YUGOSLAV ARMY UNITS ON THE ITALIAN, AUSTRIAN, AND HUNGARIAN BORDERS.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008300300003-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 7, 2006
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 8, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION RE-PORT CD NO.
CLASS! FICAT10 ' , Z-pl D. ' O FACIAL; OILY
. 114
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COUNTRY Yugoslavia/Austria/Hungary DATE DISTR. 8 August 1951
SUBJECT Yugoslav Army Units on the Italian, Austrian, NO. OF PAGES 2
and Hungarian Borders,
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DATE OF
INFO.
March 1951
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
1. It is alleged that four fifths of the Fourth Army units have been withdrawn
from the Yugoslav border with Italy and the Free Territory of Trieste, and
moved to the Hungarian border.1 No new units have been sent to replace those
withdrawn, and only occasional military groups return to the rest centers in
this area. Also, the more important units of the 1 Proletarian Division
have reportedly remained intact.
2. Battalions of the 436 Border Regiment, 2 KNOJ Division along the Yugoslav
frontier ur:th Italy and Austria, and border units of the ililitia have been
reinforced. The 6 Border Battalion which is stationed at Gornja Radgona
has the 16 Border Company stationed at Cankova, the 17 Border Company at
Apace, M.nd the 18 Border Company at Kungota. Among other regiments of the
2 KIJOJ Division, the 17 Regiment is reported to be at Zagreb, and the 13
Regiment at Murska Sobota. In order to fill the void on the Italian and
Austrian borders left by troops which moved to the Hungarian border, the
KNOJ Border Regiment and the 6 KNOJ Regiment have been reinforced with
personnel from Staff Headquarters of the 15 KNOJ Regiment which is located
in Ljubljana.
3. The 17 Najevicka Assault Division is still located In the Yugoslav-Austrian
border sector as far as and including Slovenski Gradec, where the 76 Regiment
of the 43 Division (sic) is also located. The 84 Regiment of the 43 Division
(sic) is located in St. Ilia, and the 80 "Vladimir Gortan" Regiment is
stationed at Ilurska Sobota. The headquarters of the Divisional Artillery
is in Iaribor.
4. On the Yugoslav-Hungarian border is the 237 KTIOJ Regiment with headquarters
in Osijek. It is commanded by Pm jor Voja MMirazovic, and the political
commissar is Major Bosko Brocic. Captain Ante Ureic is in charge of counter-
espionage. Three battalions of the Regiment are located at Donji PM.holac
and at Beli Ionastir. The majority of the men in this unit are Bosnians,
Serbs and Yugoslavs of Albanian decent, rather than Croats or Slovenes.
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1. =Comment: Your attention is called to
on re-3nforce3nent of the Yugoslav-Hungarien border.
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2. Cone rat x Your attention is called to II which lists
the b W, 84 (2), and the 180 (1) "Vladimir Gortan" Regiments as belong-
ing to the 3.4 Slovene Assault Division.
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