SOVIET AAA TROOPS AT APETLON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008700240002-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 19, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: August 27, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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ATE PREPARED 27 August 1951
1fl The .follovirr.; three trains .ith Soviet AM troops arrived at the %'yallorn
(P 4101/X 8) railroad station on,1 and 4 Au ust 1951:
1 ::us?;ust 8:30 aari, About 150 officers and r-en -vjtth red-bordered b;14c1: epaulets,
heavy 1:'unn; 'ballistic director, 1t. trucks, 1 field kitchen and 2 boxy
carloads of anunitiono
station by snld:i.ers in jeep
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came iron iiungaz^,7 :: s net at the
from Apetlon ! 46/R 7) 50X1-HUM
1 At^;uct. 10:30 a.m. About 130 to 150 officers and ren vii-th red-bordered
acx epaul"ets, iravy AA runs 1 ballistic director, l1; trucks, 1 Derr, and
1 field kitcheno
50X1-HUM
L AuL ust22 omo A unit with 11 officers and 50 Tien v.ith red;: ordcrrrd black
epat~ emu ets, 4 ea`nr AA funs 1 ballistic director, 9 trucks and 1 field kitchen,,
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2a Troops were seen drilling, with heavy AA guns at Camp Apetlon on 2 AuCusto The
can barrels rere from L to 4?5 mete s long and mounted a muzzle brake vith
six vertical baffles o In addition, two canvasacovired searchlights were noticed
in the car. ?a Other gun crews were observed at aiming practice Taith one ofi'icer?
relaying data from the range finder to each nun creva. Truck was 50X1-HUM
identified near a generator-charging station.
Following a break of about eight days, firing practice was resumed on the
morning of 5 Augusto The break was alleg gedly Wade: because of harvesting.
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