VOSO - 'FORCES OF MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS OF THE SOVIET ARMY'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000100300001-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2013
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 19, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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~~ CLASSIFICATION SECRET/SECURITY INFO
COUNTRY USSR
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT co No.
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The organi~atian is known as VOSO v4~hich stands for "VOISKA SOOBSHCHENIYA"o
may also be identified by the letters VOSOSA in which case the "SAt1 reprea
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Foresee of Military
f9SOVETSKOI ARNIII" a Translated the title would be
Gommuni?ations of the Soviet Army,?Q
it has existed for aomg time. VOSO staff aeationa are found at Army
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There are scrsoola in the Military Districts under the jurisdiction of the
Services Directorate of the Armed Forces which train VOSO officers. Othe
officers come from Railway Technical Schoo~.s and e.re given direct cammias
and assigned to VOSO. There are very few enlisted men in the VOSOo
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They are stationed. at all strategio railway ,lunotions s.nd in +,he larder r
stations throughout the Soviet Union to supervises prooess9 and expedite
military freight and passenger mavemen.ts as far as proper documentation i
cor~csrnedo ,They have no operational responsibilities as far as the phyai
facilities and operation of the trains are concernedE,
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Officers wear silver shoulderboards ~rrith a thin black center strip. and bl
piping as well axe the military communications insigniao This consists of
ancshor9 crc~saed hammer anc~ crowbar and vrings over whioh is superimposed a
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr2013/04/12 :CIA-RDP82-000478000100300001-5
 Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr2013/04/12 :CIA-RDP82-000478000100300001-5
Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr2013/04/12 :CIA-RDP82-000478000100300001-5