MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN THE ZHIVOVTSI AREA

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 3, 2010
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 14, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION . INFO'RMATION . ?
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affectipg 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 law.
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COUNTRY Bulgaria
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
Military Installations in
the Zhivovtsi Area
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 14 March 1955 25X1
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COUNTRY Bulgaria DATE DISTR. S Feb. 1955
SUBJECT Military Installations in the Zhivovtsi NO. OF PAGES 5
Area
DATE OF INFORMATION
PLACE ACQUIRED
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
Identification Data and Area Description
See page 4. an overly o w
the location of Zhivovtaai andatures in the vicinity.25X1
1. Mikhaylovgrad (formerly Ferdinand - N 43-25, H'.23-12 , with a o u
lation of 10,000 to 150000
ere were military aasernes boated there, 25X1
2. A road, five or six meters wide, flanked by drainage ' ditches one-half
meter dee
p. The road. was in fair condition and had moderate two-way
vehicular traffic bet
ween Mikhaylovgrad and Sofia.
Zhivovtsi (N 43-24, E 23-08),whioh had a population of between 1,000
and 1,500 persons. It was an agricultural community and had no Indus-
trial enterprises. It was not damaged during World War TT Th
were no military installations in the town other than-a company of
150 Trudovak- ,soldiers who were billeted in. requisitioned buildings.
These Trudovaks first arrived there in February Land
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been sent to Zhivovtai to eompleje fortifications along the Yugoslav
border, 40 km east of Zhivovtai. The entire Trudovak company in
Zhivovtsi had only 30 to 40 rifles,,.'World War I models, and two or
three Sohmeisers for the guards at the company headquarters. The
company had no other armament, There. was no new construction activi-
ty, during 1953, and the Bulgarian military had 25X1
no reason, at that time, to undertake any at Zhivovtsi.,- In summer
1953 and i
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rn li cry la or uni a had been removed from the vicinity ofBZhivovtsi. 25X1
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A road, five to six meters wide, with the same construction details
as in Point 2 (above). This road led westward to the Yugoslav bor-
der.
Tserovina, a shall village
6. The Ogosta River whose average width was approximately seven to eight
ete
M
rs- in the Zhivovtsi area. The river was generally shallow and
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veraged two meters in depth.
Machine-gun positions and trenchesf
,e roaa junction and the railroad line.(not shown on sketch).
Layout of the village of Zhivovtsi
2- ;.; page 52
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sketch of the central section of Zhivovtsi,
I A wooden pedestrian bridge,. In veer poor condition,
Peasant homes and gardens (all shaded areas on the sketch).
A building which quartered 20 to 30 Trudovaks; it was single-storied,,
;:stuccoed, and in poor condition.
,.4 e A. building with the same details given in Point 3.
. A store which sold agricultural consumer products; it was single-
storied s
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uccoed.
6. Headquarters of Trudovak Labor Company . The staff consis- 25X1
ted of three or four officers and some Schmeiser-armed Trudovak
guards who guarded the entrance of this building; the building was
stuccoed and single storied.
g ? A post office, 6 x 8 x 4 m, a stuccoed building which housed the town
police administration,
3. A peasant's home, a single-storied, stucco building.
9. A barn.
10. A former tavern, 10 x 10 x 7 m, stuccoed, which housed 20 Trudovak
soldiers.
.11. A single-storied storage building, stuccoed, and in poor condition.
Shoes, uniforms, and tools for Trudovak soldiers were stored here.
12. An Orthodox church which was attended by the population on Sundays.
Trudovaks were afraid to be seen in this church and did not attend.
13. A messhall, 12 x 3 x 3 m, which was stuccoed; 4O Trudovak soldiers
were zr o ..
14. An elementary school, 12 x 5 x 5 m, single-storied, and stuccoed, which
was attended by the village children.
15. A former tavern, 5 x 6 x 6 m, stuccoed with two stories; 15 Trudovaks
were quartered in this building.
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General Information
The village streets of Zhivovtsi were not illuminated at night# although
all homes had electricity. Water was obtained from street wells. Trudo-
vaks were forbidden to buy food from the population or to associate with
them. They were permitted to be in the village streets only on Sundays
until 2000 hours And were restricted to their quarters on weekdays.
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