MILITARY GARRISON AT SIBIU

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CIA-RDP80-00810A000900310009-9
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December 15, 2016
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October 28, 2002
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9
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April 9, 1953
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2003/12/11 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA000900310009-9 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION REPORT This Document contains Information affecting the Na- tional Defense of the United States, within the mean- ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited. SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION COUNTRY Rumania SUBJECT Military Garrison,at Sibiu 25X1 C 25X1X REPORT NO. DATE DISTR. NO. OF PAGES REQUIREMENT NO. REFERENCES THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE. THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. (FOR KEY SEE REVERSE) 25X1A 9 April 1953 0 25X1 25X1 The garrison at Sibiu consists of the following units: I.V. Stalin Guard Regiment (former 90 Infantry Regiment). Barracks at Piata Ilie Pintilie 12; an old building from the Austro?MHungarian three stories. Commander, Colonel loan Salisteanu; 50 by 30 meters days , , Adjutant, Major Traian Lazar; Soviet advisor, Mihai Sergeievitoh Salikoff. Strengths about 750 to 899 men, including four Soviet officers and 12 Soviet noncommissioned officers as instructors. It is divided into two battalions of four companies each, one of them being a heavy weapons company. There is a staff company with a communications platoon, a motorized quarter- master platoon and an antitank platoon. Each rifle company has four light machine guns, type ZBss36, two Russian heavy machine guns. The heavy weapons company has four German heavy machine guns, model 1942, four mortars, type RE51, 100 mm caliber. The antitank company has two German antitank guns. tl y The men.. belong to the classes of 1931 to 1934. The regiment is par motorized, having eight Skoda type trucks with a capacity of 23 men. The regiment is under the 20 Infantry Division. The.36 Artillery Regiment. Barracks at Soseaua Cisnadiei 178. This is a large building constructed during World War Is 50 by 25 meters, four stories. The garages and stables are some 80 meters west of the barracks. Commander, Colonel Marin M. Moldovan; Adjutant, Major Dinu Sabin,-.Soviet advisor, Vassili Ivanovitch Sherebkoff. Strength: 700 men, 180 horses. There are six Soviet officers and 18 Soviet noncommissioned officers. The regiment is divided into two sections, each with four batteries; each battery has four 105 mm guns of Resita 50 type. Men belong to the classes 1930 to 1934. The unit is under the 6 Artillery Division. c. The.8 Heavy Artillery Regiment. Barracks at Soseaua Cisnadiei 180; a large building constructed during World War Is 50 by 25 meters, four stories. Commander, Colonel Gheorghe Nasturas; Adjutant, Major Emil Tarcea; Soviet SECRET,( STATE x IARMY +,r NAVY X AIR IX FBI AEC m 200;31121T1 Z,-UIA-F