APC BTR-152 for Chyprus in war of 1974.

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There is an information, that at Cypriotes were APC BTR-152.

Here the reference a videoclip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgxYyFRPw_A

There are also other acknowledgement, for example photos or the book of the researcher of that war (in Russian).

http://artofwar.ru/r/ruben_d/cyprusno1.shtml


Already on September, 3rd, 1964 Minister for Foreign Affairs of Chyprus Spiros Kiprianu in Moscow has signed the contract about the military help, according to which USSR of the beginnings of delivery of arms on island. In current of year (with 1964 on 1965) 35 tanks T-34-85, 45 armored troop-carriers BTR-152B1, 100-mm artillery pieces BS-3 and 76,2-mm ZIS-3, 82-mm recoyless gun B-10, anti-tank operated rocket systems 3M6 ' Shmel ', grenade cup discharges SPG-9 and RPG-7, caterpillar tractors ATS-712, cars ZIL-157 and GAZ-69 have been put to Chyprus.