BULGARIAN ORDER OF BATTLE: MILITARY UNITS IN THE PLOVDIV AREA

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CIA-RDP80-00810A000400310008-8
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December 21, 2016
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February 10, 2009
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8
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Publication Date: 
March 9, 1953
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2009/02/10: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA000400310008-8 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 prohibitor 25X1 SECRET/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY PLACE ACQUI Bulgaria Bulgarian Order of Battle. Military Units in the Plovdiv Area.. 0. REPORT DATE. DISTR. NO. OF PAGES REQUIREMENT NO. RD REFERENCES THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE. THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. (FOR KEY SEE REVERSE) 1. An unidentified military command is located in the quarters occupied b 2 ttThrace" Infantry Division command prior to World War II. was a divisional or higher command. is comma. is located in a -story horseshoe-shaped building. The central wing is approximately 100 by 20 meters in size and the two side wings are 40 by 20 meters in size. The building is located on the right bank of the Maritsa River9 on Saedinenie Square, in the center of an area surrounded by a wall surmounted by an iron fence. Army guards are posted at the entrance to the 25X1 25X1, building and are armed with rifles and submachine guns. 2. An unidentified military unit is quartered in the barracks occu Regiment prior to World War II. This barracks is located immed pie iat d by 3 Cava ely southwe lry st of Plovd iv, on the Peru shtitsa (N 42-03., E 21 ?33)-Br esto vitsa ( N 4 2-0I4, E 24- 36) 3. road. An unide ntif ied mot oriz ed artiller y unit ks situated ni ne kilomete rs o n the r oad to Pazardzh ika ~ thi s ks was 2 5X1 construc ted after W orld War II 2 5X1 An unidentified military unit is quartered in the barracks previously occupied by a combat engineers unit., located immediately southwest of Plovdiv., on the Perushtitsa-.Brestovitsa road., adjacent to the barracks of the former 3 Cavalry Regiment. 6. An unidentified number of new., large barracks has been built in the past four years behind the railroad station., in.the southeastern part of Plovdiv, in the area known as the "sports grounds quarters'. 25X1 SECRET/CONTROL m U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY STATE 1 ARMY NAVY X AIR J yr FBI J JAEC (Note: Washington Distribution Indicated By "X"; Field Distribution By LI Approved For Release 2009/02/10: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA000400310008-8 Approved For Release 2009/02/10: CIA-RDP80-00810A000400310008-8 SECRET/CONTROL o U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY 7. The city of Plovdiv rises on five hills, two of which have been declared military zones and are forbidden to civilians. These two hills are the Bunardzhik and Sakhat hills, at the foot of which are civilian houses; however, there are no homes located in the upper portion of the hills. This area has been surround25X1 with barbed wire fences with signs stating that those crossing said fences will be shot without warning. Durin World War II antiaircraft emplacements were located on to of these hills. On unardzhik ill, here is a woo en ower meters in height., the use of which is not known. Underneath the two hills, during World War II, air raid shelters were excavated, but they are now closed or are used as storerooms for various purposes, and are rented to civilians. Under Nebe Hill, a tunnel has been excavated to facilitate, it is said, the city traffic. The excavation of the tunnel was concluded in June 19529 and work 25Xte walls of the tunnel is now in progress. 8. A military hospital is located in the hospital zone of Plovdiv, on the hill formerly known as Gendem Hill and now called Halmna Mladeshta Hill, in front of Bunardzhik Hill. 9. In September and October 1951, fifteen to twenty reserve officers who were residents of Plovdiv, were recalled for a two to three month period. These recalls are for the purposes of training reserves in the use of new weapons of an unspecified type which have been issued to the Bulgarian Army. SECRET/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY Approved For Release 2009/02/10: CIA-RDP80-00810A000400310008-8