SUPPLY INSTALLATIONS IN RUMANIA

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2003
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Date of in-
formation
I. Tantareni Until
(R 23/24/A 66) October
1949
Installation Location
Fuel depot
In the woods about Underground fuel
l- km east of the tanks. Incoming
Tantareni railroad shipments exolu-
station. The woods lively by rail.
were about 5 ha and The depot was
surrounded by a barbed-built in 1940/41
and supplied.air
force units dur-
ing the war.
The depot was guard.
ed by an infantry
platoon of the Tudor
Vladimirescu Div in
1948. Reported on in
the Summer of 1948
2. Curtisoara Until
(R 25/1 52) October
1949
3. Sebes Summer
(R 26// 82) of 1948
4. Caineni Swmaer
(R 35/9 36) of 1948
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ition
and fuel
depot
Fuel depot
Fuel depot
East of the Curti- The nort'ern depot Allegedly a
soars railroad section was for large depot
station storage of ammu-
nition and the
southern depot
section for storage
of ammunition and fuel
East of the Sebes
railroad station
and about 500 m
north of the high-
way to Sibiu
(R 35/R 20)
North of the Caineni
railroad station and
west of the Ramnic
Valcea (R 35/W 52)_
Sibiu highway, bet-
ween wooded hills
The depot is on a, It was not known
100x300-m area and whether the de-
has more than 30 pot was in opera-
fuel tanks sur- tion and which
rounded by a con- units were supplie
crete wall. A pipe w
line runs to the Sebes
railroad station
Semi-underground Guarded by mili-
fuel tanks with tary personnel
electric pump in the Summer
installations of 1948
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5. Selinbar
(R 35/N 29)
Early
July
1949
6. Raninari Summer
(R 531 19) of 1948
7. Timisul do Joe Spring
(R 35/X 36) of 1949
8. Tohanul Vechiu Spring of
(R 35/X 17) 1949
9, Targu Carbunesti June
(R 23/24/V 61) 1949
Ammunition
depot
Ammunition
depot
Fuel depot
Fuel depot
Ammunition
depot
In the woods south
of the Selimbar-
Cianadie (R 35ft 29)
road, about 400 m
from the highway to
Sibiu
In the dense woods
4 km NNE of Rasi-
nari, west of the
highway to Sibiu
West of the Brasov
(R 35/X 37)-Bucharest
Highway, between
Timisul de Jos and
Timisul do Sus
Constructed into
the steep slope of
a hill on the edge
of the woods near
Tohanul Vechiu
On a wooden hill
about 13 km NE of the
Carbunesti railroad
station. The depot
area extends to the
north as far as a
Underground sto-
rage facilities;
guarded by one com-
pany of soldiers.
1st Lt (Engr) Ju-
lian Dogariu was
depot commandant
Depot covers an
about 1x2 km area.
Infantry ammuni-
tion was shipped to
the depot for sto-
rage in the Summer
of 19480 Guard
duty was done by
Rumanian infantry
personnel.
Semi-underground
fuel tanks; with a
capacity estimated
at 1,000 tons;
guarded by Rumanian
air force personnel
Capacity was esti- Constructed
mated at 2,000 during World
tons. Guard duty War II
was done by Ru-
manian Army per-
sonnet
The depot covers an
area about 1 km square.
It has five ammuni-
tion bunkers in the
southern section and
seven buildings used
Allegedly the lar-
gest ammunition de-
pot in Transylvania.
nc ng
and outgoing shipments
were observed in late
July 1949
The depot was pre-
viously subordinate
to the deacti-
vated Rumanian
Army Corps in
Sibiu and was
regularly ins-
pected by of-
ficers of the
military post
headquarters,,
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 Targu Carbunesti
(Contd)
10, Targu Carbunesti October
1948
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30-m slope. A pulmonary as quarters and
hospital and a soccer ration supply store
field were about 200 m rooms. Rumanian
to the southwest artillery ammunition
was unloaded at the
Carbunesti rail-
road station in
March 1949 and
shipped to the
depot. Outgoing
shipments of am-
munition of fo-
reign origin
were observed
in May 1949. The
depot was a branoh
installation of
the main ammuni-
tion depot in
Curtisoara, It
was guarded by
Rumanian infan-
trymen from Targy
Diu (R 25/V 42).
depot About 100 m NW of Six underground Reported on in
th
il
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a
W r road sta- containers, 8 to May 1948'
tion building 10 m in diameter,
covered with a con-
crete layer with
earth and vegeta-
tion on top. Two
above-grountcon-
tainers for heating
oil were under con-
struction, A motor
pump and pipe lines
to the railroad sta-
tion were available,
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(R 23/24/1 61) 1949
12. Praejba November
(R 25/V 52) 1948
13. Budesti Late
(R 33/34/B 06) October
1949
14. Barlova Until first
(R 25/Z 86) half of
1947
depot
depot
depot
AMMInition
dep o
300 to 400 a south
of the Pojogeni rail-
road stop. The fence
of the depot runs
parallel with the
railroad line for
about 800 m.
About 300 m north
of the Praejba
railroad atop,
east of the rail-
road line
Built into a steep
slope in the dense
woods about 600 m
SE of Barlova
A branch depot
of the Targu Car-
bunesti ammuni-
tion depot
One side of the
depot runs paral.
lel to the rail-
road line for
about 1 km. A
railroad spur is
available. An
ammunition fac-
tory is nearby.
"Ad or unservi-
ceable ammunition
was destroyed in
the depot.
An munition Reported on in
depot of the Ru- 1946,,
ntsnian 2d Inf Div
About 60 a long and
25 m wide concrete-
lined tunnel driven
into the slope.
Used for storage of
ammunition and wea-
pons belonging to
the Caransebes
(R 25/Z 76) mili.
tary post in 1947.
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15. Blandijana
(R 28/q 72)
Until
September
1949
16. Vinerea Until
(R 25/Q 61) September
1948
17. Aural Vlaicu Until
(R 26/4 51) September
1948
Ammunition
depot
unction
pot
About 1 km north of
the B1and%ana rail-
road atop (first stop
west of the Vintul
de Jos (R 26/Q 72)
railroad station),
located openly in a
level river valley,
appears like a nursery
(planted with willows)
On a hill about 2 km
StiT of Vinerea, south
of the dirt road to
Vaidei (R 25/Q 51),
The nearest railroad
station was lineres
Covers an area of In existence b:-
about 250x200 a, fore 1934; used
has 12 to 16 can- by the Rumanian
torment buildinoa Army in September
(each about 40x20 1948. AA guns had
A a roe spur
son emplaced there
ring the war.
about 800 m long,
leads to the Blan.
diana railroad stop
About 20 wooden
cantonment build-
ings. The depot
had been largely
destroyed by an
explosion in
mid-1946.
Stocked with air
craft bombs and
infantry ammuni-
tion from the
central amnnmiti
depot in Coosa
Mica (R 36/R 33)
after the war.
It was said that
all small depots
in Transylvania
Copes Mica.
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knmnition
spot
About 1 km SE of the Two large ware, A small installa-
Aural Vlaicu railroad houses converted tion established n
station, on the south- into ammunition eta-during World War c
ern aide of the road rages. Stocked II
to Alba Julia (R 26/ with aircraft bombe
Q 73)(former7' estate and ammunition
of the "Dr. Mihu, since 1946
Foundation")
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18. Chitila April
(R 43/44/C 65) 1949
19. Puohenii- April
Crainici 1949
(R 34/44/C 68)
20. Gavana April
(R 33/34/C 79) 1949
21, Bucharest August
1948
22. Afumati July
(R 43/44/C 75) 1948
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Ammunition
depot
Details unknown
(Chitila is a
railroad junc-
tion Nei of
Bucharest)
Ammunition depot In the woods north of
Puohenii Crainici
Ammunition
depot
Depot for
captured
Pinpoint location
unknown
At 45 Fantaniea
Street, Bucharest,
near the East Rail-
road station
knmmition
spot
In the woods about
3 km NE of Afumati,
west of the Creata-
Petrachioaia (R 43/
44/C 85) road, to
be seen from the
road
Used by the Large explosion
Rumanian occurred in the
Armed depot in June 1948,
Forces according to a'
newspaper dispatch
Used by the Ru-
manian Armed
Farces
Used by the Ru-
manian Armed
Forces
Guarded by Soviet
soldiers in Au-
gust 1948; air-
craft bombs were
destroyed there
at that time
Constructed in
1947, two two-story
brick buildings are
visible in the do-
po/t area. Local
residents said that
concrete-oo,ered
underground instal-
lations were under
the northern, wines
dowleas building. of forts
The southern build- and 1947
ing was used as guard
quarters. The depot
was stocked in July
1948. It was used
by the Rumanian Army.
Incoming shipments
by truck. No rail-
road spur.
The construction
of the depot was
allegedly order-
ed after several
accidents oocurr
ad in the a aunt
tion storage in-
stallation in the c-
NE section of then
Bucharest cordon v4
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23, Constants Until
(R 53/54/9 71) June
1949
24. Constants
Until
June
1949
25. Sulina Until
(R 55/V 51) June
1949
26. Galati Until
(R 55/Z 25) June
1949
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ition
of
In Tataia, about
1 km NE of the Con-
stants city center,
about 300 in from the
sea coast
a. Torpedo Military harbors
storage depot eastern jetty
b. ~xiue sto- Harbor area, about
rage depot 200 in south of the
harbor railroad
station
Mine storage About 3 km west of
depot Sulina, south of
the Sulina arm of
the Danube River
Ammunition 400 to 500 in down-
depot stream of the mouth
of the Sereth River,
at the foot of the
Tiglina Hill
Covers an area Depot of the
of 200x150 m; Rumanian Navy
stocked with ameuni-
Lion for ship-based
guns and coastal ar-
tillery; guarded by
Rumanian naval in-
fantry personnel
Capacity: More than Depots of the
50 torpedoes Rumanian Navy'
Underground, concrete
storage installations,
stocked with viokers
"mines
Three storage build-Depot of the Ru-
ings, stocked with manian Navy
vickers mines. The
depot covers an
area of about 200x
50 M.
Underground instal- Depot of the Re-
lation of three manian Navy
tunnels, stocked
with ammunition for
ship-based guns and
ammunition for small
arms
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Until
(R 53/51/E 22) June
1949
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Ammunition
depot
3 km north of
Cernavoda, about
1a km east of the
right bank of the
Danube River, on
the shore of a small
lake which discharges
into the Danube River;
called Hinoglu depot
Underground in- Depot of the
stallation, built Rumanian Navy
into the steep slope
on the shore of the
lake; stocked with
ammunition for guns
and small arms
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