NAVAL OFFICERS TRAINING SCHOOL IN OKSYWIE

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CIA-RDP80-00810A001400320002-9
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2
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December 14, 2016
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July 27, 2001
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2
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June 25, 1953
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2001/09/04: CIA-RDP80-0081OA001400320002-9 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGE T#IDQn.ans.osme:r.. iioo D O( a Untied tttaies. tLbme.a- INFORMATION REPORT SECiMTY SATAN COW4TRY Poland SURIECT Naval Officers' Training School in ftsywie 25X1A 1. The Javal Officers' Training School (Sskola O[iccersioa Gila Ya rki Rojennej) was located in Oksywie .33J_183 . Practical in- struction was given the cadets aboard the Pol sh destroyed BLYSWICA. which was normally anchored off-shore; occasionally, -sadets received -training aboard the BLYSE-NICA on cruises in the Baltic Sea. Theoretical instruction was given the cadets in the Aoadegy's school buildings on shore. 2. Young men between the ages of 18 and 21 were qualified to enter the 1aval .Academy, provided they received their gymnasium certificate (Yale aatura - equivalent to 11 years of school), and were considered politically reliable. Persons already in the Polish Navy as enlisted men could enter this Acadetay prmided they had their gymnasium certificate and had served at least two gears in the Polish Navy. Registration frith the Acadesy was performed once a year, either in January or February. Applicants were required to take a very thorough physical examination. About 500 to ?00 cadets attended the Acadegy in 1947. 5. On entering the Acadmw, the applica*t was required to enlist in the Polish Navy for 10 years. The ppplioant attended school for five yews, at the end of which time be received a grads of warrant officer or ensign, depending on the grades he received while in school. He also received a matriculation certificate (Duza Yatura) Lich may be. similar to a Dior college diplomas. Mg ON VIWO u,Sedtoos 3andwl&ottb.U.S.codb.ae amendbd. 1 W tan MftdM or ia+d -- atiftcom4eaft tb a ebeetpt by ad aaisbd p is yaa b ted by law- The eepeodacU cc tots tbem is peabibitbd. REPORT NO. DATE DISTR. 25 June 1953 NO. OF PAGES 2 REQL REmEw NO. RD 25X1A Approved For Release 2001/09/04: CIA-RDP80-0081OA001400320002-9 Approved For Release 2001/09/04: CIA-RDP80-00810A001400320002-9 SECRET/SECURITY INFORMATION -2- Besides.naval courses azd military drill, cadets had such :courses as Russian, French, English, Polish, mathematics, 'political orientation, geography, and world history. They were taught. by both civilian and naval instructors. The radar.instructor was Lt. Cmdr. Wieslaw KQ who came from England in 1946. Al~ The uniform of the nav , was similar to the uniform of the Polish naval officer, ,ex.cept for the visor of the cap, which was plain (without the naval,,. 9fficer'' s star) and the cuffs, which had a narrow..gold stripe for each year served as a cadet.. On each lapel of the blouse the letters OS (Oficerska Szkola) appeared, ffee"also "Polish Naval Personalities"] SECRET Approved For Release 2001/09/04: CIA-RDP80-00810A001400320002-9