1. AIR AND GROUND ORDER OF BATTLE, PERSONNEL, AND EQUIPMENT 2. AIRFIELDS IN EASTERN SIBERIA

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• Publication Date: April 28, 1950
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OOtjNTRY USSR (Eastern Siberia,/Crimea)
SUBJECT 1. Air and Ground Order of Battle, Personnel,
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2. Airfields in Eaetern Siberia
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1, After July 1942, the 132nd Separate Reconnaisance Squadron (Utdelnaya Eazvedo-
vateinaya Eskaarilya), until then located at Aginski Dotsan, Chita Oblast, be-
came part of the 541st Air Regiment, now located in Dairen, Korea. CO of the
132nd SRS was Major Nikitin; second in command vas major Hironov. 50X1-HUM
3. The Doeav Central Glider School (Toentralnaya Planernaya Shkola) is located
near the village of Planernaya, in the neighborhood of Stary Krym, Ukraine.
Headquarters of the school was to be moved to Feodosiya as soon as the building
to accommodate the school was refitted es of
gliders. it was 50X1-HUM
expecting g or (new type) planes for the training
of demobilized pilots.
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discourage requests for demobilization by threats of expulsion from the Party.
Transport pilots,, in particular, request discharges because oivil aviation
offers lucrative jobs (salaries between 5,GGG and 6,C0O rubles per month).
5. In 1947,-an infantry division in the Borzya region received orders to train
for airborne operations. the equipment of this unit is 50X1-HUM
poor and the morale of the troops not good; the troops are of Russian origin.
The division consists of three regiments with heavy mortars of various types,
light mortars, 75mm field artillery, but no aircraft of its own. It depends
on a transport unit (similar to USAF 1iaTS) for air operations and training.
The division is made up of squads of 13 men.
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6., The following troops are stationed in eastern Siberia:
Ulan de: Nivisional artillery
'rank regiment (maintains skeleton crews)
Officers' school
Nercinak: 1 infantry regiment, cormlanded by a colonel
1 tank regiment
Kuibvshevka Vostochnava: Infantry headjuaiters, unit number not
known.
7th Ha zv zd: 1 tank regiment (T-31 and IS tanks) .
1 SU-10C self-propelled artillery unit. This unit,
stationed one kilometer from the military airfield at
the 77th Razyezd, was transferred from the Far East,
where it had served during the war.
OlovyaBaaaa -a: Anti-aircraft unit
Searchlight company
Ground force3 are well supplied with trucks.
Tae ..uloyski Dotsan: Anti-aircraft unit
Ulan Bator: Mongolian troops. the troops are poor50Xl-HUM
and have poor equipment. Mongolian pilots are trained at
Chkalov. Feeling between Russian and Mongolian officers
is bad and the latter knoyr that they are considered in-
ferior by the Russians.
Borzya: .ir division commanded by Gen. Turenko.
7. Airfields-
Units tend Types of
Airfield Location Area Defenses Personnel Aircraft Number
Ulan tide 5km 5Qv of 12(,C x 9t(G none now 1 air trans- LI-2 30
town meters port regt. IL.-12 1
and supply C-47 U5 1
komendatura
Bada Approx.3 rum 15CC x 900 2 aviation FE-2 100
NE of the itit meters service bns,
1 bomber
division
D omna 500 nt N of 1500 x 900
Domna meters
111th 1 kum NE of 18GO x 900
Razyezd 111th Hazyezd meters
1 air sere- YAA-7
ice rn, 1
fighter rest.
Taagan 12km S '+ of 1100 x 70G none
Solot 111th Razyezd meters
77th Stazyezd 3km E of 1200 x 9C{, none
77th Razyezd meters
Kuibyehevka 3km . of 2 landing
Vostochnaya Kuibyshevka strips
Pozdeyevka 2km Nil of 1 strip
Pozdeyevka
Vozzhayevka d~ of Vozzhayevka 1200 x 9G(,
meters
1 air serv- IL-2 ) 30 ea.
ice Bn, 1 IL-10)
air attack
regt.
unknown unknown unknown
1 service YAK-?) 100
bn, 1 attack YAK-3) total
div.
1 service bn,. unknown unknown
HQ. of AF Unit
unknown IL-4 unknown
unknown IL-4 unknown
` No defenses at present time. Set up only in case of war.
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8. The following airfields are located alon6 the railroad. They are not used
at present but are h 1i i reserve in case of hostilities all were used
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Dzhida
Ozero Nozhy
3khi Teagan Nor
Khait .ga
Aginski Dotsan
Bada Nerchinsk
MuKhor Shabir Gusinskoye Ozero
Chendant lst Sadovoi Zavod
to 2nd Selenginskaya Duma
it Stary (old) (Selenduma)
9. In Feodosiya, Crimea,, in 1949, 10-12 blockhouses on the eastern 50X1-HUM
side of the town. They were built into the base of a mountain.
1C. The Olovyannaya Borzya area (an area better known as ;ha'l.enkaya Manzhurka -
Little Manchuria) is a vast field of trenches and installations left over
from world ,'gar II. -
11. There are quartermaster and ordnance installations in Khabarovsk. At
Kadala, approximately 8 km S'r'i of Chita, there are large military depots
under heavy guard. The Chita garrison's depots are in the Krasniye
Kazarmy (lied Barracks) in Chita. 50X1-HUM
12. two types of radar equipment, the "ledut" and the "Pegniatit".
A smaller type, somewhat like a radio receiving set, is also used; the 50X1-HUM
screen for the latter is placed in a very dark room, with the po+rer unit
(10-12 HP motor) placed outdoors to eliminate the noise. In Chita II4 50X1-HUM
radar equipment mounted on Studebaker trucks and trailers. Th.i
equipment was of the large type believed to be for aircraft detection.
this equipment is kept in storage, in "mothballs", - 50X1-HUM
and is not for the defense of the town, It seemed to be in good condition.
In Borzya radar of a stationary type on the null on the east
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the fighter air division and the tank regime.lt stationed there and also
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because of an important bridge which crosses the Olovyannaya lover.
radar e.Iuipent is being installed in the strategic town of
Kailar (Hailar) , Mongolia.
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l.i. Telephone types UNAI (Universal) and UNaF are used in the military service.
cables (fixed and well maintained) up to 200 km. Dialing between military
units is conducted through the central switch of the particular unite
14. Seaplanes are of an old type and the naval air arm based in the Crimea 50X1-HUM
favors the use of land-based aircraft including MEk-2s., Bostons, IL-4s,
and YaK-7a and 93. LA--Ss, 7s, and 9s and Cobras in
Sevastopol in 1949.
15. The following officers of the 12th Air Army were identified
Commanding General, 12th Air Army: Lt. Gen. Slyusarev
Deputy Commander for Flight Training: Maj. Gen. Tokarev
Deputy Camnander for Political Affairs: Col. Loban
Chief of Combat Training: Col. tivaonin
Chief of Air attack Division: Col. Gumarenko
Chief of iiir Fighter Division: Maj. Gen. bdurenko
Regimental Commanders: Lt. Col. aysoyev
Col. Chaiko
iris j . Nikitin
Deputy Commanders of air legiments for Flight Matters: "j. ;lironov
iia j . Isakyan
Maj. Ponamarev.
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Regimental Commander (in %Yest : Col. Gruzdov
Lic; Kom. polka (na zapadc)l
Chief of Staff of air Regiment (in west) : Col. Dunayev
Squadron Commanders: I aj . MJialovaty
Maj. Akulov
Maj. Lupanov
Capt. Sorokin
Sr. Lt. Slisboroshvili
Sr. Lt. Gulbadashvili
Group (otryad):
Lt. Zakrividoroga
Lt. Parashchenko
Sr. Lt. Prokofev
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Capt., Sinitsyn
Squad Commanders:
Lt.
Sergiyenko
Lt.
Neverov
Lt.
ldaiorenko
Pilots: Lt. Losarev
Lt. i uzkin
Lt. Kozlov
Lt. Akulenko
Lt. Kopov
Lt. Yevmenov
Lt. Ageyev
Sr. Lt. Naksimov
Lt. Tumkin or 7,'unkin
Lt. Nazarov
Lt. Kmoshkin
Lt. Titov
Jr, Lt. Shishchonkov
Jr. Lt. I3aitsov
Lt. Naismetdinov
Navigators of air Divisions: Capt. I'retyak
Capt. Kogan
Capt. e:ndriyashkin
Sr. Lt, ,aorozov
Sr. Lt. Dedov
Navigators of Groups (otryad): Sr. Lt. Kolesnik
Sr. Lt. Tomas-Mart
Capt. Lagtikov
Sr. Lt. Drogokin
Navigators: Lt. Bubnov
Lt, Shishko
Lt. Voloshkin
Lt. 14atveyev
Group technicians: Sr. Lt. Lrartynov
Sr. Lt. Sukmanov
Political workers: Capt. Zakharov (Partor, Air Regiment)
Lt. Col. Yakovlev (DeNi. CO, Air Regiment)
Maj. Gugunov (lecturer of political section)
Lt. Col. - Petrosov (Deputy CO, Air hegiment)
Lt. Col. Gugnivenko (Deputy CO, air. Regiment;
Lt. Col. Zverev
Capt. 5hagunov (Komsomol, itir Division)
16. The following abbreviations are used in the Soviet Air korce:
a. OT'AJR
b. BAO
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OT, e rBir'* TnaHicrtopTJULIA ABrraurioR?ir,tAl Ilo.ux
Transportation Section of Aviation Regiment
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Aviation Service Battalion
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Aviation Fighter hegaun.ent
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