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Soviet troops on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in late sixties!

In the Cold War the Soviet Odessa Military District's and Soviet Black Sea armies was planned to be moved to People's Republic of Bulgaria if war broke out between NATO and the Warsaw Pact.

They excercised this often. The following pictures were taken during an excercise in Bulgaria in 1967.
The Soviet Odessa Military District's and Soviet Black Sea armies in People's Republic of Bulgaria in the Clod War in 1967. Photo: Rianovosti The Soviet Odessa Military District's and Soviet Black Sea armies in People's Republic of Bulgaria in the Clod War in 1967. Photo: Rianovosti
The Soviet Odessa Military District's and Soviet Black Sea armies in People's Republic of Bulgaria in the Clod War in 1967. Photo: Rianovosti The Soviet Odessa Military District's and Soviet Black Sea armies in People's Republic of Bulgaria in the Clod War in 1967. Photo: Rianovosti
The Soviet Odessa Military District's and Soviet Black Sea armies in People's Republic of Bulgaria in the Clod War in 1967. Photo: Rianovosti The Soviet Odessa Military District's and Soviet Black Sea armies in People's Republic of Bulgaria in the Clod War in 1967. Photo: Rianovosti
The Soviet Odessa Military District's and Soviet Black Sea armies in People's Republic of Bulgaria in the Clod War in 1967. Photo: Rianovosti The Soviet Odessa Military District's and Soviet Black Sea armies in People's Republic of Bulgaria in the Clod War in 1967. Photo: Rianovosti
The Soviet Odessa Military District's and Soviet Black Sea armies in People's Republic of Bulgaria in the Clod War in 1967. Photo: Rianovosti The Soviet Odessa Military District's and Soviet Black Sea armies in People's Republic of Bulgaria in the Clod War in 1967. Photo: Rianovosti
The Soviet Odessa Military District's and Soviet Black Sea armies in People's Republic of Bulgaria in the Clod War in 1967. Photo: Rianovosti The Soviet Odessa Military District's and Soviet Black Sea armies in People's Republic of Bulgaria in the Clod War in 1967. Photo: Rianovosti
The Soviet Odessa Military District's and Soviet Black Sea armies in People's Republic of Bulgaria in the Clod War in 1967. Photo: Rianovosti The Soviet Odessa Military District's and Soviet Black Sea armies in People's Republic of Bulgaria in the Clod War in 1967. Photo: Rianovosti
The Soviet Odessa Military District's and Soviet Black Sea armies in People's Republic of Bulgaria in the Clod War in 1967. Photo: Rianovosti

The air units at Odessa and Kiev Military District, often exercised in Bulgaria.
The Soviet 642nd Guard Fighter-Bomber Air Regimnet's pilots in front of their Su-7B Fitter-A jet in Bulgaria in 1967. Photo: SPUTNIK Soviet An-12 Cub cargo aircraft in Bulgaria. Photo: SPUTNIK
The Odessa Military District's 119th Fighter Air Division deployed with MiG-21PFM/PF Fisbed-F/D tactical fighter in Bulgaria, Dobroslavtzi airport in 1970. Source: Source: pan.bg Retrospotters The Odessa Military District's 119th Fighter Air Division deployed with MiG-21PFM/PF Fisbed-F/D tactical fighter in Bulgaria, Dobroslavtzi airport in 1970. Source: Source: pan.bg Retrospotters

The Odessa Military District's 119th Fighter Air Division deployed with MiG-21PFM/PF Fisbed-F/D tactical fighter to Bulgaria, Dobroslavtzi airport in 1970. Source: pan.bg Retrospotters
Soviet Yak-28R Brewer-D reconnaissance aircraft in Bulgaria in 1970. Photo: pan.bg Retrospotters Soviet An-12 Cub cargo aircraft in Bulgaria in 1970. Photo: pan.bg Retrospotters

Soviet Yak-28R Brewer-D reconnaissance aircraft in Bulgaria in 1970. Photo: pan.bg Retrospotters

Soviet An-12 Cub cargo aircraft in Bulgaria in 1970. Photo: pan.bg Retrospotters
The Soviet 642nd Guard Fighter-Bomber Air Regimnet's pilots in front of their Su-7B Fitter-A jet in Bulgaria in 1967. Photo: SPUTNIK

The Soviet 642nd Guard Fighter-Bomber Air Regimnet's pilots in front of their Su-7B Fitter-A jet in Bulgaria in 1967. Photo: SPUTNIK

Source: pan.bg Retrospotters, SPUTNIK and Rianovosti