MILITARY UNITS IN GUBIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002200030033-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 6, 2006
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: August 28, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Military Units in Gubin
PLACE
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DATE OF
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DATE DISTR. 28 August 1953
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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'he E orzorotir arracl s at uubin, l'oland, are Located on the; road from Gu .n
to ro:.no and torsi.?t of three t roues of bud l.c?inns. The first rrou a
is located on the left side of the road ore kilometer beyond Gubin, cen: if is
of sz.x buIldin.-s, each of which is 80 by 15 meters in area and three i3-..or .es
high, for housint? enlisted rzen; a garage for about 20 trucks; a car re: air
workshor; and damaged stables The second groi of installations,, lc?c tcd
on the right-hand side of the Gubin-Yrosno road opposite the first group,
consists of seven more bull sing-s, also 80 by 15 meters and three ,tor .c
high, for quartering troops; a t nnasiuri; afzd wooden garages where abo..t
20 ZIS 'truck, were observed, A third group of buildings about 500 met rs
further in the direction of Srosno on the right-hand side of the road
includes six buildings for enlisted men. All three ;roues of rr?~ilc:irll=-;
are surrounded by brick walls two meters high, Every second brick isv
missing; thus it is possible for everyone to see through. There is a
20 kilometer her hour speed restriction for automobile traffic along t e
road in the barracks area.
2. It is estimated that ari^roxi;:ateiy 7,000 men are stationed in this area.
ome of the soldiers have blacl: hatbands; others have red bands. All
soldiers seen on duty were armec with automatic ristols. Officers and
their families are quartered in about t0 one- and two-family houses,,
Sherman tanks, Ltudebaker trucks pulling antitank cannon, and l-ton Z1
trucks Carr,,-?,in,, covered rocket launchers (not more than three vehicles
at a time) were frequently observed in the area. Armored cars were alto
seen on several occasions..
3. There are a number of firing ranges. One pre-1945 range was inherited
from the Germans: there are two to three shooting ranges for distances
to 2,000 meters, each separated from the other by earth dasis, In addition
there is an open said range for pistol training for distances up to about
1;0 meters,, and. a newly constructed range for distances u' to about 1,0(1)
meters; the latter consists of one broad wall for the targets about 30(
meters wide and can be used by rian;;r soldiers at once,
4. The easorne at Gubin, Poland, was occupied by a :;OP unit prior to June -
July 19;2, when it was token over by : ilitary Unit 2731. The caserne t
located at the Lubin railroad Station? It consists of ei dit barracks i or
enlisted men (80 by lr meters in area and three stories hik7h), two of v_ULeh
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~i.".L_: kitchens and cress hall.sy one office building; one large motor pooI;
one &nnrnasiut:i; arc: sevo?raz maintenance btd ld .ngo.. one of then a pigsty
for 100 pigs, Fcurteen tlhree-story martr cnt buildin,,,s, cacti containi ra
six apartments, house the officers and their families; they are located
at u? , I:orska, about 1. kilometers away from the caserneo Captains art1
officers of higher rank Inhabit one_ and two-fa:~ily dwellings at ul.. Arziw
Czerwone j
7 he estimated etren{;th of Unit 2731 is 2, CO men. The co andin ~ officer Is
an unidentified Polish major, T-,ost of the soldier, have red hatband',, but
sruie have black ones. Altlhoum teapot ware not observed at the caserne, it
i. rossible that he vv,- we 'on$ nay bo there.
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