1. OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT DRESAK 2. RECALL AND TRAINING OF RESERVES 3. ORDER OF BATTLE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001100190006-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 18, 2009
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: May 4, 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 784, 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.
SECRET/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT 1. Officer Candidate School at Dresak
2.. Recall and Training of Reserves
3. Order of Battle
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1. At Dresak (sic), approximately 10 kilometers from Troyan, an accelerated summer
military course for university students was active during the entire summer of
1952. Approximately 300 students participated. In order to receive a commission,
a student must,serve for two additional months-the following summer.
2. During the first 10 days of October 195 the release,of the class of 1929 was
completed. At the same time the remaining draftees of the 1932 class underwent
their second medical examination and were told'to which unit they were to report
beginning 16 October. At present there are three entire classes'in the army:
T930, 1931, and 1932. The"classes of 1923 and 1924 were recalled for a period
of two' months for training with, new, weapons. At the and of July 1952 officer
acid"non-commissioned officers of the antiaircraft artillery, classes 1905 to,.'
.1917, were,.recalled for a training period of one month. At the and of the train-
ing period, there were antiaircraft exercises with aircraft and artillery.
Bulgarian.-Army units are located as follower
a. The l.'I,nfantry Regiment,. south of Krumovgrad;
b. The 47 Infantry Regiment, south of Padkpvaj
c. The 21 Infantry Regiment, south of Smolyanj
d. The 39 Infantry Regiment,I south of Nevrokopj and
e. The 27 Infantry Regiment, south of Devin.2
Commentat
Probably Podkova, Momchilgrad okoliya, is meant.
Bulgarian infantry units are now known as "rifle" units.
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4, May 1953
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