1. THE 5 BORDER GUARD OTRYAD 2. THE 4 'RUEN' ZASTAVA 3. HEADQUARTERS OF BORDER GUARD OTRYADS

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• Publication Date: September 1, 1953
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT 1. The 5 Border Guard Otryad
2, The 4 "Ruen" Zastava
3. Headquarters of Border Guard
Otryads
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. Cade, 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 18 prohibited.
REPORT NO.
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DATE DISTR. 1 September 1953
NO. OF PAGES 9
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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The 5 Border Guard 0trvad
1. The Otryad Staff of 5 Border Guard Otryad, Podelenie 4560, Momchilgrad, is
composed as follows:
a. Lieutenant Colonel PRIMYANOV, commander of 5 Border Guard Otryad, 40,
from Varna; on 7 September 1952, he was replaced by an unidentified
lieutenant colonel;
b. Captain RADEV, Deputy commander, 40;
c. Captain RANGELOV, 35, from Mikhaylovgrad Okoliya, Chief of Staff; and
Captain GENEV, Party Secretary, 45.
Informant knew of the following service officers at the otryad:
a. Lieutenant Kliment GEORGIEV, 25, from Vidin Okoliya;
b. Lieutenant TODOROV, 30;
c. Senior Lieutenant KRUSHOVENSKI, 45;
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d. Captain V[JRBANOV, commander of the "specialist service", and;
e. Three or four unidentified lieutenants and senior lieutenants.
A company consists of approximately 60 soldiers and is equipped with German
submachine guns and Soviet Vintovka rifles. The otryad is equipped with the
following transport equipment:
a. One Soviet reconnaissance jeep;
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b. Two or three trucks; and
c. Two wagons drawn by a team of horses.
The following Komandaturi are subordinate to 5 Border Guard Otryad,
Podelenie 4560, Momchilgrad:
a. Komandatura, Podelenie 4561, Zlatograd;
b. Komandatura, Podelenie 4562, Chorbadzhiysko, Momchilgrad Okoliya; and
c. Komandatura, Podelenie 4563, Avren (N 41-20, E 25-43), Krumovgrad Okoliya.
5. Informant served with Komandatura, Podelenie 4562, at Chorbadzhiysko, and
knew of the following command personnel of the Komandatura:
a. Senior Lieutenant ENCHEV, 35, from Karlovo Okoliya, Komandatura commander;
b. Senior Lieutenant KHURVATOV, Deputy commander for political section, 32;
c. Lieutenant VASILEV, Chief of Staff, 28;
e. Lieutenant VURBANOV, Company Commander, 35;
f, Lieutenant KALINOV, Special Services Commander for Outside Reconnaissance,
24;
KOLEV (fnu), Deputy Commander of Special Services for Outside Reconnaissance,
24;
h. Lieutenant GERGINCHEV, Commander of "V" Service for Outside Reconnaissance,
35;
is Lieutenant TURGOV, Food Supply Officer, 23;
Master Sergeant (Starshi Serzhant) VASILEV, Company senior noncommissioned
officer (starshina);
k. Starshina YANICHKOV, Food supply, 40;
1. Master Sergeant PETKOV, Warehouse Supply, 30; and
m. Master Sergeant Angel DOBREV, Weapons, from Stefan Karadzhovo (N 42-13,
E 26-49), Elkhovo Okoliya, 30.
6. This Komandatura, Podelenie 4562, strength 35-40 soldiers, was equipped
with the following weapons:
a. Three MG-34 light machine guns;
b. Two Maksim Sokolov Soviet heavy machine guns;
c. Two 81 mm. Raynmetal light howitzers;
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d, One 1297 mm, antiaircraft D.Sh.K. machine gun;
e. Soviet submachine guns; and
f. Soviet rifles.
The Komandatura is housed in buildings located in the southern outskirts
of Chorbadzhiysko, and has the following subordinate units:
a. 1 "Musalla" Zastava, located west of Chakalarovo (N 41-18, E 25-19),
Ziatograd Okoliya;
b. 2 "Kremen" Zastava, located southeast of Chakalarovo;
c. 3 "Bozhur" Zastava, strength 30 men and one sergeant, is located 3.5
kilometers south of Shumnatitsa (N 41-18, E 25-22), Momchilgrad Okoliya,
and. three kilometers west of the Momchilgrad-Komotini road; the
commander is Junior Lieutenant TENEV, about 30, from Aytos;
d. 4 "Ruen" Zastava (see paragraph 8 below);
e. 5 "Vezhen" Zastava, located in the southern outskirts of Tikhc it
(N 41-18, E 25-30), Krumovgrad Okoliya; the Deputy commander for political
section is Lieutenant GANCHEV, about 30.
The 4 "Roan" Zastava
8. The 4 "Ruen" Zastava, subordinate to the Border Guard Komandatura,1
Podelenie 4562, is located in Chorbadzhiysko in the "Mukaza" area, about 200
meters south of the Krumovgrad and Momchilgrad road junction, The Zastava
is located on the Komotini (N 41-07, E 25-24) road, a little before the
junction. The commander of the zastava is Lieutenant STATEV, about 30,
from Varna, and the master sergeant is Georgi KUKHCHEV, 26, from Razgrad
Okoliya. The zastava, strength about 40 men and two officers, is equipped
with the following weapons:
a.. Two M.G. 34 light machine guns;
b. One Maksim Sokolov heavy machine gun;
o. Fourteen Shpagin automatics;
d. Two Schmeiser automatics;
e. Twenty-one Vintovka rifles; and
f. Twenty-three Malniccher carbines, located in the weapons depot of the
zastava with a large part of them unsuitable for use.
The zastava has an unspecified number of bombs. Informant could give no
details or comparative number of stored munitions.
9. The zastava has a central telephone with 10 number lines, Five of these are
in use with the following:
a. Komandatura 4562, Chorbadzhiysko;
b. The 5 "Vezhen" Zastava, Tikhomir;
c. The 3 "Bozhur" Zastava, adjoining the western side of "Ruen" Zastava;
d. The telephone booth located in the observation tower of the border line; and
e. The zastava staff.
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10. By means of the "Vezhen" Zastava, the "Ruen" Zastava is connected with
1 Avren "Bozhur" Zastava. Through the Komandatura in Chorbadzhiysko,
"Ruen" Zastava is connected with the military central telephone. The
switchboards in Chekalarovo and "Ruen" Zastava are of Bulgarian construction.
11. All the zastavas subordinate to Komandatura 4562, are located about
150-200 meters south of Chorbadzhiysko. This Komandatura, together with
Komandatura 4563 in Avren, Krumovgrad Okoliya, and Komandatura 4561,
Zlatograd, compose the 5 Border Guard Otryad, Podelenie 4560, Momchilgrad.
Fortifications of 4 "Ruen" Zastava
12. The first line of trenches begins about 50 meters from the zastava and
descends to the Komotini road, running three to four meters east of it.
A large part of the trench interior is rock-lined, and in places, there
are machine embrasures reinforced with cement.
13. Another line of trenches is located on the west side of the Komotini road
and starts almost at the end of the first line of trenches. It runs
parallel to the road for an interval, and then bypasses the "General Ginev"
mountain. The beginning of the trench line is lined with stones, but no
reinforcements exist along the entire remainder of the trench.
14. The third line begins with the second row of trenches, and runs in a
zigzag pattern around the north and west of "General Ginev" mountain.
It almost connects with the end of the second line, so that there is
approximately a full closed circle. of trenches around the mountain. All
these trenches were constructed during the summer of 1951, and have a
depth of about 1-1.2 meters and a'width of approximately .80 meters.
15. One small trench line is located on the heights above the old customs
house, at the intersection of the Krumovgrad, Momchilgrad, and Komotini roads.
This trench line runs along a hill known as "Geroya" (Hero), probably in
connection with the memorial located there.
16. There are trenches around Lozentsi (probably Lozengradtsi), which were
constructed during the fall of 1951, but informant did not know their
exact location or length.
17. A 6-sided bunker, constructed during the winter of 1950 and about 50
centimeters above ground, is located approximately 10 meters south of the
memorial and approximately 20 meters west of the road to Komotini. The
bunker has an inside height of about 2 meters with embrasures on all sides,
a diameter of approximately three meters, and is lined with beams about
20 centimeters in diameter. The entrance is on the side facing the memorial.
The bunker can accommodate approximately 20 men, but has operational
capacity for only 10 men.
18. Another similar bunker, constructed during the spring of 1952, is located
about 20 or 30 meters southwest of the zastava staff. Its dimensions are
smaller than that of the above-mentioned bunker. The bunker will
allegedly be destroyed because of its poor construction.
19. Antitank obstacles are located as follows:
a. One on the road to Komotini;
b. Two around the old customs house; and
c. Two on the road to Momchilgrad.
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20. Minefields are located on the Komotini road, extending out approximately
100-150 meters on the west, and about 200-250 meters on the east of the
road. On the west side, the mine field is enclosed by two rows of
barbed wire set on small poles about 50 centimeters high. On the east
side of the road, this fence is only about 100 meters from the road.
From this point, in the direction of the border, the minefield is not
enclosed. Infantry positions are located on the sides of the road, but
informant could give no information concerning their number or system of
emplacement. Antitank mines are placed on the road. The mining of this
section of the road was carried out during 1950.
21. A barbed wire entanglement is located about 60 meters south of the mine
field on the Komotini road. It starts near the west side of the road
ravine and ends on the water trail of the zastava observation tower, east
of the road to Komotini. The barbed wire entanglement consists of two
parallel lines, approximately 150 centimeters high. The lines. are placed
approximately 150 centimeters apart, with four or five rows of barbed
wire. Between the two rows is crossed wire.
22. The observation tower of 4 "Ruen" Zastava, subordinate to Border Guard
Komandatura, Podelenie 4562, is located about 50 meters from the hedge
which outlines the border in this area. The observation tower is of the
open-platform type, and is located in a cleared place in the woods. The
exact location of the tower is shown on Appendix C on page 9.
23. The observation tower is manned by three soldiers, with one of them
equipped with binoculars on his watch. The other two soldiers protect
him, with one covering the south side of the tower almost at the border
line, and the other near the tower where he can see inland. The latter
is equipped with a telephone booth for connections with the zastava. T1ie
first protector has the duty of watching for persons coming from outside,
and the second to watch for persons going out of the country. The watches,
from, 0800 to 2000, are uninterrupted for the 12-hour period. The
"starshiyat" of the group is armed with an automatic and the other two
soldiers with weapons.
24. The 5 "Vezhen" Zastava has a similiar observation tower near Tikhomir,
but informant was unable to give any information concerning the location.
(See Appendix C on page 9).
Headquarters of Bulgarian Border Guard Otryads
25. The following are headquarters of Bulgarian Border Guard Otryads:
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1 Border Guard
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2 Border Guard Otryad, Dragoman (N 42-56, E 22-56);
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12 Border Guard Otryad, Simitli (N 41-53, E 23-06);
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4 Border Guard Otryad, Devin;
5 Border Guard Otryad, Momchilgrad;
13 Border Guard Otryad, Lyubimets (N 41-50,
E 26-05);
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h.
6 Border Guard Otryad, Elkhovo;
7 Border Guard Otryad, Malko Turnovo;
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J. #3 Border Guard Otryad, Burgas;
3. Border Guard Otryad, Kyustendil;2
k. Border Guard Otryad, Petrich;3
1. Border Guard Otryad, Varna;
m. Border Guard Otryad, Ruse;
n. Border Guard Otryad, Lom.
Migoellaneous Military Information
26. An unidentified artillery regiment with horse-drawn guns is located in
Momchilgrad.
27. The 11 Infantry Regiment moved from Sliven to Elkhovo and during 1949,
was designated Podelenie 7900. The Engineer Battalion of 3 Rifle
Division is quartered in Elkhovo.
28., A tank regiment will allegedly be formed to replace the cavalry regiment
in Yambol, which is to be reorganized, with cavalry soldiers attached to
the Border Guards.
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1. Comment: Probably the 2 Border Guard Komandatura, subordinate
to 5 Border Guard Otryad.
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2. Comm nt: Probably 11 Border Guard Otryad.
3. Comment: Probably 3 Border Guard Otryad.
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4th ZASTAVA "RUEN" (MUKAZA, KOMANDA-
TURA PODEIENIE 45-62 AT CHORBADZHIYSKO
SCALE = 1:506
1. Bakery 12. Officers' Sleeping Quarters
2. "Artelna" (Food Stock Room) 13. Zastava Headquarters and Files
3. Kitchen 14. Stables
4. Mess Hall
5. Corridor Flower Gardens
6. Telephone
T. First Floors Charge of Quarters Room, Arsenal,
Drying Room
Second Floor: Soldiers' Sleeping Quarters
8. Bathroom
9. First Floor: Food Depot
Second Floors Soldiers' Sleeping Quarters
10. Recreation Room.
U. Zastava Club "Dimitrovska Staya"
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Appendix B SE g ET
FORTIFICATIONS AND ZASTAVAS BETWEEN
SHUMNATITSA, MOMCHILGRAD & TIKHOMIR, KRUMOVGRAD
Scale: 1:50,000
jV Tank Obstacles
.rLh- Trenches
Bunkers
Zastavas
Observation'Points
Zastava Boundary Line
~ Mined Section of the Highway
^~~ Fenced Off Mine Field
;! Unfenced Mine Field
max- Barbed Wire Fence
-- -- Path
1. Old Customs House
2. Monument
3. The 4% Ruen'~'".Z'ap ava. - Komandatura =..62
4. The 3 "Bazhurtt Zastava - Komandatura 45-62
5. The 5 "Vezhen't Zastava - Komandatura 45-62
6. Village of Shumnatitsa
7. Village of Kirkovo
8. Village of Protogerovo (N 41-19, E 25-24)
9? Village of Lo,zengradtsi (N 41-17) E 25-25)
10. Village of Strishva
11. Village of Tikhomir
12. Road to Momchilgrad
13. Road to Krumovgrad
14. Road to Komotini
15. Old Border Post #12
16. Old Border Post #13
17. Old Border Post #14
15-16. Border Line of "Bozhurt' Zastava
16-16a, Border Line of +'Ruent Zastava
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