1. SCHOOL FOR SECURITY TROOPS AT KUNCICE CASTLE 2. TROOPS AND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN AND NEAR OSTRAVA

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004500660007-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 11, 2007
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: June 16, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATIO4
REPORT NO.
1` School for Security Troops at:ICun CE.stle
DATE O! TANED-
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. Troops and Military Installations in and near. Ostrava.
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1. Prior to :e:arly Marc 1954, the former castle on the northwestern per3.n.etor
of ;Kind. l (P 50/6 '08-).,quartered a school for security troops. In the fall
of 1952, a . board iiascribed , "Vnitrni Straz" (Interior Guard) was observed
at the, entrance to the castle park. In the spring of 1954 source saw
soldiers on duty who i4ore standard Czech Army uniforms with red sareibe
color, while dark-blue dress uniforms with dark,-blue visor-type service cars
were worn on leave u The nunher of soldiers quartered in the installation
prior to Parch 1.954, wan estir aced at no less than iCO mega. The age of the
trainees differed, 'however, most of them were young men, Source frequently
observed the trainees doing gymnastics in the castle area. It was only
occasiona`'_ly that they received infantry combat training with rifles in the
area around the installation. Source believed that theoretical instruction
was mostly given. At intervals, the trainees were apraren=ply -replaced by
other soldiers. In the spring of 1953, when the currency reform was effected,
the troops once ' left the installation on three or four truc' 9 rhic z aryl ed
one field kitchen and proceeded towavd Ostrava (P 50/0 59). They returned to
their billets after some days. 1
2. About June 1953, source observed the billets of an officer school, and,
not far south of them, a contonment, on the west side of the Zabroh 'mad', Odrou
(P 50/0 58) -- Stara Bela (P 50/0 58) road, in the wooded aroa sou h of Ont ava.
The officer school consisted of one low quartering building, about 300 meters
south of the southernmost houses of the town of Zabreh. Source constantly
observed your soldiers wearing very clean Czech Army uniforms with varvi no
numbers of Stripes on their sleeves.
these men were officer candidates of ze army whose azfch of service was
unidentified. About 30 old and fairly small wooden huts with only 1 ar.:ii.ted
military activity around them were observed in the area of the cantonment,
about 20.0 meters square, which bordered on the school to the south. Some
trucks were usually observed at the installation. The sentries at the gates
wore standard uniforms, Source believed that a military rat-'on supply de'Dct
was located in this area,, 2
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