REPORTED DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ESTONIAN SSR: MANEUVERS WITH AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES/ TALLIN NAVAL CLUB

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500280015-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 25, 2011
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: November 24, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATO P1 REPORT
USER (.Estonia)
reported Developments in the Estonian SSR:
Maneuvers With Amphibious Vehicles/TalliA
Naval Club
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1. " A t f end of jUne lee automobile faculty of the IGaganovich military Transport
Academy of the Armed Forces in Leningrad made a tactical trip to the stoma of Reapsalu,
yirteu and Paurnu in the Estonian SSRt The instructors who made this trip stare:
Mayor-General A, Novikov
Colon], N A Auk a~i"r_n -
Colonel Y. T. r nshtein and
Colonel N Kh Diachenko
2. "The students of the automobile faculty arrived from Leningrad on now Soviet-made
floating amphibious vehicles. Two types of, floating amphibious vehicles were observed:
(a) The four-seated 'PA-GA2' with four driving wheels, an all-metal, boat-shaped body
and a screw propeller astern;
(b) The 12-seated 'PA-ZIS 1 with four driving axles, two screw propellers and two motors,
each of which has its own gear box and' moves the wheels of one side of the vehicle.
Tallin. Naval Club
3. he -former Ta in Yachting Club has been restored under the name of the TeUiv Naval
Club and now forms part of the DOSAAF organization. The premises of the club have been
moved from the Tallin . hour to the estuary of the Pirito. River about seven kilometrea
northeast of the city. It is now situated close to the bridge which spans the Pirita
near the estuary.
4. "The present chairman of the club 9.s Reserve Captain of the Second Rank ?nu] Bul che
The manager is Reserve Lieutenant /?nu7Tkhorzhevski.
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`!Uhe club has no new equipment,. Its resent ?
present property can:ii :L.; ?:)C :.ia. u.'?.ci yzcht.... and
motor :Launches of the former Tallin Yachting Club rt: well n i : Left of that
club's other craft and furnishings. All this enuiprnont i_; vary old, shabby and
practically useless. Nevertheless the Soviet;; attach an .i:,or c y great value to i.t
a:?id consider the use a great privilege. ! omber.-hip L:; a: -.ended practically only to
'e serve naval officers of Soviet nationality. e my ha Lf n do:' en } sto.nians have been
~? . ~.. ;d to became members. The probable reason for discrimination, the Estonians
th ia,:, is th' fear of the Soviets that the Estonia a:. m,77!, a:. _? the old yachts for
escaping abroad."
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