robidashyili
(fnu) was identified among
them.
the top-level
headquarters of the MD was
accomm=odated there.
Occupied by an infantry
unit of 500 to 800 troops.
Twenty to 30 trucks were
parked in the barracks
yard.
Officer candidate school
of about 500 trainees
who wore vizor-type caps
and epaulets bordered
with gold braid.
Occupied by a motorized unit.
About 100 motorcycles and 40
three-axle personnel carriers
were observed at the installa-
tion. A unit equipped with
about 50 motorcycles also was
observed moving out of the
installation.
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October
1919.
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5. Barracks in-
stallation of
several multi-
story brick build-
ings and some
smaller buildings.
Near the officer
candidate school.
it was occupied by mounted
police.
1. Barracks in-
stallation, about
400 by 200 meters,
of two four-story
old red brick
buildings, several
wooden stables,
and a barracks
yard; enclosed by
a brick wall.
2. Barracks in-
stallation of
one old multi-
story brick
building, more
thaw 100 meters
long, with two
large gateways
and a barracks-
yard at the rear.
In the northern
suburb of Didube,
on the east bank
of the Kura River,
about one km west
of the freight
station.
About one km south-
west of the main
railroad station,
on the east bank
of the Kura River,
south of the weather
station.
Occupied by a horse-drawn
artillery unit of troops
wearing red-bordered black
epaulets with artillery in-
signia, estimated at one
battalion. Some horse-drawn
guns and small mounted details
were observed moving out of
the installation. There also
was a unit of signal troops
wearing black-bordered (sic) black
epaulets with artillery
insignia and a gold lightning-
flash cluster. Small groups
of soldiers were observed
practicing and drilling near
the installation. They had
telephone and radio equip-
ment. Some radio sections
were observed riding in jeeps.
Artillery officer candidate
school of trainees wearing
gold braid-bordered ruby-co-
lored epaulets with artillery
insignia. Units of 100 to 120
unarmed trainees were fre-
quently observed marching out
of the installation. The
trainees were not older than
17 or 18 years.
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1947 to
October
1949.
1946 to
March
1949.
Barracks instal-
lation of several
brick buildings,
one three-story
angular headquarters
building, one kit-
chen building with
a heating plant,
one mctor-vehicle
repair shop, one
open gun shed,
and one ammuni-
tion shed.
Barracks instal-
lation of one
five-story brick
building, about
50 meters long,
with one long ga-
rage in a bar-
racks yard lo-
cated at the
rear of the
building.
Northwestern sector Occupied by an artillery
of the city, on unit whose troops were
the west bank of accomodated in the
the Kura River, installation only during
north of the cir- the winter months. One
cus* general and several
field-grade officers en-
tered the headquarters
building daily. Numerous
light artillery pieces
were observed in the
officer candidate
school located on the
east bank of the
Kura River, east of
the circus. The
trainees were ob-
served receiving
driving instructions.
gun shed. In the presence
of the troops, about 150
trucks were blocked up
in front of the motor
vehicle repair shop, in
Which about 50 civilians
were working.. Trucka.which
came from outside were
repaired there also in
.summer. Troops wearing red-
-bordered epaulets with
artillery insignia were
observed at close-order
drill in front of the billets.
About 900 meters
southeast of the
main railroad sta-
tion, on the west
side of Sovetskaya
Ulitsa, about
300 meters south
of the street
underpass at the
southeastern end
of the railroad
track system.
Occupied by an MVD unit,
possibly an officer can- ob
didate school. The troops served a barracks in-
.wore blue caps with red stallation of several
bands, well-fitting khaki brick buildings, oc-.
uaiforma;wi h red-bordered cupied by a tank unit
cuffs and gold braid- estimated at one bat-
bordered epaulets. -Many talion, about 300
officers were observed. meters south of the
Squads armed with rifles left Navtlug Railroad
the installation in the Station.which is lo-
evenings. cated southeast of the
area of the city.
Riding past the in-
stallation, he saw six
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December
1948.
Rustavi 19)49 to
(NL2-17, January
E43-51) 1950.
19146 to
December
1949.
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Barracks installa-
tion of several
brick buildings
and one large
yard, about 100
meters square;
enclosed by a
barbed-wire fence.
Northwestern
suburb of
Saburtalo.
Occupied by a tank unit of
about S00 troops. Seventy
to 80 tanks, some of which
were sometimes used for
practice driving, were
stored in the yard at all
times. Troops were fre-
quently observed being
trained with the tanks.
Troop training
grounds.
1. Training
grounds.
Northwest of the Tank and artillery units
city, near an air- were observed practicing
field. continuously until January
1950. The tanks arrived
by rail from the direction
of Tbilisi. Field exercises
of the individual units
lasted up to four weeks.
More than :100 tanks, most-
the
L
ly new T-314 models with units were stationed
very flat turrets and in Tbilisi. The
long-barreled guns, were MVD troops seen
observed in November 1949. in Rustavi were ob-
The troops wereaeeowmodated served with num-
in white tents, while the bers on their epau-
vehicles were parked in lets until 19)49. The
the open* numbers were not
seen from this time
until April 1950.
Northwest of the Field exercises, in *h ich
city.
aircraft also took part,
were held in the training
grounds by units of va-
rious branches of service
at all times. The units
were sodated in gray
tents.
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2. Billeting area
of an extensive
cantonment.
three-month courses
were held. Units of
platoon or company size
underwent infantry training tember 19149.
at the training grounds.
The troops were not con-
nected with the units
acco modated there. No
heavy weapons, tanks, or
motor vehicles were ob-
served.
1945 to
the summer
of 191x9.
Training grounds.
tion and the Kura
River.
Northwestern sector The capacity of the instal-
of the city, between lation was estimated at
the railroad sta- several thousand troops.
ob served a
barracks installa-
tion under construc-
tion about one km
north of the rail-
road station in Sep-
trailers with pontoons which
were towed by tanks.
months of each year.
estimated the number
of armored vehicles in-
volved in the individual
maneuvers as being over
100. Also, a great
number of armored person-
nel carriers were ob-
served. During attacks,
the tanks.advanced in
three waves. The third
wave included vehicles
loaded with engineer
equipment and flatbed
Northwest of the Tank maneuvers, in which
city. infantry, artillery,
and air force units partiei-
pa_ted,.; were continuously
observed during the summer
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(N40-482 March
1947.
Yerevan 1947 to
(N40-11, August
E11-30) 1918.
prior to
l ate
1947.
Prior to
September
1917.
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Barracks instal-
lation of three,
four-story brick
buildings, each
about 60 meters
long.
Northwestern peri-
meter of the city,
about one km east
of the small cita-
del.
Occupied by a unit of 500 to
1,000 troops who were armed
with submachine guns and
pistols. About 200 tanks,
covered with tarpaulins,were
parked in about ten rows in
a yard south of the instal-
lation. Some of the tanks
were frequently observed
moving out of the barracks.
These included T-34 tanks
and tanks of another type.
Barracks instal-
lation of three,
four-story brick
buildings.
Barracks instal-
lation of three
two-story brick
buildings, three
garages, one
fuel storehouse,
and one watch-
tower, about 20
meters high;
enclosed by a
brick wall, three
meters high, on
three sides and
'a high;'hedg : oa
the fourth.
Barracks instal-
lation, about
500 meters square,
of two very long
and two smaller
four-story
brick buildings,
Western perimeter
of the city between
the theater and the
Zanga River.
Southeastern sector
of the city, about
400 meters north-
east of the rail-
road station.
Northern perimeter
of the city, on the
eastern side of the
road to Sevan
(N40-32,E14-56).
Occupied by a unit of troops
wearing blue-bordered red
epaulets. Jeeps and trucks
were observed with the unit.
Occupied by a tank unit of
200 to 300 troops. One
major was observed to be
the ranking officer. About
20 T-34 tanks and 20 trucks,
towing 76.2 mm guns, were
frequently seen in the
barracks yard. Each tank
mounted a whip antenna,
about one and one-half
meters long. The barracks
area included a fenced-in
fuel dump.
Apparently occupied to
capacity by troops. Mounted
units of 50 to 100 troopers,
equipped with five or six
light guns, were frequently
observed leaving the in-
stallation.
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Another barracks in-
stallation was locat-
ed in the northern
sector of the city
near a theater. The
unit there was esti-
mated at 500 to 600
troops who wore tank
insignia. More than
30 trucks coupled to
AT guns were stored
in the installation.
The installation was
referred to as cav-
alry school by lo-
cal residents.
 Alagez Summer
(N40-l9, 1947.
E43-40)
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enclosing a rec-
tangular yard, and
two stables, about
00 meters long,
enclosed by a wire
fence.
1, Barracks in-
stallation of two,
four-story brick
buildings, one
stable, one bath-
house, and one
small brick build-
ing.
About one km south-
west of the Alagez
railroad station.
Occupied by a border guard
unit of about 200 troops
who wore green caps with
black bands and'black-
bordered green epaulets.
A colonel wearing light-
-blue-bordered khaki
epaulets was observed to
be the ranking officer. About
80 horses and 25 dogs were
in the stable,
2. Pillboxes
under construc-
tion.
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Between the rail-
road station and
the Turkish border,
in a terrain diffi-
cult to survey which
rises toward the
border about two
km from the build-
ing site.
In the summer of 1947,
two roudd pillboxes were
constructed in the Alagez
border section, under the
supervision of the border
guard unit stationed in
the town. The overall
height of each pillbox
was eight meters and in-
cluded a foundation, ..
four meters high. The
inner diameter was eight
meters. The floor con-
sisted of a turntable,
six meters in diameter. The
pillboxes projected about
one meter,above the ground
and were camouflaged with
earth and sod. Four loop-
holes were located three
and one-half meters above
the bottoms of the pill-
boxes. They were about 60
cm wide at the outer side.
The pillbox walls were 1.7
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Openings for an entrance,
four meters wide, and the
accesses for four ammuni-
tion compartments were
broken through the rear wall
of each pillbox. A three-ton
ZIS truck, covered with a tar-
paulin, was frequently ob-
served entering one of the
pillboxes under construction.
Baku 1946 to
(N)0-25, August
E)49-50) 19)49.
Eutaisi February
(N42-15, to Octo-
E42-4O) ber 1949.
MVD building com-
pound of one,
nine-story brick
building, about
40 by 15 meters,
and one building
under construc-
tion, about 20
meters square,
with brick walls
reaching up to
the fourth floor.
Central sector of
the city, about one
km north of the
main railroad sta-
tion and about 400
meters east of the
broadcasting sta-
tion, near a naval
barracks installa-
tion.
Referred to as a building site
of the Ministry for Internal
Affairs.: In January 1948,
part of the installation was
occupied by MVD offices. The
first families of MVD officers
moved in in the summer of
1948. In the fall of 1948,
archives were established on
the ninth floor. Apartments
for officers, families were
located on the fifth, sixth,
seventh,,and eighth floors;
MVD offices were on the
second, third, and fourth
floors; and detention rooms were
in the basement. Apartments
for technical officers of the
MOB were to be installed in
the second building.
Barracks instal-
lation, about
200 meters
square.
Western sector of
the city..
Occupied by an infantry unit
of about 800 troops, some of
whom were accoa nodated in a...
barracks opposite an air
force installation.
.Troops marching out of the
installation were armed with
rifles and machine guns. The
residence of a general, who wore
three silver stars on
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his epaulets and wide red
stripes on his trousers, was
located near the installa-
tion.
February
to Octo-
ber 1919.
19118 to
October
1949.
Barracks instal- Western sector of
lation of one" the city.,, -at a fork T-311
two-wing brick in the road. tanks were frequently ob-
building, about served at the installation.
40 meters long. Officers' billets, includ-
ing the apartments of two
generals, were locates
site the barracks.
a divi-
sion headquarters was locat-
ed in the city.
1. Military
building com-
pound of new
seven-story
apartment houses
and an extensive
garage behind them.
2. Barracks in-
stallation of
one old three-
story building
with a yard, en-
closed by an
iron fence.
3. Barracks in-
stallation of
one large three-
story brick
building enclos-
ing an inner
courtyard.
West of the city, (corps head-
on the road leading quarters. Several generals
to Zulukidse and a great number of army
(N42-20,E42-26), and air force officers were
near an airfield. observed. General Slobomskiy
(fnu) was allegedly in
command.
Northern sector. Occupied by an engineer
of the city, on the unit estimated at one battalion.
western bank of the Assault boats, pneumatic
Rion River, floats, and the construction
of a footbridge supported
by pneumatic pontoons were
observed.
Northern perimeter Occupied by a cavalry unit.
of the city, on the More than 500 horses were
west bank of the observed in a yard by the
Rion River. road on one day. When the
troops marched out of the
installation, a mounted band,
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a machine gun unit, and a
mortar unit were observed.
4. Large canton-
ment,
5, New barracks
installation of
three large
four-story brick
buildings, two
other buildings,
and one mess
building.
On the southeastern Occupied by a rocket launcher.An air force unit
perimeter of the unit, which was observed equipped with radio
city. at practice almost daily. and telephone-
Sometimes, more than 50 construction
trucks took part in the trucks was accommo-
practice. One colonel, dated in.the
wearing epaulets with two same cantonment.
red longitudinal stripes
and three stars, was observed
to be the ranking officer.
The cantonment also quartered
an engineer unit. One company,
equipped with eight to ten
new T-34 tanks mounting long-
-barreled guns, and two com-
panies, equipped with old T-34
tanks, were observed marching
out of the installation. In
addition, more than 100 armored
vehicles were stored at the
cantonment buildings.
On the southeastern Still vacant by September
perimeter of the 1949. The building project
city, opposite the was referred to as a technical
cantonment. academy, but
it was t oo serve as a
barracks installation. In-
struction rooms and large
billets were located in each
building.
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Prior to
1947.
Batumi Prior to
(N41-38, February
E41-38) 1948.
Military ins tal-
lations of six
partially damaged
buildings, about
30 meters long,
enclosed by a wire
fence.
Western perimeter
of the city.
Occupied by a supply unit.
About 50 trucks were ob-
served in the billeting
area. The billets of the
troops were not identified.
During the day, 30 to 40
troops stayed in the in-
stallations at all times.
Damaged trucks and disas-
sembled motors were ob-
served in the buildings.,
some of which had been
converted into garages.
The repair work was frequently
checked by a colonel.
1. Billeting area,
of two three-story
brick buildings
and one more
building not yet
constructed.
2. AA gun em-
placements.
border guard
area headquarters. The
troops there wire green-
bordered epaulets.
AA battery of three guns of
80 to 100 mm caliber, mounted
on two-axle carriages with
four twin tires. The crews
were accomodated in wooden
buildings. Practice with
the guns was frequently
observed.
Located one or two
km north of the
Soviet-Turkish
border., on a ser-
pentine road leading
to the border,
about 12 km south-
southwest of
Batumi.
On the coast, on
the northern peri-
meter of the city.
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 Tbilisi 1947 to
(N41-42, August
E44-45) 1949.
1946 to
August
1949.
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Soviet Supply Installations
Military supply
depot of several
storehouses,
about 100 meters
long, enclosed
by a board fence.
Tank repair shop,
about 500 meters
square, of four
workshops and
several secondary
buildings,
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Southwest of the
Navtlug Railroad
Station., near a
barracks instal-
lation occupied
by tank troops.
Truck spare parts of every
type and supplies for the
motor vehicle repair shops
of the military district
were stored in the depot.
One major.and several other
officers were employed in
the administration. The
workforce consisted of 70
men, both soldiers and
civilians. The instal-
lation was guarded by
troops of-the Soviet Army.
Incoming shipments were
made by truck, and out-
going supplies were picked
up by. organizational
vehicles.
Two or three km Used tanks were frequently
southeast of the observed being driven in
Navtlug Railroad near the repair shop. A
Station. yard, enclosed by a high
wall, with 15 to 20 garages,
about 30 meters long,
was located west of the
repair shop. Through open
doors, tanks were observed
to be stored in the garages.
Damaged armored vehicles
were stored in a nearby
parking lot. Cars of armored
trains were observed on a
siding.
The following other
installations were
Staliniri, near
Tbilisi.
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July 1948.
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Fuel depot, about
300. by 200 meters,
underground instal-
lation, partially
enclosed by a board
fence, consisting of
one guardhouse,
one administration
building, one
workshop, and one
fire brigade build-
ing equipped
with a railroad
spur; for details
see page 11.
Four to five km
east of the Navt-
lug Railroad
Station, about
1,500 meters
north of the Baku
railroad line, and
about 200 meters
south of an
artery road lead-
ing to Telavi
(N41-559E45-31) .
Already in 1947, the depot
was under construction. In
July 1948, it was almost
completed.
L___Ffuel to be supplied
to the army and air force
units stationed in the
Tbilisi area was to be
stored in the depot.
Description of the instal-
lation; bunker-shaped
installation, subdivided
into three departments
transversally and seven
departments lengthwise, was
constructed of reinforced
concrete in an excavation,
25Ox70x1O meters. Six fuel
tanks, eight meters long,
three or four meters in
diameter, and supported by
concrete bases, were stored
in each department. The tanks
were interconnected by pipes.
Each six-tank department was
fed by one pipe. The feeding
pipes ended in a hole locat-
ed near the railroad spur
and were closed: by a steel
cover. In addition, there
were several standpipes.
The ceiling of the instal-
lation was-constructed of
reinforced concrete, 50 cm
thick, and was supported
by pillars. Narrow and low
passages were broken through
the walls which partitioned
the individual departments.
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In July 1948, some additional
tanks, resting on bases.and
to be filled with oil, were
set up on the east side of
the railroad spur. Several
shed roofs, under which a
large number of fuel drums
were stored, were in the
southern sector of the in-
stallation. The depot was
guarded by troops armed with
submachine guns.
1945 to
September
1948.
Supply depot,
about two by
one and a half
km, of two buil-
dings, each
about 80 by 25
meters, housing
the guard detail
and the MVD head-
quarters., and
one watchtower.,
about 25 meters
high. The in-
stallation had a
railroad spur
and was enclosed
by a barbed-wire
fence, three
meters high.
About three km a. MVD Lieutenant Colonel
southeast of the Silitse (fnu), wearing green-
Navtlug Railroad .bordered gold epaulets, was
Station, south in charge of the installa-
of the Telavi road. tion which was
Army Depot No 20. The guard
detail consisted of 30 men
wearing black-bordered green
epaulets bearing the number 20.
b. Rations of every type;
clothing and accessories;
medical equipment and drugs;
signal equipment; small arms;
motor vehicle spare parts;
engineer, gas-protective, and
skiing equipment; and field
kitchens were stored in eight
large warehouses, each about
90x15x6 meters. More field
kitchens and horse-drawn
vehicles were stored in a
yard. Potatoes and vegetables
were stored in basements, 150
meters long. Ammunition was
stored in two three-story
buildings, 60 and 120 meters
long, and in eight to ten under-
ground bunkers. A separate,
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fenced-in fuel depot, cm-
sisting of tanks, similar
to those of railroad tank
cars and embedded more than
ten meters deep, was located
in the eatern sector of the
installation. The depot, built
of concrete, was still under
construction in September
1948.
c. Incoming shipments
arrived once or twice a
week and were made exclusively
by rail. They originated in
Moscow, Leningrad, and Gorkiy.
Supplies usually were picked
up daily by truck columns.
some of the units being sup-
plied were air force units
and were stationed in Tbilisi,
Baku, Armavir, Sukhumi,
Kutaisi, Yerevan, Kirovabad,
and other places.
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Fuel Depot near Tbilisi
(see page 14)
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Underground tanks
Oil tanks
Standpipes
Feeding pipes
Drum storage
Fire brigade
Guardhouse
Administration
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