POLISH TROOPS AND OFFICES IN COSEL, SCHOENAU, GOLDBERG, KOLO AND LUBLINIEC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000300160007-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 14, 2001
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: January 23, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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a. i.nfsantry unit uns stationed at a barracks
Ltion abort 500 meters soirVh-scut iwest c:>- - the rain ral.l.ro ^:d s t a t;ion
IM Cos:'el (Kosle, P 51/X. 9i) 4d. -vest of ul:~Pia& o 'sk
a z :i led into the
aror nq his insta .latt::3on Co n. i i;e d of three red b ee-story Mildirigs, :out
60 .;peters long, had a brink 9rall, about 2 r..'ete r high, in the cast, anc
?, e a tialln siwrounded by a errs; fonco, The c ra of. the unit was
estLy-neted. at about 120 /roops of older a- ge alaa::.i s The : e ldiers Wore
caps ait_th re bands and black visors with yells :s .orders and were . rre;1
with car tine s, s mach ine gins and one light r thine gunk The only
vehicle observed v, as horse-c?a r r?~ a
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2. since J aneawry ? 51, the period
of service with the labor service (a P) as six mod that after
that period it was possible to cons,Fnue as an !nstrucuor. Daily
re:?v =Me
con3 hated of eight hours mr?k and two hotro of 1-12"1itrs ;r training :
on certain drays,, political. .m:.i:?r fiction and ui1 i-'~',&sry. training,
1 m Source learned that the l94253 and 1920, classes
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be inducted in October 19514, and the others in ':,.tae sy:r ing of 1952; a .d
the 3-9,31 class would be inducted in the course olt' 1952. a aysica l y, fit
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1927--clans man, who had served wrlth the German armed forces or the Geri._.an
labor service, were e a i . n ed i n Y ay 1952 and were schedt . ed to be inducted
four months later,1
Schoenau ,acrd .Gold ber
Sclioenau on the ?lfatzbach Rivera (0 52/G 79) quartered
no troops. Since 1950, nine trucks, driven by Soviet soldiers, passed the
town daily, including Sunday, toward Hirschbarg, (0 51/G 6 8),, coming from
the direction of, Goldberg (0 52/B 71) . These trucks were empty when
going in the direction of Hirschberg in the morning;, while they returned with
canvas-,-covered loads in the evening.
no Polish or Soviet troops were in Goldberg. The tIB
s Nr c of ice was on the southwest edge of the town on the west side
of a road running southeast from the direction of the railroad station.
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6. a Polish anti-par tisar. tit of at least 50,
mown to the population by the name of Pluton Operacing (phonetic
-polling) (Operational Croup) , was quartered at the former Gestapo
building, a ,four-story building on the south bark of the Warta River,
about .300 meters northwest of the northern road bridge in bolo (Q 53/0 J3)
The commanding officer of the unit u as a first lieutenant or. a captain;
the troops, who were about 20 to 35 years of age, wore red service color,
were armed with Soviet sub'nachine gams, 3 light machine guns, 3 V.axim-
model heavy machine guns and had 3 Studebaker-type trucks. This unit
was employed at regular intervals to fight partisans in.the Kolo region
and closely co-operated with the ITB and the militia.
7. The UB district command, estimated at about 30 men wearing red service
color, was quartered in a four-story building about 200 meters south
of the qt ters of the anti-pa3rtisan unit, just north of the southern
branch of the Warta River, and was equipped with Soviet sub .chine
guns, some light machine guns and four motor vehicles.
8. The !10 headquarters, about' 30 men, was quartered in a fou.?r-story building
in the center of the town. The militia men wore bia.lsh-gray uniform w .tine
high-necked collars and blue collar patches, and had flat caps with blr:ae
ribbons. When on duty, they wore a metal insignia on the left side of their
breast.
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A Soviet coXmiru nication detail of about 20, under the cora?x_and of an officer,
was quartered in a three-story private houso which. was located on the
northwest edge of the town, about 500 meters south of the rain railroad
station and. had a flag pole with the hsimier and flag in front. This
unit had sub a, .chine guns with road magazines, 2 light machine gams With
disk-shaped magazines and 2 light trucks. It war responsible for the
maintenance of the Soviet telephone line running through the town. This
overhead telephone line, consisting of four hare wires fixed to poles,
came from the direction of Poznan (P 53/x 26), ran along the cast side
of the road to Wloclawek (Q 53/J 73) and continued on the south. side of
the road to futno (Q 5310 89)
Lub..ni ems.;
a Polish light motorized artillery tanit was quartered
in a ?ra CIS Ins allation, which was partially located in a wooded area,
on the south edge of Luhlin3 ec (Q 51/T 31) and just east of a side street
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running south froi i the west section of the town. The installation was
comprised of 5 fo ?-story buildings, one more than 100 meters long,
a three-story ad-rinistration bu ding, a riding shed, a l e garage
for rno.acr vehicle; and two other x ou ? --story build i; a A Polish
infantry unit had been quartered their. e Until early 1950. 51he artillery
unit wore red cap ribbons, had r ubber-4ired. guns of ? out 70--n ma
rl.th pear-shaped muzzle. brakes and protective shield; The weapons were
drawn by jeeps or . light trucks wh:?_ch carried the gun F r?ews of a about 5 men.
Up to vi guns were seen at a tire.
ll The 1J unit was au rtered in a bl .nd alley in the but $ ling of the former
' mnan . Off iee :a , ut 100 meters south of the center of the town
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12. An .M0 office w s Or the northwest side of the "Ring" (square), v about
50 mete,-,r? s east of the Roman Catholic church A
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l,, zn nt a Tr+ -. situation cone erning induction and discharge is
still unclear, 0. :r reports indicated that the 1928 class had served
for three year?s, which would. be confirmed by this inr`ormnation It is
believed that most of the 1931 class alien were indicted in the :tali of
1951. It appears probable th.a za the first draftees of :he 1933 class
wer?ee Inducted In tl:i o tall of 1952 because available .reformation
indicated that dreftees of the 1932 class were induc W= d in the spring
of 1952. This would. be in accordance with the Soviet sys torn
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