CZECHOSLOVAK ARMY TABLE OF ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600030491-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 491
• Publication Date: February 18, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL 1NTELLiGE.NCE AGENCY REPORT
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2, Each battlaliaa had t`.+aer, companies, :S.Yided into three plataoaM and nosh r14+j+K+:
had three cQ.:ade. Ths battali.L3 xas compoQed of as infantry acmpany (:i1C ~~~:,
e ~schine gun ecmpany end an astille_,~ oompa.~y. Aa infantry ecuad wssc ~cn-
poepc cf 11 xen.s ncn-~:ommiceioned c;iad leader armed with a pict~~l; a atgh!.
machine gunner] a light machine gun aasusni,tion carrier armed with e r`t?=; ee
expert rifleman whcce duty it wac to protect the squad leaderg tiro .ub-zachioe
gt:nnerc rrmea, with ,iflec or c~zh-msc2t?.ne gone; one man a-mad with a pis?~:I sn~?
an anti-teak weaponp and four a:3nance men armed with giet~olc, :'tee pl~toox
ao~amaader was a 'sieut~aaant or e'~afz sergeant,
3. A machine gun eompasy had thr^.e platoeae of three squads snob. A cqua3 wac
co~sed of nix men and one heavy maohias gun (only nine heavy mao*.-ine ~t;.ac per
aomyaAp). The members of a machine gun caazpany were armed with rifles or ic~
to?~. The heavy machine ~ compe.:ny zany be used for antisiraraft purpo~er-~
4. Aa arci.llely oompagy heal three pletoonc of three aquadc each. (11 men L+'r cque~),.
Each-p1~;tc~on had a Soviet mamifactsreh ~"mm gian. Tho gun wac mounted ea a
two wY+:eele3 carriage which could b~ attaahe3. to a trunk. It wac ucel p_imari:].y
ac as ?'~ti-tank weapon.
J e ArIlfamEat eAA p6~aDt~~ e!` thr fwd Ta }"a.~trv $animax
7,e'ima, ppictolc`(r"zeah ~'de) -
9mm pistols (194.?-~!* German made)
7,92mm 1~$ rifles 1940 j?o 1942 and 44. 150 were in. need of repair).
7.92 M26 light machine guar (19:6-39 Gz2eh made), !~(sahiae gu~w were in an
9mm.;~2.; automatio ri4lec (194? 1949 Gzsch made). The automatic rifle I~'25 aac a
c'ries;. or metal mitt while the 1f2~ rifle hoe a wooden butt. "Panaerovka" (amti-
taak we:A,pon) - Gaech made an3 Hatt used +.hna far, It aan 3e fired automatically
and req~airea two men for firing, (one a gumaer and the other an ammunition loaded
The weapon weighs approzim$tbly 5 kg, In aaae of war each squad will bare Qn~-
sanorrov9ra~ ~rhich fa capable of pea~tratiafg ?C cm of armored plate,
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r~P''fmsl!?JDC;~loa ~'~~s- '~. ~:~. lafaa'vry S~g'...~~`at "^-ad 4 ceyf~Fropel:.e3 g'aaC,~1L"t.eu nzs en-
-Daly four 12Omm Soviet-3~d=_ ^x,~t~.: in the whole regimcat.
7. VFrh - an iafaa'~ry reg.'~nT; is.`. as~proxiaataly 50 trucks: 3~ ton RN sad RM)
type made by Ci0) ~in Prague in 194E. FLN-tyr.~ ?.r.'a~+:lec are ga`oliae powered and have a
four wheel ?rear drive. The Rtf)i type +.r~sk '~.s. Diesel fuel, Tt-e regiment else hoe 3G
1-~ toe automobiles, Aeao type, 19Lo-8w1.9Q9 rro3:;s.y ;~E.nufaotux?ed in- the Aero factory ia.
Fa?ague Vycoeaay. In additicn t~e~r* were tYr"ep ?~ tea 194 Stayer truekc made in Ai:ctriY.?
Tl+r..ce elcc }nave a four_ Wheel rear dr3.vc. The rag Twat also tad 12 i~f4~ 1949 Skoda-17xflor
altos (cowarable to a US jeep) ssda by t2:.e S~?edg fe.!e'c~y is Mlada BeleQlace, Ail t'rr
above v._hialeF were in gocd working condition..
There werF 60 harass ax3 18 tra':ayd chephyrs dagc in the arganiaation. ThM?re we-~^ a9:
hsming pigeons,
8. ~t~D~V' a~1~_War'ehGLCfi?*~ - Th=: amsie.i:~ian war~'_tas~e for the 2nd Infantry Eagiment was :.o-
rated in the park of the former moaactery. It was sons-floor waodea barracks gu.ardPd
day and night by two goldierc armP3 vrith automatic weapaac and onE Very pistol. Guards
had orders to shoot an night aayoae w-ithin 2f~ Mere of the warehouse. Ancaher A""~~*~'-
lion werehousR~ located is the for~sct sear h`A^3.aaske Lazni was guarded by one to eight
soldiers. A rrupply warehouse for the regir~n*, was ix t3-e mein building of tr8 meascta:*;r?
in Tepla. The :arto~pool was also located i=.ti.e bears^ks at MarieuekN Lazni sad is the
^!onaate:ry in Teple.
9. Health Service - The iiisp?nsazy,, Pi+r ~h3 rag-in!~t.~ attended by a dootc~' wa4 li,.iatad it
the barracks at Marianske Lazni. There was another doctor (a lieutenant) in tkie nonas-
t?ry in T.epls.
10. :i~~~sverQ e_nd Tnst+'+!^^SionR - Basic traini._~ reriod was one month. T2ae ft:st t?~c w:-=:~:_
were 3evcted to close order drill (without. a:as) end saluting. After thF gesond xer-:~s
the roes were issued rif'1.es, gas masks and ?he remainder of their infaata~y equip~e~:tc
The issuing of weapons and equipment was ~ere;nrndcusiy carried out. Before t~?.e ri.f'1.?:~
wars handed to the mea,, the deputy comaen,'~. cf ',he regiment, Staff Captain (fns)
~j,q stated "Soldierao for you this is a mcus.nt of great honor in which the work:ir.~g
people ha~ld ever to you y!~ur weapons aa3 thug express in you their vot!a of cnnfi.d?ao~.
See tx5 it '.hat yDU Haver betray this Confiden.e." Weapon training began after A11. r:fi.~s
war8 i5~acd. Fi"6t there were leseca8 is c~cmenolature~ asaemhly, disassembly end i~~:~3-.-
BtP, a6t1.JL.. ThEfle were fDiIOWe~i by class c*r.9r drill under erne. MarksmoneYdp ax~~r?~
oises took pl:;.ae when all preliminary tsein4~g was completed. After two moni,l,sy f'.?~?'.rg
ranges were L'9?d I'Or firi.'~ rifles automati^. aeapens and light maohin2 gins. Du~:'?so
non-fling pericds~ iasti^iatio~ is the lase ~f the gas mask and hang g`enades were ,;~? ~::.~..
Visual e.ids for the main parts of weaparsa gas masks and grenadeR were evai_able. ''-~F'?--
ing was ezcelleat sad carried out uzuier stria supervision. Offs, slue co7~bat coz.,-'_~ `:= g
cf street fighting, trench warfare and asseul+, oa a fortified position was ales taugr~G.
Ei two-day 70 ka forest march each maut;; iavr.l:ad the entire batt~l.icr. pu~;h ~~f thfi-; t'~a--
was ,~svoted tcs trench warfare. It urea mandatory for a1.1 office and kitah~s help t., ,F:~t?i-
oipate I.n this trair? ~.
the to*~al strength or #hg regiment was 1200 man fr,zm the following military ser?~-tee
q:cnipe 1950-19513 Oa 1 .April 1952a 300 reoraita were &rafted into the aerviee anal s~'~?-
dulod for ent:.y later in 1952, the age group 1950~wae to be disaherged in October :~~?~2~
Age group 1951 was io be discharged is October 1953 sad age group 1952 was tc be dta-
aherged is ;dar~h 1954.
11, ,~Tp tc SOS of the men ir. tba regiment sere dissatisfied, They per.?orm4d the3=
duties negligently failed to follow orders end dici only what thoy.lvad to d~: These roan
always ccmplained about military serviosa a~,out ooaditions sad about the food. Teu.per--
oent were devoted to the Co~untet regime and the re~meiaing 10~ failed to demonet~tk
ax~y iateraet iz political d?velopment cu? any nolitiosl affiliation. It was posr;ib:,.e tt:
observe disaetisfa:.tion among the offimera.
12. ~~ - Paaeea warn permitted only twins a week ca Sat~deys And Sundays. I.aavs ?~-. ~~:~,~-
day began et 22O(?. To remain absent until 0200 Sbanday morait,g~ s special pees bad to Le
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ooi;rainad. VII ~maay LLII+ IRSII 8910 pe:~tiyed ie7 :.eavo ut tr+~+ a? eau w sue: v...u ..a ..~....-
Nc+ passes were i~s