DEFENSE OF RESITA RUMANIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007800500005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 12, 2008
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 24, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPO
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by :.aw.
COUNTRY Rumania
DATE OF INFO.
DATE ACQUIRED
Defense of Resita, Rumania
1. In the environs of Resita at least ten antiaircraft batteries are in
position on the heights which encircle the town. However, the batteries
located to the south of Resita form a belt the alignment of which is found
about two or three kilometers beyond the southern limits of the town.
The batteries placed to the north of the town are farther away. Their
alignment reaches the town of Calnic which is located six kilometers north-
vest of Resita. In Calnif there is a battery in position on the wooded
heights of "side 102" situated to the southwest of the village.
2. There are two antiaircraft batteries near the town of Terova. The first
battery is located about three and one-half kilometers southeast of the
railway stop known as Flacara. This stop is in the invnediate vicinity
and to the east of the bridge factory belonging to the Resits Combine.
The f artille ass are visible from the road leading to Terovao
the gun barrels were approximately six meters long.
Troops assigned to this battery are lodged in temporary, send-subterranean
shelters.
3. The second battery of Terova is located about three and one-half kilo-
meters south of Flac ra and about one and one-half kilometers to the vest
of Terova. This battery has identical guns to the first battery and the
troops are sheltered under similar conditioner.
4. South of the second battery of Terova at the edge of the forest is a
battery of searchlights, Almost every evening its beams could be seen
crossing above the town with those apming from a searchlight battery in-
stalled north and east of the townb
5. Two antiaircraft units were quartered in newly constructed barracks
located vest of Resita about two kilometers from the Resita-Gataia rail-
road. Their strength is about 2.9000 men. Their equipment is comprised
of artillery pieces identical to those mentioned in paragraph 2,9 guns
of a lighter models, searchlights., radio cars, 120-]$0 trucks, light cars
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DATE DISTR. 24 August 1955
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Antiaircraft Batteries at Resita
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and various vehicles. The troops wear a khaki uniform. The officers?
insignia and hat band are sky-blue in colors
6. There is a regiment of Security troops located at the village of Resita-
Montana. The strength of this regiment is about 50 to 60 officers and
2,000 men. The troops wear khaki uniforms with dark blue epaulettes and
insignia. 1"ndividual arms are rifles and PPS machine pistols. In addition,
the unit is equipped with machine guns, mortars and automatic rifles.
The unit is also equipped with 30 Skoda 3-ton trucks, 10 to 12 Zia trucks
and about 15 all terrain type vehicles.
7. The mission of the unit is to guard the Resita Combine, maintaining fixed
posts at the entrances and guard towers and patrolling. It is assisted in.
this work by a unit of 200 Militiamen who are under orders of a captain,
8. The following is a legend for the attached sketchy
1. First antiaircraft battery at Terova.
2. Second antiaircraft battery at Terova.
3. "Carasui" gas factory belonging to the Resita Combine.
!t. Flacara railway stop.
5. Bridge factories belonging to the Resita Combin?.
6. Central railroad station of Resita.
7. Substation of Resita.
8. Boesa-Gataia railroad.
9. New buildings under construction.
10. Narrow gauge railroad to Tilva Bobului,
11. Asphalt road to Oravita.
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