BULGARIAN ARMY SCHOOLS AND SUPPLY DEPOTS

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002300170013-8
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 1998
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: February 17, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. Bulgarian Army schools are located in the following cities:
a. Shuman
Artillery of:.cers school
Radio -telegrk,hy officers school
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Military Geographic institute
Radio '?elegraphy school
RO (Ir;elligence) School for Military Police
Resez-a pfficers School, Lozenec Section of So
d. Vidin
School (vdentlfied service)
e. Sofia
Militar' academy "Vasil Levskin, located in Boris park
(his academy has a special annex for the training of political
Engi-koering school in the suburb of Gorna Banja
f. Yambol
Arti lery nor-commissioned officers school
b. Trnovo
Non?-co iesJ,ned officers school
c. Pleven
Special training units
Stara .agora
Artillery non-commissioned officers school
h. Barg,;
La marine school
i. Valt,~
aval school
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All the above schools have Soviet instructors.
2. AXE supply depots are located as follorraz
a- Pernik (45 kilometers from Sofia)
A large aaw*inition du ep is located in the hill mse ki. L &: " r f
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b? Pleven
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c. Shuns
k nitloz rw o in the vineyards near the city.
d. Plovdiv
This is thr3 mgt important army supply depot. It is :wader peg nazi! zit
Army guard which excludes all civilians a9 well as Army personnel
without Vpecia1 permite.
e., Sofia
An ammunition depot is located on Simwkova Street.
3. The Py-rotechnir al TraatitutP is located at Drezb-'+o. This town is located in
the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina) and is well camouflaged. In its narrow
valley with high surrounding peaks it Is well-protected from the air. Ouna,
machine guns and ammunition are produced. The plant has many Soviet experts.
The entire area is a military zone from which all civilian population is
exciudede,
A Bulgarian corps consists of$
infantry regimnts
i wti.&Llery regimen'
J. ^ava`iry regimen..
_;eaephone regimw.~
J- pontoon 3. egiment
1 chenical warfare brigade
5. The temm of service in the Bulgarian Armed Forces are as follows:
36 months in the Navvy
36 months in the Air Forore
21 months in the. Infantry
214 months in the Frontier Tror a
24 months in the Artillery ..
18 attm in the Army lrabor units
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