YUGOSLAV ORDER OF BATTLE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002100580005-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 11, 1999
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: December 9, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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Yugoslav order of Battle
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1. Krizevci (northeast of Zagreb : Site of the Command Post of 3 Division
of First Army Corps. The division is composed of two infantry regiments,
one engineer regiment and one artillery group. The infantry regiments are
located along the Hungarian border while the engineers are situated along
those sections of the Yugoslav-Hungarian frontier suited to the con-
struction of fortifications.
2. Petro Varazdin: The tamp site of an unidentified infantry regiment
eqh machine guns and medium tanks, each with two guns mounted.
3. Vukovar (southeast of Osijek): A motorized company belonging to a unit
of III Corps situated here. Also in the same location is a company of
assault troops equipped with mortars and small cannon.
!. Vinkovci (south southeast of Osijek): Autumn maneuvers were conducted
heresy troops from OiL1ek.
5. Pozarevac (east southeast of Belgrade): At this site 22 Soviet tanks be--
longing to an armored unit moving in a southeasterly direction to Petrovac
were observed in early November 1948.
6. Varazdint Heavy artillery noticed recently at this site include 12 Skoda
Krupp cannons built for heavy shells; 2 Rheinsmetall AA guns; 6
American and Tatra armored vehicles (two of which are out of order because
of lack of spare parts), and.motor drawn AA guns.
7. Novi Bece': Site of the headquarters of 3 Motorized Division. Commanding
officer of the Division is General Cecik, (fnu), who has undergone in-
tensive military training in the Soviet Union. For a while he was attached
to Soviet troops in Germany. The Division has new Bofors AA guns. Its
headquarters are in a camouflaged farm house while its components are dis-
persed throughout the area of Start Becej, Senta, Beodra, Torda, Botosa
Veliki Beckerek, close to the Rumanian border. One infantry brigade and a
field artillery group are stationed at Somber.
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Crni Vrh, Dilj P1anina (Cora Trig), up to Kovin (east of Belgrade).
This system of fortifications allegedly extends to the Albanian border.
It consists mainly of strategically located in emplacements. The guns
are almost all Skoda and Krupp models which have been reconditioned by
Soviet and German technicians*
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