MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN TALLINN

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1951, a four-story building on the north side of Liberty 3que.re
.ta.th Johannes Church in TalLinn (N 59,-25, E 24-45), about 900 meters south of the
castle, as occupied 13;f- a 3oviet corps .headouarters. The ? building had a side wing
???-lth a cafe and stores on tIc ..'irst floor. In early 1950, the Iloac.1-uart,trs
itad bocil reor,7..nizod aril," head u:-,rtors into a corps he?d-u.-.rters,, In
late 1950, Lieutenant General 1C'...).0011 (I'm) was the senior officier. Offie,21.,
of various branches of servic,(.3 including air force end naval offielerrmere
fre,-uently observed enterinc or 1cavin7 the building. It v:as believer: by the
population that the head 'w.irters '.ac the supreme Lioviot covr.r.nd? in -....,stonian
Lrc 20 to :115 passenger cam N'Ye.re :2,1"...e:cd in tho courtyard at all Um,.
1950, the head uartcro of an army corps oc :upiod two large buildings
on the east side of Kaarli Trion and directly south of the Orthodox cathedral.
In any 1953, the uarters vas reorganized into a division hoadcp.a.rtors
and the ...,stonian rsmbers of Jie staff were transferred to tIr interior of the
UbSit. Prior to :Iv 1951, the headquarters :as cor.r.rnded b?-i a r:?.ajor general.
The staff included 2 lieutenant splorlels? an undetermined number of majors and
captains, and 70 to E'.0 other ofacers and enlisted personnel. The of2icers
included tank, artillery, and encinoer of:leers. L:ect enlisted men ':oro green
service color. In the fall of 1949, an iztonian soldier said that his tank
unit, which was, assioled to headeuarters in Tallinn, War, :3taioned in Keila
59-18, .1; 24-25
25X1 1 1951, the demobilization heack:gartors of the arry- corps occupied
an old thref.?-story buildL on tete' Louth side of Kingisoppa? -formerly Ltvalaya, and
directly I,est of a railroad track on the southeastern porimter of the city.
An infantry battalion of 300 to 400 nen wearinc green service color was billeted
on the same side of the street, east oftho above :.:entioned railroad track and
south of to old narket-place. In early 1950, the unit consisted almost exclu-ivoly
.,stonians, but by early 1951 it included approAmately .e-uaLl.. numbers of ,
sonians ad I-asst.:arts, Only two or three trucks were parked in the courtyaido
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5. Prior to April 1951, the Tondi 3arrachs, located on the south side
of Matrossov Teen, south-southwest of the city, and completely
reconstructed by late 1949, was occueied by a aussian motorized
artillery unit. The installation included five lerge feur-story-
buildings and an unidentified number of open wooden sheds, about
60 meters long, which were used to store guns and motor vehicles,
A riding school building northeast of the barracks installation
was used by officers from the installation and private riding
associations. The unit was commanded by a colonel who wore artillery
insignia. The soldiers, whose number was estimated at 1,000 to 1,200
men, wore red service color and artillery insignia. No ifstonians
served in the unit. In early 1951, about 40 light guns and 10 to 12
rocket launchers were observed from the street. According to local
resideets, the unit was equip ed with a total of about 100 guns,,
Motor vehicles observed in and around the sheds included about 100
ZIe and 'Molotov trucks and about 100 factory new Studebaker trucks
on blocks. The men were frequently observed training with guns in
the courtyard, In the fall of 19490 a training ground used by ele-
eeets of the artillery unit from the Tondi Barracks was located in
the Taoa (U59-15, 125-55) arca,
6. Prior to April 1951, a Soviet headquarters was housed in an office
building located ab-ut 1,000 meters north of the main railroad sta-
tion on the south side of Girgensoni Teen, and inscribed "Komendature.
The headquarters, commanded by a Soviet colonel, was believed to be
subordinate to a naval headquarters at Charles Church, about 800
meters south of the castle, which was commanded by an admiral.
The MVD main administration for Sstonia was located in a large
three-story building, about 1,000 meters east of the main railroad
station between Lai Teen and Pikk Teen. The office, the head of which
was addressed Minister% communicated daily with Moscow by liaison
airplane. The office was estieated to be staffed vith over 200 indi-
viduals including about 100 woman, Only about 10 eercent of the men
among the staff wore uniforms, which were equipped with blue service
color. This office also controlled the great resettlement program in
1948, which dispersed the hstoeian population..
8. An MVD unit of about 200 men wearing blue service color was assigned
to this AVD office. The unit occupied a cantonment on the north side
of Kopli Street, northwest of the city, opposite a cotton fadbry. A
radio station was located directly northwest of the cantonment. The
unit was commanded by a major. It was equipped with rifles and sub-
machine guns and 12 to 15 trucks serving as personnel carriers for
12 to 1- men.
The supreme AGB office for Estonia was located in the building ofJie
former Estonian war ministry, about 1,000 meters northeast of the main
railroad station, between Lai Teen and eikk Teen and south of e church.
The garages of' the office were located on the south side of huurtuki,
about 100 meters west of the buieding. In late 1950, the office was
headed by Soviet General Moskalenko (phonetic seeIling)(fnu). It was
staffed with officers and enlisted men wearing red, black and green
eervice color, and militia and naval officers. The office was
equipped with 40 to 50 motor vehicles including abeut 10 trucks, which
were parked in front of the building,
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10. A transport ma office located directly at the nein railroad
station was subordinate to this of2ioe. It was headed by a
Soviet colonel and staffed with about 50 civilians.
11. The militia main administration for Tallinn was located in an
anele-shaped five-story building on the south side of Paernu
Mantes, opposite Lauristini, formerl: Roosikrantsii, in the city
center. The office was headed by . a Soviet colonel wearing a
blue uniform, and staffed with five Soviet majors and captains
in charge of the five departments end about 200 Estonian employees
wearing light-blue-bordered blue uniforms and blue cap bands.
12. Prior to May ln5l, a border guard searchlight unit of several
hundred men wearing green service color occueied two buildings
near the market-place in the Noemme Borough southwest of the
city. The linit was commanded by a major and equipped with 8 to 10
trucks mounting searchlights, about 120 cm in diamter? which
were constantly parked in the courtyard. Two trucks mounting
searchlights were frequently observed leeviar the billets. Search-
light stations of 4 to 6 searchlights were observed about 8 km
northeast of Tallinn near Merivaeljas northwest of the city on the
Kopli Peninsul4 and about 6 km west of the city near the children's
home on the shore in Rakalmara. Practices with searchlights -were
frequently held in the Tallinn area at night.
13. After ls:148, a militia officer candidate school occu)ied by about
200 otileers candidates and 20 to 25 officers was located in two
buildings directly north of the market place of iioemme.. The school
was commanded by an MVD colonel, whose desuty was a lieutenant co-
lonel, and was controlled by the AVD main administration in Tallinn.
Tho trainees, .lmost all of whom were Estonians, were organized into
two lompanies. They were about 20 years old and wore army uniforms
with red-bordered eeeulets and blue caps with red bands. On the
completion of a 2-year course, they were promoted to the reek of
lieutenant and left the school,
114 An MVD supply depot of about 15 lar3e low building was located north
of iloemme and north of a cemetery. According to Estonian workers, the
Installation. was commanded by a major and stajfed with 3 offieers,
?5 non-commissioned ofAcers and an equal number of civilian workers.
The depot contained rations and clothing stored in the low buildings,
and ammunition stored in excavated bunkers Incoming shiemeets arrivsd
by train, outgoing shipments were hauled by trucks coming from various
stonian cities and driven by IIVD members or militia,
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1. I LAmmagi. The 10 Gds Army 1:0, and the VIII Est Gds Rifle Corps
lig were believed to be ;stationed in Tallinme No previous report
mentioned the reorganization of these headquarters into a cores and
a division headoeerteess In view of the entire report it is believed
that the resettler's etatements were correct, It is not possible to
identify Lieutenant General Kasakov (fnu)? the commander of the corps
headquarters, as there are eeveral generals beveing this name.
General Aoskalenke (fnu)s mentioned in paragraph 9, may be identical
with Lieutenant General LI. Moskaleakos who received a decorations
in October 1945, in his capacity as a counter-intelligence officer.
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