MUNITION MAGAZINES IN OSIJEK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004700030004-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: April 12, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

CLASSiFICATION `1/VL1. ?.ELL O4 3. 4'. J~ :L?i L! 25X1A
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Approved For R Q I 2 004
WNFIDENTIAW-4 FOR AT - R P T CD NO. r
COUNTRY Yugoslavia
SUBJECT :unition : a;-azines in Osijek
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ACQUIRE
DATE OF
INFO.
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DATE DISTR. 12 APR 'D
NO. OF PAGES 1
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l,, The munition ua ;azines located on the left bank of the Drava riivc,r in
Osijek (ne~.r the hi,hway bride across ti;.e Drava in Tvrdja), which were,
dwa 'ed by the ror_:.ens prior to their ceu,.arture, ere repaired during,
thc, su, r:!ier cf 1949. The _aa;azines are in use at .resent and are protected
by a stron ; uara. Anti-aircraft cannon have boost placed near the bride
which is "U'...xded bl. the :.alitia.
2. On 20 Noveiab-r 1949 a 1c.r ;e amount of ~:manition .:, s tr: nsf ~ gyred from the
'itunltion i.ia razine at xriaosnica, near i:;a ;.r'eb, to Csijek, by ai special
military train, ZNul nbar 15. Tice tr a.-n ,as accom,anied by a KNCJ squad,
.4cccrdin to a report of one of tih'a a.comy.r.na_sts, the .aunitions ,.ere ,p1,: cod
in a new m&,l:zine in Csije'-', built n,:.,,r t,t.c su;ar factory. The follovring
tr .nsf.;rs ;;ere race:
2u, sj;ecial shells, filled :~itk. :1_.stic c;x.losive from the Kal;irrik
un pc;..der factory
100 shells of 1149/35,152 and 210/8 ca l.iber (sic).
500 shells, mirth ticie fuses (terrpirni upal,jaci) of 100, 126, 105
,and 122 L::. caliber.
30C armor-piercirr, shells
200 torpedo shells of 75/27 caliber (sic)
2CC anti--tank mines
100 si.ecial shells of 152/45 caliber
50 boxes cf anti-tank shells of 90 calL)er
50 boxes of anti-aircraft nuniticn, 32, 88 and 120 ,ter.
250 boxes of machine-- run bullets, 9 4_.nd 12,7 1. caliber
100 boxes of bombs for aortars, uC and 81 . m. caliber
50 boxes of shells for Iacuntain cannon
3. The munition train travelled via the i oc:ravi:ia line .yith right-of-clay along
the route. The munitions are aostined as reserve stores for the units in
Osijek, i`rokomurje, Virovitica, 1-asice and alavons'ka i1ozega.
STATE
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CLASSIFICATION tN,3T* 1 A _ B IALS ONLY
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DISTRIBUTION! J
Approved For Release 2001/04/C
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No Change In Class.
[] Declassified
Class. Changed To: IS S C
Aiith.: HR 70-2
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