MILITARY BARRACKS IN THE SOFIA AREA

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 18, 2005
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 3, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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COUN1RY Bulgaria
SUIIUECT Military Barracks in
the Sofia Area
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This Document oontalns Informbtion n5eottnp the !ts-
tionel Defense of the United Stites. within the mesa-
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REFERENCES
location of the following military barracks in the Sofia
a. A barracks which houses an unidentified engineer battalion and is located
on both aides of the Panoharevo (N 42-35, E 23-24) - German (N 42-36, E 23-25)
road;
be A large,' mmodern barracks which houses an unidentified artillery unit and is
located at the last trolley-bus stop on the Sofia - Samokov road, approximately
2.5 miles east of the "Eagle Bridge"; this barracks is large enough to house
a division;
c. A large barracks which houses unidentified tank units which take part in
parades, such as the 9 September parade., and is located mouth of the fork
formed by the Sofia - Samokov, the Sofia.- Plovdiv, and the Durventei roads;
A barracks area housing Soviet T-34 tanks, located between the Veterinary
Institute and the new building of the Communist Party Printing Shop, on the
east side of the Sofia - San okov; road, - approkimately three quarters ofi 'a mile
from the "Eagle Bridge!!; and
A large,barracke which houeee unidentified engineering units and is located
on the north side of the road to Knyaahevo (N 42-40, E 23-14), approximately
500 yards from the Soviet monument,
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Urge number of General officers entering and leaving a
section of the War Ministry located on the west side of Evlogi Oeorgiev Street.
The installations here are guarded.
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