1. THE 13TH TANK BRIGADE AT SLIVEN 2. THE 12TH ARMORED BRIGADE AT SLIVEN

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1. The 13th
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Tank BAgade
2. The 12th
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?at Sliven
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a. A:15-page report on the 13th tank brigade in .Sliven.
b. A legend and sketch of the barracks area of the 12th
armored brigade at Sliven.
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s The XIII1th taCkbri ade (TANZOVA BRIOADA)
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1 - The XIII'th tank brigade, subordinated to the 6. Army is located
in the barracks, which is at a distance of about 500 m, on the east of
SLIVEN train-station, on the south of the road from SUVA to BURGAZ,
on the north of the rail-toad from.SLIVEN to BUROAZ, and on the south-
east of SLIVEN. .
On the west Of this barracks area, where this ,brigade is located,
there are two more barracks very near each other. These three barracks
are located in such a way that, the one, where this tank brigade is,
is located on the east of the other two barracks in this area. 50X1-HUM
In 1961.
battalion (school) of this tank brigade
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the training
had moved to KOLAROFGRAT (4316n,
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in front of the buildings, which were used as a repair-shop, 50X1-HUM
eaw some tanks.
In 1960 the railroad pissed just beside? the barbed-wire line, forming
the south of this barracks area. In 190; making a curve, the railroad
passed from a farther distance from this barbed-wire, andin some
places there was even a distance of 500 m. between this barbed-wire and
the railraod.
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because of the stavEn train-station, which was constructed recently.
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brigade, which was
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2 - Formation
tank
the XIII1th
formed long asp, is subordinated to the ,rd Army.
This brigode to one of the units, Bulgaria
command rlf WARSAW Pact: ?
the XIII1th tank brigade
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commander to Lieutenant Colonel OOTSDF.
The units,- subordinated to thie
brigade
1) Tank units a
1. Battalion
II. Battalion
III. Battalion
Major.
The formation.of the% A apinnaliona is just the same, and each
tank battalion has a different anima Subordinated to thin barracks, there
are 3 tank Companies, and onereconnaissance squad. In one of the tank
ccmpanies, there are automatio-gune. For this reason this company was
named as an artillery company. Both the tank cpmpanies, and this automatic
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gunners company divide into three squade. In eaoh squad, there are 10 tanks:
Including the tank, which belongs to the company commander, there are'
31 tanks, in one tank company.
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Itt in located in SLIM, end ite commander is
a Major.
/tio located in bL/11131, and ita commandcr is a Major.
I It is located in SLIVEN, a nd its commander in a
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In each reconnaissance squad, in the_tank?battalions, there
are -4 tanks/ in One tank battalion there are 66 tanks -
and 31 automatic-guns.
2) Training battalion (tank school)
Between 195811960 the commander of this battalion wale Major
BLTOF, and till 1960 it wan locnted in SLIVER. it
wan roved to KOLARDFORAT in 1961.
The training battalion consist? Of 9 meibpaniese In 8 of
the companies the recruit soldiers are subjected to training. And in
the 9th company the senior-privates, hopping in the training of the
recruit-privates, were subjected to training: In Cie training
battalion, the period of training in for 11'monthe.
3) Maintenanne company, in short, R.T.O. (REMOINTNA T EHO/CESFO
OB(LUJVANE -Repairing and technical maintenance) :
.Till 1960, the commander of thin company was Captain,
KARAO0Fi and thin company was located in slam In %lily, 1963. 50X1-HUM
it is still in SLIVER.
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In general this company divides into two
Tank repairing and maintenance $
Thin coneiete of three squads.
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Thie ?orttottw??quads.
On the other hand subordinated to thee part, there are
technical mesees -too. These are ceneidered ae different messes,
they have different work-shape.
;hese are ea follow.
The sees, or work-shop, repairing the
t e aeuring .devicee.
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oor vice t
Hen e there are some
platforms, which are used to carry
int the ke on the platform.
?trio _technician?
These people are in charg?Ot repetrin
gurrers and fl.tttre
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tton, there are blacksmith, oxygen, electric welding
ther work-shop, where they sewed covers from canvas.
tat ton
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on businesses.
the traritPOrta
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flIrt hava.nr thf?ratton about this nit.
rivers, and the trucks, need in
7) Recormaisas_
In this titithligny, there are
have motor-cycles, and Jed***
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-e-privat
who
? ft) pupply_ spina& _
There are no officern in this squad. The supply (1000 were
under the comand of the o.ntar
rgeant-srsajores'
10)Infirals,
titri-thi-iii?ire,2 otticcre, and one tofticer on duty
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11) Gun repair-shop : -
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working? some howitzer gum;
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Under the command of this repair-shop, there
were made a field-Pepair-shop?
were tvotrucke,
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brigade are
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battalion had
moved to KOLARDFG;RAT.
Outeide SLIM near TOPOLCARS village, (42,9 N,2626 8) there
to a howitzer gunners-unit, which is also possibly subordinated to
this tank brigade. Because, some of the trucks from the transportation
company, subordinated to t he 2XIIIIth tank trigade, were sent to
thie unit, and also eame.guns and gun-carriers were sent to the brigade,
in order to be repaired in the work-shops there.
This howitzer artillery-unit to located in KAOATUTE region,
at a distance of 2 km, on the west of TOPOLOM vil1age.-
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=ceps, tne 3untor-orz3ver6, and orrioers, the
approximate number of the privates in the units, subordinated to the
XIIIith tank brigade is as follows s
In the Ord tank battalion
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Training ?: 825
? a Maintenance company 20
a 11
Transportation " : 100
- Communication 100
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Reconnaissance I/ s 50
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? M 4 Military engineering e 50
f% Communication mess 10
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- Supply squad s 10
? I Infirmary $ 1
1200 privates
TOTAL
Tho personnel of the howitzer
village is not included in this amount.
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Following in the approximate number of
officera in this brigade $
In the XIII'th brigade headquarters
* *. 'rd. Tank battalion
2 ? Training Battalion
? utaintenance company
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? Transportation ?
0 n Communication "
a II ROCOnnaigiaelln0a 4
is
?flilitary engineering company
0 4 Comunication mesa
? 0 supply squad
0 .
II is Infirnary
Gun repair-nhop
the officers, and junior-
Officer* Junior-officer?
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The duties of the officers, in the headquarters $
1 brigade oomnander
2 0 0 political asaistant
1 ?
regulations assistant
1 ?
teohnioal ansiatant
1 communication officer
1 D.K.M.S. (Y outh Organisation) officer
1 (security offioer, called EinT8
1 headquarters commander
1 Archives chief ((secret)
lchief of bultural buninessea
1 chief of munitions (supplies)
The officers in the tank battalion s
There are 5 of/leers in each tank company. These aro, the commander
of the company, company commander technical jobs assiattInt? and 3 (squad
officers. In the reconnaissance.squad, subordinated to the tank
battalion, there in only 1 officer. Including the battalion cormander,
political, and the technical assistant(' of the battalion commander, there
are 20 officers in a tank battalion. .
2) Rifles s (Wea na)
a) Tanka of T 4-100 t so s
there were about 210 tanks under the command of
thin brigade. These tanks are active during a war too.
b) Tanke of T/3445 type
. These were used in the training battalion, and there were
10 of these tanka used for training.
Also in the X/IIIth tank brigade barrack? area, there were
40 more of these tankes kept an reaerve, which were repaired.
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c) Automatlerune of CAU-l00 type :
there are about 90-93 of these automatic guns.
d) Light machine-guns of DIKTMOF (D.P.) type
.These were mounted on the motor-cycles of the ?reconnaissance
and there are about 10 of them.
e) Automatic infantry-rifles of KALASNIKOF (AN) type
Except the tank drivers, every private h3d oneof these rifles.
f) Automatic-rifles of SPAGLH (PPSH) type s-
The senior-privates, who were the mess commanders in the
training battalion, were armed with such rifles.
g) The old Austrian infantry-rifles of MALIOHER type :
They gave this kind of rifles to the privates in the
training battalion.
h) Pistols of TOKARSV a* M 1933 (TT) type $
The tart drivers and the officers were armed with such pistols.
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3), Transportation means, and Military enrineering and oommunication
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A) Two tanks of T/34 type, having no arms, and used in pulling
the defected tanks from one place to another $
There were two of these tanks and they belonged to the
life-saving section of the mmatntenance company, subordinated to the briga de.
They were used tor saving the tanks, which were defected in some place.
They carried steel ropes, in order to Pull the tanks with the pulley system.
b) The Platform, used for delivering thetanks from one place
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toS another:
In the summer of 1960, these were brought to the Prigs:di
The platform consists of a
must:ice, mounted on 16 wheels. It wan eing said that they were made
in Brlgaria, and that the wheels were plane wheels. A platform could
hold one tank at a time, however'in the trials made, the tires could
not stand the weight of the tank and they crectked. For this reason
this platform was not used.
c) Tractor of 640 type
In the summer months of 1960, when the platform, for
pulling the tanks was brought to the brigade, also a TS-80 type
of &mien made tractor, for pulling this 2latform, was brought to
the brigade from the drivers school in LOVEO. Later, when they
figured out that they would not be able to use the platform, they
began to use this tractor for pulling 'the defected tanks.
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d) A portable bridge counted on the tank of T/54 type t
This facility belonged to the military engineering unit.
The height of the bridge is availible for one tank to pans.
e) Tractor of D.T.-54 type
In 1958, thie vehicle belonged to the military engineering
company, and in the spring of 1960 it was given to the maintenance
company, but it was not used.
f) A portable crane, mounted on the truck marked ZIS s
This crane belonged to the maintenance company, and they
took out the motors of the tanks, which needed repair, by the help of
this crane. this crane was a Bulgarian made one.
g) A/BIEWOunted on the truck marked. either MAZ or YAAZ
(Thin Inanity was poseibly of K-104 type)
Thin orane wan also given to. the maintenance, company.
With this crane, which could hold 21 tons, they could raise the tank towere.
They could aleo use this portable crane in pulling the tanks, which were
struck in the mud, to a emooth land.
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h) Two fuel tankers, of VLW-111 type I (Czechoslovak made) .
Two of theee facilities were given to the transportation
i) The care which could both in the water and on land
The military engineering company, 'subordinated to the
brigade had three of these cars. NO of these were smaller and the third
was larger. they were Russian made, but ans.t estimate
their type:: now. .
j) Trucks s
- These were under the command of the transportation company.
there were about 50 of these trucks, and also there wan one more
under the command of the repair-shdp. This truck in of CAZ-65 type. 50X1-HUM
In the transportation company there were trucks of ZID-150
TATRA (2), PORT - 6 (they were old ones, and there were about 2-350X1-HUM
of them), and OPELBLIZ (10) typed.
k) Ambulances
There were two of them. One of them consieted of a wooden
coach-worR mounted on ant OPELBLIZ truck, and the other wee a new one,
poseibly of either PAZ-65-3 or A8-3 type. These were under the comand
of the infirmary.
1) ,Jeeps s
They are of 04-69 type, and they were called UAZ. There
were three of them under the command of the communication mess, subordinated
to the brigade. It is 'leo poeeible that the reconnaissance company
had some of these jeeps too.
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m) Motor -cycles
Theee'are of 14-72 type, having baskets. there 50X1-HUM
wore about 10 of these motor-cycles only in the reconnaiesance company.
There is also an old motor-cycle, marked MAI., which
was given to the command of the security officer in the brigade headquarters.
n) Portable repair-shops s -
There were 5 portable repair-chops of the brigade. These
consisted of a closed coabh-work, mounted onZIL trucks. In two of these,
there wereeven lathes. Three of these five trucks, which were in the
form of a portable repair-shop, belonged to the tank repair-chop, and the
other .two belonred to the automobile repair-chop sections. These portable
repair-shops can be available for repairing al/ kinds of defects in the
tanks and the cars.
Also, under the ?Demand of the weapon repair-shop, there
.are tWo more of these trucks, put An the form of a portable repair-chop.
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It belonged to the brigade commander. The coaoh,work.
of this car is much highter, as compared with the ordinary care.
p) Carriages s.
Brigade has a few carriages, used in supply or such
cimilar services,: .
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0 Portable radto, and wireless devices s
In all the tanks, and the jeepo, which belonged to the 50X1-HUM
reconnaissance and oomounication units, there are receiving and trasmitting
radio devices:
There are portable radio wireless devices in two more
trucks, having closed coach-work, which belong to the brigade. Those are
devices having a higher capacity.
There are about 40 new tanks of T-54 typeo.which are
kept in a shed on the north of the rood to BUROAZ, which pieces from the
north section of the barracks area, where this brigade to located. In
front ofAhie shed some-carriages are put, in order to prevent the tanks
from being seen fromithe road. These are the tanks inroserve
Some privates of
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4.- Training
The young men taken to this brigade, are first made to join'
in the training battalion, and after being subjected to a training in
this .battalion for 11 months, they are divided into the army units of the brigade.
The ones, taken, to the training battalion are divided into
eight sections, and each private is givena pair of winter treusers, having .
narrow lower part, a patr of boots, cloak, cap, bandolier, 2 sets of
under garments, and two pieces of cloth, to wrap around the felt. They are
also given beds, which are in the form of two bunks, put one above eaohother.
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Each private has a separate bed, which is filled With
straw, a,pillow, and instead of a quilt a large blanket. In case of
a mobilization, the private takes a small blanket with him.
In one monthe, after the privates begin the training,
each of them is given an infantry-rifle, of MAL/WHER type.
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Then the lessons begin. During the training, the subjects,
whioh will be taught to them are given in separate leeeons, and according
to a program, no the private?, in .the training company have a school life.
The daily program is as follows I
Rre. 03.3o Waking up, and gymnaetice
? 06.00 Putting the bed in order, and cleaning
06.30 Getting together, and a control made by the surgeant
O 07.00 Breakfak
O 08.00 Getting together, morning control made by the officer,
and distribution of dutiee.
? 08.30 Lessons begin
12.30 End of the lessons, and lunch
? ? 13.30 Rept after the lunch
? 15.30 Getting together, control made by the officer, and
diotribution of duties.
O 16.00 Leasons begin
? 18.00. End of the leosons, and free hour.
19.00 Supper
? ? 20.00 Rept after the supper
? 21.30 Getting togerher and evening control
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afternoon cleaning the olase-roome,-and didn't have any lessons on 50X1-HUM
Sundays. In order,lo help the private? to understand their lessons easier,
there is a unit, called the 9th company, subordinated to the training
battalion, and the eenior-privatee in thin company help the recruit-privates
in giving them the practical knowledge about the tanks and parte of the tank?.
Each company, subordinated to the training battalion, wan
divided into 3 battalion and each battalion divided into 3 mesees. The
commandere of the messes ,were senior-privates.
The practical and theoretical eubjents given to thin training ,
;battalion
1)-Olose order drill
This was applied in everyopportunity. Thin was eopecially-
giVen an importande previously, and it wan applied to each moos separately.
biter they began to apply the trainlng.to equada, sometimea even a company
was subjected to thin training as * whole. Generally, this subject wan ?
given by the commanders of the meeses and equade.
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2) Gymnastics
Each morning thio was applied practically. luring thio lesson,
besides the physical exerviees on the ground, they also had some exercises
with some tools everyday, and it was given by the
commander of tha dquad..
3) Political training e,
theoretical. lesson 4 times a weak. There was
a special book for this subject, which contained taMO parte about the
Government Administration, Constitution in Bulgaria, the Administration
of the other cooialiat countries, the aid made to Bulgaria by the Ooviet
Union, the industrial attempts Bulgaria had made, the easy circumstances
in the mai:diet countries, and the poverty in the capitalist countries..
This subject was also taught by the commander of the squad.
4) Regulations. :
In this lesson, the regulations of the armed and -tank units,
and the internal service regulations were taught theoretically. 50X1-HUM
thie subject twice a week, and it was given by the commander of the squad.
5) Tactical knowledge e_
In this lesson, both theoretically and practically they taught
the attacking and defending tactics of the infantry, mess and the squad on
the field. In this lesson, the training was done in two different parts.
They gave more general knowledge to the ones, who would be a tank driver,
and a wider information concerning the attacking and defending tactics
by a tank, was given to the privates, who would be the tank commander.
For this reason, the once, who would be a driver, had this subject twice
a week
While the tank commanders had the extra lessons, some technical knowledge
was given to the tank drivers. This subject was also given by the
squad commanders.
. 6) Shooting training, and weapon knowledge :
In this lesson, both theoretically and practically, they taught
how to use a pistol of TTT type, an infantry-rifle of MALIBBER type, 50X1-HUM
an automatic-rifle of KALASEIKOF type, a light machine-gunm of DIKTERTUF .
type, and gave some information about the parts of the weapons.
During the training shooting practice for four 50X1-HUM
timeeS Twice with the KAMM rifle, onoe with the pistol, and once with
the automatic-gun.
7) Defence of Atomic, Biological, and Chemical War s
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1n case of an atomic, or chemical war. As a of defe23c6
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a private had a gas-mask, pelerine, socks, and gloves.
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This 0440. e le made of such Me riga which ie eimilar
paper,to and it is thrown away after being uced for once. This le
put in the box of the gas-madk. The oeko and glovee are made up of
suoha !notarial, which is mixed with rubber.
During the explosion of an atom bomb, the'private has to
I*0 down, and he hoe to get up after some time. While he Ites down,
he also he? to close his eyes with hie hands.
In this lesson .the practise wee also made,
taking the privates to a room, full of poisonous gee, and after
ling them to wear their gas-maika, to- etay there for some time.
8) Specialisation tratningl ,
A great importance 141110 gtven to thte subject. Everyday:
outside the other lessons, all the free houre were taken for thie lesson.
During the leseon, we Were given knowledge both theoretical and practicaly
about tb.. tanks, parte of the tanks, motors' electrical devicee, geor
bootee, and weapone. ,Por this laeson, eeperaim roome were given to the ,
coMr,and of the training battalion. Several parte of the tanks were
kept in these room*, and the privatee were taught everything procticaly.
Thit subject wee divided into several parte, 8124 eaOh part wee taught
in a different room- 1
14) The side part of 4 tank of T/54 type.
Knowledge about the tank is given to the privates, and
showing- him on ths tank, they plain him where this part ie and for
hat it is used.
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b) A different room, where the electrical devices, and
one of 4 tank to shown to the private , and knowledge given about them.
o) In this roam, knowledge about the motor of a tank,
T/34 tips) is given to the private0.
d) Here the privates are given information only about the
-box of stank.
0) Tank_weapons 2 ,
Here the weapons on a tank, ogoh as a, gun or a machine-gun
were ahown to the Privates, and
tau ht to them.
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.0e?y the privat 0 who would be assigned to the Units,
having T/32) tpOke were taught. This Section to kept very eleoret, and they
en don't give the notes, concerned with the leasone, to the privates.
In the evenings they collect thoee notes, and keep them in a cupboard.
the wave of toeing the weapons were
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The privates, who were subjected to training in this battalion,
subordinated to this brigade, were divided to the tank battalions, and they
were also sent to YA11130L, KOLAROFGRAT, GRUDOVOr and ELHOVO to the tank
unite there. Except SLP1Ert there weren't any tanks of T/54 type in
any.other place, and for this reason, the privates weren't given the
opportunity to obtain any knowledge about the tanks of T/54 ? which
were kept secret?
The tank commanders, who graduated from this school had a
rank of a eurgeant, and the tank drivers had a rank of a corporal.
Usually, the training beran in October or rovember. Six
months later, that is in May, they are given an examination, and the
ones, who succeed in this examination stay in the school, but the others
are sent to the tank units, either as a tank gunner, or to serve in
other jobs?
reconnaissance,
the privates of the communication,
and military engineering units, are subjected to training
training by their own unite, in the I;
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5 - officers in the.XIII'th Tank Brigade $
Brigade Commander, Lieutenant Colonel T9DTSOF
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Training battalion 6th Ooopan7 Oorzrnder Captain
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Maintenance. and revelments Company Com-aro:1er, Captain KAMOOF
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6 - Fuel and ammunition depots
There is a small fuel depot in the battacke area, where the
brigade to located. The fuel for this depot was taken by the tankers
of the brigade from the fuel depot of the 3rd Army, which is located
4 on the east of the barracks area of this brigade.
in the fuel depot of the 3rd Army then- was sufficient fuel
stock to blow up whole SLIVER. The cisternshere are under the ground.
Nothing is seen above the ground. Before 1944, this was used as a
fuel depot too.
. The ammunition depot of the brigade is located on the east
of SLIVER, on the math of the road to BUROAZ, on the south of the
road from ROVSSELO village to ICBM village, on the hills, on the
west of SOTIETA village (4241 N 2624 8).
There are both underground and above-ground depot here.
The above-ground depots are small and look like houses, and there
are about 5-6 of them/
The fuel depot area of the 3rd Army is surrounded by two
lines of wire. The protection of this area to given to the unite,
subornidated to SLI'TO garrison. Sometimes, aome guards from the
brigade were also sent for the protection of this area.
the ammunition depot was also surrounded
by two lines of wire, and that it was protected by the guards, sent
from the brigade.
there is another ammunitiOn depot of the brigade,
and it is located in the district, called. YABILEATA. This place is
located on t hill, on the west of a land, full of vineyards and gardens,
at a small distance from OITOVO village (4235N 26110, on the south-
west of SLIVER. The obeerliation-towera of this area are seen when looked
at*thia place from SLIVER-CI NOVO village road.
7 - The reserve weapons of the brigade
1) Tanks of T/34 type
40 tanks- of this type, which are repaired, are kept as
reserve in the barracks area of this brigade. They call these,
(NEPRIEOSROVERZAPAS) - reserves which will not be used.
2)
the north of
to callflage
front of the
Tanks of T/34 type m
There are about 40 tank? of this type, kept in a shed, on
SHOW road, and on the north of the barracks area. In order
these tanks, there are some old carriages, put in rows, in
open side of the shed.
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In thebarracks
whore thty made the shootin
JLLYAZOF made some target,
barracks 14ette Vhen some bu
by the machine-guns on the tanks t
The tanks were placed
the tank rved on these surfaces,
Was e?ter to shoot the moving tar
brigade, there is a s
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lectric current, in the
shed these began to move,
privates shot them.
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d.ctr1ote called either, 8flY XAMIX
of SLIM. Heft the ehoottnge were made
yor sisnoeurin
S.TEAA village (42,6N 2
which is parallel to the ma
were made inthio district.
The brigade .does
Both dal- the summer and
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buiZdtngs in the barracks:
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re foilowing the path,
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Legend of the sketch of the barracks where the 12th
Armored Brigade is stationed in Blivan?
1. principal, entrance. ?
2. K.P.P. (pronounced uNroae) poet for checking
entries and elite.
3. Barber
.4." Dormitory of the training battalionand Hdq:unit;e
end Hdq. of the brigade.
5. Exerciaing place of the Miguel corps.
6. Battery charging dept.
7, Garage for the vehicles of the liaison (squad.
S. Garage for the vehicles of the signal corps,'
engineering and reconnaissance companies.
9. Cara for tanks.
10. Canteen
11. Fuel oil depot og the Vehicles.
12. Poison-gas chalber. .
13. Offices of the war battalions.
14. Dormitory of the war battalions.
13. , latrines.
16. Ammunition store.
17. Various depot..
18. infirmary.
, 19. Laundry
20. Exit gate of tanks and trucks.
21. K.T.P. (pronounced Ka-Te-Pe) post for checking
the vehicles. Tanks?
22. Storehouse and shed.
23. Depot
24. Depot
25. Tank. garage utilized for training.
26. Places for cleaning the vehicles.
27. . Tank garage kept in reserve. .
28! Tank garage.
29.- Place where oils are warmed up.
(In winter the oil, of tanks to go on trips is heated
here and the engines are fuelled with
way any frost that: say exist it thawed And the engine
Ls able to operate more. quickly.)
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30. Tank garage. .
31. Fnelmoil pumps for the vehicle*.
32. P401-oil depot. '
33. Grounds for firing at targets inaction.
34. Exit gate used only-in ram of analarn.
35. Repairehop of weapons.
36. Carpentry
37. Spare parts depot.
38. workshops of the maintenance and repairing sections
called wrx.
39. Practical training rooms of the training comPenY?
40. Exit.entry control post of the repair and maintenance section.
41. Workshop of the repair and maintenance Section.
42.. Depot
43. Shoe-makers and tailors.
44. Garage of the transport section.
45. Dormitory of the transport section.
46. Canteen
47. Offices of the brigade.
48. Officers lodgings.
49. Openair theatre.
50. Swisidng pool. ?
51. Stadium ?
52. Garage of T/54 tanks kept in reserve.
53. Asserbly grounds.
54. Grcunde where sports instruments are used.
55. Training grounds. .
56. Barracka Of the artillery unit.
57. Fuel-oil depot district of the Sliven garriton.
58. Building store trucks are kept in reserve.
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30. Tank garage. .
31. Fnelmoil pumps for the vehicle*.
32. P401-oil depot. '
33. Grounds for firing at targets inaction.
34. Exit gate used only-in ram of analarn.
35. Repairehop of weapons.
36. Carpentry
37. Spare parts depot.
38. workshops of the maintenance and repairing sections
called wrx.
39. Practical training rooms of the training comPenY?
40. Exit.entry control post of the repair and maintenance section.
41. Workshop of the repair and maintenance Section.
42.. Depot
43. Shoe-makers and tailors.
44. Garage of the transport section.
45. Dormitory of the transport section.
46. Canteen
47. Offices of the brigade.
48. Officers lodgings.
49. Openair theatre.
50. Swisidng pool. ?
51. Stadium ?
52. Garage of T/54 tanks kept in reserve.
53. Asserbly grounds.
54. Grcunde where sports instruments are used.
55. Training grounds. .
56. Barracka Of the artillery unit.
57. Fuel-oil depot district of the Sliven garriton.
58. Building store trucks are kept in reserve.
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