1. UNDERGROUND AIRFIELD NEAR TOLBUKHIN 2. RECRUIT CLASSES 3. SOVIET AND DDR PERSONNEL 4. RESTRICTED ZONE

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 6, 2007
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: July 1, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
Bulgaria
SUBJECT 1. Underground Airfield near, Tolbulch.in DATE DISTR.
2 0 Real &t C1a,00*e0
3. Soviet',a2 d DAR Personnel NO. OIL PAGES
40 Restricted Zone
DATE OF INFO, REQUIREMENT
Underjrf: and Airfield near Tolbukhin
on.s c ^n ca an underground airfield~ The entrance of the airfield
was located n'=rth of the Tolbukhin North Railroad Station at the crossing of 25X1
the TolbtalchintlKardam ralircad line and road. The other end of the airfield
was somewhere south. of Paskaleve, (N 43-38D E 27-50). The runway ran in the
direction of T':71bu1 hfn - Vrachantai (N 43-379 E 27-47). The population of 25X1
Tolbukhin kncvs about, the existence of this underground airfield, as construc-
tion has been in pro;;r*ss since 1945. During 1945 an entire company of 250
men worked on the airfie:l.d0
2. .During Jarrtmry 1955 (many jet aircraft flying over Tolbukhin0
Usually they flew in groups of four and often two groups would be in the air
at the same tae0 Many propeller aircraft also flew over and around Tolbukhin25X1
All. these aircraft are lAsed Ln -the Tolbukhin Airfield, which, according to
rumors, is the second largest in Bulgaria after the Sofia Airfield.
air force personnel
At least 200 officers with ranks no higher than
tars Leytanant came every evening to their Tolbukhin apartments by truck or
bus. An unknown number of officers live in the four-story building of the old-)r-vi
tobaeno nomrla.riv urhiL a Was located in the confines of the present airfield.
at least 20 female air force officers (two Leyterants
and a gn.uteeya ' .adahi Leytenants) were stationed in Tolbukhin0 All 20 were pilots.
4. A jet target range is located northeast of General Kolevo (N 43-38, E 27-58) 25X1
towards :'Plenimir (11 43 9'Et2? 9). A dummy plane made of earth and painted white
was on the target range. Jetb were seen diving one-by-one, firing at the target,
and flying away, 25X1
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Recruit Classes
5. The classes of 1932, 1933, and 1934 are now serving. All men from the class of
1931 should be discharged by June 1955. During late April or early May 1955,
there were rumors among the Trudovaks in Madan to the effect that the length of
service in all services would be reduced to two years.
this is not certain until official orders were received.
Soviet and DDR Personnel on 0.1 Fields
6. more Soviet and East German
specialists and advisers were in the Bulgarian oil fields than previously.
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Re etrioted Zons in S_haDja
7. After petroleum was discovered in Shabla (N 43-32, E 28-33) and vicinity, the
entire area, was declared, to be in the 2 Border Zone. There is a strict control
of travelers in the area. The exact extent of the zone is not known, but
Kavarna (N43-25, E 28-21) is outside the zone.
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