VARIOUS ENGINEER UNITS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004500940002-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 20, 2007
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: August 2, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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 cf its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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SUBJECT Various Engineer Units
PLACE ACQUIRED
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 2 August 195
NO. OF PAGES 2
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REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. The comma ndin general of the Engineer Corps of the General Staff is Maj. Gan.
Hynek ZALIO The de t commanding general is
ZERZINS KY (rank and f1l s name unicnown~
2. The commanding general of the Engineer ors of the lot Military District in
F~,a2ue is Nai. Gen. F antisek KOVARIK
3. Engineer unite, as reported by informant, are as follows
a. 51
st Engi
neer Brigad
e, h
ead
quarters at Litomer
ioe
Th
e CO is
Lt. Col. J
aros
lav
OTMAR
b.
En
gineer
Training Ce
nter
at
Litomerice. The C
O is Ma
j. Gen. KUC
ERA
(f
nu); th
e Soviet ad
vise
r C
ol. VOLKOV (fnu).
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c. 63
rd Engi
neer Regime
nt a
t T
erezin.
d. 52
e. Ma
f. En
Va
nd Pont
in Engi
gineer
hom,
oon Regimen
neer Depot
Reserve Off
t at
at O
icer
Br
lom
s'
atislava. The CO i
ouc.
School1 (only one i
s Col.
n the C
CHMELA (fnu
SR) at Sere
).
d nad
g. En
gineer
Regiment
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h. En
gineer
Regiment
at Pilsen,2
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i. En
gineer
Unit
at Ceske Budej
ovice.2
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j? Small engineer
k. Small engineer
1. Small engineer
unit at Jistebnice.3
unit at Nlada near Lysa n. L
unit at Prague.
abem.3
Analysts connected with the
Czech refugee channel make
the following comments. 25
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2. It is believed that the uni
talions belonging to the re
ts in Pilsen and Ceske Budej
spective infantry divisions.
ovice are engineer bat-
The unit in Ceske
Budejovice is possibly the
1st Engineer Battalion
comment),
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3. Engineer units at Jistebnic
3rd and 4th Tank Divisions.
e and Mlada are organic engi
The unit in Jistebnice is
neer battalions of the
possibly the 4th
Engineer Battalion
Comment).
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