RADAR STATION AND AIR OBSERVATION POSTS OBSERVED IN THE AREA

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COUNTRY Czechoslovakia REPORT
_...,.,, 1. Radar Station and Air Observation Posts Obse
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTE
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES _
I-DATE PREPARED 15 December 1954
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PAGES 3 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS
1. From 1951 to 30 June 1954, the following radar station and military
installations apparently assigned to the radar station were observed
in the Plana (49052' N/12?44'E) area:
a. A radar station was located west of kiesenreuth (.:irizenec)
(4953 N/1247 E) on triangulation point 642. larious buildings
were surrounded by a barbed-wire fence. Three earth bunkers
were built in the elevation of triangulation point 642. Two
trucks were parked in 2 bunkers and the medium bunker housed
a rotatable cabin from which a mast with a radar screen
projected. The radar screen had the shape of a flat quadrant
formed by wires and slightly bent at the edges. The screen
could make complete rotations. An undeteri:iined number of wires
extended from the screen into the cabin.
three bunkers housed a device by means of whiciz the direction
of flight of approaching aircraft could be determined. Three
low wooden barracks and 2 smaller brick buildings were located
about 400 meters south of the bunkers. The former buildings
were occupied by about 130 soldiers who wore khaki uniforms with
red-bordered black epaulets. These soldiers were also seen
rrequenting the local inn. One of the two brick buildings housed
a kitchen and the other building housed offices.
some light AA, guns were seen
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hole, but the purpose of it was unknown. 1
near the quartering ui ings. Rot far from the quarters.
construction work was under way on 2 new buildings which had
very large windows. These buildings were not yet completed as
of June 1954. Their purpose could not be determined. About 150
meters north of this construction site, soldiers were dieing
a hole about 4 meters in diameter. Stones were hauled to this
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U. k bi_ldir;.; for_:rerly housin, an inn was located at. a street
crossin, about 1 km.southeast of the described radar station.
yrorr: the gable of this building several wires extended to two
braced masts abo,,t meters from the builuing. It appeared that
there were 5 layers of wires above each c th r, each layer consis t;itn
of 3 or 4 wires arranged side-bu-side. A s;aall building next to
tip inn housed a truck which mounted a generator. Two lieutenants,
1 NCO, 1 Pfc and 2 rlo, all wearing blue air-1?orce uniform, .ere
quartered in the inn. The officers core golden epaulets ana
the li dark-blue-bordered light blue epa.,lets. Hobo t 50 ,_ _ tors
;;est oi' t:.e inn were 5 underground bunkers surrounded by a
barbed -wire fence. A high mast with a long cross bar and a
shorter cross bar on top was located nearby. boom vertical rods
were fitted at the ends of the cross bars. this device)referreu
to as 'cross' apparently included a wire mesh. Cables led from
the "cross" device to two motor vehicles which were also Narked
in the fenced-in area. A cable aboa r, 5 cm. thick Which was laid
70 to 30cJldhderground extended to the former inn. 2
c. In :,':arch 1954, a wooden tower 10 to 12 meters and a s..all
wooden barracks were erected near Zetlisch (lys. Sedliste,
(4(,!50 Tu/ / 1245 E) about 100 meters west of a church which was
located on a hill. The entire object was surrounded by a barbed-
-:,,ire fence. lour soldiers from the iiiesenreuth radar station
,,,ere )ermanently stationed there. The s ~ld_ers were quartered
the wooden barracks near the tower in which a soluier continuously
observed the surroundings through field Jlasses. It ay; eared t nt
the soldier looked out for aircraf. and reported his observations
by telephone to the Kiesenreuth radar stb_tioi_. d;;o ~ue'ephone
lines extended from the tower to Kiesenreuth.
wooden tower similar to the one described i:_ al:agray~h c Nas
located in the woods about 403 meters east of Loau (kyjov
(4 ~ 5/ N/1241 --,') at the side of the road lead ._ from Plans, to
ilinterkotten (Zadni Chodov (4953 1124 ; s oden bariacko
located near the tower was occupied by r,eii , ,ro belonged to
radar station n_.ar r:iesenreutfz. 3
2. About 0 to 1C, soldiers -ere observed ir. Flai?-
to tle achute u,~it in Plana. "Ae, s~or red-uor~.~. d clue
epa_kuts li