1. ORDER OF BATTLE AND GENERAL MILITARY INFORMATION 2. TWELVE RIFLE REGIMENT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT 1. Order of Battle and
General Military Information
2. Twelve Rifle Regiment
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. 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. 8 October 1953
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REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THI APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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Order of Battle and General Military Information
1. Headquarters of the 1 Army are in Sofia, of the 2 Army in Plovdiv and of the
3 Army in Slivens The commander of 3 Army is General Dzhurov, the deputy
commander is Major General Gormahov. and an unidentified Soviet colonel is
advisor to General Dzhurov. the following components of 50X1-HUM
3 Armyt
at An unidentified rifle division in Shumenj
b. An unidentified rifle division in Sliven;
co An unidentified tank brigade in Stara Zagora; and 50X1 -H U M
d.
J the deputy commanding officer is Colonel Papazo
2. The components of 7 Rifle Division
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a. 33 Rifle Regiment, located permanently and on a year. 50X1-HUM
round basis about . kilometers east of Boyanovo (N 42-15, E 26-37),
Elkhovo Okoliya;
b. 40 Rifle Regiment, permanently located at Yambol, with 50X1-HUM
a summer encampment 1 to 1.5'kilometers south of Sveti Ilya (N 42-18,
E 26-40), which is generally occupied from May to September except when
the regiment is engaged in fortification repair work;
c. Unidentified "Skala" Rifle Regiment, with headquarters 50X1-HUM
Mamarchevo (N 42-07, E 26-47) and companies in Lesovo (N 41-56, E 26-34),
Golyamo Sharkovo (N 42-04, E 26-51) and Mamarchevo; and
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7 Rifle Division in Yamboli the commanding officer is Colonel Asenov,
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d. 12 ;Rifle Regiment,
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permanently located at Elkhovo. 50X1-HUM
3. An unidentified antiaircraft unit is located in Yambol, but it is unknown
whether or:not it is subordinate to the )0 Rifle Regiment.
L The Border Guard has the following buildings in or around Elkhovo:
a. A 1-story building, 6 x 8 meters in size, located beside the Tundzha River
southwest of Elkhovo;
be A 2-story building, 5 x 10 meters in size, beside the Tundzha River southwest
of Elkhovo;
c. A building, 5 x 10'meters in size, in the center of the city;
d. A 2-story yellow-painted building surrounded by barbed wirenorth of Elkhovo,
approximately 500 meters east of the Yambol highway; and
as A 2-story white-washed Border Guard barracks, approximately 15 x 25 meters
in size, located on the eastern outskirts of Lesovo.
no controls between different military areas. Men from the 50X1-HUM
summer encampment,of one regiment could visit the encampment of another, but
when the troops were in permanent barracks, visitors could not enter the barracks
compound.
Twelve Rifle Regiment
General
6. The 12 Rifle Regiment is permanently located immediately south of Elkhovo. From
25 May - 25 September, the Regiment had its summer encampment across a road from
the summer encampment of the 40 Rifle Regiment, about 1.5 kilometers south of
Sveti Ilya. About 1 October 1952, the Regiment moved to an encampment approxi-
mately one kilometer west of Malko Kirilovo (N 42-02, E 26-37), where it was
engaged in repairing and constructing fortifications till the and of November.
From 1 to 21 November, the 2 Heavy Machine Gun and 2 Mortar Companies moved near
Loeovo to work on fortifications. On 11 April 1953, the Regiment moved to a
summer encampment about 2.5 kilometers southwest of Vuloha Polyana (N 42-00,
E 26-41), Elkhovo Okoliya, to work on fortifications between Vuloha Polyana,
Raadel (N 42-041 E 26-38) and Malko Kirilovo. (Appendix A is a combination of
iketchee and shows the barracks of 12 Rifle Regiment at 50X1-HUM
Elkhovo.
7. Components of 12 Rifle Regiment are as follows
a. Three 4-squad platoons in each rifle company]
be Two 3-squad platoons in each.heavy machine gun company] and
o. Two 2-squad platoons in each light mortar company.
In 1952) the military engineers platoon was formed. The short podelenie numbers
given for some companies are Added to the regiment podelenie number with a dash,
e.g., 65010-27 indicates the NCO School of 12 Rifle Regiment. (Components.of
12 Rifle Regiment are shown in Appendix B a combination of the schematic draw-
ings of the Regiment 50X1-HUM
8. Recruits from the Pazardzhik Military District assigned to 12 Rifle Regiment
were sent in a group from Pazardzhik to Elkhovo on 4 May 1952. The group in-
cluded about 14 men from Oborishte (N 43-37) E 27-38), four men in the 1931
class and the rest in the 1932 class. There were also about 10 men from the
city of-Panagyurishte. Of the group of 25 to 30 from the Panagyurishte area
who reported in Pazardzhik, all but two were assigned to 12 Rifle Regiment.
about 55 per cent of all the recruits in the 12 Rif1E50X1-HUM
Regiment had a pro-g aziya education, about 15 or 20 per cent had a gimnaziya
education and the rest primary school education. Approximately 70 per cent
were DSNM members. There was no difference in the treatment accorded DSNM
members and that given the other recruits.
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Basic Training
9. Basic training in the 12 Rifle Regiment lasted from 4 May to 24 August 1952.
For one month, the Regiment was divided into four general training companies.
.and was engaged only in close-order drill and physical training. At the end
of the month they took their military oaths, and were given definite assign
ments in the permanent companies and platoons which were formed from the
training companies.
10. The theoretical lectures, which commenced after the and of the first month,
will continue until the fall of 1953, when examinations will be given. Lectures
included the followings
a. Political training - 2 hours twice a week;
be Infantry tactics - 3-5 hours twice a week (half the period usually was used
for practice) inclu4ing practice in emplacement and trans-
portation of heavy machine guns and application of prin.
ciples of attack and defense by an individual soldier,
a squad and a platoon);
a. Military regulations;
d. Garrison duties and disciplinary code - 2 hours twice a week;
o. Chemical warfare - 1 or 2 hours once a week;
f. First aid - 2 hours once or twice a month; and
g. Weapons' familiarization - 3 or 4 hours daily.
11. During basic training, the heavy'machine gun companies trained with Soviet car-
bines (1945 or 1946 model), Vintofka rifles (1945 or 1946 model), and Makeim
Sokolov heavy machine guns. In practice, the companies divided into groups,
some aiming with empty rifles, some learning the parts of the weapons and
others learning about cartridges and grenades.
12. In September 1952, a day's battle training was carried out by.2 Rifle Battalion
north of Dzhrebino village (N 42-16, E 26-42) near 8veti Ilya, during part of
which live ammunition was used. The Heavy Machine Gun company separated and
was posted on the right and left of the 800-meter wide front with the machine
guns about 30 meters apart. The infantry companies were in one row across the
front about 5 meters apart. Approximately 200 motors ahead of the front line
in front of an earthwork, were full-length black targets. Approximately 500-600
meters behind these targets were face and chest targets in a line about 50 to
60 motors long. The infantry fired 15 shots each from a prone position, then
moved forward from their trenches. Meanwhile, the heavy machine guns began
to fire and continued until the infantry reached the "enemy lines." After
the infantry crossed the earthwork fortification, the heavy machine gun com-
panies advanced up the hill between the earthworks and the second line of '
targets and began to fire at the second line of targets along with the infantry,
Each heavy machine gun had 750 live cartridges i,n all. This training activity
was attended by a senior first lieutenant from 3 Division headquarters, but no
critique of the performance was ever made as far as the enlisted men knew.
NCO (Mladehi'Serzhant) School
13. During 1951-52, there were noncommissioned officer courses (shkola ma mladshi
eerzhanti) in all regiments, but in 1952-53, only in some of them. In 1951-52,
only soldiers from the 12 Rifle Regiment attended its courses, but 1952-53,
soldiers from 33,and 40 Rifle Regiments also attended. Some of the soldiers
from the.antitank companies of 12 Rifle Regiment went to Yambol to attend a
course for noncommissioned officers (the designation of the unit giving the
course is not known), and four soldiers from 12'Rifle Regiment went to
Karlovo for a 10-month chemical warfare course for noncommissioned officers
and returned to the regiment as corporals.
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14. The teachers of the first aid or medical school for noncommissioned officers
which is part of the 12 Rifle Regiment are from a military dispensary and
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After the end'of the course,the graduates return
to their former units and do not form a separate medical compar7.
15. The course for noncommissioned infantry officers given by the 12 Rifle 50X1-HUM
Regiment lasts six months. Most graduates are made corporals, but out-
standing ones become sergeants. Students are selected by their company
commanders. In 1952-53, there were about 140 soldier students, 13 officer
instructors, and 25 corporals who acted as squad leaders.. The proportion
of degree of education and the proportion of Communist affiliation among
NCO school students is approximately the same as among the recruit-s in
basic training. the students included both in- 50X1-HUM
dolent and industrious men. When the regiment was in Elkhovo, a building in
the regimental barracks area was used for the school and each platoon had
a separate classroom.
16. The school was divided into two companies as shown on 1Appbnd3,x B:, one with
four infantry platoons and the other composed of the 1 "regular" heavy
machine gun platoon,-the 2 "Skala" heavy machine gun platoon, the 3 anti-
tank'platoon and the 4 light mortar platoon.
Corporal Course
17. During formal training, which lasted until the NCQ school moved with the
rest of the 12 rifle Regiment to a summer encampment near Sveti Ilya to
work on fortifications, the student training program was might hours per
day Monday through Friday, six hours on Saturday and none on Sunday, although
the company commander usually arranged a special program for every platoon
on Saturdays or Sundays. %
18. Students received theoretical training in the following eubjeotet
A. Garrison duties, 2-3 hours per week during the winter, 2-3 hours per month
in the spring;
be 'Barracks dutioe, two hours twice a month;
as Disciplinary regulations, 5-6 hours once a month;
d. First aid, one hour once or twice a month;
as Topography, 3-4 hours once a month;
f. Chemical warfare, 2-3 hours once or twice a week;
g. Engineering, 2-3 hours once or twice a week;
he Tactics, 2-3 hours once or twice a weeks and
is weapons' familiarization, 2-3 hours once or twice a week.
19. Practical training consisted of the following:
as Weapons' familiarization, 7-8 hours daily the first week, with fewer
hours later on (training with Soviet 1916 model carbines and Maksim
/ Sokolov machine gun only);
b. Close-order drill, 2-3 hours once rr.ltwice weekly;
c. Physical training, 1 hour twice weekly;
d.. Firing practice (in the area around Elkhovo), 3-4 hours daily using the
Soviet "Krugov training method":. one squad works on parts of weapons
for an hour while the second does target practice and a third works on
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grenades; at the end of an hour the squads change places; carbine practice
was with chest targets at 100 meters; four hits out of four was considered
excellent, three, good, two, fairly good and one, poor; for Maksim Sokolov
heavy machine gun practice with chest targets at 100 meters, two hits with
11 cartridges was considered satisfactory; with two chest targets side by
side, one higher than the other, at 200 meters, five hits with 10 cart-
ridges in 35 seconds was excellent, four, good, three, fairly good and
one, poor; with eight full-length targets at 300 meters, 5-8 hits with
30 cartridges in 35 seconds was excellent, four, good,.2-3, fairly good
and one poor; and
e, Field training in tactics, L houre once or twice a week; this included
further instruction in defense and attack by individual soldiers, squads
and platoons; in practice, squads opposed each other; individual soldiers
wore taught to camouflage themselves and crawl forward to attack, squads
and platoons did likewise at 7-8 meter intervals; in defense practice
soldiers dug pits for protection, the depth depending on the time avail-
able before attacks, and awaited firing orders.
20.? Political training was given for two hours every other day until the school
commenced fortification work. Lectures were on the biographies of Vulko
Chervenkov and Georgi Dimitrov; the victory of the USSR in World War II;
the Western powers; social, political and economic conditions in Turkey,
Greece and Yugoslavia and the recent pact between those countries; the
necessity for a counter-attaok'should Bulgaria be attacked by one nation
alone; the defense which would be necessary if Bulgaria were attacked by
more than one nation. These lessons were explained during the first hour
by the platoon commander, and then given by a soldier; at the end of the
lecture period an examination took place.
21. After fortification work commenced, a one-hour political information lecture
was given each noon by the NCO School Company commander, First Lieutenant
Petrov of the deputy commander of the NCO School, Senior First Lieutenant
Terziov.
22.
the following students,
as
b.
NM member from 33 Rifle Re iment
Subi Ivanov Indehov DSNM member with a secondary school education from
e o mn
c.
Ivan Petrov Muhovski, DSNM member with two years' gimnaziya training;
d.
Ivan Khriatov Ivanov, imna7ia graduate and DSNM member from 33 Rifle
e men
a.
f.
Todor Dimitrov Vaeilev, non-DSNM member with a secondary school education
from 33 Rifle e men
g.
Todor Vaeilev Yotov, DSNM member with secondary school education from
33 Rifia
h.
Stoichko Atanasov Vadkov DSNM member with a secondary school education;
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23. Officer Personnel
a. Major Markoovv, commanding officer of 12 Rifle Regiment since January 1953
when he re aced Lieutenant Colonel Ra ?
Angel
Yakov Krustev, DSNM member with pro-gimnaziya education;
Atanas
Mechkarov, fourth grade education;
Demir
Azizov Bekirov, DSNM member from 33
Rifle Regiment; gypsy,
Marin
Tsvetkov Chorbadzhi ski DSNM member with a secondary school educa-
Tra cho Petrov Itov. DSNM member from the
33 ;Rifle Regime nt?
Vasil.
Penev. DSNM member with a secondary
school education-
Anton
Kolev. DSNM member with a secondary
school education:
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Captain Todorov, regiment political officer, also deputy commandin officer
of the regiment
Captain ain Neno Dobrev, regiment training officer and
assistant inn officer and deputy commander of the re iment
.Captain Simeonov, headquarters commander of the regiment
Captain Boshko Tsolov, rregiment headquarters commander
First Lieutenant Enakiev (or Yanakiev member of the "secret section"
1`7 aimont.
First Lieutenant Bubchev, member of the "secret section" of regiment
. ?.
'irot Liogtemmnt P'o ov member of the phy@iaal training ration of ragi-
ter
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Senior First Lieutenant Ko chev headquarters
Senior First Lieutenant
Senior First Lieutenant Tukhl
First Lieutenant Karadzhov regimental headouarters o
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Senior First Lieutenant Terzi
First Lieutenant Van elov, commanding officer of 1 Rifle Sattalio
First Lieutenant sto anov, deputy commanding officer and political
a a onj
First Lieutenant Po ov, commanding officer of 1 Rifle CompanyA~
First Lieutenant Ivanov, commanding officer of 2 Rifle Company)
First Lieutenant Velkov Petev, commanding officer of the 1 Heavy Machine
Dun ompanyJ
First Lieutenant Ran elov, commander of 1 Heavy Machine Gun latoon
Xeavy machine Dun comn
second Lieutenant Ivanov, commanding officer of the 2 Heavy
First Lieutenant Vatev, commanding officer of 1 Light Mortar Companya
senior First Lieutenant Dzhenko Dzhenkov, commanding officer of 2 Rifle
a a on
First Lieutenant Geor iev, deputy commanding officer of 2 Rifle
First Lieutenant Van elov, headquarters commander of 2 Rifle Battalion December
First Lieutenant Dr anov commanding officer of
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aa. First Lieutenant Kostov, commander of 6 Rifle Company; military academy
raduate?
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Senior First Lieutenant Zhelazko Zhelazkov, commander of 2 Heavy
Machine
Gun Company;
Second Lieutenant Nooheva commanding officer of 2 Heavy Machine
Heavy Machine Gun companyj~
Gun Platoon,
First Lieutenant Dimitur Khristov Bobonkov, commander of the noncommissioned
off oars school o a zap m a s eerz anti for infantrymen 1,2
Resiment;
Senior First Lieutenant Te
officer of the NOU ec o0
First Lieutenant Korova commander of 1 Rifle NCO School Com ;
Piret Lieutenant P+aokov commanding officer of 1 Rifle Platoon
1 NCO oho
ompany;
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deputy commanding
S?r giant Durzilov . officer of 1 Rifle Platoon,
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First Lieutenant Yanohev commander officer of 2 Rifle Platoon,
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ompany;
First Lieutenant Stceva Commanding officer of 3 Rifle Platoon 1
NCO School
ompany;
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econd Lieg NCO utenant Pe May, p a oon, coo ompany;
er eant Teonkov, de uty commander of I Heavy Machine nun iplatoo
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econd Lieutenant Petur Yakimov commanding officer of 2 Hea 'Machine Gun
platoon, NCO School Company;
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Sergeant Georgiev, deputy commander of the 2 Heavy Machine Gun Platoon,
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Second Lieutenant Perekliev (or Perakliev). commanding officer of ~
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Antitank Platoon, 2 NCO School Company;
Corporal Rupski, deputy- commander of 3 Antitank Platoon, 2 NCO School
Company;
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First Lieutenant Kovachev, commanding officer of 4 Mortar Platoon, 2 NCO
School Company;
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Mareitin, deputy commander of Li Mortar Platoon. 2 NCO School
Sergeant
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Company;
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uu. First Lieutenant Vulchev, political officer of the self-propelled artillery
company; and
vv! First Lieutenant Ivanov, deputy commanding officer and political officer
of the first-aid schoolo
24. Weapons
The following weapons are used by 12 Rifle Regiments
a. Soviet 7,62 mm. Vintovka rifle) model 1945 or 19460 with removable bayonet;
issued to each infantryman; standard equipment since 1945s
b. Soviet 7.62 mm. carbine, model 1944 (these were first issued to 12 Rifle
Regiment in 1950) described as followss length with bayonet extended
1.33 meters, with bayonet folded 1.02 meters; effective range 400-600
meters; maximum range 2000 meters; weight 3.90 kilos; issued to all
soldiers except infantrymen;
c. Degtyarev 7.62 mm. light machine gun; issued one to each infantry squad;
d. Maksim Sokolov 7.62 mm. heavy machine gun, model 1910;.issued one to each
rifle company and one to each heavy machine gun squad; standard equipment
since 1945; for short distances the heavy machine guns are divided into
four sections and carried manually; for longer distances from two to four
machine guns are placed in a cart drawn by two horses-
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e. Shpagin 7.62 mm, sub-machine gun; issued,to the squad leaders of all'-units
f. Schwarzlose 8 mm. heavy machine guns; issued only to Skala training units;
g. "Sudaev" sub-machine guns; used by the reconnaissance platoon;
h. Soviet 82 mm. light mortars (break down into 3 or 4' pieces and are carried
manually for short distances(; carried in carts for longer distances;
issued to light mortar companies;
i. Soviet 120 mm. heavy mortar, mounted on rubber wheels and drawn by two
teams of horses; issued to the heavy mortar company;
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.is Soviet 14 mm. antitank rifle with maximum range of 12,000 meters; issued
to antitank units;
k. Soviet-made light and heavy antitank guns, some with barrels about one meter
long and others with barrels nearly two meters long, mounted on rubber wheels
and drawn by one, two, or three teams of horses;
1. Soviet carbines, model 1944; issued to soldiers in the antiaircraft platoon;
m. Soviet D.Sh.K. antiaircraft 12.7 mm. heavy machine guns; three or four
issued to each antiaircraft platoon;
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five or six issued to the
calf-propelled artillery company; and
o. Soviet and Bulgarian-made hand grenades.
Transport
25. The number of automobiles or other motor vehicles used by the regiment is not
town; however, two 3 to L.'ton truoke, one of which is a Soviet CIS, are used
by regimental headquarters, In addition, 40 to 50 horse-drawn carte, approxi-
mately two per company, are used to transport troops from one location to
another,
Other $igipment
26, Each aoldier'in the military engineers platoon has a short-handled shovel
and/or pick-axe,-and the squadlead@rs carry short-handled axes in their
belts. The platoon as a whole has long-handled shovels and pick-axes.
27. German and Soviet-made telephone equipment in small wooden boxed is used by
the communications platoon. Colored rockets are also used for signaling.
Gas mask: carried in tin boxes are used by 12 Rifle Regiment,
Ammunition Storage Area
He The ammunition depots of 12 Rifle Regiment are located in an area of fields
and vineyard:, about three kilometers northeast of Rlkhovo, approximately
1.5 kilometers from the Elkhovo-gambol highway. The depots consist of four
1-story brick buildings, approximately 10 x 20-25 meters in size, in a
barbed-wire enclosure. The areas is guarded by it men, one of whom is in
charge of the guard detachment and another who stations and relieves the
sentries at three sentry posts.
Member 1952 maneuvers
29? From 23 to 30 September 1952, the following Components of 7 RiflelDivision
participated in a combined operation in opposition to unidentified units
from a division in Khaskovoi
a.
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c.
The 12 Rifle Regiment, which was at its summer encampment near Sveti
Ilyaj
The 33 Rifle Regiment, from Boyanovo; and
The 40 Rifle Regiment, which also has a summer encampment near Sveti
Ilya.
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The unidentified units from the Khaskovo division appeared to include in-
fantry and armored units. No reserve forces were called to join the maneuvers,
and no critique was made to the enlisted men. General
Dzhurov, Commander of 3 Army, was reported to have observed the operation.
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30. The action took place east of Topolovgrad in the vicinity of Matsa (N 42-13,
E 26-11), Kamenna Reka (N 1i2-10, E 26-16), and Dobroselets (N 42-09, E 26-18).
31. The activity along the entire.front line is not known, 50X1 -H U M
the 12 Rifle Regiment, which was on the defensive
side, dug in i, an area covered with small hills on 2L. September. On the 50>01 +1 U M
afternoon of 25 September they advanced about two kilometers and began work
on emplacements for their heavy machine guns as soon as it was dark. There
was. no action during the day of 26 September, and the emplacements were
completed during the night of 26 September, At daybreak on 27 September,
enemy fire commenced and about two hours later, the "enemy," i.e., the
'Khaskovo units, began to attack. The 12 Rifle Regiment was ordered to assist
other "friendly" troops located about one kilometer forward when they made
contact with the enemy and accordingly began to advance. When they had gone
about 650 meters, four or five enemy tanks (possibly self-propelled artillery,
Fire was exchanged, but the enemy troops passed through the 12 Rifle Regi-
ment lines and occupied the emplacements they had left behind them. Only
dummy ammunition was used and all orders were given verbally.
Sentry Duty Routine
32. There are two kinds of guard duty: one for regimental headquarters, which
is called "watch of the garrison" (garnizonen karaul), and one which is
called "watch of the regiment" (domashen karaul). Garrison watch is main-
tained at the regiment's ammunition stores, at the lumber yard near the
railroad station and in the wintertime at the regiment hay stores, Regi-
mental watch is maintained at all the storehouses in the regiment compound,
in gent of the headquarters building, at the garage for eefeepropel5e d
artillery and at the entrance to the compound.
33. There are three ,entries for each sentry point during each 24-hour pgriod.
Regimental headquarters notifies each company how many sentries are to be
supplied for each day, and they are chosen by platoon or company commanders.
The list for the following night is read by the company commander at evening
roll call. Those who are to go on duty in the evening are relieved from all
their regular duties after 1100 hours in order to clean their weapons and
make other preparations. Sentries on garrison watch are issued 30 cartridges
and those on regiment watch l$ cartridges. They are inspected by the company
commander and then marched to their posts. Each sentry theoretically stands
a two-hour watch, however, at the summer encampments there are evidently
three-hour watches on occasion, and the schedule is varied from time to time.
Uniform
31. New Soviet-type uniforms have been issued by the Bulgarian Army. The trousers.
are the same as before, and bound at the bottom and tucked into bootee The
jackets formerly worn have been replaced by wide slip-over blouses called
"gimnastorki" with a high closed collar bearing no insignia, two-button cuffs,
a button neck opening which goes halfway to the waist and two front pockets,
35. The mummer uniforms, which were issued to all troops in May 1952, are of a
light-weight green cloth and have epaulets of the same color with no markings
to distinguish branch of service. The garrison-sty's caps are of the same
material. The officers' summer uniform is also green with no collar insignia.
36. The new winter uniforms have only been issued to border troops in El hovo[__
'hey 50X1-HUM
would not be given to other troops until the mix years' supply or o d winter
uniforms now on hand was exhausted, The uniforms issued to the Border Ouard
troops were of thick brown cloth with light green epaulets and no collar
37? On the old winter uniforms, which are made of thick brown cloth for enlisted
men and heavy green cloth for officers (caps also green), the insignia is
given below.
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Color
Color
Collar
Epaulet
Insignia
Infantry E.M
Red
Red
Infantry Officer
Red
Gold
Antitank E.M.
---
Black
Antitank Officers
Mortar E.M.
Black
Black
Mortar Officers
Black
Commo E.M
Black
Black
Commo Officer
Black
Gold
Engineers E.M.
Black
Black
Engineers Off.
Black
Gold
S/F.Artillery E.M.
Black
Black 1
S/P Artillery Off.
Black
Black
Reconnaissance E.M.
---
Black
Reconnai??ance Officer ---
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Insignia Color Color Color
on Piping on Stripe on Capband
Epaulet Epaulet Epaulet & Cap
Piping
None Black Gold
None Red Red Red
None Red se-
Yellow Red
metal
crossed
Barrels
None Blue
Yellow
metal star
None Black Black Black
Yellow Blue
metal
crossed pick
& shovel
--- Black Black
Yellow
metal
tank-like
device
Yellow
metal
tank-like
device
Border Guard E.M Lt-green Lt.green None Dark green -- --?
Border Guard Off. Lt.green Lt.green None Dark green green dark green
Gold
Artillery E.M. Black Black Yellow metal --- --- --~
oross.d barrels
Artillery Off. Black Gold Yellow metal --- -?- ---
crossed barrels
Air Force E.M. Blue Blue
Air Force Officer --- Gold
Militia E.M. --- Red
Militia Officer --- Gold
None
---
---
None
---
Blue
None
---
---
None
---
Red zig-
zag Stripe
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38. The shoulder stripes used to designate the ranks of sergeant first class
and master sergeant are illustrated on Appendix C. 50X1-HUM
The Trudovak enlisted men ,s summer uniform is of green cotton cloth with a
visored cap of the same material and their winter uniform is of coarse
brown cloth.
Inspections
39. From May 1952 to April 1953, the 12 Rifle Regiment was inspected once in
September 1953 and again in April 1953, by Colonel Asenov, the commander
of 7 Rifle Division, and another officer. At the beginning of the inspec-
tions, the regiment assembled for review and was asked for any complaints.
In. the next day or two, there was a firing demonstration and examination on
classroom material, the food and sanitation were examined and at the end
of the inspections the regiment was again assembled for review in battle
dress.
Daily Schedule
40. The daily schedule is as follows:
8 lies
41, The 12 Rifle Regiment supplied are brought to ?lkhovo on the railroad from
`ambol, are otored in Elkhovo and are transported to summer onoempmente over
various secondary reads in Elkhovo Okoliyaj a road two or three kilomotero
long branches off the ?lkhovo-Ysmbol highway about one kilometer east of
Royanovo and leads to the Sveti Ilya encampment. They are sent to Vulohe
Folyena on a road which branches off the Elkhovo-Dervont highway.
0500
Rev
eil
le
0510
- 0540 Rhy
aio
al training
0540
- 0600 Rr?
akf
aet
0630
- 0700 Sho
oti
ng practice and political lectures
0700
1200 The
a
ore
fte
tical and practical training with a ton-minute break
r each hour
1200
- 1230 Lun
ch
1230
- 1500 Fre
c
e p
hor
eriod for resting, weapon clearing and mieoollaneouo
ea
1500
- 1600 Tho
ore
ticel and practical training
1800
- 1630 Wea
pon
cleaning
1830
- 1900 Eve
nin
g meal
1900
- 1930 Roo
t p
eriod
1930
- 2100 pol
iti
cal training
2110
- 2130 Eve
nin
g roll pall
2200
Tap
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Reserves
42.
in March ly530 about 50 reserve offioere from the
0 oere, ranking from second lieutenant to captain. Dame to 12 Rifle nani-
from June 1952 until April 1953, 30 to 40 reserve
September 1952. Roth said there were no enlisted reoorves with the regiment.
IYIU to IYU o eooeo reported for duty with the 12 Rifle Regiment and that
reserve officers previously with the regiment had been released prior to
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Legend to Appendix A
A. Town of Elkhovo
B. Entrances to 12 Rifle Regiment Barracks Area
C. Drill Field
D. Playing Field
E. Highway to Topolovgrad
F. ' Unnamed Stream
G. Fields
1. Guardroom
2. Communications Office
3. Unused 'Warehouses
4. Harness Storehouse, 10 x 100 meters
1a. Canteen
5. Kitchen
6. Food Storehouse
7. Barracks and Classrooms (new)
8. Warehouse (old barracks), 15 x 60 meters
9. Automobile Garage, 10 x 50'meters
10, Barracks of the Engineer, Cemmun.cations., Reconnaissance and Antiaircraft'
Flatoona and Classrooms of the Sanitary School, commonly called the
"Engineer Battalion" Building 80 x 100 motors
11. Warehouse (old barracks), 15 x 60 motors'
12. Latrine
13. Laundry
14. Bakery
15, 16, 17 and 18. Arms Storehouses (1-story buildings)
19? Self-propelled Artillery Oarage
20, Regimental Clothing Supply Depot, 20 x 80 motors
21. Antitank Dun and Mortar Storehouse, 15 x 90 motors
22. Hoopital (still under construction in April 1953)
23. Bathhouse
24. Barracks and Repair Shop (first floor is used as a carpenter-blacksmith
shop and arms repair shop, second floor is a dormitory), 10 x 60 meters
25. Stable, 10 x 80 meters
26. Stable
27. Fuel Storehouses (old barracks)
2'8. Supply Uniti Stables
29? Ray Barn, 10 x 80'meters
30. Ammunition Storehouses (bld barracks)
?-*- Barbed-wire fence
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