THE ARTILLERY CAMP AT PUSZTAVAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012300080005-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 30, 2008
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: June 4, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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The Artillery C. np at Pusztavem
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. The Hung?arian artillery regiment
spent the surmaer of 1 i in camp at Puszta-Van
ne artillery regiment at Puszta Vdm.
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(Y82),near the Bakony forest. It Was sent froia Pena. tirhere it
was in garrison.
Regimental Commander:
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Political off icer:
The ao",miander o: the 1 T attery is Lieutenant Lire Pap. The
3. The regi_ental or,;anization is shown in the attached diagram.
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4. The regir_ont draws 80 norcent of its enlisted strength fro-. the
counties Vas, uopron-:,oson-Gyoer, and the rest fro. the
neighborhood of Budapest.
5. The batteries each are equipped with three 152 mmi, self-
propelled howitzers; in addition they each have two Soviet-
type light machine guns and nine 11 48 machine pistols.
6. The camp was inspected in August 1951 by three high-ranking
Soviet officers, vitro were aeco.:_panied by Russians in civilian
clothes, The regiment left the carip at the end of October.
1951, but did not return to Papa; it went to Brest (N39), where it occupied the new barracks,
7. Besides the reg:Laent fro Li Papa, there were two other artillery
regiments in the Puszta-V&_,i area: one at Sarbogard and the
other at j3alaton Lakes
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