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The Soviet Union 1919-1941 U.S U.S. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE REPORTS: THE SOVIET UNION 1919-1941 U.S. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE REPORTS: THE SOVIET UNION, 1919-1941 Edited by Dale Reynolds A Microfilm Project of UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS OF AMERICA An Imprint of CIS 4520 East-West Highway • Bethesda, MD 20814 Copyright@ 1984 by University Publications of America. All rights reserved. ISBN 0-89093-660-9. NOTE ON SOURCES The documents in this collection are from the National Archives and Record Service, Washington, O.C., Record Group #165. Military Intel- ligence Division Files: Russia. ACRONYMS Cheka — Ail-Russian Extraordinary Comission for Combating Counterrevolution and Sabotage; Soviet Secretar Police Organization, 1917-1921 GPU — State Political Administration NKVD — People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVM — People's Commissariat for Military and Naval Affairs OGPU — Unified State Political Administration attached to the Council of People's Commissars RSFSR — Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic TABLE OF CONTENTS REEL INDEX Reel I Military Affairs 1 Reel II Military Affairs cont 4 Reel III Military Affairs cont 7 Reel IV Military Affairs cont 10 ReelV Military Affairs cont 13 Reel VI Military—Air Operations 16 Reel VII Military—Air Operations cont 19 Reel VIII Political Affairs 21 Reel IX Political Affairs cont 23 ReelX Political Affairs cont 27 Economic Affairs (as Related to War Plans) 30 SUBJECT INDEX 31 Reel Index Reel! Military Affairs 0001 Report: How the Russian Army Came to an End. August 12,1918. 6pp. 0007 Report: The Red Guard. September 23,1918. 3pp. 0010 Report: High Command of the Red Army. February 8,1919.4pp. 0014 Report: The Russian Army and the Revolution. March 11,1919.12pp. 0026 Report: Bolshevist Forces in Russia. March 12,1919. 3pp. 0029 Report: Organization of the Red Army. May 9,1919.10pp. 0039 Report: The Estonian Army. June 3,1919. 5pp. 0044 Report: Conditions in the Murmansk Region. August 20,1919. 28pp. 0072 Report: Situation of the Northwestern Army. December 9, 1919. 2pp. 0074 Report: Petrograd Campaign of the Northwestern Army. December 1919. 5pp. 0079 Report: Bolshevik Russian-Military Organization. November 19,1919. 6pp. 0085 Report: Biographies of Bolshevik Generals: Parsky, Cheremissoff, Gutor, Klembovski, and Sokovnin. December 6,1919. 3pp. 0088 Report: Situation in South Russia. December 21,1919. 7pp. 0095 Report: Fate of the Northwestern Army. December 17, 1919.13pp. 0108 Report: Situation in Bolshevik Russia. January 14,1920. 7pp. 0115 Report: The War in South Russia. March 14,1920. 9pp. 0124 Report: The Fall of Odessa. February 19,1920. 3pp. 0127 Report: History of the Red Army. February 25,1920. 6pp. 0133 Report: Evacuation of Odessa. March 4,1920. 5pp. 0138 Report: Russian Generals in Service of Bolshevists. March 16, 1920. 2pp. 0140 Report: Organization of General Denikin's Army. March 17, 1920. 8pp. 0148 Telegram: Situation in South Russia. April 11, 1920. 2pp. 0150 Report: Infectious Diseases in the Crimean Army. May 20,1920.14pp. 0164 Report: Advance of the Crimean Army. June 1920. 26pp. 0190 Report: Military Situation in the Crimea. April 15,1920.12pp. 0202 Report: Attack on Bolsheviks by the Russian Volunteer Army. April 26,1920.5pp. 0207 Report: Reorganization of the South Russian Anti-Bolshevik Forces. June 17,1920. 10pp. 0217 Report: Retirement of General Denikin and the Appointment of General Wrangel. June 23,1920.15pp. 0232 Report: Bolshevik Offensive against Poland. August 10,1920.4pp. 0236 Telegram: Route of the Bolshevik Army. October 6,1920.4pp. 0240 Memo: Duties of the Chief of Intelligence in a Brigade and in a Division. September 3,1920. 5pp. 0245 Report: Bolshevik Army Battle Order. August 20,1920.15pp. 0260 Report: Organization of the Bolshevik Army. September 9,1920. 66pp. 0326 Report: Events of the Past Six Months in South Russia. October 13,1920. 3pp. 0329 Report: Combat Methods in South Russia. October 13,1920. 6pp. 0335 Report: Collapse of South Russia. November 17,1920.4pp. 0339 Report: Operations of General Budenny's Cavalry. December 9,1920. 5pp. 0344 Report: Final Military Operations in the Crimea. December 1,1920.15pp. 0359 Report: Reduction of the Army. January 12,1921. 3pp. 0362 Report: Polish-Bolshevik Operations of 1920. March 17.1921.16pp. 0378 Report: View of the Bolshevik Army. May 3,1921. 3pp. 0381 Report: Forces of the "Vetcheka." September 23,1921. 5pp. 0386 Report: Distribution of Troops—Karelia. July 1926. 3pp. 0389 Report: Distribution of Troops—Station List. September 4,1926. 34pp. 0423 Report: Formation of Nationalist Units. October 27,1926. 3pp. 0426 Report: Distribution of Troops. October 26,1926. 7pp. 0433 Report: Distribution of Red Air Units. November 25,1926. 3pp. 0436 Report: Distribution of Troops—Station List. April 16,1927. 4pp. 0440 Report: Distribution of Troops. January 14,1928.17pp. 0457 Report: Distribution of Troops. March 1928. 9pp. 0466 Report: Strength of Forces in Siberia and Mongolia. February 16,1928. 7pp. 0473 Report: Rifle Divisions. March 26,1928. 2pp. 0475 Report: Distribution of Troops East of Omsk. February 1926. 4pp. 0479 Report: Distribution of Troops. June 19,1928. 9pp. 0488 Report: Distribution of Troops in Siberia. July 19,1928. 5pp. 0493 Report: Distribution of Troops in Leningrad District. September 21,1928.3pp. 0496 Report: Dislocation of the Red Army. January 28,1929.101pp. 0597 Report: Order of Battle. January 19,1929.8pp. 0605 Report: Distribution of Troops. March 26,1929. 3pp. 0608 Report: Distribution of Troops. July 10,1929. 3pp. 0611 Report: Troop Movements to the Far East. July 29,1929. 2pp. 0613 Report: Troop Movements Along the Manchurian Border. September 24, 1929. 3pp. 0616 Report: Distribution of Troops. June 19,1930. 3pp. 0619 Report: Distribution of Troops in Eastern Siberia. May 29,1930. 4pp. 0623 Report: Distribution of Troops. July 1.1930. 42pp. 0665 Report: Distribution of Troops in Leningrad District. November 15,1930. 7pp. 0672 Report: Military Strength in Siberia, East of Baikalwar. November 14,1930. 0676 Report: Military Organization in Siberia. November 1930. 3pp. 0679 Report: Distribution of Troops. May 26,1931. 20pp. 0699 Report: Distribution of Troops. December 31,1931. 24pp. 0723 Report: Supply by Rail of Russian Troops in the Far East. April 12,1932. 2pp. 0725 Report: Distribution of Troops in the Far Eastern Army. May 30,1932. 4pp. 0729 Report: Supply by Rail of Russian Troops in the Far East. June 13,1932. 3pp. 0732 Report: Composition of the Special Far Eastern Army. June 28,1932. 2pp. 0734 Report: Distribution of Troops. July 12,1932. 3pp. 0737 Report: Distribution of Troops in the Far Eastern Army. October 11,1932. 2pp. 0739 Report: Distribution of Troops. November 15,1932. 6pp. 0745 Report: Distribution of Troops in the Far Eastern Army. December 29,1932. 3pp. 0748 Report: Strength of the Red Army. February 11,1933. 2pp. 0750 Report: Territorial Divisions. February 14, 1933. 3pp. 0753 Report: Distribution of Troops in the Far East. March 14,1933. 3pp. 0756 Report: Possibility of War in Europe and the Far East. May 8, 1933. 4pp. 0760 Report: Distribution of Troops in the Far East. May 11,1933. 2pp. 0762 Report: Distribution of Troops. June 1,1933. 8pp. 0770 Report: Distribution of Troops in the Far East. September 1,1933. 4pp. 0774 Report: Distribution of Troops in the Far East. October 17,1933.11pp. 0785 Report: Preparations for War in the Far East. November 1,1933. 2pp. 0787 Report: Preparations for War in the Far East. December 21,1933. 7pp. 0794 Report: Distribution of Troops. January 10,1934. 6pp. 0800 Report: Military Organization in the Far East. January 16,1934. 3pp. 0803 Report: Military Organization in the Far East. January 23,1934. 2pp. 0805 Report: Forces in Eastern Siberia. January 26,1934. 2pp. 0807 Report: Preparations for War in the Far East. February 2, 1934. 3pp. 0810 Report: Distribution of Troops. February 12,1934. 7pp. 0817 Report: Distribution of Army and Air Units. March 20,1934. 25pp. 0842 Report: Distribution of Troops—the Mongolian Red Army. April 10,1934. 2pp. 0844 Report: Distribution of Troops in the Far East. April 16, 1934. 6pp. 0850 Report: Distribution of Troops in the Far East. May 17, 1934. 2pp. 0852 Report: Development of Situation in the Far East. No date. 6pp. 0858 Report: Strength of Russian Concentration in the Far East. July 9,1934. 6pp. 0864 Report: Strength of the Far Eastern Red Army. September 7,1934. 4pp. 0868 Report: Distribution of Troops in the Far East. December 27,1934.10pp. 0878 Report: Distribution of Troops. January 7,1935. 7pp. 0885 Report: Strength of the Red Army. January 10,1935. 3pp. 0888 Report: Distribution of Troops. March 4, 1935. 7pp. 0895 Report: Distribution of Troops. May 23, 1935. 8pp. 0903 Report: Distribution of Troops. June 6,1935. 8pp. 0911 Report: Distribution of Troops in Leningrad District. October 15,1935. 24pp. 0935 Report: Mobilization of Personnel. November 14,1935. 3pp. 0938 Report: Distribution of Troops. November 21,1935. 6pp. 0944 Report: Distribution of Troops in the Far East. February 11,1936. 8pp. 0952 Report: Distribution of Troops in Leningrad District. February 27,1936. 20pp. 0972 Report: Distribution of Troops in the Far East. March 11,1936.3pp. 0975 Report: Total Strength of Armed Forces. November 20,1936. 2pp. 0977 Report: Total Strength of Armed Forces. January 16,1937.3pp. 0980 Report: "Japan to Meet Soviet Military Threat." January 25.1937.4pp. 0984 Report: Distribution of Troops. April 23,1937. 5pp. 0989 Report: Distribution of Troops in the Leningrad District. May 8,1937.13pp. 1002 Report: Distribution of Troops. November 12,1937.17pp. Reel II Military Affairs cont. 0001 Report: Distribution of Troops. December 14,1937. 6pp. 0007 Report: Stations of Red Army Units. April 28,1938.16pp. 0023 Report: Strengthening of the Far Eastern Army. July 27,1938. 2pp. 0025 Report: Minor Military Operations in the Far East.
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