1. INFANTRY UNIT IN NEVROKOP 2. INFANTRY UNIT IN LYUBIMETS

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2009
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: August 5, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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SECURITY INFORMAT;ON
COUNTRY Bulgaria
1. Infantry Unit in Nevrokop
2. Infantry Unit in Lyubimets
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.1. 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.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 5 August 1953
NO. OF PAGES 3
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
gantry Unit in Nevrokolp
1. In early May 1953, an unidentified infantry unit,, Podelenie 45481, was
located in Nevrokop. It was quartered in new barracks at the northwest
end of the town, beyond the last houses and on the north side of the
highway to Petrich,
2. The unit is smaller than a regiment, andl ~ it is
an infantry battalion with 300 to 400 men. The following units are
attached, as followss
a. An antitank batter has between four and Soviet-made 45 mm.
antitank guns
b. A battery of field artillery pieces of Soviet manufacture, un-
specified caliber; the guns have large rubber-
c. A mortar battery; equipped with large Soviet-made mortars which fire
16 kilogram shells; the mortar is fastened to a large circular base
and has 'wheels filled with raw rubbe
d. A heavy machine gun company, equipped with Maksim Sokolov machine gun:.
The unit has four ZIS trucks.
3. Each company of the infantry antitank rifles and
sniper rifles. groups of 15 or 16 men
equipped with four or five "Zbriovka" automatic weapons and two "Bren" guns.
Other 15-man groups of the same company were equipped with Soviet type rifles.
(Note Washington Distribution Indicated By "X"; Field Distribution By "#".)
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4. The staff of the infantry unit is stationed in the barracks area
This unit
replaced the 39 Infantry Regiment of the 9 Division which was transferred
and at least a part of the regiment is presently located in the artillery
barracks at Breznik.
39 Infantry Regiment was moved to Simitli (N 41-53, - in-1950
Nevrokop before April 1951 (probably during 1950).
In and Ur4t in L ybimets
5. An unidentified infantry uni is located in Lyubimets
(N 41-50, E 26-05). About April 1952, the unit was transferred from
Khaskovo, and is subordinate to the Khaskovo garrison. After the move to
Lyubimets, details from this unit were assigned to work on excavation of
fortifications along the Bulgarian-Turkish and Bulgarian-Greek frontiers.
6. The unit included a heavy machine gun company armed with six Makaim
Sokolov machine guns, each served by five men armed with the following
weapons:
a. Commander, with a Sudaev submachine gun with four clips and two hand
grenades;
b. Aimer, with a T.T. pistol and two hand grenades;
c. Assistant aimer, with a Vintovka short rifle with 60 rounds of
ammunition and two hand grenades;
d. Cartridge belt carrier, with a Vintovka short rifle and 60 rounds of
ammunition and two hand grenades; and
e. Muleteer., with a Vintovka short rifle and 60 rounds of ammunition
and two hand grenades.
Members of the unit were forbidden to talk to civilians.
Miscellanos .jMilitarY Information
7. A "Katyusha" Rocket Regiment is located in Sofia. The rocket launchers
are mounted on trucks.
8. An infantry uni is located in Kharmanli. In 1952
there was a training school for the junior sergeants (mladshi serzhanti5
attached to this unit.
a. An unidentified artillery regiment in Plovdiv;
b. An unidentified artillery regiment in Stara Zagora; and
c.. An unidentified armored unit at Sliven.
the location for the following military units:
10. In September 1952, at the time of the Gamma Islet incident, the following
units took up defensive positions around the village of General Toshevo
(N 42-13, E 26-17), Svilengrad Okoliya:
a. An unidentified infantry unit yubimets;
b. An unidentified infantry unit Kharmanli;
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o. An unidentified artillery regiment, Plovdiv;
d. An unidentified artillery regiment, Stara Zagora; and
e. An unidentified armored unit at Sliven.
the units were ordered not to open fire, even if
attacked, until Vulko Chervenkov gave the order.
11. All other military units south of the Balkan Mountains were alerted
at the time of the Gamma Islet incident.
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