26TH INFANTRY REGIMENT IN VIMPERK

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• Publication Date: January 28, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC 26th l nf'antrv Reairient In Vim rk
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTE
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
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REMARKS
28 January 1953
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General. Data
la Prior to 25 August 1952, the 26th Inf Regt "Jura je Janos5.ka&" was sta-
tioned at V3.riperk (N 50/Q 46). It was subordinate_ to the 2d Inf Div
"4Slovenekeho narodniho povstani" in Susice (Schuettenhofen, N 50/Q 28)
whose components also included one infantry unit at Nyrsko (Neuern,
N 50/U 99), one artillery unit at Klatcvy (Klattau, N 50/L O0) a and
one armored unit near Pisek (N 50/Q 69). 1
2.; Personalities of the regiment included T-rcjor Chytil (fnu), regimental
commander (2); Major Polak (fnu), deputy 6mn'aander?,? and Senior Lieut ,-
rant Jiri Kun, commander of the 1st Bno Most soldiers of the regiment..
were Slovaks of the 1929 to 1931 classes. On 1 April 1952, about 150
recruits of the 1930 and 1931 classes arrived at Ka.sroerske Hory (A 50/.
Q 27). The regiment with the regimental headquarters and the regimental
headquarters units as well as the 2d and 3ck fins were stationed at Vinr ,,rk,
the 1st Bn at Kasoerske Horyo The headquarters of the 1st Ba was loca.-':.ed
in a farmer convent on the north side of Yin Square. The companies were
quartered in the barracks installation in the southern sector of the town
and in a number of other buildings in the town area,
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1:. The regiment was organized into the headquarters units and the 1st, "c. an-d.
3rd BnsQ The headquarters units included one sf. l nal- and-engineer unit;
one reconnaissance unit of 10 to 15 men; one heat/ weapons company; one
SP gun unit; one NCO candidate school of about 150 r en; one Mr cor;:pa 1y;
one service cornnany; and the regiment band of about 30 men, most of ~ :z om
were non--commissioned officers. The 1st Bn was organized into the 1st
2d and 3rd Rifle Cos of about 40 men each; the lath fan Machine Gun Co of
40 Wien; and the 5th Accompanying; NTeapons Co of about 70 men, Units of
unidentified assignment included one snipers' company and one AA machine -.un
company at Vimnerk and one rocket launcher unit at Kasparske Horyn
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Ordnance a nd ~1 7ment
4, The wea'aons of each rifle c m-) ay included rifles, sub cl,1ne
,guns? 2 rifles with telesco ,ie lights, model 26 la_ ht , .a chine,
guns, 1 heavy ;-:achine g-un,, and 3 f1T weapons (paneerovku ) of
about 100 nrr,, Each AT iqea?pon consisted of a metal tube, out
120 cm long, with a .plastic jacket on the rear half, a oistol
,rip iith trier and a battery box for electric release mountc-g
is front of the grip, a frs~me-tyre sight and a f'cz..ii:ig "fit"s ad
The heavy machine gun company included model 98-N rifles', 9 model-
37 heavy machine ;;uns carried by horse-'-drawn carts and 3 A17 weapons
of the above described tyne4 The arms of the accompanying weapons
company included 6 x 82a mortars carried by trucks; 2 XP guhe of
about 50- v equipped wit', very long ba. rels and towed by truc=:s
and 3 AT weapons (ta.rasnice? )U .ch AT weapon of this model con-
sisted of a barrel longer and larger in diameter than that of the
ll .neerovku" model. They mounted , at the rear, a basket-sha->e '.
extension with openings to emit the powder gases; the stock ;it,h
trigger and battery box; the sight; a carriage; and a vice loop
on the rear of the barrel to tow the weapoho The heavy weapons
company included 6 light AT guns with short barrels mounting no
muzzle brakes,, an unidentified number of guns of about 70.mm
towed, by trucks; an unidentified number of 120 yom mortars; and
4 AA guns on two axles. The weapons of the 3? gun unit includes
6 SP guns of an older med el 4 The rocket launchers of the rocket
launcher unit were carried by 3-axle trucks,, The ACS machine gun
company included 10 to 20W4rn guns with carria es, which were loaded
on trucks before: Parches and were used as .P. anti-infantry and, in
cases of emergency, AT weanonsa The motor-transport equipment of the
PIT connany included 1.00 to 15U trucks, i, rrtars displayed Jurin,, a
demonstration of the regiment included four models, namely the known
82.-Tmm and 120-mm maortsrs, one mortar lighter than the 82 m*,f. model.,
and one mortar with a barrel, about-50 am long, of 30 to 4O-im
In August 1952, the model 48.4,. and 4?3-B sub's chine guns of the regi
meat were exchanged for submachine guns of a, similar mrx el with a
barrel. somewhat longer. According to a company commander, the
caliber of the new ;pub.. achine guns wags standardized with the ~.;ov.e?t
weapons. 3
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6., The NCO candidate school was organized Into one rifle -, latoon,. one
gun platoon, one mortar platoon, and one heavy machine gun platoon,,
In Januz:.ry 1952, it commenced training activities which were scheduled.
to bc. terminated by I November 1952
During river crossing exercise held in August 1952, the entire :a ..
merit w.?_s ferried by an engineer unit, with heavy weapons and trues
carried by a wooden raft linked with 12 pneumatic boots.
8, In ~ mid-May 1952, the entire regiment was roi ated to the Gia.serwald
(N 50/Q 17) training ground. The unit, which was accommodated In
tent cam-is, was scheduled to stay there until' October :1952, Record
firing and a practice with heavy wean ona , which were not fired, were
held in early ugust? A similar record firing exercise was held in
mid-August With the troops entr ..aching and heavy weapons f?iri xrg over
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their heads=, Exercises t battalion :Level were held frequently.,
Only one exercise at regimental level, namely a tactical march
toward Klatovy, was held in June, The practices involved no
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other /elements of the division, which were located near Glaser
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9,-: In June 1952 e volunteers applied for enlistment in a Cas-defera,ae
unit to be activated near : `or, Ostrava (P 50/0 59).
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10, In early 1952, the civil slau6hter house at Kasperske gory wwa I
assigned to the waste rma ste r Corps n The installation provided
the, troo-os stationed at Kasperake Hory- 1i_mrierk, K1atovy, Susice,
Il rsko and other nieces with s ieso
11. PS units were billeted.. in three building in Kasperske Horry which
was the training center of a ?-3 brif adz,
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