1. 57TH TP UNIT IN SMECNO AND 7TH TP UNIT IN LIBKOVICE 2. CZECH TROOPS IN MOST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006200310009-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 24, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: February 17, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE PREPARED 17 February 1955
1. Prior to late iLa r 195 the headquarters of the 5 tri Tz' Leine uerit) 25X1
Unit, subordinate companies of which were assi~rred labor rr,i sioris
in the kiadno (N 51/L 59) area, was located iri the castle and a villa
in Sn:ecno (N 51/L 49). The unit was subordinated directly to the
.Defense J istry. Under an enactment dating; from ;;rid-April 1954,
the previous designation of "57th PTP" was charged .Ato"57th TP".3
Corlinarrder of the unit was ,eia~;or ruiizek (fnu). The unit which
totalled about 1,100 Wren was organized into a training unit and 6
companies . 1
2. The training unit was Located in billets b Mrnberk,
two small tovins about 2.5 kilometers riorthv
fall of 1; r 3_ recruits received basic train,
1 ftor 20 November 1953,1 an NCO school; where TP soldiers grouped
ith class E were trained was located there. Cl~.ss E included men
of special reliability. Prior to late belay 1954, the lst and 6th
Cos r~ere located in Stochov (N 51/L 49), the 2d Co under Senior
Lieutenant auchanda (fnu) in flubi (N 51/L 59), the 3d and 4th Cos,
the latter under Senior Lieutenant Bena (fan), in Sruecno, . rd the
5th Co at the Armada bituminous-coal it about 3 kilometers south
or Ciirecno. Actual strength figures of the companies varied between
150 and 1001 soldiers. 1
he ist Co was coi..::,anded 25X1
by Senior i,iautenant Josef Subert. Lieutenant Paulus (fnu) was
political officer of this unit. The co..mpany numbered about 175 men.
Senior Lieutenant Suchanek (fnu) was commander of the 6th Co which
s/as located in the same billets. The two companies worked in the
ieiosek .At'.unirious--coal pit in Tuchlovice (N 51/L 48) . In addition,
they rece , ,? gil?itary trainin&. Un(,er the provisions of the
- Wch became known in April 1954, the
above m
soldiers 'I wear on the black epaulets of their 25X1
orms !'? consisted of a five-pointed red star
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CLASSIFICAT1O14 R_,"FIDENTI
Czechoslovakia
1. 57th TP Unit in Smeono and 7th TP Unit in Libkovice
2. Czech Troops in Most
LACE OBTAINED-,
emblem t d with a crossed hammer-and-axe
eiblem. S nee lawnw- company also received model N-98 rifles.
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o;ie st.t'_,uiach.iie guns were also available for the guard details.
hecora ractices ,,sere held every two or three weeks. The men had
to sii.ot at targets or silhouettes up to 100 meters away. After
the record practices, the rifles were returned `to the armory
whore they were ..ept in a bad coi.dition. 1
1'lid CF soiuiers' pay was tics 74?'0 per month exclusive of their
i.ico.me fror.. labor. No leave was granted unless the figures of
t'.e labor Man were realized, knowledge in the field of political
i:idmctrination was rated satisfactory and no punishment was
:,.flitted for two or three months. 1
~. Prior to 3 August 1954, the headquarters of the 7th TP 'Juit was
located in a cantonment about 800 meters east of Libkovice
(Li.,witz, i1 51/F 23). The code designation of the headquarters
was Vitkovice 15. Officers of the unit included Captain Iaoina
(fnu), co,.mander, and Senior Lieutenant Mares (fnu), political
officer.l The unit5to which 4 companies were subordinated,was a
regular delinquent unit to which soldiers were also reassi ned fros
normal military units or discipli
given no regular furlough, but only
Penalties inflicted at this unit w
:,t the 57th TP Unit and payment for
percent of the usual wages. After
soldiers of this unit were turned over tbrthe Public Prosecutor.
the 7th TP Unit
The unit had four companies. The 1st Co, which was commanded by iiajor
:3lazek (fnu), was located in a cantonment in Libkovice. The 2d Co,
Which was commanded by Major knot (fru), was located in a camp of
five low brick buildings and one low wooden building; at the Pluto
it in Louka (':iese, N 51/F 13).Other officers of the unit were
Senior Lieutenant Smolik (fnu), deputy company co,.:mander, and Sadovsky
(fnui, _gompany numbered about 160 men and was
equipped only with model N-98 rifles. The 3d and 4th Cos were
stationed at Zaluai (galtheuern, N 511E 13) and Brezanky (Briesen,
i 51/F 23). It was unknown which of the two units was located in
each of the two above-mentioned towns. 1
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;11 3 Auust 1954, a unit of 160 to 180 men who wore black-bordered
red epaulets and carried rifles and submachine guns was observed
leaving the Stef anikiaserne which was located south of the city
and on the west side of the Zatec (Saaz, N 51/F 10) road.
In mid-July 1954, tc;,D trucks which towed guns and an undetermined
number of soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets which
mounted cross-like insignia were observed 4t the billets on the
western perimeter of the city, on the south side of the Chomutov
(1omotau, N 51/F 02) road. The guns had muzzle brakes and massive
wheels.
Comment. The 57th TP Bn is known in the kladno area.
The 7th TP Unit is reported for the first time. The dissolution
of delinquentttalions (PTP), which has also been mentioned in
newspaper re purposes of propaganda.
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