DIVISIONAL TRAINING EXERCISE OF SOVIET FORCES, HUNGARY

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 14, 2011
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: May 1, 1974
• Content Type: REPORT

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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION
REPORT
DIVISIONAL TRAINING EXERCISE
OF SOVIET FORCES, HUNGARY
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MAY 1974
COPY NO. 122
6 PAGES
PI R-023/74
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1. Preparations for a Soviet Southern Group of Forces training exercise were
observed for the first tim
. Participating units included the major elements of the 35th Guards Motorized
Rifle Division from seven Soviet installations in Hungary. The 35th Guards Motorized
Rifle Division is located in south-central Hungary, with headquarters in Kecskemet
(Figure 1).
2. Based on the equipment observed, these units were: three motorized
rifle regiments at Szeged Army Barracks 208 Kecskemet Army
Barracks Southwest 202 , and Kiskunmaj-sa Army Barracks Southwest
201
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k an artillery regiment at Kecskemet Army Barracks 23/
an AAA regiment at Nagykoros Army Barracks AAA
and a rocket launcher battalion at Nagykoros Army Barracks
3. The equipment of all seven units was either in convoy formation exiting
the installations, in travel mode being marshalled into groups, or being loaded onto
railcars (Figures 2-8).
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