TROOPS AT ZALAEGERSZEG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000100010008-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 23, 1999
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: October 27, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 1999/09/23: CIA-RDP81-01036R000100010008-2
SECURITY INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Hungary
SUBJECT Troops at Zalaegerszeg
PLACE ACQUIRED
(BY SOURCE)
DATE ACQUIRED
(BY SOURCE)
July 1953
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DATE (OF INFO.) July 1953
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SOURCE This report contains
unevaluated information received through an untested source, The credibility of the informa-
tion and the reliability of the source and his informants cannot be determined.
1. The new infantry barracks is now occupied by an infantry regiment with
the APO No PF-13.2. It has more than 1350 men.who wear green shoulder boards.
They go out for exercises daily, all but the heavy weapons details can,foot. The
regiment has six 76.2 AT guns, towed by Csepel-Diesel trucks, 10 Maxim heavy machine
guns on trucks, and 82 mm mortars. There are 22 trucks.
2. At the artillery barracks there is now a horse-drawn artillery section, 5D
to 460 men strong. They wear red shoulder boards. There are three batteries, one
equippe
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with 120 mm, mortars,, the others with 122 mm howitzers.
3. The 1 Border Guard Barracks is now occupied by an area command with the
APO No W-0355, and a border guard training battalion, organized like an infantry
battalion, The staff uses a car with the number AH-512.
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