SOVIET MILITARY UNITS

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 2, 2001
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: August 10, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECBE
SECURITY INFORMATION
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
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
COUNTRY Poland REPORT NO. 5X1 A
SUBJECT Soviet Military Units DATE DISTR. l.0 August 1953
NO. OF PAGES 1
DATE OF INFO. REQUIREMENT NO. RD
PLACE ACQUIRED REFERENCES
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
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The following is all the information I have on Soviet military units in Poland:
Date
of
info Unit
?vocation
21/17 Soviet unit Gromadka
Greul.ich)
&1211q-151,6 E,7
Personal observation and hearsay from
Germans employed in the factory? The
strength of the unit was about 19000
officers and EM who worked with Germans
in a local as factory which produced
pistols, carbines, and artillery pieces
and in another factory which made parts
foraslane engines. ~ee Annex A,
Point 2 and 52
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Date
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Info
Location
LUIg Soviet unit. Trzebin
Kotlicki
L5123N-1536
f/17 Soviet unit Karez1f
L5122N-15407
51/17-Soviet, unit Strzegom
.(Striegau)
58N-162lE7
5/i Soviet uni ,
5112N-1612
Laegnitz)
ff/1 Soviet unit Rokitki
(Reisicht)
Z 5120N-15.54E7
5/j, Soviet unit Swidnica
( ohweidnitz
5o5lN-1630 /`
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Remarks
Personal observation and hearsay-.
I estimate the unit strength to b4
1,000 officers and EM. I saw
tanks, light and heavy artillery
pieees,,and trucks.
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Personal observation and hearsay.'
There were about 10,000, Soviet
officers and EM in the area.
Personal observation. I saw-
approximately 2,000 officers - .
and EM in a barracks area.
Amw B, Points #i- 7
Personal;,observation and hearsay.
Soviet headquarters personnel
and their families were-located-
In the area "
Points #1-'
Personal observation and bea~rsay.
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o e s and EM were-25X1X
locat d iri this area.
A E, Point #17
Am A,; Soviet Airplane Engine Parts and Small Arms Factory in
Gromadka (Oreulioh aermedorf)
B: Barracks Area of ?an Zu-/A7 Soviet Unit in Strzegom
(Striegau) ,
C: Barracks Area of. an Zu-/17.Soviet,Unit in Li iaa (Liegnitz)
, /, Soviet Barracks Area in Rokitki (Reisiaht
E: it Lary Installations in Swidnica (Schweidnitz) and
Rusko (Rauske)
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Soviet rulane Engine Parts and anell Ams Factory in
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Dots:
The following information was hearsay fr
Ford in the factory.
6
an
each about -0 x 3u in. From j00 to 400 Soviet officers,
Germane were employed by the factory in two shifts.
EWW
2. Airplane engine parts factory - four or five 2-story red brick bidge,.
BED
d
1? Swi zg pool - concrete construction, 20 x 20 in.
Train Stop - 1-story red brick bldg, 5 x 5 m.
there.
PPfha; about 200 Soviet officers, EN and Germans were employed
dimensions unknown, The factory produced TT pistols, carbines and
9mn11 ass factory - unknown number of 3-story red brick badge,
Railroad station - 2-story light gray brick bldg, 10 x 5 me
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Bdrt~aloa MM of an Li/i Soviet Unit in Ste[ { ? T (WT)
Barracks - four 3-story light gray brick bidga? 100 x 30 m each.
An nn own number of Soviet officers and IM were in this ecmpouind.
Sport field
Barbed wire fence - 2J-3 m,high. It surrounded the entire area.
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.Notes. attending a soccer
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Soviet military hospital unk,nutnber of 3,-story light grey brick
bldgs, dimensions unk.
~.. Soviet barracks .- un4number of 3-story light gray brick bldge,
dimensions unk.
5. Sport Iirld - soccer and tennis f9sl la.
6. Te rest of the axes was occupied by an unk,number of Soviet officers
and their families,
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Wi 8oTiet Area in RMaM
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An uAknow tu=ber of "concrete bankers cowered with earth ware in
the *oaded area. 8atue the bvnkr rs, tank 9 sine and
mail . "unknown, .aad STI~~t Backe " oe~oh th. trees. 'hers
fte an earth wall, 1 a. in height, around the tanks.
More we" also an =known umber of 1-story greenish omautlsgsd
wooden bnrraalar, '60 z 20 A each. in unkavwn umber of 8owiet officers
sad XK were quartered in thus barracks.
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Military Installations in SVP1)NI00 (SG W.E U)N ) and RUSXU (RA )
Note
size. Approm 1000 to 1500 political prisoners lived in the
.carp. Entire camp was surrounded by a barbed wire fence 3 m
high and guarded by an u/i KBW unit.
number of l-story light yellow bidgs of unk
BRE.SLAU, Poland
Sheet R-11, A M641
Germany, 1:100,000
1951.
o W/i Soviet unit-in SWIDNICA - unk
number of 2 and ' 3.-story light gray
badge, dimensions u k. thak number
of Soviet officers and IN were
quartered in the bldge... .
labor Camp (Oboz Pracy).in RUSKO - unk
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