1. BULGARIAN ARMY CALL-UP AND TRAINING INFORMATION 2. BULGARIAN FORTIFICATIONS 3. BULGARIAN MILITARY INFORMATION

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 7, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 3, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASS? F 1 CATION SE R .V/C0XTROD , - U.S. OFFTCIAlS ONLY
'SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPOR1
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COUNTRY P,oljzaria
SUBJECT
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE
ACQUIRED
1. Bulgarian Army Ua.r.. 7'j aaTB.1j` > Y'h~ ormati?n
2 : ul.garlan Fortifications
3- Rulgarian Military Information
DATE DISTR. 3-Nov.. 1952
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE.
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 16, 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 PROHIBITED.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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1e A portion of the Class of 1.929 was discharged from the Bulgarian Army during
May 19520. The Classes of 1930, 1931, and 1.932 are still in service. The
literates of the Class of 1933 were called up from Dubovets and from other
villages during May 1.952. On 9 March 1.952, members of the Class of 1.921. residing
in Dubovets were called to service.
2 e Six meters south of a bridge located at N4.i.l145 E255855, on the Dubovets (Ni11+0
E260O) al.ko GTradishte (N41A6 E2559) road, antitank barriers have been, ready.
since the. fall. of :1.951? These barriers consist of concrete blocks approximately
two meters thick located on either side of the road. Next toe of the barriers
there ik a large concrete block on rollers. r umably' to seal off the road
should this be necessary. these were "Soviet-type 1--f
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Similar barriers are located in the Kamil.ski, Dol (NI.136 E2603) area, as follows
Nl+l.35a5 6ol.4o, ,1.3520 E260330, N413510 E260350, N41.3510 E260330, N41351.5
260330, and N41.3520 E260l+00. Two antitank barriers located just before the
entrance to the village of Kamilski Dol were erected in 1.951.
Between the sprang and fall of 1951, fortifications consisting of barbed wire and
machine. gran posts were constructed In the hilly region of Kurtkal-e (N4143 E2603)
1:nforman estimates that approximately two companies of soldiers were employed in
ecogni
passive air defense) (include
eoses In air-
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zaatavas -in'the Ivaylovgrad'area as folldws~ 50X1-HUM
a Mandritsa 0N4113 E2608)0 subordinate to the Ivaylovgrad okoliya;
Sl.aveevo (114132 H2610), suh0 inate to -the Ivaylovgrad okoliya
Lambukh (W4135 E26o8), subordinate.to - the Ivaylovgrad okoliya;
da Nami.lski Dort. (Nk136 E2603), subordinate to the Ivaylovgrad okoli.ya (30 men);
tava at Nk:1.4llo E260210, subordinate to the Ivaylovgrad okol.iya. (approxi.,
mately 100 men);
Eastava at N413650 E260610, approximately 50 men; and
g?. Zastava southwest of Mezek (Nl+144 E26o6) at N4+14350 E26044-0 p
During March .1.952
ments in the towns near Svil.engrad,
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"manyaP artillery and infantry unit move-
A battalion belonging to 30 Infantry Regiment at Simeonovgrad (N 03 E2550) is
located at ..Ivayl.ovgrada
9m. The 1 Infantry Regiment is located at Krumovgrad (N4128 E2537) a
The lvay,l.avgrad.-,'.1, yub:i.mets road, is 63 kilometers long, 6 meters wide, and is
paved.?
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