WIRE OBSTACLES UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE CZECH BORDER AREA AROUND VARNSDORF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005800330001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 30, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION E ' T
REPORT
Wire.Obstacles under Construction in the Czech Border Area
around Varnsdorf
EVALUATION F -1 PI ACE OBTAIN D
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES 1 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS
PREPARED 30 December 1954
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1. Since late August 1954 bed-wire entanglement parallel to the 25X1
border was under cons in the Czech border area on both sides
of Varnsdorf (0 51/G a obstacle started in the area of the Luz
(Lausche) hill and, i berr1954, extended in a continous line as far
as the area about 2 ki rs west of Varnsdorf. As early as November
1954, posts to support the extension of the entaglement toward Rumburk
(0 51FF 78) were set up. 1
obstacles were 1.80 to 2 meters high. A narrow tracing zone, which was
not continuous everywhere, was located between the wire obstacles and the
border. 2
were favorable., while a single wire entanglerrSk
rests was set up wherever the terrain conditions w l
2. Only PS soldiers engaged in the construction of the obstacle. A
construction crew of about 50 soldiers dug bhe holes for the poles,
another crew inserted the poles, and a third crew fastened thq barbed
wire to the poles. Two types of obstacles have loom *U&erved~jw far,
A three-piece obstacle was constructed wherevet 1l ..~ t
1. Comment. Apparently, the Czech bea tr 25X1
alb East Germany is now to be secure in a similar way as Ow 1ogder. It Is believed that the execution of this measure is-.4j& , - ~ 1I tbe flir^bt of several individuals to West Berlin via Boot 04146a wb&A-
be"me ltd ,dI "s public. 25X1 ~.
2. I (Comment. It is believed that the border sector mentioned in the presdnt
report belongs to the Decin PS brigade. A previous report
stated that, in September 1954, soldiers of the Plana brigade
were also detached to construct obstacles in the sector of the Decin 25X1
brigade.
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