TANK MANEUVERS IN RAYON OF PECHORY/ALUMINUM PRODUCED AT VOLKHOV ALUMINUM WORKS AND USED IN AIRPLANE INDUSTRY/LIGHT INFANTRY ARMS PRODUCED AT SESTRORETSK ARMORY

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500230131-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 4, 2013
• Sequence Number: 131
• Publication Date: October 20, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY USSR
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CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITY I NFORMAT ION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Tank Maneuvers in Rayon of Pechory/Aluminima Produced
at VolkhovAluminiumWorks and Used in Airplane In-
dustr'try Arms Produced. at SestrOretsk
Armoury
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1. "/n the Bummer of 1953 in the rayon of Pechory (formerly area around Estonian
oity of Petseri) the population repeatedly observed tank companies (of ten tanks
each) engaged in maneuvers in the fields. The tanks were of the type T.34 and
pulled arMOured caterpiller trucks. The men operating the tanks called these
trucks 'armoured sleighs' (bronesami).
2. "The 'armoured, sleighs' corresponded in site to the tank T.34. They had a
length of 6.0 metres
breadth of 3.0 "
height of 1.0
clearance of 0,4
3. "The'armoured sleighs' are open on top and only their sides, front exd bottom
are armoured. They den aeoommodate one rlfle squad (10 riflemen) with full
eqUipmMt.
M. "One tank T-34 usually pulls onelarmoured sleigh.' The sleigh is unooupled
automatioally either from the tank or from the sleigh. The 'Armours)! sleighs'
are used for rapid transport of tank.borne infantry(....221LAbrdea.../tn: Radii)
during offensives.
Volkhov Aluminium Works
5. ',in 19,2 the Aluminum Works named for Kirov (YaljaaxiatAgatakiza, Mg= laguag,
&trove.) produced 30,000 tons ,, 11.ectnioal aluminium' ui 4.1e ?renal.. A Wi
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6. "The Volkhov Itechnioal aluminium' in used exclusively in the airplana industry.
The works gets its raw material from its own bauxite mines at the borough of
Boksitogorsk, pant nf thn town (If Tikhvin
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originating office through the Assistant Director of the Office of Collection and Diggirnination, CIA.
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Sestroretok Armoury
7. "During 1953, the Seutroretsk Armoury (Sestroretski pruzheinyi Savod) in the
town of Sestroretsk northwest of Leningrad, has been producing the following
light infantry armr for the land forces of the USSR:
a) Sabmaahine guns of the 1943 model (112S-43)
b) SUbmachine Eons of the 1941 model (PESO
c) Carbines L. the :19104. model
d) Rifles .of the 1891/30 model
e) Light machine guns DPM
8. "The Sestroretsk Armoury han 4,800 workers and employees at present."
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