1. MILITARY UNITS IN THE KUZANLUK AREA 2. MILITARY AIRFIELDS AT KAZANLUK 3. FACTORIES AT KAZANLUK

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• Publication Date: June 25, 1953
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Bulgaria
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SUBJECT 1. $-iiAtar7 Units in the Eaaanlok Ar4a
2. Military Airfields gt Sazan2.k
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X=TARY UNITS 331 TEE SAZABLUS AREA
The 93 "Shi "Infant Rea t -1952
1.4 The 23 RSbipka"..Infantry Regiment occupies barracks located approaed mate1y 2 y$QO
meters west of the middle of Kaaanldk and approximately one 11d1e;tlrleter north of the
road to ' Plovdiv. (See Appendix,, page 30) The r6gisint occupied these 'teaks
prior to'World War II9 and retained both its unit desigeiation and barracks vbW it
was reorganized immediately after the tear.
2. The buildings in the camp area are as follows r. (See sketch on page 2.)
1. Regiiaentsl Ca ad and troop quarters. A etoaei masonry bvile laag about
180" by 20 meters in size, l a1oped tile roof?,, divided into threes sections
insides
ao Regimental Command and offices.
b. Quarters of two rifle companies.
co -Quarters of one rifle cormpan.
2. Troop quarters. Building identic*llte the one above, divided into, two.
sections insider
a. A rifle oonlpar 6
b. A machine gun company.
3. Troop quarters and' garage. Building identical to the ones above, but
di ded into move section of various . quarters 4Cr the
antitank, company, L wing of the building is us6d as- a garage.
Troop quarters. Building idantiMl to those above. Quarters for the
S raoo .Rota (Co?lunicatione Cam) and the reg s tai service unit.
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Depots... '- Idea1}tiosi stone masonry building, approximately 200 by 30 meters
in sites 1*-slopodw-tile roofs, storage for the followings
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a. Bedding and clothing*
and light
b. Weapons (pistols, rifles, submachine guns, machine guns
mortars) and ammunition for these Weapon.
6. Kitchen and weapons repair shop. Stone,. masonry shed about 20 by 20 meters
in size.
7. Garrison bakery. Stone , masonry- building approad mately 300 by 80' meteors in
size, one story high, !sloped tile roof. Has a brick chimney 20-25 meters
high.
0. Stable. Stone masonry shed, dimensions unknown.
9. Monument to the dead of World War I.
The camp Me. fhur -entrancee, as follows.
A. Gate reserved for of'ficerm.
Be Troop gate.
CO, Xotvr Vehicle gate.
D. Bakery entrance.
4. The damp is fenced in as foil owe"c
a. forth, east, mouth sides by a brick wall 1.80 meters high; and
b. West side by a fence 1.80 meters high.
5? The Ba'mta River rune along the west aide of the barracks area.
6. An unknown number, of sentries are located around the inside edge of the camp area
and at the gated.
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7. The regiment has a strength of 700-800 men. Its officers are as follows:
a. Coawanandant, a colonel;
b. $etbMmtal ref of staff, a lieutenant colonel;
c. Political commissar,, a lieutenant colonel;'
d. Adjutant, a for; and
e. Supply officer and bakery director) a lieutenant
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colonel.
The units of the 23 Infantry Regiment are as followas
a. One service unit, strength. unknown. Included personnel assigned to the various
services, such as drivers, clerks, bakers, eta.
b. -One communications company (Svwrsochna rota), strength approximately 100 ia.
Weapons as, follows$ Pistols for officers -and non aonindesioned OrAcer"s. -ariflea
Of Soviet percent makes aofs the u c gaAs with - drfm- tagaz ices (PM?) for apprazi-
y soldiers. Communications equipment consists of an
unknown nwiber of camp telephones- of various : typos' and tO Wf9Le=d' i' adios ., Cr
unkab type; informant states that the- equigaent.. s ,of German make. - Mach of
the communications apparatus is transported an a melee
a. Four rifle c
strength x.004120 men each, oomewided by bapta_3me.
company consistof S
Yea Pc for- each c . Soviet-"de rifles s apprb9faitely 20 sb
maahd e game with dx magazines, d app rely 1A_Light maoli.a? .
he light machine gam ,reegible. tbp Soviet
MUUGWWOT MO 9 magazines are the'd%&ed'bos`'type' 4ed
iiideairneath the gun rather than the drum magazine attached over the firing
meohaai? as in the Degtysrerj the 'magaein....reeembi. those of the most common
types of manaohi ne mss.
de One machine gun company, strength approsimstd 80..go mm. - Personal weapons
consist of pistols for officers, non-oammissionedoforare,and bearers,
and rifles (.df Soviet make. .. Dart weapons onisi: st ?f' p~mdmat ? maohinne
gar partly Soviet Xaksiss and party unidentified German modals.
e. One antitank company, strength appromimately 120 men. Personal weapons, consist
of pistols for officers, non-commissioned officers, and gam bearOVs, and Soviet
short-barrel carbines, Unit weapons aoneist of apprO aately 1.0.. anti tamic rii"Jres
of unknO ra make and caliber, each carried by one man. These gene have a ""barrel
about' 1.20 meters longi wooden stock sinilar to that of rules, a biped mount,
and fire a single shot.
The regiment has 10 or 12 Soviet Z18 trucks of old models 20-25' saddle horses, and
apprandaately 15 m"ea e
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Tank Units at Kazanluk a 1952
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10. Unidentified tank units are located in the restricted "Military Zone" in the hills 25X1
approximately four kilometers northeast of Kaaafiuka Armed II ds were noted
around the ed es' of the area. Tear -a
1pA is a w -own c .G t there are
Motorized Regiment at Stara Zagora - October 1952 25X1
11. An unidentified field artillery motorized regiment occupies barracks approaomat
four kilometers from the center of Stara Zagora on' the road- to 'R"azenl k.
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vicinity of the barracks.- The guns have barrels approximately 1.20 meters long,
are about 75 mme caliber, and are mounted on wooden wheels with iron rims. Each
artillery piece was coupled to a truck of unknc wn model.
MILITARI AIRFIELA4 AT KAZ ILUK
Unidentified Mili!Em Airfield W November 1952
120 An unidentified military airfield which is now used as a fighter base is located
approximately three kilometers northwest of the center of'Kazanluk, on the north
edge of the road to Golyamo Selo. (See Appendix, ..page 106)
13. The airfield is approximately 1,500 by 1,300 meters in size and has a natural grass
surface. It is surrounded by level plains which are planted to various farm crew.
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The field is occupied by appraadmate]y 100Bulgarian student pilots. F- 1
25X1 Soviet peoialists are euplored at the airfield. The commander is an
unidentified Bulgarian Air Force colonel.
25X1 3.4. I Iapproximately 15 YAK fighter planes at the field. Every morning
an a Qraoau raining flights j:: one or twq planes at::a time, are in tbo air .. for .. .
two or three hour periods. The planes are usually heading toward Lovech, which is
northwest of Kazanluk.
15. The airfield can be reached via a road which br ahae to the, vas from webelePveka
MbA, ~ o2iatate3y one kilometer north of . thew; `oGmter of WimlTjk a Tbis road"
skirts the southern: side of Zavod No. 13 and leads directly to the only entrance to
the field. There are no railroad connections.
l& ,There -is no runway at the field. 33rAta ,tione are as follows (n=bore correspond
to the sketch in Ab0:.ie.z, page 10)1
as Two hanprais aad concrete single-sloped roof, approximstely
150 meters sic, located om ' the ' ,Western aide" of the field." ..1 concrete
apron approximately 15 meters wide is located in front of the hangarse
b. Barraoke,, c onsisti.ng of a main 1-story building, approximately 320 by 40 meters
in size, around which are two or three ema;31-bedldings. Tbds-c es Which
is located on the ,southern edge of the field p is enal.osed an the out, south,
and vest by a wall and on the north by a picket fencee
e. Control tower, a square concrete building approximately 20 meters high with
a wind sock on tops
d. Puel.depot, located between the hangars and the' northwest corner of the field.
Consists of three excavations approilmate3y' 50 ..meters apart"Mere oy ;ridrioal
barrels are stored. The excavations ,ore covered with boards and foliage.
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17. At_,the_.etern..edge of the field a row of lights outliiaing the
landing area, These are large mushroom-shaped poste much like ring posts in
poems appraximately 30 centimeters high, with a red light on top of each. The
poets are set at 20-25 meter intervals.
18. The airfield 3s delimited as followsg
a. Cn the easts from the es t we to the southern corners by a wall approximately
two mete 'shigh9
b. On the south$ by a wall. apP tmately two' meters high; .
c. On the west, partly by the hangar -e,x-d le y by a barbed wise. fence and a low
aosaia hedge (approximately 50 centi sters)i the Bayata River also marks the
western boundary of the field;, and
d. On the north and part of the field, by a barbed wire fence and an acacia hedge
approximately 50 meters high.
19. Armed guards are located around the edge of the fields, at vital points, and in
the barracks zone.
20. In 1947 9 my all the ai rplMea a personnels and equipment at this airfield were
transferred to the Loveoh airfields the unit now - at the' field
is subordinate to an unidentified commas with a firera at the Lovech field.
Unidentified Militia y Airfield a S mm r 1952
21. An unidentified militaarryy airfield is located { approximately 3.. ci1ormeters southeast
of the center of I[az'anl.~fks on the east side of a road A X3 braapchea~ r- the Sara
Zagora road and leads to the Thermal Baths on the left bank of the Tmidsba giver
approximately, 800 meters south of the edge of the a arfield.' This airfield is
approx iaa tely six kilometers from the field described above.
21. The airfield is approximately 2,9000 by.1,000 meters in size @ Ad has a natural
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23. The field is occupied by unidentified Bulgarian units.' A*e or
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24. The only access road to the field is the one listed above1 brand i to the south
from the Stara Zagora road to the Thermal Baths. Farther `on, after oroidAg the
river on a wooden bridges the road forks in two directions, one branch going to
Gorno Cherkovishte and the other toward Snrnena Gora Mountain.
grass surface. It is surrounded by a level plain planted so farm crops. The area
between the airfield and the Tnndzha fiver is wooded. The fiella_'ootil.d be enlarged
substantially because of the level terrain which surrounds the area.
six single-engine planes and three or four old model bipl,aneg
15 or 20 aim.en at the ' field servic g s
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25. There is no runway at the field. Installations are as follows (numbers correspond
to the sketch in Appendix, page 10)s
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a. Hangar, a concrete construction approximately 100 by 40 meters in size, located
on the south side of the field about 3,50 meters from the eastern edge of the road
which skrbs the western aide of the fields
b. Two wooden sheds, approximately 20 by live meters in sizes located in the south,-
vast corner of the field between the hangar'and the road.
tbese buildings are used as personnel quarters.
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FACTORIES AT KAZANLUK
Zavod No. 13 - Sumer 1952
26. Zavod No. 13 in Kazanluk is the former Caproni Aircraft Works. Prior to the war,
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it produced airplanes. From 1945 to 19509 it was engaged in manufacturing'non-
aeronautical products such as surgical instruments, drinking water filters, and
other medical and bygienic articles. In 19509 it again started aeronautical acti-
vity.
The factory is located approximately three kilometers northwest of the'center of
Kazanluk, along the east side of the military airfield described above. Access to
the field may be attained by a road which forks to the west from the road to Shipka
at one kilometer north of the city. The road skirts the southern edge of the plant
and continues to the airfield entrance. (See Appendix, page 10.)
The complex occupies an area approximate 600 b 400 meters in size and is enclosed
by a brick wall about 2.50 meters high. the number of workers
aa- -600.-700, work is done 1 o sifts per daq. The factory
director is an unidentified Bulgarian Army colonel, an engineer.
The factory. produces planes of various types. the planes
are of wooden construction covered with aluminum s e s. The factory 'receives
unassembled engine parts whim it assembles for the
parts for unknown uses.
e are ZOGtOd At the adjacent'
r e and then flown to their assigned destinations.
The factory has. the following installations (numbers correspond with those Ofethe
sketch cd pjge 7) s
1. Directorate and offices. A 1-story building, 30'by 20 meters in size,,,
twin eloped tile roof, has the "following sectionsl. Gonad' floor drafting
room, administrative offices, quarters for the factory ldlitia, and workers'
control point. First floor - directorate and other offices.
2. Stone masonry shed, approximately 120 by 40'me4ers'is sise, saw-toothed
roof with skylight manning lengt}sriae. Divided into two sections (eomn i-
oating)' e
a? Foundry.
b. Metal parts production and sage, assembly unit. Equipped with
an tmlmown number of machines, such on milling machines, lathes,
planes, eto.
3. Stone masonry shed, identical to the one above, divided into two sections,
a. Carpentry shop. Equipped with various machinery for making the
wooden parts for the airplanes.
b. Assembly section for the wooden parts.
4. Section for the assembly of complete planes and equipping with accessories.
Stone masonry abed 200 by 60 meters in 8159, roof like those of the other
sheds.
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Fuel storage, area. Fuel contained in cylindrical barrels standing in the
area indicated.
Open. air depot for scrap aluminum. Inclosed by a fence around an area
approsiwtely 100 by 25 meters in sise.
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A., 1 gate.
B.: Airplane entrance.
G. Passage to the aluainm scrap depot.
31. The, area is guarded bW Militia personnel. A,detaohaent of approximately 15 am is
garrtsonad near the factory. Armed guards are located at the varioes entrances and
around the factory area.
ZaTod 3.0 - Springs Si er 19%
32. Zaved No. 308 a, ailitaxy -factory, is located appra ateil one Zi 3' ter d"emth of
runs matiri, &" the" rallrMCstatioa, ou t~"eail~ W adii
the goebter at at as ~~Zkktreet 60whiah 0-700
to the T rdmha 'River. (Ses..AppdAfts
336 The factory ooc ies an area approzlaately 1,300 meters (east.rest)'by 3:,500 meters
(norbbraonth). is enclosed partly bar a wall and partly by a foes.
34o The ' factory director is an vaidentified Bu]. ian Ares' omiMel. Chex~ly malt a
maize of Sasaalft is enlaysd ild the? Caaira3al?Birotien.'
A n in numer of,8oviet hmicians cad specialists Ire esplard.
ooa~l east. th direr "b )U1 r3ali peesooa~iel;; r ao a? ooa
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36. k total of a raa~a workers are at, U&,? &o d.. A? e* .
PW dap. ll aviag items prod c
a. standard- type rifless
b. l .soellaneots gmr