ORGANIZATION OF SOVIET BORDER POSTS ALONG THE IRANIAN FRONTIER

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
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• Publication Date: January 30, 1953
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SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
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COUNTRY UssR/Iran
SUBJECT Organization of Soviet Border Posts along the
Iranian Frontier
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1. Table of Organization of a Standard Soviet 1st Class Border Post
Number
MOP-1 In, F~~;
Title
Border Commander (Komisar)
Assistant Border Commander
(Ass't Komisar)
Assistant Border Commander
and Political Official
Chief of Office of Border Post
Secretary and Interpreter
Secretary and Interpreter
(Turki)
Car driver
Truck driver
Cook
Typist
Filing Clerk
Messenger
2. Table of Organization of a Standard 2nd Class Soviet Border Post
Number
Title
Commander (Komisar)
Assistant Commander (Komisar)
Soviet Army Rank
Colonel
Lt. Colonel
Lt. Colonel
Junior Officer
Junior Officer
S:enio? Sergeant
Soviet Army Rank
Lt. Colonel or Major
Captain
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Number Title
Soviet Army Rank
3.
3 Secretary and Interpreter
4 Clerk (Lzerbaydzhani)
Normal Personnel of Soviet Guardhouses
Junior Officer
Sergeant
Number
Title
Soviet Army
Rank
1
Commander-in-Chief
a
Junior Officer
1
Commander of Guardhouse
Junior Officer
1-2
Assistant Commander
Senior Sergeant
7
Sergeant
20
Infantry soldier
20
Cavalryman
1
Cook
1
Tail
or
1
Baker
1
Dishwasher
Personnel are replaced once every three months.
4, Daily Service and Rest Hours
a. 8 hours work at Guardhouse.
b. 8 hours patrolling and guarding.
c. 8 hours rest.
5. Normal Materiel of a Soviet Border Post
a. Automatic machine guns
b. Short, five-round rifle with round bayonet for cavalrymen
c. Long infantry rifles, bearing the mark "T.C." (sic), with bayonet.
d. Pistols.
e, Mortar guns, 62 mm (sic).
f. Antiaircraft machine guns installed in front of guardhouse.
g. Searchlight.
h. Hand grenades.
i. Cartridge pouch of waterproof material; sixty cartridges.
j. Telephone receivers for patrols and watch guards.
6. Personnel Uniforms
a. Casque caps.
b. Leather belts with a star on the hook.
c. Leather boots.
d. Grey overcoats.
e. Military blouse.
f. Gloves.
The insignia is a five-point star with sickle and hammer.
7. Aerial Camouflage of a Soviet Border Post
a. Tin roofs are painted grey or black.
b. Grass and vines are being grown around storehouses containing foods
and supplies.
c. Camouflage efforts are being made to give the surface of the airfields
the appearance of the land surrounding them.
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8. Border Fortifications
a. There are single trenches for various positions, i.e.,,lying, kneeling,
and standing, camouflaged by plant growth.
b. There are fortifications located at Khuda Afarin, Shakur Baglu, Khalaflu,
and Menyevan posts.
c. There are company and battalion centers connected to underground trenches
and fortifications by communication lines.
d. Theri are ammunition stores and depots surrounded with minefields and
electric-current fences.
Guardhouse Compound Facilities
a. Office.
b. Radio station.
c. Place for charging batteries for radio and radio apparatus.
d. Sleeping room.
e. Sleeping-rooms for soldiers with temporary missions.
f. Bath-house.
g. Jail.
h. Supply store.
i. Kennels.
j. Underground stables for horses.(sic).
The buildings are constructed of stone and cement. The roofs are tin,aand
painted black.
Antiaircraft machine gun positions and trenches are built in the corner
of the guardhouse compound.
10. Railroad Station Copound Facilities
a. Main office located in one of the cars of the train.
b. Room for drivers.
c. Sleeping rooms for workers.
d. Repair shops.
e. Supply stores.
f. Refinery.
g. Fuel stores.
h. Heavy oil and kerosene reservoirs.
i. Water reservoir.
j. Steam caldrons.
k. Restaurants.
in the Frontier Area of Yabrayil (39-25N,47-(JOE).,.
a. Heradis (not located)
b. ShakurBaglu (30,-18N, 47_07E).
c. Menyevan-Dashburun (39-O2N, 46.45E).
Comment: -Possibly stables with sod roofs.
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