ANTIAIRCRAFT AND COASTAL DEFENSE POSITIONS VLONE BAY AREA, ALBANIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2001
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: December 17, 1959
• Content Type: BRIEF

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE CENTER
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws. Title
18. U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794. the transmission or revelation of which In any manner to an unauthorized person Is prohibited by law.
JOINT PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE BRIEF
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SUBJECT :
Antiaircraft and Coastal
Defense Positions
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DATE
: PIC/JB-1004/59
: 17 December 1959
LOCATION :
Vlone Bay Area, Albania
COORPS: 40?27'N/ 19?30'E
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MAP DATA: ATMP 032'2-9901-1, 2, 3, 4-25MA, 0322-9901-IOOA..
REFERENCE: 1. Army, 5 Jan 59 . (C) 25X1 C
REQUIREMENTS OCI/R4/59 and DNI 406-59: Locate and describe fortifica-
tions in the Vlone Bay area of Albania.
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Vlone Bay is the most heavily defended area in. Albania. The accom-
panying map (Fig. 1) shows the following defense positions, most of which
existed in World War II but have since been modernized and are radar-
controlled.
Eight heavy (152 mm) coastal defense positions (four unoccupied).
Three medium (75 mm) coastal defense positions.
One 8-gun medium (85-100 mm) dual purpose battery.
Three 4-gun medium (85-100 mm) dual. purpose batteries.
Four 8-gun medium (85-100 mm) antiaircraft batteries.
Five 6-gun medium (85-100 mm) antiaircraft batteries (one unoccupied).
Four 4-gun medium (85-100 mm) antiaircraft batteries (three unoccupied).
The only new defenses in this area are the five antiaircraft batteries
along the ridge of Karaburun Peninsula. Construction activity commenced in
1 / and by a new 8-mile-long road had been con-
structed and three 8-gun batteries appeared to be complete and occupied. On
photography, an additional 6-gun battery appeared complete and
occupied and another 6-gun position was under construction.. These new anti-
aircraft positions probably were constructed to defend the new Pasha Liman
submarine base at the southern end of Vlone Bay.
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