RUMANIAN INFANTRY ARMAMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005100620002-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 25, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 23, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

CONFIDENTIAL
Approved For Release 2001/11/26: CIA-RDP82-01 5~R005.1196
EVALUATION -.. ......_.,......_.PiAC OBTAINED
DATE OF CONTE
DATE OBTAINED
PAGES- ~.wENCfOSURES Wo. & TVPG)
The infantry units in GraBova (n. 17,3/34- / & 83) were
equipped with the follo,iir arris up to raid-.laro'lh. 1950
i.i?3es, modc,l ;'b~ :1it;1i clips for five rounds (1)
Grenade launchers for rifles
Lir kat z clamne guns, ? odel 'LL (24/38) (1)
LiIii; machine, furs, tiodol LQU (2)
h eav;yr machine puns, model ':. (1)
liubtmlaohino uns, model Leretta (3)
Sulhi achine puns, r?odol Gritz. (manufactured in Cugir
(h 25/.,, 50)) (6)
7 a?-rim AT nodal t.estorescu, used by the :6T
company of the artillery battalion of an infantry
regiment (5)
75-ri. field guns rithout muzzle bra's, used by the
field Gun battery of the artillery battalion, of an
infantry regiment.
2O- M r `a Auns, model Ocrllkon or Gustloff, used by
the u~A platoons of th- artillery battalion of an
infantry reg ent (6)
-dortars of ,about 80 rrii calibero
C o '1' ent a
The report ct ain indicates that most of the Rumanian
arms are not of soviet origin. It is therefore assumed
that the oviet 'Union has not yet made large-scale
del lye 1es of arms to wrnania.
Document me.
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
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(1)
25X1A
"Z1311 arras are of Czech make, probably before
dorld :far 11.
(2) Lighi F! machine guns a model x++81.14 , are unlaiolYn0
(3) Italian or1 ;ino
(4) oub_r aohina puns, raodel Oritza, were manu-
factured in Rumania and rep;.satodly observed
with Rumanian troops 0
(3)
( 6)
AT guns, model Uestorescu, are, car were,
allegedly made in aw!nania.
:swiss and German origin.
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Approved For Release 2001/11/26 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005100620002-9