MILITARY UNITS STATIONED IN YAMBOL

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010100150006-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 26, 2011
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: January 17, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
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SUBJECT Military Units Stationed in
Yambol
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At the beginning of 1950, the headquarters and staff of 3 Infantry Division
were transferred from Sliven to Yambol.> The staff established itshead-
quar':ers in a building approximately 300 yards from the Yan'bol Court 50X1-HUM
in the center of the city, Until the beginning of 1951, the divisional
commander was Colonel harakachanov who was replaced by Colonel Yapazov,
formerly 29 Infantry Regiment, was in barracks in the
nor zeL.a ern part of Ya bol?
There was a cavalry unit, reported to be 7 Cavalry Regiment, quartered
near the 29 infantry Regiment. The commander of this unit was a colonel
who wore to broad and one thin stripes on his trousers? Antitank guns
with half-track prij;le movers are attached to the cavalry unitol
5. An unidentified unit with six tanks was quartered in the sane barracks
as the ca.va. ry unit v
There was little activity at the Yambol airfield and not more than. two
training planes and three transport planes were observed on the field at
any given tire,, Fro:a 1949 to 1950, inclusive, no parachute jumps were
observed on the field,; There was a unit of 150 to 200 soldiers equipped
with Manlicher rifles stationed at the field, This was allegedly a para-
troop unit .2
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n Border Guard unit was cju.arte-ed in b: ^racks adjacent to the Yarbol
railroad station. This unit, corposed >f 250 to 300 soldiers, wore
green unifori:a, boots, and had ?:!hite bs (.ts around their jackets., Five
or six trucks were attached to this unii,
ComMn : Officers we firing two broad stripes and ,ne thin stripe
are generally divisional co'randers .nd above, The fact that the unit
has antitank guns attached ;o it woull tRnd to ;. onfirm this unit as
being part of a divisional .:eadquarte :?s.
Cv en : This unit huld aope r? to be the normal airfield guard
unit, since no other infor ttion indicates paratroopers carrying rifles
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