TROOP MOVEMENT BETWEEN PLOVDIV AND SOFIA
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December 22, 2016
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April 26, 2011
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10
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Publication Date:
September 3, 1952
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REPORT
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CEPITRAL INTELLIGENCE. AGENCY
CLASSIFICATIQN
S$CR>"IiT
SECURITY INFORMATION
INF~RNIAT~~N RE~RT
COUNTRY ~ Bulgaria
SUBJECT Troop l~vertt Betwe~e Plovdiv and Sv~ia
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE
AcQuIRE
SUPPLEMENT TO
CIRCULATE ~ y REPORT NO
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THIS DOCUYEYT CORTAIMS INFORWITION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL OFFENSE
OF THE UNITEO STATES, DItNIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 1D, SECTIONS 793
AYD 794. OF THE U.S. GOOF, AS ANENpEO. ITS TRAN5NISS IDR OR REYE-
LATIpY OF ITS CONTENTS TD OR RECEIPT BT AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PRONIDITED DY LAt. TYE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM I5 PRONIYITED.
2e During the night of 22 ~u~ 39529 one troop train moved from Sofia to Pl(~vdive
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le Begi.~ia~g ~ ~lst 1952a e1inten$e secret troop ~ov~~ts in the direct~,o>I~ of
Sofiae were vbservede Mast of these trvop~moved from Plovdiv tv"Sofia by
rail
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owever9 ~ootori$ed. units moved bg night along the Plo~d~.v~Sof~.a higl~.~
Indiv~i,dna3a are 'being x~eca:33ed. fvx? training with ner~ weapgns$ hawever9 there
is nea mobilisation, The 29-~earmold age groap is scheduled for rele~seD .
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~ august 19529 eight medium tanks moved bg train in the see ~irectiono
In this corl~activaa r-uaors i?ri~-sate that troops from the Stara Zagora garr~.-
son mag have nsoved,l additional .details as to the braneh and cvmpc~sitiv>~ of
these troops was not availableo
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5e Bailrvad static oomma>;tdants are former ci,v3lian railroad employees dressed
in arm officers unifoa~-IS, .
he ara Zagora areas~~However9 recent reports indicate than an 8 Infantry
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rifle division llPossi'b~y ~, near d3vii.s3an formed from the cadre of the o~.d
~ Infantry Rlfl~ Divisi?n) is ~at V'ratsae There are a1sc~ indications
that a. aex rif3.e~ divisioa~is loe~tg fo~mer2, ire northwestern Bulgaria ar~d
that a new tank ar mechanised divi.siaaz is laeated in the Stara Zagora
area,
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