TRUDOVAK UNIT IN VARNA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002000490003-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2009
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 11, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECRET
SECURITY INPORMAT;ON
COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT Trudovak Unit in Varna
PLACE ACQUIRED
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 709 and 704, of the V.B. Oods. as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its i:ontenta
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form U prohibited.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 11 August 1953
NO. OF PAGES 2
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REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. The headquarters of Trudovak Brigade
the following officers:
is located in Varna.
A.. Lieutenant. Colonel STOYENCHEV, commanding officer of the,Brigade,
e. Captain BALANOV, Political Commissar,
d. Captain ZHECHEV, Chief of Staff,
e. Major PETROV, Chief of Logisticeff
b. Major TSEKOV, assistant commanding officer,
f. Captain STANKOV, Chief of Construction Materials Section; -_land
g. Captain RUSEV, who was employed at the Brigade Headquarters in an
unknown capacity.
The Trudovak Brigade was composed of the following battalions:
a. The 1 Battalion, headquarters in Varna; Commanding
Officer Captain CHINKOV Chief of Staff, First Lieutenant
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e. The 3 Battalion,
with headquarters in Tolbukhin.
The 2 Battalion was divided into the following companies
a. The 1 Company,
DIKITROV
Commanding Officer, First Lieutenant
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b. The 2 Campans. Cosnranding Officer, Captain STAI~CHEV,
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itical Commissar, 71 rat Lieutenan 1~IITBOV,
e. The 3 Company,
PETROV.
Commanding Officer, First, Lieutenant
The 2 Company, had approximately 400 men divided into
four platoons engaged on construction of various military works-ii.the
Varna area. the following personnel:
a. Second Lieutenant KOSTOV,
l leader. of 1 Platoon;
Sergeant RUSEV,~~ leader of 2 Platoon, strength 88 men;
c. Warrant Officer (Stareshina)
d. Warrant Officer Dafin KICHEV,
A Transportation Company, with headquarters in Varna;
the company had approximately 60 old trucks, mostly 3-ton Renault trucks;
leader of 3 Platoon; and
4 Platoon.
5. The following units were attached to the headquarters of Trudovak Brigade:
b. A Technical Company,
e, A Supply Company,
d. A Communications Platoon.
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DYIILGEROV,
leader of
with headquarters in Varna;
with headquarters in Varna; and
the headquarters and men of an unidentified.Trudovak
battalion were located in Varna.
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