CARMY INSTALLATIONS AND UNITS AT ROZNAVA

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2009
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: May 15, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains 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
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SECURITY INFORMATION
SUBJECT CArmy Installations and Units at
Roznava
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 15 May 1953
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1. The military camp and exercise area of Roznava is. located 60 km-southwest of
Kosice, 5 km. northwest of Roznava,.(A D'741),V)nnar:.t D bsinaz (Ri49/D66)-Roznava road.
2. There are two wooden buildings, occupied by the staffs of the units. The troops
are partly quartered in barracks, part $r intents and in the houses of the
neighboring villages. The total capacity of the camp is over 4,000.
3. During the late winter of 1952-1953 there were several;fnits at the camp,
detailed below. The camp command detail consisted of 300 men, with their own
supply and communications unit, two radio autos and 10 trucks.
4. There was x training unit of abut 500 lien, equipped with old Russian rifles.
The men were of the older classes, 1920 to 1925, who were without experience
in the old Czech Army. The commander was Captain Prihal; the political officer,
Lt. Dricek; the training officers were Lt. Lekeer and Lt. Malan. The unit
was organized into three infantry companies and a heavy weapons company. The
heavy weapons commany had a mortar platoon, an antitank platoon with 37 mm. guns,
an antitank platoon with 70.2 mm. guns and an antiaircraft platoon with 12.7 mm.
heavy machine guns. Each company was equipped with 25 machine pistols, Russian
type, five light machine guns, two Russian Maxim machine guns, and one 82 mm.
mortar.
5. During the first six weeks there was only basic infantry training, the men learh;ipg
the use of infantry weapons for six hours a day and taking political training
for two hours. ,During the next four weeks there were battle exercises and some study
of other weapons. In the four weeks following this, there were field exerelmos,
using live ammunition, with accompaniment of tams and often of artillery.. Political
instruction was less during these last eight weeks, being limited to sessions twice
a week. '
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6:. The camp also held an artillery unit of 600 merry, consisting of three batteries,
having a total of 16 guns, 105 mm., old Czech Skoda type,
7'. There was an armored company of 150 men, equipped with nine T 34/85 tanks. It
was directly under the camp command.
8. There was an armored reconnaissance company of 150 men, kept close to the infantry
training unit. It was equipped with 14 Skoda armored cars, each with three machine
guns.
There was a motorized Infantry battalion of 300 men, equipped with five cross-
country cars, two radio'cars, 10 tank and shop ears and 100 trucks.
10. There was an infantry regiment, whose regular station is Olomouc, filled up with
reservists to a strength of 2,000.. The T/0 of the regiment was:
Command and staff
A heavy machine gun company, equipped with eight Mdxim.heavy machine guns
A light machine gun company
A light mortar company, equipped with eight 50 mm. mortars
A medium mortar company, equipped with eight 37 mm. guns
A light AT company,, equipped with eight 37 mm.. guns
A heavy AT company, equipped with four 76.2 mm.. guns
.An accompanying battery, equipped with fur 76:.2 mm. guns
A heavy AA.machine gun company, equipped with eight.heavy AA machine guns
A communications company
An engineer company
All these are full motorized.
Three infantry battalions, each consisting of three infantry companies and
a heavy mac&thf gun company.
11. In addition there was an infantry battalion in the town of Roznava, not attached
to any of the above commands, and quartered in barracks.
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