SOVIET GUN EMPLACEMENTS IN SWINOUJSCIE (SWINEMUENDE) HARBOR

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 17, 2008
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: June 17, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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Soviet Gun Emplacements in
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1. On 23 and 24 February 1955# a Soviet gun emplacement was observed at the 25X1
north and of a former deauyer pier (former German Berth No 6). The gun
emplacement consisted of three circular earth ramparts with one gun barrel
projecting from each. The caliber of the barrels was estimated at about
75'mm. The ring-shaped ramparts were so high that only the shoulders and
heads of the gun crews and the barrels were visible.
2. On 23 and 24 February 1955, gun drill was observed two hours in
and one hour in the afternoon. Loud shouting of words of comma '' ly
audible. It was believed that the gun crews were recruits. At Wie
the exercise, the soldiers were chased about several times and to the guns. Such exercise was constantly repeated. The soldiers wore army
uniform, but the service collars could not be identified. During the gun drill,
the barrels were given elevation and a complete traverse.
3. At 1430 on 23 February 1955, alarm drill was sounded. The soldiers were in
their billets, a house located near Osternothafen basin. Sufftjjr, someone
rang the bell, which was suspended to ,& wooden structure near the billets.
At this signal about 40 soldiers rushed from the house to the guns. It took
a little less than a minute to man the guns. One man was standing freely in
the terrain behind the guns. He looked through a tube held vertically to
his eyes. This tube, which was about a meter long, was approximately as
thick as an arm. The man wore a kind of knapsack on his shoulders and a
cigar-box-sized box on his chest. This exercise lasted about 10 minutes
and was not repeated.
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A group of ten soldiers handling an instrument mounted on a tripod,
was repeatedly observed. Two soldiers stretched a white cloth of the
size of a bed sheet in the manner of a cinema screen; one of the
soldiers stepped in front of the screen and remained there. The
group with the instrument was about 20 to 25 meters distant. They
took bearings of the man in front of the screen with their instrument.
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On 23 nnl 24 February 195`. a . ovi.et gun emplacement was observed nt the
north end of a former destroyer pier ` 'f ie? r ler an Pe--th No 6) The gun
corn] a.cennnt consisted of three circular earth r!,rparts with one pun barrel
rrojecti.ng from each. The caliber of the barrel.; 1rs esti.mated -it about
75 mot. "_'hA rind-shapedl ramparts were so high that only the shoulders and
heads of the Olin crews an3 the barrels were visible,
2,, On 23 n.nd 24 February 1?55, vun drill was r+,serr c1 two hours in the forenoon
and one hour in the afternoon. Loud shouting of words of comr}innll was clearly
audible. It. was believed that the gun crews were recruits. At each phase of
the exr'rci sA, the soldiers were chased. about several tines an'i hal to dnifale
to the mans. `'uch exercise was constantly rereeted. The soldiers wore. army
u.niforr., but the service collars could not he llentifie'i. During the our drill,,
the barrels were given elevation and a comrlete traverse.
At, 143e on 23 February 1955, ^larr drill. was soundei. The soldiers were in
their billets, a house located near Osternothafen hasir.. ~'uddenly., soneore
rang the bell, which was susrended to a wooden - cite near the billets,
At this signal about 40 soldiers rushed from the use to the guns It took
a little less than a minute to ran the guns. One ruin was staniin^ freely in
the terrain behind the guns. He looked thrr.uoh a tube held vertically to
his eyes. This tube, which was about a Meter long, was apnroxirl^.tely as
thi c'- as ran arr. The man wore a kind of knapsact- on his shoulders Find a
cirir-box-sized box n^ his chest. 't'his exercise lasted about 10 minutes
s nd wra s not reheated D
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A group of ten soldiers handling an instrument ount&j on a tx i p:d:,
was rApeatedly observed m Two soldiers stretched a white cloth of Vat
size of a bed sheet in the manner of a cinema, screen; one of the
soldiers stepped in front of the screen and remained there., The
group with the Instrument was about 20 tea ~25 neterc distant. _Thery
took bearings of the man in front of the screen with their in:trkamert?
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