MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN PRZYTOR AND SWINOUJSOIE

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
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• Publication Date: May 5, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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.INFORMATION REPORT
an undergound factory is to be built and~ it will be designated
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two stories and contains two room apace.*tments, together with kitchens.
Swinoujscie (Swinemuende) port canal and about 3.5 kilometers south of th9`
O&a Port - Miedzyzdro a (lisdroy) railroad line. A small railroad station:
(see No. 1 on Sketch A d, also bearing the name of Przytor, is located an
this-railroad line and is 3.5 kilometers north of the village of Przytor.
In the area between the railroad line and the localities of Przytor and
Ognica (Werder), several kilometers further west, are the following instal-
lations. (1 bens given below are keyed to Sketch i. )
a. About $OO meters west of the Przytor railroad station, a branch
of the railroad, about a kilometer in length, goes towards the
south. Near the and of the railroad line there is a very large
underground bunker (No. 2). This bunker,. which is in excellent
condition, is a former German installation which is equipped for
use as quarters; it is furnished with eleotrioity, water, plumbing,
etc. Fallowing the war it was partially destroyed and plundered,
but was entirely rebuilt in 1952. This underground house has
Przytor (fritter-054/t 30) is situated about six kilometers east of the
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for militgry purposes; it" is not at present known what.kind of a
factory this will be, since construction is vrly in the planning
stages, although some building materials have already been trans-
ported by rail to the site.
e. On either side of the railroad spur, and near the 'maker house,.
there are about 80 very large artillery guns with a caliber of at
least 70 centimeters; some of the guns have barrels about 12 meters
in length, while the barrels of the others measure about 20 meters
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Military Itallations in Przytor
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3. Beginning in the fall of 1954, or possibly even in the summer of 1952, the
Soviets began construction of a radar station on the roof of a house in
Swinoujscie. The house is located south of, but close to, the Soviet naval
basin; the latter lies east of the port canal. The house Is about 250 meters
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the radar station at Swinoujscie is very similar to that a ?zytor.
The two masts are made of wood, rather than of iron; they measure about nine
tolO etersin height, and the distance between them is about 15 meters. The
masts are connected by a metal net consisting of four metal wires (see Sketch
8). The house is surrounded by a wall which is about 2.2 meters high; entrance
to the house is guarded by a Soviet Army sentry.
Soviet military and naval troops often train in the area between Pr-sytor and
Ognica; this training includes firing practice. When training takes lace,
the artillery guns, which consist principally of antiaircraft guns of 70 and
80 millimeter caliber, are moved with the troops from their barracks to the
training area and back again. All artillery pieces are motorized and the gun
carriages have two axles. When firing, the wheels of the gun carriages are
retracted and the gums rest on metal plates.
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30 antiair,eraft gums of a caliber of $ore than 80 millimeter going from the
Odra railroad station to the west side of the port canal by means of the
southern ferry. Four guns were loaded onto the ferry at one time, and 14
soldiers were occupied with the transporting; the southerra+ferry in the port
of Swinoujscie is exclusively for Soviet use. All the guns were new end had
guns were carried on flatcats, one gun to each car.
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6. Along the coast, on either side of the port canal, Soviet coast artillery
pieces are in position; there are a greater number west of the port canal.
The guns are well concealed, and only the barrel openings can be observed.
About 800 meters south of the Polish naval barracks in Swinoujscie, the Soviets
have eight large coast artillery guns, also well concealed, and several large
caliber antiaircraft guts; these guns are located about 2.5 kilometers south
of the coast. The Soviet artillery troops which service these guns are
quartered is former German barracks which are about 500 meters from the guns
and which are located near the railroad line. The railroad line is in Soviet
hands, and the entire area is fenced is and guarded.
7. The seaplano base, located on the western bank of the port anal, is still
not is use. There are four hangars is good condition is which are located
large stocks of various kinds of tools and equipment for use by the Soviet
troops; the hangars are under Soviet control, since a large Soviet Naval
group is quartered in barracks close to the seaplane base. Work has been
going on in the area for several months, and steam-powered dredges and trucks
are being used. It is not known, however, what the Soviets or the Poles are
building there; in any ease, no construction of any kind could be observed.
8. South of Swinoujscie, along the highway and railroad line to Karsibor (Kaseburg),
is located a cemetery in which the Soviets have stored-large amounts of
ammunition and gums. A large Soviet guard group of about 25 to 30 mss is
quartered in a house in the cemetery. About 1.5 kilomers south of the
cemetery and about 1 kilometer east of the road to the girt canal, there is
a former German factory which has been in Soviet hands since the war and which
is is operation. The factory is composed of several low, red brick buildings,
all of which are situated in a small wooded valley. only the tall, red chimney:
can be seem. The factory employs a large number of Germans and a few Soviet
workers, but there are no polish employees. The area is entirely fenced in
and hall only one gate opening on the Swinoujscie-Karsibor road; the gate is
guarded by two Soviet sentries who check the documents of persons coming in and
going out of the area.
9. The main Soviet liquid fuel stocks in Swinoujscie are. located about 15 meters
east of the port canal, about 150 meters from the Odra railroad station in
the direction of the Soviet basin, and not far from the radar station described
in paragraph 3 above, Tasks containing the fuel are all located umdergrousd,.
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are well' conneealed and are surrounded with barb wire and guarded by Soviet
soldiers.' Oaaoe a week, a train composed of-at least 15 Soviet tank airs-
comes to the fuel storage area and unloads 'ue1 by means of electric pumps;
fuel is rarely brought there by tankers. The entire Soviet'garrison at
Swinoujseie.and Soviet vassals calling at Swinoujeoie, are supplied with fuel
i thr ~e e. Soviets have several tank barges whioh are used to carry
liquid fuel to various parts of the garrison, as well as as to the factory
mentioned in paragraph 8 above.
10. During 1951 and 1952, several railway tracks were built from the Odra station
through the Odra Fort station to the Polish liquid fuel stocks, to the
refrigerating plant, and even to the small shipyard. Some of the tracks are
laid quite alone to the bank of the port esanal. Some large buildings were
also built to house various kinds d f equipment required by the port.
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" Year an, a railroad line will be built rom, wiaoujscie to Szozeoin
along the west side of the port canal, and. that a special, straight canal
will be constructed from the Polish basin went of the port canal directly
to the main port canal. There have been no signs of any preparations for
such construction..
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Commemt: This information apparently confirms
the existence of a radar station in a small clearing in the woaafadasn,
350 meters north of the village of Przytor.
Cona ent m This is not identical with Odra Part, but is about 700
meters north of Odra Port. Ora Port is the last station on the rail-
road line, while Odra is the next--tthe-last station.
3. I Co e tt I there were large stocks of
restricted as the report claims it is or this riititm., dump belongs
to the Soviet Navy under the guise of being- & Polish naval area.
ammunition for the Polish Wry stored in the area about 2- km. southeast
of Odra station and I kin. north of Ognniea. Either this area is not as
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SOVIET RADAR STATION AT PRZYTOR
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