15TH COMPANY OF THE 4TH BATTALION OF THE 12TH BORDER GUARD BRIGADE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A037200610001-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 15, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: September 26, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT 15th Company of the 4th Battalion DATE DISTR.
of the 12th Border Guard Brigade
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report on the order of battle of the
15th Company, of the 4th Battalion (located in Rozvadov), of the 12th
Border Guard Brigade The report contains information on the organization
of the unit, the sector of the border for which it is responsible, arms
and equipment available, and personalities. Points of interest in the
area are described and pinpointed on an accompanying map section in the
scale of 1.25,000.
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Order of Battle of the 15th Frontier Ca:;many of the 4th Battalion of the
12th Frontier Guird Bvirade
1. Orr*anisati xi
a) The 15th Ccrrrixtny is subordinate to the 4th battalion, !'jZV-jw,, arid
guards a sector 4,800 m long, North of the main I'0ZVI D0V - 4 ")H-,US road
into Gerntiny. The ri ht-hm contact point is at boundary stone L. and
the sector adjoins that of the 14th Cea ;any, J'ML -;, which is subordinate
to the 33rd Battalion, The left--1~^nd contact pint is at bouri y.ary
stone 5, where the sector ;, arded by the 16th Comp inn, Na kcpoc1 u, begins
on the North side of the + UZVIJ:)CV - V `,ILI1;US road.
b) The Ccmrny nurlbors 4.7, including officers and NCOs2 but only 38
of those are ava Alalie for active s xvice. The personnel are distributed
as followa:
Special duties section: 2 cooks, I duspr:tch rider, 1 radio operator,
4. mounted guards
Wcct ens include L. model 24 7.52 m~ mrchino
ca,-rbines rnd L. mod ll 52 7.62 ma rifles.
Dor tr:inor section: 7 men, including one NCU, r rmed' with model
2L1. machine carbines
No. 1 Infantry Section: 12 men incl. 00 (NCO); weapons include:
I modal 52 7.62 rim IMG
1 anti-tank gun
4 model 52 7.62 rim rifles
8 model 24. 7.62 i m machine carbines
No. 2 Infantry Section: 12 men; weapons as for No. I Section
ISIG section:
4. men, including CO (NCO) , armed with:
1 GURYOTNOV 7.62 rim HviG
3 model 34 7.62 ml m zchine carbines
1 model 52 7.62 m m rifle
2. .nns and cuuir ncnt
I G(RYUNOV 7.62 ran HMG
4. model 52 7.62 rim :iMGs
4. ;anti--tmk guns
4.00 RG 4. hand gt'enados
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20 raodcl 52 7.62 mn sulf-loading r..flus
25 model 24 7.62 rrm machine c; rbinas
5 model 52 7.62 rm pistols
43 Imivos
8 fll''wo pistols
6,000 rounds for IIviG and model 52 rifle
2,000 rounds for pistol rand machine carbine
4, 000 rounds for 1iG
8 pairs of field E,l.asses and I telescope
43 pairs of I-kandcviTa
12 paira3 of folding field ho