TROOPS AT TULCEA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000200030013-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: April 5, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Rumania
SUBJECT Troops at Tulcea
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1. The village of Taloea is on a lagoon of the lower Danube. The town
or Isaseea is 33 ' hmh north-northwest, oomeeted with 'lrlcea by an
indj.ffererht read. The section of the road between the western edge of
the city and where it crosses the Tulcea-Oatalei railroad is to be
built up into a first, class highway. Near, this crossing, south of
the road, there is an infantry barracks, occupying an area of 550 a to
600 a. It is an old establishment, consisting of nine two-story
ba i l dints , to which two now ew,a o snv been ' added s inse, the end of
World War II, now being used as staff buildings. 25X1
75 to 80 mew; an accompanying battery, 82 to 85 men;
a staff saapap
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a mortar company, 85 to 88 men; a heavy mortar company, 82 to 84 men;
a reoomnaissanee compare, 88 to 90 men; a ocrosMnnications company,
83 to 85 men; an AA machine-gun company, 82 to 85 men. The 1st
Battalion Me 360 to 370 men, with a battalion staff; a reconnaissance
platoon; an AT platoon; a communications platoon, three rifle companies
and a machine-gun company. The 2nd Battalion has 420 to 440 men,
the 3rd Battalion 360 to 380 men; both are organized like the lat.
3. At the barracks there is also a reserve refresher training battalion
It is commanded by Capt. Contesou, about 35 years
old. The battalion staff is 12 to 14 mat. It has a let Company of 120
to 125 men, with 8? Soviet rifles, 22 machine pistols, 2 Maxim heavy machine
pas,, 2 Degtyarev light asonine guns, one AT rocket projector; a 2nd
Company of 115 to 120 men, with the same armament; a 3rd (Weapons)
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Company of 120 to 130 men, with a medium mortar platoon having two
82 mm mortars; a heavy mortar platoon with two 120 rwn mortars; an
AT platoon with two 57 mm guns; a medium AT platoon with two 76.2 mm
guns; an AA machine-gun platoon with two,heavy AA machine guns. The
comps also has about 1Q5 to 110 Soviet rifles. A platoon has 20 to 23
men, without counting instructors or cadres, who are furnished from the
active battalions.
4. Eighty percent of the reservists are from Siebenbargen, the remainder from
the Regat; all are of Rumanian nationality. Down throw 1952 reservist
training lasted three months,,but in 1953 this was shortened to two months.
All the men of the regiment wear red insignia.
6. Basic training in the active formations is rapid. Two weeks are spent in
learning the new weapons, whereupon exercises and fire training were
immediately began . Great attention is given to accuracy of fire. The
instructors are anxious that the troops also learn movement in both
open and difficult country and there is Mach training in concealment
from air observation and attack.
70 A Soviet ''ir$t lieutenant accompanied by 16 to 18 other Soviets , visited
the regiment-daring.the sixth week of training, and exercises were held
c a j.dr.an' .
for then. The Soviets seemed contented w NQr is ir the
8. Morale is not high and the men are listless; there are few ,Party members
among them.
9. Motorisation of the regiment is in progress.
10. In. addition to t4is regimsnt,,Tuleea ,also holds a .marine infantry .battalion
and a border guard company.
11. There is a military- ?xeroioe area 3 km a,uth of.,take,_ii tantry bar' cks. Large
formatleni, of infantry were _bi'vo' ht ?to !;~ ' ',or suMmer exercises in, 1953 .
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