THE 6 TRUDOVAK REGIMENT

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 12, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT The 6 Trudovak Regiment
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1. The 6 Trudovak Regiment, stationed in the vicinity of Pleven, is commanded
by Bulgarian army officers and noncommissioned officers. The commanding
officer is Colonel Daskolov, and the commissary officer (sic)1 is Captain
Kunchev. The majority of the men in the regiment are civilians who were
arrested as security risks; there are also some Bulgarian troops in the
regiment who are likewise considered security risks. Regiment headquarters
is located in Pleven, while the four battalions are stationed in surround-
ing towns and villages in the proximity of their respective work projects.
2. The 1 Battalion of 6 Trudovak Regiment, under the command of Captain;
Zhelev, consists of the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, and Thirteenth
Companies. The commissary officer of the battalion is Lieutenant Todirov.
The 13 Company, commanded by Lieutenant Borislav Angelov, Is divided into
three p,tonns, the first commanded by Lieutenant Pskov, and the second
by Sergeantrko Ivanov; the commander of the third platoon is unknown.
The commissary officer of the company, who provides the food for all three
platoons, is Lieutenant Neikov.
3. Headquarters for 1 Battalion is in Berkovitsa (N4_1~)44 E2306). The 1
Company is located in Spanchevtsi (XF-3116), an te-men work in a stone
quarry. The 2 Company; in Klisura (N4312 E2309), works in a stone quarry
and on the construction of a canal between two reservoirs, while the
Thirteenth Company, stationed in the same locality, is also working on
a reservoir.2 The 4 Company is assigned to the construction of a reservoir
near Petrohan.3 The 5 Company is in Boychinovtsi (N4329 E2319) and is
engaged in the construction of a rubber products factory and a marmalade
canning plant.
1. Comment:' Probably a reference to the political commissar.
However, a political commissar on a company level who provides food
for the platoons (as indicated in paragraph two), is unusual.
Comment: On the river between Petrohan and Klisura, a series
of four reservoirs and hydroelectric plants are being built. The
entire battalion works on various phases of this project.
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Comment: Not located. However, there is a Petrokhaneki
Pass at XF-2008.
Comment: Grid locations are for the AMS-M506 1:250
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