MISCELLANEOUS MILITARY INFORMATION

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• Publication Date: June 10, 1953
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECRET
SECURITY INFORMAT;ON
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Miscellaneous Military Information
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PLACE ACQUIRED
This Document contains information affecting this Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the miean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code. as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its caatents
to or receipt by an unauthorised person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
REPORT NO.
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DATE DISTR. 10 a 1953
NO. OF PAGES 5
REQUIREMENT NO. RD ORR-6935
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY. SEE REVERSE)
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On 23 April 1946 the classes of 1926 and "' were called and vo un e S
Polish Army InduvtiongDeiobilization and Manpower
1. I have no knnowledge of circulars concerning induction plans for 1950-1952 or
information concerni ng classes inducted during 19471951
25X1X 2. olunteered for the Navy and submitted the following documents
to the R1CY in Lebork: birth certificate, certificate of Polish citizenship,
residence certificate, employment certificate, school cert-ificate(including
number of years attended), certificate from parents (used for volunteers only),
.and a good conduct certificate from the State Po~.ice.
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sufficient food for two days. Four Polish Army doctors and two women doctors
dressed in Soviet uniforms gave the medical examination. The examination .
_included.a d heckmup of head, ears, lungs, eyes and feet. About 190 draftees
reported with me and approximately 19 of those failed to pass the medical
examination. Ten. to 15 men were deferred. Some were married men with children;
some were the sole means of support for their family; others had essential jobs.
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I was ordered to 'bring with me
e ted from-the.1927 and 1928 classes.
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In 1950 I heard from t -l=ends that the following requirements were
necessary for volunteers: their parents had to be workers or
peasants; they could enter the Navy only if they were members of
the Polish Youth Union (Zwiazek Mlodziezy Polskiei -- ZIP); and
they had to have completed elementary school.
I learned through hearsay that between 1946 and 1950 inductees were
assigned to the various branches of service according to the
following requirements:
a. Infantry. Education was not stressed. The physical examination
was not as thorough as for the other services; however, feet
were checked very closely. Political reliability had no
relationship to acceptance in the infantry.
b. Tank and Artillery. Five to seven years of elementary schooling
was necessary and chauffeur or mechanic experience was
preferable. The inductee had to be politically reliable.
c. W. Inductee had to be a member of the ZMP, have completed
seven years of elementary schooling and be in good physical
condition. Parents had to be peasants or workers.
d. Air Force. The inductee had to be a member of,ZMP or the United
Polish Workers Party (Polska Zjednoczona Partja Robotnicza -- PZPR)
and in good physical condition.
e. Labor Corps. I had a friend who was formerly in an AAA unit in
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take part in political indoctrination courses, he was reassigned
to a labor battalion.
6. I have no further information on induction, and no knowledge 4s.to
what year classes were demobilized in 1946-1951. I heard from a
friend that the length of service in 1951 for the Army was 2
years, for the Air Force 2j years, and for the Navy 3 years. I have
no information about any groups resisting the Communist regime in
Poland.
Training
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exercise, conducted for - days in Zegrze and in Lasy Jablonna.
This exercise was under the command of Col. (fnu) MALINOWSKI, a
Soviet officer dressed in a Polish Army uniform. The following
units participated in this exercise:
a. One signal company of an infantry division. 1-2 officers and
120 EM.
b. One signal company of an artillery division. 1-2 officers and
120 EM.
c. One signal company of a tank division. 1-2 officers and 80 EM.
d. One Air Force signal company. 120 officers and EM.
e. One Naval radio and telegraphic section. 1 officer and 60 EM.
f. One Naval telephone section. 17 EM.
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This exercise determined the radio operator's knowledge of procedure,
his speed and efficiency. Messages were coded according to the
Naval Code Book (Marynarka Wojenna, Ksiazka Szyfrowa), which was
70-80 pagesIf length, and 30 x 20 cm. in size, and was issued by
the Polish Navy in 1946-1947. The following types of radio and
ment were used during this exercise: RSBF (used by
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all branches),'A-7A (used by CO's or CG's of large. units), and
ST-35 telephones (used by all branches).
The contest was won by the Air Force and the ratings were as follows:
a. 15 five-letter groups in one minute excellent
b: 12-13 five-letter groups in one minute . . . . . . good
c. 8-10 five-letter groups in one minute . . . . satisfactory
d. 8-10 five letter groups in one minute with errors . unsatisfactory
10. The exercise took place at the tent caserne in Zegrze and in the
wooded areas in Jablonna (Lasy Jablonna) near Jablonna LegJonowo.
ZS-ee Bj I heard that food supplies came from the quarter
master depot in Zegrze.
Purges
11. In 1951 I read in the newspapers of the discovery of a conspiracy
by high-ranking military officers and civilian state officials to
overthrow the existing regime of Poland. Gen. Rola ZYMIERSKI,
Gen . ~~ SPYCHALSKI and a state minister, W ,. : ..:
sentenced to prison terms ranging from 14 to 21 years
Morale
12. In 1950 I heard from a friend who was in an AAA regiment that the
EM resented the long training hours and the Soviet political traaning.
Polish Youth Organization
13. Only persons between the ages of 14-21 were accepted as members of
the ZMP. The applicants' parents had, to be workers or peasants.
ZMP gave political education to school children and to soldiers to
the Polish Armed Forces. The training program was conducted along
Soviet lines and consisted of lectures, discussion groups and
reading the Polish daily newspapers. The ZMP also recommended
candidates for an officers' trainin school. Only members of the
ZMP could join the Aviation League (Liga Lotnicza -- LL) and the
Maritime League (Liga Morska -- LM). I do not know the age for
membership in these clubs.
14. Service for Poland (Sluzba Polsee -- SP) members between the ages
of 15-18 with a ZMP recommendation were able to enter an officers'
training school. In 1951 all Polish youths had to join the SP.
15. Only members of ZMP were eligible to join the Soviet Friendship
Union (Towarzystwo Przyjazni Polsko Radzieckiej -- TPPR).
16. Boys and girls from 7-16 years of age were accepted on a volunteer
basis in the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts (Zwiazek.Harcerstwa
Polskiego -- TI.T,L-. )
A. Pinpoint Location of an u/i KBW Regt. in Olsztyn
B. Area of Radio Exercise near Jablonna-Legjonowa
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