FORTIFICATIONS ON THE MATI RIVER IN ALBANIA

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• Publication Date: April 26, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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' Ie; ?atyti r:r, scar, w h:?ch v;:inds through the Plana I."11iot area, has a 1,300--
rke-cor lor,, b?idt;e crossing the river at a point near the Plana and rilliot
norntai..s ~ This 1-idge was or^cted in 1925 and was named after King Zog?
"t has ':s&o:a -eu-,w;ed the Jura ':'ati bridge i, The Plana mountains, which is
of the hri.d e, is 30{) meters high and has underground fortif9.x-
at e: s shit 's?. - -o y machine gun ony ac?.:menlts facing northp. There FLre two
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'ounta1 ^s are 100 meters nigh and are located northeast
of the 'grid ~o T'hewe ca?co umdor?ground fortifications here with heavy
Z1tiE1-iiii . a ;RfJ aceem3nts which look out over the Lesh plain. a.'ho village
' t,`.h:?c 1.a lo,;,.tor at tht3 foot of these riouantains,7 .,fhera -there are mine
?'a.liot nountain located southeast; of the bridge is 600 meters
:u.U'hm `.`hone are underY-cunld fortifications which were started its 1931
:yn }Iis :incli ta.in, T' ore are two entrances - one at the south side of
ii riountain 200 r,ieter s from he village of ?:iliot, the other to the east
ear Clio torn of i eif? n7 st on the Tirana?-Shkoder road.
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figures result is tau, foiioi,in corup.'Uaticn:
Al1ooated Wuotas in w.:etric Tons
carburetor
fuel
Diesel
fuel
.rotor
oil
Lubricatin,..,
oil and
lubricanu s
ierosy::e
Brandenburg
2 ,193
9,2E
1,711
165
35
:'ecklenbur. g
11,526
6,365
799
75
25
5 axony
63,113
21,445
3x992
390
130
Saxony-lirma_it
4.1,95F
20,462
2,850
240
90
'rhurin
ip
15 , 7'/E
.379
X30
75
g
Total
1 ~,r 046
73,07E
11,
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355
Iliese are t::e annu U. tct, l.s Lidicated !,n t.,e: plan
.one of Gernany
Carburetor fuel i~~se1 fuel
fur j,11. ;,hole of trie Soviet
i~UOri eatiii
oil ',ad
lubricants
179,045 73,'.)76 12,0!9 1,159
.ir 90 -8-30
,rids corn ilatien doe,- not include the fuel. rlloc:jtion for the motor
verticles of tan, Sovi:.1t sGetor of Berlin -end of aoviet installations suca
;is Soviet 1',r?' y, Qovi.t ": r;'vr?^taon~, S.;v.J.et trad:;.n : co.aprlni.es. The fol..ow-
int nur,'oer o arum ..,.otor' ve;icles, reld,;- for o, eration in toe ::forestaid
stated of t.ne Soviet ::;one of ierm~i y eluding Berlin and Soviet instal-
lations), are
43,046 trucks vita c.-rburetor? en/~' nes
F:3 trucks v.iti, riesei en,.`L s
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.
47, .f 5" 5 trucks
ti-..hers for t.ruck 1?:iti; ca:rburetor? en _nes
ti`mll_'vs for ruc? !I': diesel engines
11, '5.90 tr?ri.ler~s
~.~~ti/ r:r~..lte
23?4 per.::;e
;glovers ;,,,.Id t ;: etors witi'i carburetor engines
movers ;--:.d tikctor?s Yiuh diesel engines
movers avid tractors
461 buses c rhure or e_4-'ir1es
62t' buses w:.t_i diesel en loos
1,100 taxi,: ,':it:. carbur =tot' enc.t -es
12 tLxi s wlt:l jjese1 euj. lea
_,i:acs
r1c, :server cars with =.r?hure:t:r run,
'fir! tenu r c,, y-, Fd1t:i cit.e.^,e1 en,
31,109 prasseng r its ',`
a ^ c s ! carburetor e, pies
c r uc ie-.t s xr::sei eat .1!613
o'UI, o. r ' 1 ilc cr v.:;.a.:
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b. ;e I S50 fuel cioec riot contain specification accor?dinl; to
states but lists not only carburettor diesel fuels but drivi:t : _as
and solid fuels (vood -jnd co*1) Also,. Aecordi:i,- to t.scse dats_,
tae liruid and solia fuels lusted below will, be rccuire:, for aotor
veaicies throu:.i-out tCie Soviet -ode of Ge ;,array' (in ,u,etric Lois), 19508
'-arburetor fueld:
Diesel fuels:
,'otor oil:
Lu.,ricatin? oils a::d lubricants:
Kerosene:
Drivin gas:
7;ood:
Anth kaci to
154,794
7., 71C
11,012
944
315
14,121
1C4, 034
4,200
4,253
These are the figures of ti.-- otor -enlcles o pected to be rc,.dy in 1;50
for operation throu. riout Ltie ?oviet -one of Gei;a~%ny:
36,776 trucks v:ith c7.rburctor en;.' .nes
3,633 truef.s v:ith diesel enri_es
2,034 trucks :itii u:ivin . gs s :rotors
5,571 trucks with wood :eacrutors
trurl1$ ith coal as ,en. r.ators
4f;,45 trucks
13,71.2 trailers for trucks wits e:xburetor engines
6 ,045 trailer . for trucks with diesel eng~ nes
941 trailers for trucks x^.itti drivin g --is motors
2;,258 trailers for truc:"_s rith wood has Lenerators
494 tr? :.ilers for rucks wit i coal gas ..enerators
23,520 trailers
686 prime movers -ti* id tractors with carburetor o:,;.;i des
5, 526 rri;;:e :::avers and tractors witi: diesel engines
5d2 Sri .e m. vers d tractors wit~c uripine; as ... tors
667 fri.:;.e recovers a d i.ractore with uo;,d .apex-.-:.tors
~. =~rtors
3 r,ri_ :e movers and tractors 411tii coal 'as
7,411
i'ri;:.e move.?s ..dd tr:actars
170 buses vritit cr rburetor enj.-Anes
2207 buses with diesel engines
.43 buses .itri drivin t.. motors
98 buses v.it.. J'~ u;;.. F:;r.S . enerators
11 buses Y1 .tic co::l .as ~;ener tors
5w; buses
1,584 taxies v;ith carburetor engines
17 taxies with diesel engines
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o taxies
13 taxies
5 taxies
v,-Ito drl vi r; ';,as ,.otors,
vr.i t.: %ood ;as enerators
wit., co::1 as .;ereretors
':i,2u3 passenger
26 passenger
3f. passerer
640 passenger
~0 passenger
cars
curs
": rs
c..rs
crrs
23,942 passenger cr,rs
witr. C:-rburetor engifles
with diesel en}.nes
t,itur drivin;:: "- s .r:oto: s
wit r wood is s 'enetators
v,ith cot.:i tenertitors
72,065 motorcycles
1,53.' otiu.r type motor vehicles with cnrb~retor enlace
303 other tyy.)e motor vehicles with diesel engir:es
102 other type rotor vehicles v:Lt n driving; ,-sus iaotors
10c other tyre motor vehicles tith wood Eas cvner:.tors
other type motor vehicles witii co,-1 Las generators.
2,056 other type motor vehricies.
c. 1.s it is evident pro co.,parin , 1,:,e ic50 :motor vehicle stock with
that indicated for 1;t; j trie ;er...Pn 1.ccr:.:aics csiorl (9r" expects,
in 1950, a slid kit itecre:.se the numb v of z run's (5;3 true;-.s) and A
consider;,bie incre:,:e of biic nt;. ber of ..ruci-, tr-,ilers iL,530 units). On
the other and, :~n essenti.ai reducti~)r, of L 'e '.Z :11 other vehicles
is Assu:led such s:
Prime movers and ractors by 963 units (i.L percent )
muses by 560 units (51 percent)
Taxies and passender cars by '1,161 ur:i'.s (23 percent)
. _otorcyc1ce
by 4,218 u..its (5 jcrce.it)
Other-type motor vehicles by '136 units (25 percer.L)
This c0::.7ar:i.son deserves special attention. Frost. those official pla:11i.1g
figures it is 3.0%:n Lies. reconstruction of the $otor car industry in i.:re
0oviet - no of Gei?r;,ny -a de little pro; ress after the dis.a.aatlinE,
rl.
set u~' for are:
26,400 trio tons o--' driving* 2$8,000 wetric tons of carburetor Iue
306,000 metric tons of diesel fuels.
the rates of rnnuw .1 :cuductiorr
abou',, u:: : erce. t
el Al csr axeto~af'` -e Aga alsri; 23 percent of all diesel fuels. produced 50X1-HUM
f. :,"o.or traffic fueL co:rs~:r; Lion of tree save ane:rder of ur.e Soviet :one
of leiY.imsirty from 1i47 to 1950 3 **