POST-WAR MILITARY CONSCRIPTION DATA FOR LATVIA

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 26, 2001
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: June 5, 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 18 prohibited.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY
SUBJECT.,
USSR (Latvia1 SSR)
Poste War Military Conscription
REPORT NO.
DATE DISTR.
5.:June 1953
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DATE OF INFb.
PLACE ACQUIRED
Winter 1946/1947 to may 1952
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REQUIREMENT NO.
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Kreti nga Area
The first draft for military service after the war in the Kretinga
(N 55-53P E 21?l5) area was during the winter of 1946/19470 Those
called were men born in 1927e 111. recruits at that time. were drafted-
into labor battalions and were sent to Kaliningrad (N 54-439 E 20-30).q
where they were employed in clearing rubbles They served for, about
n nemonths. after which they were all demobilized and returned to
their homes.
2e There way no conscription in the Kre tinga. area;, during . 19148.
3e The next conscription was in auto nmx 1949. This was; not a normal eon-
a
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scription,in that only about one or two peraons from each vill
eonscriptedo'
In addition to the regular draft for military service.9 young men were
called. from time ' to time, to fulfill the so-called "Ready for Work
aid fense" norm. Such training lasted about one week., during which
time the men were billeted on a kolkhow and were instructed by an offi-
cer in shooting., runningq and various athletics
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Lepaya Area
5. in autumn 1949 only about 200 men'were conscripted from Lepayai. (N 56-33,
E 21-02) and 1rh.e` surrounding area. They were first sent to Kaliningrad,
Tallinn (N 59-25, E 24-15). or Leningrad and after two to three months
were returned to Lepaya where they did. their service in'various Soviet
Fleet units in the Lepaya Naval Harbor, along the coast., and in the
Lepaya Merchant Harbor at the lighthouse.
6. The conscription in spring 1950 as a large one, totalling approximately
2,500 men. Men of the classes of 1928, 1929, and 1930 were called--up.
At that time, pupils-at the Technical Teacher& Seminary and the Railway
School were exempted, vile pupils from secondary schools'were not.
Among fishermen who received exemptions were skippers, mechanics, and
radio operators of the State Fishing Enterprise (Gosmorlov). All other
fishermen, including skippers, mechanics, and radio operators from.-
other fishing kolkho y., even those who were attending various technical
courses,, were subject to conscription. However, one man born in 1929
was deferred because his mother- aged 659 was dependent upon him for
support. Another, born, in 1930, was released as the quota for those...
born in that year, had been filled..' At that time approximately 1,000
500 f
rom
men were called ' up from the town of Lepaya and approximately 1,
the Lepaya. area,,.
in autumn 1950 some men of the classes of 1928, 1929., and 1930 were
conscripted. At that time a total of 19000 to 1,500 men were called
from Lepaya and its surrounding area.
8? In April and May 1951 approximately 1,500 men born in 1929, 1930, an
1931 were called from Lepayw and the Lepaya area.
In autumn 1951 a ' total of aapprcxigia.taly 1,9000 men from the Lepaya area. were conscripted.
10. In April and May 1952 men born in 1932 and 1933 were called, together
with some men from the 1933 . group, - who had, previously received exemp-
tionso this draft yielded about 1,000 men frown this area. Those who
were in the final year of their studies received exemptions.
110 In the same dra#ttmen aged 30 to 35 were also called into various
branches of the armed forces for refresher courses of three to four
months' duration. They were sent to different units all over the USSR.
The absence of these men was felt all over Lepaya,.because practically
every place of employment had in its-employ men between 30 and 35, some
of whom were among those conscripted.
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