PINPOINT LOCATIONS OF AAA SITES IN THE STALIN (BRASOV) AREA

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
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• Publication Date: January 23, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

FORM NO. 5j-4A
FEB 1952
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INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
SUBJECT Pinpoint Locations of AAA Sites in
the Stalin (Brasov) Area
DATE OF
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PLACE
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DATE DISTR. 23 January 1953
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(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED. STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 182 SECTIONS 793
AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW.. THE REPRODUCTION OF. THIS FORM IS_PROH.TITED.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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The locations described in the following report are indicated on Enclosure (A)1,
uPinpoint Location of Antiaircraft Artillery Sites in the Stalin (Brasov) Area",.
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I The site, located across the
rag:11174r from the western boundary.of the airfield, is on a plot of ground
formerly used as a garden. Five guns are located in this area; the plat-
fo-ms of each are imbedded in the ground, the gun barrels 25X1
pointing in a north-south direction (0 to 10 degrees)and on occasion
the travnrse of the guns to be 90 to 180 de(zrees, the
barrels elevated at various degrees, from level to almost perpendicular.
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Each gun is equipped with one barrel and [the guns are dug into the
ground
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the distance between guns at 10 meters. /
saw personnel using equipment believed to he a small typo range under, along
the eastern boundary approximately. 25-30 meters from the guns, This range
finder is tubular in shape, approximately one meter in length, and is
operated from a sitting position. The site is accessible by the Stalin
Sanpetru highway (4543N-2538E) 9
Point This sites, located within the boundary of Stalin Airfield, consists of three
guns in triangular arrangement. (They are smaller than those described in
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the summer of 1951. In the early .fall,- a fence was constructed on the
airfield, separating the factory area and gun site from the landing field;
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Point
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Each gun is equipped with one barl./
the distance I
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to be
from 6 to 10 meters.
\sew one searchlight approximately I.)
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meters in diameter, at various distances from the guns I
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\the approximate location indicated as Point #3 ,of
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\location as indicated on Enclosure (A)) On clear days,
tne abrupt 400 meter hill known as Tanpa Hill (the name of Stalin is
printed in a growth of new trees on the top of the hill) is clearly visible
From Strada Prineipala, (*Main Street) near the southern boundary of the city
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of Stalin and it is possible to see men and one gun located on the top.
\saw one gun
at the top of this hill.
four beams of antiaircraft searchlights coming from
'three or
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Point #6
Point #7
this area at night.
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Ilia site to be an antiaircraft 0 S itiO
saw anti-air-
crit personnel in and about the area.
saw.no antiaireralt equipment at any
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time.
During the early months
area. It was general
of 2,952 antiaircraft personnel in this
knowledge among the personnel at Stalin Airfield
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that an antiaircraft site was located in the area./
\operation of searrhlights atop the hill.
1The area contains antiaircrnt, guns, the
number Jcennot estimate. At the time of the flights aver and
near the area guns were in the area
eutlined on the enclosure and were used in conjunction with the Officers!
Artillery School inaediately south of this area.
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