RUMANIAN TROOP UNITS AND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN CODLEA, HALCHIU AND FAGARAS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R016200030009-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 23, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: December 9, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC Rumanian Troop Unite and ,,i:litary Installations in Codlea
Tlalchiu and Fagaras
EVALUATION 25X1 PLACE OBTAINED..J
DATE OF CONTENT prior to December 1951
DATE OBTAINED
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ATE PREPARED 9 Deceruber 1952
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PAGES 2 ENCLOSURES (NO. &TYPE)
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1, Prior to December 1951, the barracks installation in Codlea (R 35/X 28),
on the west side of the Stalin (:2 35/X 37)-Fagaras highway, which crosses
the to-.m in a north-south direction, quartered a 1tumanian mountain artillery
unit. T h e soldiers wore field caps, y llon-bordered black collar netches
and jackboots or lace shoes wits wrapped 1e;;Sings, 25X1
16 artillery pieces :lore .narked in a yrage of the installation,
the guns had Leon manufactured at the S';oda 'orks and
Ithey co broken dorrn,l The horses of the artillery unit were kopt at
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artillery unit was located in _.a c u Ut 351X 39T. The artillery units in
Codlea and Ialchiu were assigned to the same superior headquarters,
2. In the sure ;er of 1951, extensive construction work was started north of the
Codlea railroad station. A barracks in,:tallation was said to be under
construction there,
closed collars and field caps, The soldiers wore black epaulets,
3, Prior to October 1951, a barracks installation, about 500 meters from the
northwestern perimeter of Ilalchiu, on the northeast side of the nacadam road
to Sate N (R 35/X 29), quartered a Ttumanian artillery unit. The installation
was built after ".orld :',ar I and had always been occ?apied by mountain artillery
units. It consisted of a large four-story quartering buildin , `un sheds and
vehicle garages. During the euim:ier months, the soldiers of the unit wore
khaki-colored niforms, and in winter, they wore olive-drab blouses with
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25X1 the unit consistod of three batteries? which were equi,),.)wl with
;ores-drawn vehicles prior to 19500 After that dates the one-axle ru1,ber--
tired short barreled duns more towed by half-track, vehicles fitted ;ith
rubber-.ta.red wheels on the front axle; The vehicles had scats for the
driver, tho assistant driver and six mm of the gun crew.
Prior to April 1950, there was as inc:tallati.on called a,--L-munition factory
south west of Falaras0 Prior to late 1951, :rso:i iol from 3elistai. `zi 36/A
as ruartered there.
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located in a wooded areas on a surfaced road braachin' off to thc: south 'r?o+a
the hi hway to :;ibiu OR. 35/=i 2O,,9 e'r'out 2 kn distant fro,--j this ?li~;lnrayQ an
AApr l 1950, the workers of tha. factory here trucI.ed dai1-r to :~a ;aras for their
deals? ri"le fire from the c.1roction
of the ahuiun on ac?ory, any flare c s ;7-ire ^uon there at ni?ht. 125X1
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a firing ran c? ias locate r? south of the amm if.tion factory
Prior to 'epte! bor 1951,, the Infanterie Kaserne in the aouthoast sector of
Fa ;aras quartered : u.zanian troops a The installation wa 3 located, in a.rz ari le
formed by the rsain road leadIrr to : talin any, the road lcadin Zror the
railroad station to the toti o l,'arching soldiers arrao with rifles and wearin^
oJlivo-c?ra'a unii'orrts a lace oes an 1 wra mooed US-
"I in ;s imre repeatedly seen
near this installation? :otor vehicles :ier. o also ob:,erved,,4
Prior to late Se:>tori,er 1951- the fortress in Yagaras quartered a Rurnian
trooc unit
s>c fortress aauseo a : iznan a 1 reerui ?zt of ice, mor to
Septen.' per. 1251,$ numa aian units in company strength were repeatedly soon
r:archinv through the town0
to I Ioru.benta This data confirm previous information
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r r e movers are reported or the first time
25X1 I, IICoonents, Indications of the existence of this installation contained
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25X1 L , Co rento The uarosonce in Fa,:aras of infantry unite is confirmda~
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