ARMY T/O & E AND SUPPLY

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 26, 2013
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 17, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 3"73 INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. COUNTRY Bulgaria REPORT NO. 50X1 SUBJECT Army T/b &ZaalidSupply DATE DISTR. 17 November 1955 NO. OF PAGES DATE OF INFO. REQUIREMENT NO. 50X1 PLACE ACQUIRED REFERENCES 50X1 DATE ACQUIRED 50X1 SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. 50X1? Attached is a copy as received C 0-N-7-I-D-E-N-T -I-A -L- STATE ARMY NAVY #1 50X1 50X1 50X1 AIR ft FBI # AEC (Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "#".) INFORMATION REPORT INFORMA TION REPORT Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 CONFIDENTIAL -COUNTRY Bulgaria SUBECT Bulgarian Army TA & E and Supply DATE OF INFORMATION PLACE ACQUIRED =IA THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION REPORT 50X1 DATE DISTR. 28 Oct 1955 NO. OF PAGES 11 50X1 REFERENCES: 50X1 50X1 A. HISTORY AND TbO & E OF 83D HMG-ARTY BN 1. Activation the 83d HMG-Arty Bn had been formed about Feb or Mar 52 it ZVEZDETS MOTU4724E) upon an order which nAme from Third Army Hq. thts was a permanent-type unit because of its mission. 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 About Apr 53 when it had been completely formed (see Annex B for its organization the battalion marched to FAKIYA (4212N- 2703E), a distance of about 30 km. The battalion headquarters were estab- lished there. smizuzzauliti 50X1 50X1 50X1 S Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 2. Deployment CONFIDENTIAL -2- 50X1 the subordinate units of the battalion were de- 50X1 ployed at the Turkish border along a sector which extended from about three kilometers east of FAKIYA to about three kilometers west of GORSKA POLYANA (coordinates not available). This sector covered about 25 to 30 km. Each company was assigned a sector of about five to six kilometers within the battalion sector." 3. Mission the mission of the battalion was to ocoupy Ger- man WWIl-constructed concrete bunkers along the sector described above; to construct, if necessary, new wooden-type MG bunkers about 1,000 m apart (the exact distance depended upon the terrain) and in front of the permanent con- crete bunkers; to defend the borders against any invasion force; and to hold these gun positions until support arrived from the interior. 4. Personnel the battalion officers came from the 46th Inf Regt, 22d Int Div;Ifrom other unidentified units of the 22d Inf Div; and from the 7th Int Div.'" The BM, all of whom had a minimum of eight months of servioe, were transferred to the battalion from the unidentified (14th?) Mountain Int Brig located at MONS. During 19520 however, the battalion lacked personnel for the 4th and 5th Cois of the battalion. These two companies were in the process of be- in fully formed from Jan to Mar 53, at which time personnel (believed o be only BM) came from unidentified unite located at ZVEZDETS an 4228N-2631E). 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 frequently additional BM replacements were trans- 50:00 ferred L5 the battalion as needed and in small groups. All such personnel had previously had from eight to twelve months of military experience with another unit. New inductees were never transferred directly to the battalion. Source had no explanation for this except that the unit had numerous crew- 50:00 served weapons requiring trained men. 5, 11.22A-1 50X1 See Annexes A and B for the.T/O & E's of the 83d HMG-Arty Bn and of one of its subordinate companies 50X1 50X1 the re- maining four companies of the battalion were similarly, organized and, in ge- neral, had the same number of personnel, weapons and equipment 50X1 50X1 50:00 a. AT Guns and AA Machine Guns 50X1 re- 50X1 during Mar or Apr 53 the 83d HMO-Arty Bn received 20 0 mm anti-tank guns of German WW II manufacture (Rhein- 50X1' metal). Each of the five (as indicated, in Annex subordinate cm ani s.r d four of these guns 50X1 A-IIal- though these anti-tank guns were 'used they were an ent-itly new type of weapon for his battalion. I 50X1 Upon receipt of these 50 mm anti-tank guns, the five subordi- nate companies turned in a total of 20 37.2 mm anti-tank guns, WW II Skoda. CONFIDENTIAL Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 50X1 CONFIDENTIAL -3- These were subsequently shipped by trucks to the 18th Inf Div at KOLAR- OVGRAD. chine Gun Pat, 83d HMG-Arty Bn in Aug 53 did not yet have any AA machine guns. This was despite tne tact tnat this platoon had been activated in 1952. Members of the platoon only had their own carbines. Three Soviet 12.7 mm DShK HMG's, M1938, were expected from an unknown source of supply. the AA Ma- b. Battalion Ammunition Supply the following amounts of ammunition were available at each gun position for each indi- vidual weapon: Weapon Rounds for Each Pistol, 7.62 mm or 9 mm 16 rounds Carbines, 8 mill, Man1ioher 100 rounds SMG, 7.62 mm Soviet PPSh 300 rounds HMC 8 mm, Schwarzloze 3,000 rounds AT Rifle 14.5 nun, FTRS 90 or 150 rounds AT Gun 50 mm, Rheinmetal 450 rounds AT Gun 75 mm, PAK-40, German 450 rounds, of which 200 were anti-personnel and 250 armor- piercing. B. SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE AT 83D HMG-ARTY BN 1. Initial Supply of Weapons and Equipment at Battalion The initial supply of weapons, individual equipment, clothing and food required to equip the battalion were drawn from the unidenti- fied mountain infantry brigade at EVEZDETS, for the first three months. Subsequent supplies, equipment and weapons were drawn from the 7th Inf Div at YAMBOL. 2. Battalion,-Level Supply and Maintenance the 83d HMG-Arty Bn Hq located at FAKIYA (4212N-2703E) had one small building designated as a supply warehouse in addition to the mobilization warehouse. In this sup- ply warehouse were stored small quantities of unidentified spare parts for individual small arms, items of individual equipment, and miscellaneous company property plus clothing, uniforms and food. Weapons and spare parts were covered with a protective type of lubricant. All equipment, and clothing in the warehouse were placed on shelves or in bins. 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 ' The battalion commander usually inspected the contents of the warehouse whenever he desired, the battalion requisi- 50:00 tioned supplies and equipment from the 7th Inf Div at YAMBOL, except for one order for about 500 gas masks. This was in the first half of 1953 and CONFIDENTIAL Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 )eclassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04 CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 CONFIDENTIAL came from from the Third Army and authorized the unidentified Mountain Inf Brig at 21 EZDETS. 50X1 the masks from weapons were usually classified into several categores such as new, used and unserviceable according to their condi- tion and/Or serviceability. isince the majority of th weapons assigned to the battalion were of German and/or Austrian WW II vintage, these weapons were used and in good-to-poor condition, Soviet -type weapons in the battalion were estimated to be somewhat new and in good condition. simple ordnance repairs of weapons and small arms wee normai1y accomplished by battalion ordnance personnel at FAKIYA. Ordnance repairs that could not be accomplished on battalion le- vel were performed at the ordnance workshops of the 7th Inf Div at YAMBOL. For major type of repairs, the weapons were shipped by vehicle to ordnance workshops of the Third Army An Ordnance inspection team consisting of Several Unidentified officers usually came from the 7th Inf Div to inspect all weapons of the battalion during March and September each year. This team normally classi- fied the weapons as serviceable or unserviceable and recommended to divi- sion headquarters whether the latter weapo tools such as wrenches had been in use since ns should be repaired or re- placed. -- 1945 an't were considered to be in poor condition. Replacements for va- rious types of hand tools could not be obtained. Hence hand tools for the repair of various types of equipment were made- quite. ' Replacement parts for battalion vehicles were in very short supply since the 'vehicles were thA 9PEL BLITZ model and of German WW II manu- facture. 1 Ilack of spare parts for these vehicles caused them to be in the garage for at least three days each week. Due to the shortage of parts, all repairs on vehicles were made at the battalion garage and were normally of a temporary nature. all vehicles were usually overhauled during winter montns because traffic was lighter then due to driving difficulties. All machine guns and heavier- caliber weapons were also disassembled and thoroughly serviced at this time. These jobs were done by battalion ordnance personnel and gun crews, and they lasted several weeks. 3. Sgpply at 5th Co company, like others of the battalion, had one lar16e supply room in which were stored very small quantities of sup- plieS. These consisted of spare parts for individual weapons; individual equipment such as packs and belts, used uniforms and clothing; and miscel- laneous company property such as desks, chairs, cabinets, shovels, picks and horse harness.. These supplies were normally kept on shelves, in boxes or in bins. 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1. 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 On the company level, the company CO normally requisitioned addl.-, tional weapons and ammunition while the first sergeant requisitioned expend- able supplies. The latter consisted of office supplies such as office pa- per, pencils and blotters and such items as weapon cleaning cloths, cleaning CONFIDENTIAL 7 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 r,--1.-,?ifind Darf - aniti7ecl Coov Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04 CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 50X1 CONFIDENTIAL -5- oil and preserving oil. There was no automatic issue of expendable sup- plies; the first sergeant went to battalion supply when his company had 50X1 run out of these items. He always went to the same battalion supply offi- 50X1 cer. If the supplies requested were justified and available, they were issued to the company immediately. However, oases where company had waited for various unidentified items from six to ten days; an there were instances where from three to six months had elapsed be- fore the Issue was made by the battalion. The company commander was accountable for all weapons, individual equipment and company property issued to his company. EN were individu- ally responsible for their own individual weapons, equipment, clothing and uniforms. A record of company property was maintained by the unit first sergeant. C. SUPPLY OP 46TH INF REGT IN DOBRICH" the 46th Int Regt, 18th Inf Div at DOBRICH (4201N- 253s) naa various types of supply and repair shops at the regimental ea- serne. These shops were capable of making minor repairs on individual weapons and guns; uniforms, clothing and shoes; vehicles; and horse har- ness. D. GENERAL STORAGE DATA 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 all supplies and equip- 50X1 ment on battalion level and higher in the Bulgarian Army were stored in 50X1 two types of warehouses: peacetime (mirno vremeni sklahdovay) and mobi- lization (mobilizahts ioni sklahdovay). This was common knowledge. Peace- time warehouses contained an unknown.quattity of supplies, ammunition, small arms and possibly field artillery, clothing and food. These supplies were normally issued to subordinate units when reauisitioned through channels. Mobilization warehouseal contain generally large quantities of the same type or supplies. These were to be issued to troops recalled to active duty in the event of a general mobilization. Mobilization warehouses were always located within the vicinity of the unit, which was a battalion or higher level unit, and usually within the caserne of the unit. Larger peacetime warehouses or depots that were known to Source were located within the vicinity of the 7th Int Div Ha lo- cated at YAMBOL. CONFIDENTIAL 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 neclassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 CONFIDENTIAL -6- 50X1 Annexes: Annex A -I: 50X1 50X1 Breakdown of the Combatr? Boenshtaht and Actual Strength of the 5thFHMG-Arty Co, 83d HMG-Arty Bn, at GORSKA-POLYANA (Coordinates not avail- able) Bulgaria. Annex A - II: 50:00 Estimate of the Combat (Boensh- a t and Actual Strength, and Weapons of the 5th HMG-Arty Company. Annex B - I: 50X1 Breakdown of the Actual T/O and E of the 83d HMG-Arty Bn at FAKIYA (4212N-2703E). Annex B - II: 50:00 Estimate of Actual Weapons and Vehic es assigned to the 83d HMG-Arty Bn. CONFIDENTIAL Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 - 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04 CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 50X1 ANNEX A--I Breakdown of the Combat (Boenehtahl and Actual Strength of the 5th HMG-Arty Co, 83d HMG-Arty Sn. Oa no available Bulgaria p 1 of 3 p Combat Actual Off: NCO: 21 21. Pvt: 62 r 42 Total -Zig ?617 Combat Actual 14-3 NCO: 1 1-1-1 Pvt-: 3 3-2-2 r 5th BM Arty mmmilow...?????????????=npn Combat Actual off: 2 --"2? Comb& Actual T-'2:374 1 1-1-1-1 6 3- 5-3- 3 Combat Actual ?1010111.????????111 T.21114rs 0 NOM 6 2-2-0 Combat Actual ? ? Supply Combat Actual 1 1' 2 - 2 2. 2. 3 3 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 CONFIDENTIAL 50X1 50X1 Annex A - II Estimate of the Comkat (Boenshtaht) and Actual ' -It ;fs .01? poomany p2 of 3 p i 0 ti ea . e [I 1 2 ' 1 o AOLO 03 0 I H al 63 0 1 al ....1i4 hi' tr.4 or4 AI P I73 % 10 ?0 6- 1 3 0 gill CP0 4 H rmi i a 431: ri 1 op Cri I I it s 2 I g af.',.......rt ...&... v. 44.????? lUompany --- 12. Headquarters /2 27 (1) CO ) (1) 1 Asst CO ) , (1) Three MG Platoons: / r P 11 -6 9 12 15 9 Platuun Leaders ?.3.1) ( ) Asst Plat Leaders (3) Squad Leaders cs 9) ( ) Gunners 9 9) (9) Crewmen (8 2,) (le Anti-Tank Gun Plat: 5, /3 02 8, 4 11 4 Platoon k:ager ' (1) ) Plat Leaddm,ve Gun Crew Chi pf' cAd Gunners )(4) - h (4) Crewmen ,........ J ) 1 (8) Anti-Tank e Sect.: 7 ction hief rrie- en ) (2). (3) i Rif - ' 2) (2) Communica- tion Section I 3 ) 3 CONFIDENTIAL Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 CONFIDENTIAL ,9- 50X1 ANNEX A - II (contld) 41= = ? the Aut o ? ez. 7f;t. :... =00 X4.11710.114 nl = d 'c ua ea .on ? 1- h 1.0- sinif p 3 of 3p Lieutenart a 1 a 0 0 PFCa or Pvts --- -- Total Personnel _ Pistol .7.62 or 9-mm Czech and/or German [Soviet 7.62-mm SW PPSh-1941 1 I co k 1 ,? .0 I-I co$1 5 AT Gun 50-mm German "Rheinmetal" Soviet AT Rifle 14.5-mm PTRS-1941 HNG 8-mm "Schwarzloze" Horses ,..4 m 0 23 . 1 0 1 CI 2 IT:h ell 1 7 ' El , al 0 A A 0 43 ii CO Section Chief (1) 1 i 4 Wiremen 2) ) , ( ) 4. [ i Supply Section 2 V 5 5 I 5 4 Admin NCO ( ) 1 (A11. , 1(1) . (1) , t .....". i 4 Aidsman Water Carrier Cook Driver ) (3) ) Total Company e ,26A8y Al.1, 6 1 4 69 15 , 14 40 4 3 9 12 4 * 4 h. _., telephone equipment in Bulgaria. had 10 drop lines authorized actual strength - * the was manufactured indicated where- some switchboards lines. indicates corner - as others had 5 drop Upper left hand corner Lower right hand CONFIDEN'TX41, Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 ' 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 5014/03/04 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 Breakdown of the Actual T/0 & E of tie 83d HM)-Artv Ha at FA1rrirt (42121-2703K) StrenKth Auth Combat Actual 51 409 Off: 48 EN: 480 50X1 83d 1 I 4 Off (CO; Line Matters; Political and VI Officer . Deputie 3) Opns & Trainirg 1 Off Document 1 Off' 1 'EN Arty Equip & Antni 1 Off 4 EX Engr 1 Off 5 EN I*Attached officer engaged in counterintelligence CA activities and was subordinate directly to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. 1 Off #Although gun was available, this section was short 1 officer aid? M. p 1 of 2 p ? ? Food Pro cure- 1 Off 2 EM 'Off MM. HM-Arty 1 AT Gun 50X1 #1 Off 7E1! 50X1 AG un loft L5 EM AA Gun. fli ? ? ? Supply Servic e ?? I 18 EM Food & 1111 Gloth ing 5 KM ? ? ? ? ? [ Communi- cation 1 Off 12 Ell ? lecon- aissanc ? Ati Engr (Sapper) 5 EN 5 EM **Section was awaiting am/ val of 3 S01 et FOOs , 12. 7-mm DShlEs,M1938 in August l9g3. Tele 6 KM . ?1 Radio 6 RN ITharlaccifiPri in Part - Sanitized Copv Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04 : CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 50X1 CONFIDENTIAL -11- ANNEX B - II -o roe': =ti - - . 't1.-=f.f= =f. - : - = -A. - ? 16 ? e 0 1 1 e : d Ar :a a on 8 9 1011 Tel) phones lits." "5 I 2 of 12 I Q ?I A 2 1.3 , 1 (i t:Ii o IS 0 P , Trucks, OPEL-BLITZ. Gamin LI "3 I 36 ? o ri 0 ' a it 1 Soviet 7.62-ain SIG PPSh-1941 Carbines 8-mot LA) Manlicke is _ 4T Gun 50-onm, German "Rip inns tal? Soviet 12 .7=nmi HMG DShK M1938 Soviet 14.5-mm AT Rifle, ? 8-mm BIG, Schrarzlinme Pistols, 7.62 or 9-inr; Czech and/or German 'Battalion , Headquarter I, 14 15 1 HMG-Arty Co * (5) 15 , 14 40 4 3 9 A 12 . , 1 AT Gun ,Battsry 5 , 6 20 , 4 _2 21 2 ,4 , 4 1 AA Gun Platoon. 3 4 7 il.q .., 4 Supply & Service Pla 4 14 , , 3 Communica- tion Platoo 3 10 7 1 1 Reconnais- same Sec- tion 9 EngrIllappe Section 1 4 , I 1 r.......... Tbtal Battalion -f,............................? 97 93 270 20 *3 15 45 4 85 12 31 7 1 3 1 1 FOOTNOTE: * Were not available but Shipment expected ?. 19p # Types of signal equipment were not known other than that they were of Bulgarian 1 . .,,......._.......--- in August 50X1 manufacture. p NFIDENTIAL Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0 C-O-N-F-1-D-E-N-T-1-ALL PAGE 13 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/03/04: CIA-RDP82-00046R000500390004-0