2ND INFANTRY REGIMENT IN MARIANSKE LAZNE AND MESTO TEPLA

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• Sequence Number: 102
• Publication Date: October 28, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT 2nd Infantry Regiment in Marianske
Lazne and Mesto Tepla
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
2. There were two battalions acoosrmodated in the morastery in Tepla, the let and
the 4th Battalions of the Regiment. The lot Battalion was accommodated in
four wooden barracks located in the perk of the former monaetery. The 4th
Battalion wee accommodated. in the monastery itself.
3. The oommsnd of the 2nd Infantry Regiment we located in a three-story brick
building in the center of -of Tepla 4Looation of the building is de-
scribed in Enclosure (0): Sketch of Mesta Teple .
4. The 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Regiment were acv ted in the new barrack'
in Marianske Lasne. These barracks were built 949 -e(e Encloeu:e (B):
0 ftetah of F rianske La
5. The 2nd Infantry Regiment we composed of'four battalions; each battai.on had
thraa oompauiesj each company had tbrae platoons; each platoon three troops
("druseteo"). Tne uompanies of the let Battalion were as follows:
The lot Costpary inthntry company) with 110 men
The 2 Coeipany weoblllwe Sun ocepaxW)
The >~ artillery agpQ-)
6. The let Oosypany was ditidad into three plat=s, each pletor having three
troops ("drusetva"). Each treep use ,osipo`ed of the following personnel:
(a) Cc?inder of the troop, a nomcansdssioned junior c,ffiner, armed
with a pistol;
b) *rrkeenn, a pmiv 4e1 armed with a light.aachine gm;
c 3 Loa3 , e fk Spate, ' ~rtmid w?lth?; a rifle. He carries a case with
magasines for the.light machine gun;
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(d) One excellent markr-an, whose task is to protect. the co?iwi.der of the
troop. This man was armed with a rifle;
(e) Submachine gun marksmen ("samopalnici"), armed with subm chine guns;
(f) A soldier armed with a Panzerfau,t and a pistol;
(g) Four shock soldiers ("udernik"), armed with pistols.
7, The total number of men in a troop was U soldiers; a platoon had thus 33 soldiers
and a commander in the grade of a sergeant officer candidate or record lieutenant.
The total number of men in a company is 110, plus administrative and kitchen per-
sonnel. The commander of the company is an officer in the grade of first lieutenf.nt..
8. The 2nd Company (the machine gun company) was composed as follows: three platoons,
each platoon of three troops, each of them armed with a heavy machine gun. A
machine gun troop has only six soldiers; the total number of soldiers in the machine
gun company was 60 men, armed with nine heavy machine guns. In addition, the
soldiers ware armed with pistols and rifles.
9. The 3rd Company (the ar+.illerv company) was composed ns follows: three platoons;
each platoon was divided into three troops; each troop had it men. The company had
three guns, one gun for each troop. The guns are of Soviet make, 57 mm, on wheels
with tires and can be hung on a truck. The company commander was a captain; placwn
leaders were officer candidates ("cetar"); commanders of the troops were Junior
officers. The artillery company had 110 men.
11. The 2nd Infantry Regiment was subordinated to the 12th Division command in Karlovy
Vary. That division was subordinated to the command of the 1st Military Region in
Prague.
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J2. The 2nd Infantry Regiment had the following arms and other equipment;
(a) Pistols, 7.65 mm caliber, made by the Czechoslovak Armament Works
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nam caer, made in 1943-44- (b) Rifles, model N 98, 7.92 caliber, made in 1940, 42, 44. Approximately
50 percent of these arm were in bad conditioa.
(E) Light machine guns were of Czech make, type 26, 7.92 caliber, made
in 1936, 39, with magasine. These machine Eu,-w were in very bad
shape; when used on the rifle range about two thirds of theme
machine guns cent out of order.
(d) Submachine guns, model 23, 9 mm caliber, made in 1947, 48, in good
condition. Other submachine guns were model 25, Czech make, 9 mm
caliber, wade in 1947, 48, same detail[, as the type 23 with the
exception that type 25 has a metal handle and type 23 has a
woodst;
handle,
(e) "!anceroAn " (P.nzerfau t)? This weapon is a new one in the Czech
Army and has nct yet been in use. It is of Cz.,ch make and the cieapons
were stored in the mm)nitions depot. The weapon is rather similar to
the Panzerfaust but has, however, comb advantages For instance it
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lation is "it can shoot liutomati y." This probably means that the
weapon is automatically reloaded The "Pannerovka" is serviced by
two soldiers - one merksmz n and one loader. The weight of the weapon
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n odram. Wr platoon commander described this weapon
to the soldiers and explained that it will be used in the event of
war. Each troop will raesive one such weapon. The commander further
raplained th
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a shot frd! the "Pak"ill
ncsrova w destroy a tank with
armor up to 20 m tAlcke A drawinig of the In enclosed
with this report. Lofts w-e Sketch of the "Pen-
caravka",
(f) AarI_+.nlr a,na? These gums were of Soviet make, 57 me caliber, have
two wheels with tires (dxlomter app??osiuatel
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be trailed behind trucks. The let Battalion had only three such guns.
(g) " The tad Battalion had four "samoch"d
These game are fumed an alaoeed caterpillar cars. The barrel can be
up and dam. The' gm ballad *easioebodky" are similar to thoaa
armored oars dssQribsd In t a booklet "Russian Armored Cara",
Pace 32, V 100 (sic).
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(h) Heavy machine g& p: These heavy machine gums are antiaircraft weapons
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can shoot in all directions.
(i) Mortars: there were only four mortars of Soviet make 9
in the whole garrison. They were 120 mm caliber. The mortars are
transported on rubber wheels trailed by trucks.
(,) Motor vehicles: The 2nd Regiment had approximately 50 trucks of 3.5
tons, type RN and RFD, production year 1948, made by the Clm in
Prague. The trucks RN have two axles and six wheels; four of them are
on the reep~r axle, two on the front ax1s. The trucks are driven by gas-
oline. All these cars were in good condition. Rr'D trucks have the
seer number of axles and wheels and are oil driven. The condition of
the trucks was very good.
(k) DNcka: The Second Regiment has further approximately 30 Aoro trucks,
production year 1948-1949, made by the Aero Works in Prague 9yeocany.
The capacity of these trucks is 1.5 tons. They have four whale on
two axles, are driven by gasoline. These cares were also to very
good condition. There are also Skoda-Tudor passenger care in the reg-
iment. Their total number the 12; they were made in 1948-1949 by the
Skoda Works, National _Corporation in Made Boleslav. These care are 50X1 -H U M
battle cars made like jeeps, have four seats, two axles, four wheels,
gasoline driven. These care were also in very good condition.
(1) Radios The regiment bas its can radiotelegraphere and telephone oper-
ators.
(m) Misosllaneous A:auit nt: The regiment has 60 horses, 18 shepherd dogs
trained by dog leaders. There were no honing pigeons with the regiment.
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stay in his quarters it he is 11.
Storeae and Depots
The ammunition depot of t o 2nd. Regiment is located in the park of the former mon-
astery. It is a grcund-floor wooden barrack guax-de3 day and night by to men armed
with submachine guns and one rocket pistol. The sons of 200 meters from the depot is
a forbidden eons into which no one is admitted. The soldiers have orders to shoot
at anyone in the zone, The depot has connections with a telephone line.
Another ammunition depot is in the forest near marianeke Lens. The depot is guarded
by a sentry and eight men.
The quarternmesterus supply storehouse is located in the momstery building in Terla.
Motor vehicles are garaged in the garrison garages in Marianske Leans and in the
Tepla Monastery. In the garages were also automobile repair workshops.
15. The medical dispensary of the 2nd Rniasnt is located in the Barracks in W-ianske
Lana, where also the regimental surgeon is an duty. In the monastery of Tepla is
a surgeon in the grade of second lieutenant. If say of the soldiers is ill, he is
out to the medical dispensary in Mariansh Lsne. No soldier is permitted to
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"Soldierst This is a soled swinaft ',m beat honor. The toiling masses
meat. The" aver we received In a iipselal. Sp*. In tin yard of the barracks
wee erected s stand; the soldiers on idttbs.yizd with aisic played by a military
band. The deputy oosmasdler tlaptais a dilivered an address in which he said:
are giving you arcs and tau wow
soldlstt ' 24"i M iii a d training with them began the next
,boy to recopies parts of a'rifle, theonosmaclataa>
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T P In the Tepla monastery, the tr,irint in. we o f
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tinned. 'During the two months trsiniag, tjje. soldiers s.ook , I
ri le rase. Thee were taught the use of submachine part ii: ehdi'psbooting-on*~+50X1-HUM
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Iring of the rifle. This training 1r,steo o:atil 2 Dec
thhe (erns.
T:. first stre involved exxmination of these weapons, their P' , ,rd d
t' rms. The at st,: 'e included shooting on the rifle rani_e. In the me,_ra_/e,
the sot hers received lessons In the use of the gas mask r nd hand 7-':des. The
tr-i i* r s on n. level i;od quite hard. The soldiers took pert in exec. ee
suc!: ? s b? ttl.e for , lncr1lty, street fights, trench fi hts to. The latter ex-
ercim- w? s c? rried out ;:s follows. In a trench were four soldiers tr
re, en r,o,.i
the ene^:;, ed with subm chine guns. This ditch w a attacked b, I
pl:
Idlers :red tl%i&- crrtrid es. The fin-.1 st ge wow an ,.tt.ek with i or.. ta.
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exercises w he trench fig -_ ~???? _1.i Kue ?arrlea axle '~r-Satiin?-t,Lj the
,rd the kitchen: personnel also.p,rticipated . For the of' tile 1soldiers Vwere
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During the five nIIrth of service, four such exercises were carried o:;t ir: tl:e .re;.
of TepL , n t far from the state highway.
Cnrllement rand Clrs;es Called to Service
19. The total-nunber of men in the 2nd Regitgnt was 1fi O0 (g the draft y are 1950 ~)
On 1 Apr ',2, 301' ner. of the 1952 year enllisted. re soldiers of the ?950 draf4.:ore`ex_
pected to be released in October 1952; the eoldiers of 1 1 will be releueed in October
1?5;i and the men of 1152 w111 be released in October 1954.
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20. Approxim?tely c0% of the men of the 2nd Regiment showed serious dissc.tisf ction;
they were careless, curried out orders, negligently, did only what they hod to; cnm-
;.l.r_ined ::?,out the military service etc. The same percentage of soldiers were :;;?aj,nst,
the preset t regi-:e; about 10% of the men were dedicated to Comrrur.ism. The reet ?.;r_r e
either disinterested or did not show their attitudes. It was epporent that the
officers were also di.sa tisfied; they were, of course, much more c reful ',rd did rut
echi'b1t their a-tit.udes in t1e presencecL tl,e men. The discipline in the ur:its v:::
extr^.:iely severe. 1;evertheless, the soldiers did not care, -node iokes :.bout ;,r ct-
ic l ly everything and were not afraid of punishment or cancellaticr+ of leaver. 'he
vier were dissatisfied m irly for the following reasons. hinny were m,rried; they
w-:-r renall tted 'o see their families only twice a year and under the condit: ;r: th-~t
+-1;ey h:-re a clean record without any disciplinary punishments. The men were r:i
iss-,tisfied bon use of the b::d and insufficient food; they also reaertod politics
tr. inin intrrest circles e?tc.
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Political Indoctrination
24. Classes in political indoctrination took pince t c
from eight to ten
(a) Colonel (fmr) Basicek. 12th Division Conmiand in Karlovy Vary, In
February 1952 he was promoted to general and was killed in an auto accident
on his way to Karlovy Vary.
(b) Lieutenant Colonel (fnu) Fixta Denut Commander of the 12th Division
(a) Lieu*enent (Fn~r Vcdicka neputy Commander of tie Fegiment.
26. The fcllowiru7 were officers of the let Battaiion:
(a) let Lieutenant (fnu), Drob, Commander of the 1st
(3=) eu cru,nt Frantinek RePbcllk Battalion De~yutq ComTmnder for
Lenart (fnu
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tEFet. rAWA1:lgon Deputy Commander ;or garrison trainip.~-
(d) Lieutenant J-n narik CQsnande,r of the 15t Cr; n of the 1st 3sttlion
(e) 2nd Lieutenant ;fr~u)
let Bad
let Battalion
(g) 2nd I.is?Iteru+nt 4ndrej C vanes, a alovak. Commandeer of the 1st Infantry Platccr,
+.rvup OI Wle 1st Platoon.
(k; Corporal (fnu) Pro note: name not very legible), Coseexnder of the
let Troop of let Platoon.
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SWrCH OF MARIANSKE LAM, WITH LEGE1 )
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mA RIANSKE LA7NE 464q
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SEF,TCME OF .'NSTO TEFLP, WITH LEGESD
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2....8arreoNe of the First and Fourth Battalion of th. 2rs' Infartrye
Regiaoent
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SKETCH OF BARRACKS AT:JA IN MARIAITSKE LAZNE,
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1.....Q3ands' room, a wooden hut. The ?-sr which closed the road was also here.
2.....A *round floor brick building covered with a the roof, 30 x 20 no Ir
this building were the administrative offices, gaards and a telephone
central.
3.... Regimental medical di3peneary, a ground floor trick building covered with
an etc-nits (sic) roof, 40 x 20 a.
4.... A ground floor brick building, covered with an etrnite roof, 30 x 30 a;
the length of wings is 15 a, their width 10 a. The building was 0-shaped,
with, A - offices, B - dining room for the soldiers, C - kitchen.
5,.... Six ground floor buildings covered with itornite roofs, 40 x 20 a. The
building serves as soldiers' quarters.
6.....8erages for automobiles. Three ground floor brick buildings, each 25 x 15
a, gyred with eternity roofs.
%.,.. A concrete fortification beneath the surface, 2 x 2 a. This is the entrance
? to an underground `ammunition depot. The depot was guarded day and night.
8,,,. Plank fine, enclosing the area of the barracks. The fence In 2.5 a high
with barbed wire on tap,.
9.... Village road frost the forest, steam rolled.
10..., A concrete road going between the barracks.
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