MILITARY ACTIVITY AT BRNO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A008000610009-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 27, 2010
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: August 17, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
COUNTRY Czech.oslova]cta 41 far t : it j j.. ag ?
Military Activity at Brno
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONT ^'"'~"w'~'
DATE OBTAINED DAi'1= PF,?PARED 17 August 1955
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PAGES ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
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1, Groups of about 20 to 30 motorcyclists wearing protective clothing,, leather
clothing or khaki. colored utsifolrtus were observed ax, the, former Reiter
Kaserne in the northern part of .-_ Provacnikova jtreet in the town
district Cerna Pole of Brno (P 50/N 4O)t. The soldiers were driving green
colored heavy motorcycles with and without sidecars
The former Reiter Kaserne was occupied by a ca-t..lr.y regiment before W` IIo
The, barracks appeared to be' fully occupied in m.gust 1954, Foundations were
being laid east of the former ..itables ?on the no:?thern side of Provacnikova
until late August 19540 A new five-story quartering buildin(; with gabled roof
was obeerw"ll ISMts" arterst,2 50X1-HUM
2.; Sentries with khaki colored rniforms and red earrice color were observed at
the former Artillerie Kaserne east of the Eisenhowerova tro Trucks towing
guns were observed entering the barracks,, Guns were covered with tarpaulins:,
Prime movers covered by tarpaulins were seen in the yard of the barraoks;,2
3:, Soldiers with khaki-colored urforms were observed in the former Mazaryk
barracks,, which are bordered by the Skladistni in the south9 by the Chodska
in the west and by the Strelecka in the north;, Tho inscription "Strezime
Dlast'y (We protect our native country) was seen on the arched gate of the
southern entry of the barracksa Outgoing platoons with carbines and
submachine guns were observed during- the second I-alf of August 1954.,3
3,
Comments No basic information has been obtained on the motorcycle unit
in the former Reiter Kaserne in town district Cerna Pole (Schwarzfeld) at
Brno (Bruenn); it is possible that these soldiers belong to a reconiiaissanco
battalion. of the 5th Rifle Div in ,Brno.,
Comment
The observations confirm the occupation of the barracks by
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ommenta The former Mazaryk barracks,, also named Fucik Kaserneo is
occupi d by signal troops;
CLASSIFICATION CCNFIDENTIAI~
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