SOVIET INFLUENCE IN THE POLISH ARMY

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 8, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 9, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
ARMY review completed.
Poland
SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION
Soviet Influence in the Polish Army
This Document contail-s information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title. 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
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REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
From 19) 5 to. 25X1
1949 .ere was a Soviet Maj 4 fnu _ Zubaroff assigned to the 4th WOP Brig H
in Gliwice O18N-l8lli as Chief Armament Officer,
in 19 9
L Mai Zubarof:t' 25X1
had been transferred to the main WOP E .in Warsaw where he
assumed the duty of Chief Armament Officer for the entire WOP forces in Poland.
The majorts duties while assigned to the 4th WOP Brig were to inspect all arms
and ammunition shred in the various arms rooms within the 4th WOP Brig and its
functions relative to the supply
assigned maintenance of arms carry a outnadministrative
and The Polish officers in the th WOP 25X1
Brig . resented the Soviet m;a jor t a presence in their unit o
soviet Training.
the training manuals used by the 3rd WOP Bn
most frequently used vas paper-bound, 20 x 25 x 2.5 cm in size t and entitled.
"Polish Forces" (Wojskie Polskie). It contained instructions on basic military
subjects: defense and attack, ..extended order drill, close order drill, rifle
marksmanshipt cenibat training and other topics One other
manual was also- used. for training
at Ratibor 50O5N - 1812S7 were translated from Soviet manuals* The manual
for all types of training were given in the Polish language
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The WOP maintained, an officers Tine school tear
the ~Svvir~:l; b~ai*dL~, l?he WOF also had an
officers t school in Krakow,
co=ands
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no. Polish uflita Were organized according to-the
Soviet'`i'~!Q'' l however, from lectures of` political
aoo; lieh*ie t and.' in .e r t the x
he Polish Arty was young and` inexperienced, b'o'b' Would be
r per y oveloped throe h Soviet gu.idanoe.. 95 per
c+e t o the Oal,diere id not believe suo propaganda.
Soviet_ Weaaon . an
,5, D.=14 S a. parade In Warsaw in .1950,
86 haW ZIS trttoke * .
Th rocket launcher could #'ire aonrax
.10 rocket ' launohere mounted
The laumo'hOr tubes were arranged in two, tiers
~i.ltaheouel
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0 ter Ott p ,'e a single-shot Modela 1941 Degtyarev snti'
In .1.9480 during a demonstration at the 4th W9P Frig Recruit Traihin
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