DISPOSTION CHANGES OF CZECH ARMY UNITS

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• Publication Date: December 9, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Cwahoslovakia REPORT
SUBJECT Disposition Changes of Czech DATE OF REPORT 9 Deoeasl 1957
Army Units
PLACE ACQUIRED
LAST REPORT ON SUBJECT'
(If applicable)
ANNEXES 2 - .list on dit
eketeh
Atte shed iza`'._ is a tabulation listing observations
wade at posts of Czech army units between August and October 1957,
Annex 29 a map
border area reported for the first time ;
a. there were no major ohang" in the location of Czech a
units;
b. new posts were reported (which,, however, may have also _*van
old garrisons in the Polish,,
a.~ ~omment For individual comments, see column "Remarks" in
Anne- to Summarizing it can be said that
c0 division areas in the Silesian-Moravian border area court
not yet be determined; and
cl? the troops returned to their permanent posts from summer
camps and maneuvers.
See report on chars ea of die sition durisa the period from
~`Lpr:il to July 1957For tabulation.;
see Annear 1
20 1;' For sketch, see Annex 20
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Detail ad .io on Lce~ n Gzah AM Units
Saes (Zatec)
N 51/F 10
Sep 579 21st Tk Regt9
appr 19100 E 49
many Slovaks,,
T-34s, 2 Bns9
1 Tng Bn;
SP gun uni30 SU-lOos
Pressburg
(Bratislava)
P 49/X 99
Sep 57v barraaks in
Tehelne Pole town
sections unit of
regimental smith
with tanks
Warnsdorf
(Varnsdorf)
n 4,1 /F "
Sep 57, occupied by
several
tank troopers
Rumburg
(Rumb:wk)
0 51/F 78
Reiohenberg
(Liberec)
0 51,/o u
Sep 579 only PS soldiers
in Rumburg
Sep 579 arty in Ziska
Kaaerne; former Inf
Kaserne occupied by
21st irk egt/
5th Meez Div
confir?me 1
Undet?3rm tned it
elm o ! tags (S?)
refit or I ndei)endent o
Vague tidiaa-aon
of u/ I. elms 9th
Rifle Di r o&Tried
in Pr3aaburg?
Presu?a new L*4611ati0n, 25X1
emplete.3 in 1953 u
Troops o beer )ed 25X1
since Jul 57_., potoibly
PS Bn?/u/I.PS 3rig
Tetson.,
Inf r -3po r ted sine
July 37, Possibly
PS Bn,/u/t PS Brig
Tetac .sen
Occupation b,7 RL
known, Inf unit
unidentified,
inf unit
Dobritsehau
(Dobricany)
N 51/F 10
Sep 579 unit in bn strength J/i uni ,:,/
with more than 60 trucks ; 5tb Meer, Div,,,
2 tank true,, 2 r-atn
trucks in castle
Leitmtz
(Litomeries)
N 51/F 53
Sep 579 former Art
Kaserne: mot trans
unit; Inf Kaserne:
officer school; tug
area: imprints of
Jul 57 r apor :ed
occupiccl by 31st
Engr 3x g an- I Engr
0ffiow ? Scho,l
(Mil AesdemV for
Er ;re).
tracks
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Losaat cII - Tim Uni ss ~r -~in....
?be rei ns adt
(Teresin)
N 511F 53
Sep 57p Pionier Kaaernea
occupied to oapaAity
by engr units; 10x2
and 3-axle seph
trucks, 15 steel and
20 woods Pontoons
1atEn.'r Regt (lot
MD) coded In
Theeceaienstadt.
Units in Kav and
lover :casarnes u/i
but c onf irmed,
observed
Kavalleri. Kaserne
and 42er Kaserne a
army troops
Marienbad
(Marianske
Nrm /Prsh
Karlsbad
(Karlovy Vary)
N 51/P 69
Pilsen
(Pisan)
N 50 04,
Sep 57$ soldier sewed So far, only occu- 25X1
vim by arty Unit patios with mtz mnt
known (2d Rifle Regt/
12th Rifle Div)
Possibly SP gun unit,
Sep 57$ Dvory I Kasernea a ho/74th Rifle Regt
inf in bca strength; deteraLredU
Dvory II Kasernea II/i lxza t, possibly
arty and AAA units; arty Ibn/74th Rifle
Regt or AAA bg/12th
Rifle Div,,
Alt Ro U/i unit (74th Rifle
inf unit Regt?), pr. ev occupied
by PS iarit
Sep 57, Kaserne Na Hq and several units/
Slavraneahs recently 11th Rifle Diva ln*1
enlarged, occupied irst (11th Rifle Regt) ?
by iaf and tk uvdts, arty (2..o and 12th Arty
Art. Kaserne near Bory Regt) :,x d tank ('ft SP
penitentiary: arty Regt) e,t ationed In
units. Post hospital Pilsen, No major
in "Kleine Kaserne" changer, of o ccYupation;.
(south section of
to' n) enlarged0 Former
18er Kaserne vacant
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Kaiserwald
(Cisariky Lee
N 51/P 5?
Sep 57 r no tng activities Accord l to several
after 1956 rerportr,,, tzg gr 25X1
dissol-imd?
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Schlaggenwald
(Horal )
- N 571P 68
Maid (Bor)
N 50/P 63
Chotischau
(chotesov)
Pilsen
N 50/P 93
Iglau
(Jihlava)
050059
Maehrisah-0s
(M,. Ostrava)
P 50/O 59
Falkenau
(Sokolov)
NS7/Pcg
Sip 57, army mits,
appr 2,000 min with
sa~S d tan ke
Sep 57, castle: in
addition to PS
unit. artgy Hq
observed
Sep 5?, cloister:
200-250 men mtz army
troops; 6 field guns
up to 700 mm cal.
with muzzle brake
Apr-Sep 57, Velka
Kaserne: (center) Hq
48th Rifle Regt,
appar 300 men j
Stefanik Kaserne:
Bn mtz/48th Rifle
Regt; Art Kaserne:
by unit/48th Rifle
Regt with morte;
Inf Kaserne: inf
unit of a 400
meet
Aug 57, barracks in
southeast portion
of town: arty with
16-18 guns on 4..
wheel gun carries
6-meter barrels'
Sep 57, low barracks on
road to Vitkov, Army
unit with appr 30
guns of by sal
observed
Area 12th Rifle
Div,) naw17 construct-
ed barraka occupied
by guard units for
Hran shafts until
1955. Occupation by
smaller army unit
once reported, U/i
unit,
Area 11th Rifle
Div. Hq and units
18th RUla Refit
confirmed?
Area 11th Rifle
Div. U/3. unit,,
possibly arty bc/
rifle regt (?)
Hq 48th Rifle
Refit/let Rifle Div
and all elms of
refit corfirned in
IglauQ(;u1 56)0
No changes of
location?
Occupation with
fir AAA unit,
repeatedly reprrted3
3d Arty Pegt and
12th AT En/12th
Inf Div carried in
Falkenau Low
barrack occupied
by AT unit in
Apr 57
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{a m - - --M ti nlt -~i~~~111M MUL--
Nikolsburg Oat 57k, Ziska Kasernes
(Mikulotr) PS unit reinf~ o~
P L91S S6 since Aug 5
Kaplitz
(Kaplice)
049x93
Budweis
(C, Budejovi
0 49/Q 96
(Ceske Krtmslov)
N 69/0 83
of city: army trps mined,, Tks re;)eate*
with 15-20 T-34s confirned0Poa+iibly
arty baj, AT btis or
alms rifle refit of
let Rifle Div, In
Sep 5T, unit of
regt a Lrength with
by weapons whLchp
however, smay is be-
longed to other posts
seen passing through
post,
Kamotau
(Chomutov)
N S% /W n7
Prior to :954
ocaupi(d Try army
troops (6;h Rifle
Div).
Sep 57, former Znf So far, only I'S
Kassrnet Mtz Inf carried there,
Bpi with li iris Accord to other
U and by morts - reporus,, army 25X1
units? poi3aib_Jy
elms list )1tf1
Div Buc1w s
reported. in Budweiss
in Oct 56,
Sep 570 Vierhoefener 5th Hv F'iold Arty
Kasernos arty regt Regt, cruaf `Lrmud
with hq0 150-max there n Oct lib;
guns accord to oth(Cr
info o: Aug 579
appr 300 taeu without
guns a-', t rain'; ng,,
Marienplatz Kaserne: Possibly 1st inf
mtz 1nf regt Regty 'chi -.h wise 25X1
Oct 57,, cantonment N Oer upa [an undeter-
Aug 57g, Castle and So far9only arty
Gymnsaat um s AAA and o ccupati.,o n known,
sig units,, totaling possibly 24th Arty
18000 men; Regt/12t1-, , Rifle Div (7 )
Stefanik Rasexne; Info furr.:iahe indicat-
ixsf unit of 500-600 ions of additional
men! units (i3 AA guns observ)
Black Barracks Kaserne:
arty,, at least 20x150-
M guns F-~ 25X1
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Schuettenhofen
oosiaa)
5O/Q 28
Sep 57, regt I 1
ABA bra and soldiers
with AAA insni is
observed
Hq and, aoverel
unite/2d Rifle Div
oonfirri,~ci thecreQ
AAA reported for 25X1
first tivw, Possibly
belor ;dnt; to II Arty
Corps ButiweiE Or sub-
ordinFatax to 25d Rifle
Div.
Bergreiohsna
(Kasperske Ii
N 50/Q 27
Winterberg
(Vimperk)
N 50/Q 46
Olmuetz
(Olomouc)
P Kn/M Re,
(Sumperk)
P 50/N 69
Maehrisoh-Schoenberg
Trautenau
(Trutnov)
0 5G75
Kaswark
(Kezmari)k)
R 4n /n 'PQ
Sep 57o 1 AAA bog
belongs to AAA Re t
Sahuettenhofez
Sep 57, 1 AAA bag
belongs to AAA Regt
Schuettaahofen
Oct 57, almost all
barracks are being
occupied to capacit
many Slovak EM
Oat 57k, 1 mecz regt with
AT guns, self-propel-
lad gun mounts and
armored snout oars
in barracks north
section of cit
Sep 57s 1 bn arMW tsps
in Jaeger Kasezne;
May-Aug, summer camp
at Riesen Gebirge
Oct 57g by arty pieces
towed by full-track
APCs, eadi moubting
30 EM, in barracks
on road to Spisska
Bela
Report first time.
So fa7 ',; only PS unit
repor Led thareo 25X1
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Reported first time,,
Bn possValy occupied
quarters vacated by 25X1
transfer of ;'6th
Rifle Rat tv new,
insta.J.a :.i.oru4,,
Trpa -aaa-; reported
at tng g-- and maneuvers
in Sep 5 7 .
Conftmwl in May 57-P
at least 1 muss regt
(36th;/)! ;th Meez Dive,
25X1
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Army oca ipat:on
oonf i 't Vague
indicrati: )n o:' border
guard to, Ixk leperdent
mountain terpa (7) ,, 25X1
Kaesma rk so :'ar known
as fi?in; raaige for
AT., A "J., tks , Reported
may, pr )bab. y pr not-
icing v.ntt. (funs
allegw l,ar 3a; above 25X1
D0 an W, ,ddittional
indi*at t3n a.' uti li-
zaatio z b y ar ;y;,
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Bmebc (Post)
N 12
Tsohaslau
(CA 1av)
0 50 AK i?
Safrikovo
(Tornaja)
QG9LD51.
Mariaschedn
(Bolsoaudov )
near Teplitz-
Schoenau
N 51/F 31,
.Z= /UnI t
guns
Sep 57, Stefanik
Kaaernes army two
AT bn with 1D0.n
installation
Sep 578 Ziska and
Prokops Kaeerne
occupied.
Apr 57A Zieka Hawes
appr 300 man mtz inf:
Prokopa KaBernes 30
T-34a. New barracks
buildings in Prokvpe
observed
May 57, Inf Kaserne:
army trps, partly
with arty insignia,,
Bar racks with 3x3-
stox7yr buildings
occupied to capacity.
Guns: up to 80 um
Oct 57, former seminary
for priests and
former monastery
school: army trps,,
apps 200 men with
inf up, guns and
numarous trurAw
Lab ~.~.~..r
So far,, AAA u. 2it
darrie3 in t to
itall,.,tion, First
ilndi !.a bion of +3 i
AT gun . 1O1ain AT
guns dsflnitely ob
served x Apr 57,)
Installations be,.
lieved tc be occupied
by elms 21st Asez
Regt,/8th Maas Div,
Oocupat.cn of barracks
repeatedly confirmed.
AAA unit. and bn 14th
Rifle Rya?t/l0th Rifle
Div ca ~!ed in Safri-
kovo 9 the, lat t4r not
confirmac'~ for prolonged
period,
Adore several
reports of 15 52-19 5 5 0
officar a obocl station-
ed in Ku- aschein? No
exerci soil outside of
instal.la don observed.
Sire O ii- 56, indi oat-
tons cf (wouFatiom by
trpa So far u/i U
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