Approved For Release 2009/02/10 : CIA-RDP80-00810A000400340007-6 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION REPORT ComexpenerzaL SECUNTY mROMMATN 25x1 ———_ rr" county Yugoslavia, sumect 1. Infantry Reginent tn Vipave, sg March 1955 2. 2M8 Tank Brigade in Vrhnika 3. Ammunition Dumps near Prilep NO. OF PAGES 2 2 DATE OF mMFO, REQUIREMENT NO. RD 25x1 PACE ACQUIRED REFERENCES This is UNEVALUATED Information me ro re vie 25x1 Infantry Regiment in Vipava, Slovents 1. At the end of 1952 em infantry reginent ad tte 95x4 headquarters in Vipava, Slovenia. ‘The headquarters and men of the 3 Battalion of the regiment vere located in Vipava. The staff of the 3 Battalion was ae follows: 8+ Commanding Officer ss ee ee ee ee es Mejor Dragtsa Dragiete; b. Political Comesar 6. ee eee ee eee ees lajor Mtco (Inu); and ©+ Comanding Officer, 1 Company, 3 Battalion. . ... . .Capt. Milan Vukosavlejeric. 248 Tanke Brigade? Jn Septenber 1952 the 248 Tank Brigade bad ito headquarters in Vrhntke, Slovenia, sbout 18 kiloneters south of Ljubljena. The 248 Tank Brigade was composed of three tank battalions and e staff company. The staf? of the Brigade vas as follows: + Commanding Officer. ss ee eee eee ee as site Col, Branko Krasojevies De Political Comtssar se ee ee wee ve ey oLte Cols azo Srdic; © Commanding Officer, 1 Battalion. . +... +... Capt, Stanko Perie; and A, Ohhet Of KOE. ee eee ee eee es etayor "Chtca” (pseudonym). Until April 1952 the Briende had ho Ruaetan 32-ton 3h tanks. 2x1 In Septouber 1952 the Brigady sent CONFIDENTIAL (sae oo ae oF E co w A ‘Ro Weeaon Dibon Ioan Wy WoW Baoan By FS REREVIEW BSYEAR ‘Approved For Release 2009/02/10 : CIA-RDP80-00810A000400340007-6Approved For Release 2009/02/10 : C1A-ROP8O-008104000400340007-6 25x1 30 of the Rugeian tanks to Mie, en Ruseian tanks vere kept for training at ‘The vorkshop of the Brigade bad 20 men end vas commanded by Captain Budimir Buda. His assistant vas Warrant Officer Milan Presevic. The men of the Brigade recetved a one-hour political lecture every day, The Lecture vas given by the Political Comisser, Lt, Col. Lazo Srdic. The men of the Brigade were not adequately fed or clothed, and their morale was lov. Azaxuntion near Prilep, Vacedonta In August 1952 vork bad begun on the construction of ammunition dumps on the right wide of the Prilep-Veles highay about 1,500 meters east of Prilep. 25x1 compramzat, ‘Approved For Release 2009/02/10 : CIA-RDP80-008104000400340007-6