SECURITY INSTALLATIONS ALONG THE AUSTRO-CZECH BORDER

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DATE DISTR. 11 October 1c,54
SUBJECT Security Installations along the Austro- NO. CF PAGES 2
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The following recently constructed security installations were observed on the
Czech side of the Austro-Czech border in the area between (buuend (Elk 59' - 11 48 47')
and Scbaditz (E 15 32' - N 48 541):
1. An observation tower, about 25 asters high, has been erected on Czech territory
between Bench Mark 478 (Scbwarzes-Kreuz) and beach Mark 488 (Schuler-Stein). The
tower is about 300 meters north of Bench Matt 478, about 400 meters northwest of
Bench Bark 488, and-1450 asters north of Austrian Bench mark 522 (Litschauer-
8errschaftsweld). Two Czech guards occupied the observation tower on 12 Fky 1954.
2. An observation tower about 35 meters high has been built on a wooded hill north-
west of Boebaisch Sernschlsg, district Neubistritz, (Nova Bystrice). The tower is
about 9e5 meters northeast of the chapel in the village of Boehaiach Bernsebiag
and about 1000 asters southwest of the Czech Bench Mark 630 (Burgatall). 25X1
3. A survey tower about 30 meters high has been built at Czech Bench Mark 565 at
3eust'..ft, district Neubistritz, Built in the tower, at a height
of about 20 meters, is a smal1 wooden observation but.
4. on 24 May 1954, a 16-man Czech engineer group began work on a floating barbed
wire entanglement over the Stankau pond between Czech Bench Mark 511 (Bich_
Berg) and Bench Mark 591 (Chluasntswald.) On the same day smother group of
Czech engineers, coming from Bench Mark 511, set up a barbed wire entanglesent
extending to the north bank of the Sts.kau pond. The barbed wire entanglement
was laid down from Bench Mark 511 through a cultivated area, and up to the north
bank of the Stankau pond. The barbed wire entanglement on the north bank of the
Stavkau pond, about 850 asters south of Czech Bench Mark 511, has been joined
to a floating barbed wire entanglement to the south bank, about 1150 meters
northwest of Austrian Bench Mark 472 (Huetten-Forst).
5. The floating barbed wire entang,eaents i iilize several ra#Lb, to
rents on four metal floats. The barbed wire is attached to the rafts ''ay posts.
Insulators are attached between the posts and the rafts, rather than between
the wire and the posts. The Hitler Youth Marine camp on the north bank, whist
was built by the
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 Oermsnsa In 1939, is about 150 meters west of the flce.t:tng barbed Wire
enteng er ent. In the scmer, Czech border organs use tbe ca as a
barracr.3.
6. A *nrvey towa.r, about 35 waiters high, her been built on Czech territory
betweeu Beach !Aark 473 (Schyaaxzes - Kreut) and Peach tom. 529 (Jaeger-
Rendezvceas). The tower is about 625 meters south of Czech Bench Mark
529 wad about 75C utters north of Czech Bench Murk 476. A wooden obser-
vation hut has been built in the tower at a b_ig t of about 15 to 20 sx;ters
fs the ground.
'7. A survey tower about 35 meters hi ._,?A bee been built at Czech Bench Hark G3C
at Bur tall, district tieubistrits. The tower is about 625 meters southwest
of the chapel in the villat of Burgstal and about 190) meters northeast of
the chapel in the village of Boehmisch Bernacb1ag. A an'?31 wooden observation
but has been constructed in the survey ter at a hei&t of about 25 meters
from the around.
8. A survey tower about 35 amtsrs high, has been built at Czect Bench Mbrk 533
(FCsecdeh5esl) at Schemers, in the district of ttmubistritz.
9. A concrete bur cer in the +Wsn of Boebcwiaah Bernsch ag ma recently erected
9. A ean=ete bunker was recently erected in the town of Boe!niscb Bernacb].ag.
The bunker is about 1250 meters northeast of Czech Bench tbxk `.585, about TCO
meuxrs tote st of the chapel in Boehawaach BernecbWs and about 1250 arters
scat went of Gzech Beach Per c 630 at Burgstall. The b sker is rectangular
en has tw firing slitsi at present it ben no ere rks std no sod for
oamooufiem.
iC. Oa i6 June 1954, Czech soldiers erected an earth bukkcer in the middle of a
barbed wire entanglement located on the Czech aide of the border betwom
Sclnditz and Wilhelmsbof, about 1500 meters west of Beach !lark 504. The
bunker, made of wooden posts and pu, ,red with earth, is approximately 2 meters
sgtnre. Approximately one half meter of the beater is visible above to
ground. The look-out slitQi face Mastic.