135TH SEPARATE AIR WARNING BATTALION: HEADQUARTERS AREA DESCRIPTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

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• Publication Date: March 14, 1955
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135th Separate Air Warning
Battalion: Headquarters Area
Description and Organizational
Chart
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COUNTRY Austria DATE DISTR. 25 Jan. 55
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SUBJECT 135th'Separate Air Warning Battalion:
Headquarters Area'Description and
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Organizational Chart''
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
the following po n s in the ea quay ers area o
the 135th Separate Air Warning Battalion'(VNOS) in Blumau, Sovzone
Austria. (For pinpoint location of headquarters area see page 4;
for sketch of headquarters area layout see page 5; for
organza onal chart of Headquarters, 135th Separate Air Warning
Battalion see page 6.
1. Canal - Same as Point 2, on Overlay'(see page 4.)
2. Bridge - 12-15 m. long, driveway six meters wide, asphalt paved,
one meter wide sidewalks on both sides, with 1.5 m. high iron
railings. The bridge was of concrete arch type construction,
with concrete abutments. No load capacity, signs on either end.
3. House.- stone, single storied, tile gable roof. An MOB (then)
Senior Lieutenant resided here. He wore an Army uniform with
tank insignia. Traveled to Baden daily in a staff car with
driver. Whenever thefts occurred in the casernes he investi-
gated. the matter. Soldiers called him a "snooper;'.
4. Two Buildings - identical, red brick, 25 m. x 1.5 m. x.15 in.,
gable tile roofs.
a. Club on both floors.
well as officers frequented the club.
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enlisted men as
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b. Radio School - Classes in elementary principles of radio were
conducted here.. Recruits were sent to this school upon reporting
to the unit.
Duration of the course was one 25X1
year. On the average 70 soldiers were intone class. After
graduation of a cl8.ss,a.new one was started. This was the
Battalion Radio School. After completion of school, soldiers
were sent out to various companies. Students were billeted
on the second floor. The class e6,ofl2s ,were 'on' the'first floor. The
area; of,'these two buildings was-enclosed by a mesh wire fence tapped
with barbed wire.... The.gate,-was :located at the(AaQ Vh,. or..ner of the
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t uloeure and was guarded Yr aldimdith ichu
.,. soer are w a suma,ine gn.
5. Four Buildings - identical. ?.brick, plastered, 35m x 12m x 15m,
two-storied, tile gable roof. The buildings appeared to.be of
old construction.
a. Quarters for Enlisted Personnel - approximately 150 soldiers
were billeted in this building. Aside from the headquarters
company, the second company of the 135th Battalion was quartered
here. CQ. was on duty at night.
b. Battalion Headquarters - Both floors were made up of offices.
On the first floor there were offices for the CQ, supply,
ordnance officers, receiving center of the second company,
and for the motor pool officer. On the second floor there
were offices for the communications officer, political officer,
commanding officer, secret control, (all classified' information
was kept in safes), and for finance. At night a CQ was in
charge of the building.
c. Enlisted Mess Hall - Mess hall was on the first floor. Second
floor was occupied by bachelor officert~ quarters.
d. Officerg&a Quarters - Married officers and their families lived
here. The building was separated from the others by a wooden
fence. Asmall gate led into enclosure from the east. Gate
was always looked. A door in the inner wooden fence was used
by officers and their dependents,, and was always open. The
entire area of this portion of the caserne measured 200m x 150,
and was enclosed with a mesh wire fence topped with barbed wire.
A wooden gate led into caserne from the north. During the day,
an unarmed soldier was stationed in a small shack near the
gate. Theoretically identifications of military personnel were
to be o1ecked, but such practice had been neglected by guards.
Only when the sergeant of, the guard was in the vicinity did
the guards become strict.'
Three Identical Buildings - brick, plastered, exact dimensions
not recalled, gable tarpaper roof.
Radio Repair Shop - All radio apparatus of the unit were
repaired, here by a crew of five technicians. In case a radar
set was reported defective, a crew of technicians was sent
out to repair, it . one or two new radar sets 25X1
were kept 'on hand u ng Poin.). They were crated,
Crates were painted green. An armed 25X1
guard patrolled this building at night.
b.' Storage - All kinds of electrical equipment, such as, field
telephones, cables, batteries, eto.',were kept here.
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C. ~or~h=o le - Four horses were kept here
es were u se y un s is at oned in a mountainous
area.
Garage - 70 X 12 X.l9-12m, brick, single,oicoried, gable tarpaper
covered roof. The building was subdivided into four sections:
a. Truck Repair Shop - vehicles in need of repair ere.brought
here. A ei?c mf mechanics was assigned
to this section. trucks were often in
need of repairs.
b. Arms and Ammunition Room - Ammunition for rifles and sub-
machine guns,,,grenades, and several old submachine guns were
stored here. This was the Battalion Headquarters ammunition
room,
c. Garage - six trucks which belonged to the unit were parked
here. Trucks were dispatched on request. Two "Willyf!!"
vehicles were parked'in the open near the buildingi
d. Transmitting Center of the 2nd Company - three soldiers were
on;duty here 24 hours'. Only authorized personnel were admitted
to this center.
The garage was patrolled day And night by an armed guard.
Two Buildings - identical, 8 x 8m, single-storied, brick, gable
tarpaper roof.
a. Storage Shack - empty
b. Blacksmith's Shop - seldom used.
Two'Building5 - identical, brink, single-storied, tarpaper roof.
a. Storage Building - coal and wood were stored in this building.
b. Fuel Dump - gasoline for trucks was stored in barrels (300 lit.).
2. The entire area containing points six through nine was called "Avtopark",
and was enclosed with a two-meter-high barbed wire fence. The gate
which was located on the north side of the depot was always looked.
The road leading to the depot was six meters wide,.gravel, no ditches.
a gun powder factory was formerly located here and 25X1
partially blown up after the war by Soviet troops, There were several
demolished buildings along the southern part of the enclosure. Nearby
were two smokestacks,, one approximately 70-75 meters high, the other
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Wiener Neustadt,
1. Road - 6-7m wide, paved, one of,the
principal roads in the area. The road
led north to Vienna.
2. Canal '- 12m wide, ''earthen banks, concrete
reinforcements near bridges, slow
northeast current. "Quite often"
the canal did not carry any water at
all. the'depth to
be four meters.
Blumau - Small Austrian settlement.
The main street was asphalt paved.
4. Headquarters Area - For details
see page 5.
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Sketch of Headquarters Layout, 135th Separate Air Warning Battalion. 25X1
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Unit Comdr.
Colonel Teipaivadze
Dep to CO-Supply
Maj. Povzik
ief of PFO
tFood-
Forage )
Sr. LT.
Dep to CO for
Political Matters
t. Col. Motenko
Dep. CO for Line
Matters
Capt. Maronchuk
1 Cle rk
Chlef/Finames Dep CO/Art-
Sr. Lt. F odarO Tech* Maj.
1 C l e r k 1 1 wbalift
Jr. Sgt. Boyko
Pvt. Knazev
Pvt. Bereznoy
Pvt.
Pvt.
The 135th Separate Air Warning Battalion
(Organizational Chart of Headquarters)
Located in Blumau (N 47-55. E16..18) Sovzone, Austria
Chief of Staff
r J. Shalemov
apt. Zhirng (Dep
1 Clerk
Comm.
Maj.
emical
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I (*Responsible for all
Technical Equip. of
the Battalion) o
Tech. Platoon
Sr. Lt. Stark
20-25 25 Men of
hom. 10 driv
SQUADS
Chief of Arty
Armament
Sr.Lt, Gubin
Jr.Sgt. K avdl
(Arty Storage)
Pvt.
(Ordn. Spec.
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Chief of Radio
Shop
Sr-. Lt. Dudnin
Lt. Asst.
Jr.Sgt. Fedyak
Pvt. Domnikov
Pvt. Butin
Si. Automotive Tech.
Lt. Fomenko
Lt, Karpov (Tech. Maint.)
Jr.Sgt. Milodovsl&y (Auto.T )
Pvt. Plotnikov
Pvt. Ivanov, Pvt. Slugin
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