MILITARY MANPOWER PROCEDURES, MILITARY TRAINING IN UNIVERSITIES, PAY AND ALLOWANCES, RESERVE PROGRAMS AND TRAINING, AND AMMUNITION PLANTS AND STORAGE AREAS

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COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
SUBJECT YAli JAN i 81- fury Manpower Procedures, Ki l i fury DATE DISTR.
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military training conducted in universities, information on pay and allowanoes,
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED, . AWANCE INFORMATION
8 January 1958
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMAT]ON ON CZECCHOSL AE MILITARY MANPOWER
AND AMMUNITION PLANTS
Summary
This report gives information on military manpower in Czechoslovakia,
including information on conscripts, military training for univer-
sity students, miscellaneous military personnel information per-
taining to active duty service and retirement, Soviet military ad-
visors, the Officer's Honor Court, reservists, and reserve training.
Fragmentary information is given on the Adamovska-Skodovka ammuni-
tion plant, an unidentified underground ammunition plant near
ADAMOV, and a gunpowder storage area in the vicinity of ADAMOV.
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Table of Contents
A. MISCELLANEOUS MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL INFORMATION
1. Conscripts
a. Term of Service
b. Deferments
c. Draft System
d. Replacement Cycle
e. Extension of Term of Service
2. University Students
a. Military Training in Universities
be Uniforms for University Training
c. Post-University Training
3. Military Personnel Information
a. Transfers
be Pay and Allowances
c. Uniforms
d. Retirement
of Soviet Military Advisors
f. Officers' Honor Court
4. Information on the Military Reserve
a. Transfer to the Reserve From Active Duty
be Processing for Transfer From Active Duty to the Reserve
c. Training in the Reserve
d. Pay of Reservists During Training Periods
e. Training Areas for the Reserve
f. Deferments From Reserve Training
g. Recall to Active Duty
h. Promotions
if Application for a Commission in the Reserve
Be AMMUNITION PLANTS AND STORAGE AREA
1. Unidentified Underground Ammunition Plant near ADAMOV
2. Adamovska-Skodovka Ammunition Plant
3. Gunpowder Storage Area
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The following is a list of coordinates of towns used in this report:
ADA1 V
N49-19,
E16-40
HRUBA VODA
N49-40;
917-25
LIBAVA
(N49-43,
E19-31)
MILOVICE
(N50-14;
E14-54)
PROSTEJOV
(N49-28,
E17-07)
STERNBERK
(N49-44,
917-18
A. MISCELIAIQEOUS MILITARY MANPOWER AND PRSONNEL INF 1ATION
1. Cons criate
a. Term of Service
Conscripts normally were called into the service at the age of 19 for a two
year period. Prior to 1953 personnel assigned to the Air Force and to specialized
army units were required to serve three years in the service. In September or Octo-
ber in PILSEN
that personnel as-
signed to these specialized units would be required to serve only the normal two
years. Shortly after this order was issued, a political indoctri-
nation course stated that the reason the Ministry of National De-
fense had decreased the period of service for these specialized personnel to two
years was to improve the morale of the troops.
Personnel who were assigned to the specialized units were constantly com
plaining about the extra year they were required to serve and their morale was low.
The secondary reason was that civilian industry also needed men to fill job vacan-
cies in the factories. The class inducted in 1950 was the last one to serve the
complete three-year tour; the next and succeeding classes were required to serve
only a two-year period.
b. Deferment s
It was common knowledge that the following types of deferments from the
service were granted:
(1) Medical
Al]. permanently disabled personnel and personnel who had an incurable
disease were permanently deferred or exempt.
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(2) Students
Students who graduated from high school had to request deferment from
military service if they wanted to continue their studies at schools of higher ed-
ucation. The draft board normally approved applications only from students who
were in the upper half of their graduating class.
(3) Essential Industrial Workers
For workers in essential industries, the worker's employer had to
submit an application for deferment on behalf of the worker.
(4) Hardship
If in individual could prove that he or his family would undergo un-
due hardship if drafted he could be deferred from the military service.
c. Draft System
(1) Initial Registration
All male personnel were'required to register with the draft board
when they reached their 18th birthday. Registration consisted of giving personal
data about themselves.
(2) Preliminary Processing
Personnel of draft age normally were-called to the draft board for
preliminary processing in May or dune of each year. This lasted one day, and upon
completion of this processing they were sent home with instructions to wait until
completion of a record of detailed personal informa
tion, a medical examination, and a determination of the individual's classification.
(3) Draft Board Classification
It was c=on knowledge that each arson who processed through the,
draft board was given a certain classification. the classification des-
ignations in service records of conscripts in 1954 and also discussed this subject
with other military personnel. The classifications were as follows:
Classification A: Capable of service without limitation.
Classification B: Capable of service without arms because of
medical reasons.
Classification C: Not capable of military service because of
medical reasons. Personnel with permanent disa-
bili~iies or incurable' diseases were given a perma-
nent Classification C. Personnel with minor disa-
bilities or curable diseases were required to re-
port again for re-examination at a prescribed time
set by the doctor at the draft board. In a few
cases where an individual had a minor disability
he was given limited military training for three,
six, or nine months and then transferred to the
reserves.
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Classification Des Capable of limited non-sensitive service. This
inc'.udbd politically unreliable and criminal per-
sonnel. Such personnel received six weeks of mil-
itary training without arms and were sent to Aux-
iliary Technical Battalions (Pomocny Technicky
Prapor) where they performed such tasks as building
airfields, 'repairing roads,' loading and unloading
trucks, etc.
(4) Draft Notices
Draft notices (svolavaci listek) normally were sent out by mail for
personnel to report either on 1 April or 1 November of a particular year to a des-
ignated assembly area. At the assembly area personnel were divided into' groups,by
the draft board depending on the branch of service they were assigned to. An of-
ficer was put in charge of and he escorted them to their respective
trainine center Pri imac
(5) Mobilization
ersonnel in the class of 1937_ drafted on 1
November 1956 and 1 April 1957 the majority of the class was
drafted and if there were any members of the class of 1937 who had not been
drafted on these dates, they would be the first personnel to be drafted on 1 Novem-
ber 1957. the class of 1936 was drafted on 1 November
1955-and 1 April 1956 and that a new year class had been called each year since
1950.
(6) Local Draft Boards
Local draft boards were located in each town where a district head-
quarters (Okresni Mesto) was located. The draft board conducted the initial proc-
essing of conscripts into military service, such as a medical examination, comple-
tion of a personal history statement and classification. They also retained at the
district military headquarters the military records of all personnel who had been
demobilized and transferred to the reserves. In the case of total mobilization,
these local draft boards would be the office which would call reservists to active
duty and which would give them their wartime mobilization assignments.
Draft boards did not necessarily have a permanent building for proc-
essing conscripts but would usually be set up,temporarily in a public building, '
such as a school or a court house during the April and November induction periods.
Permanent files and administrative records of the draft boards were maintained at-
the main office of the district military administration (Okresni Vojenska Sprava).
Draft boards were manned by military personnel., with the exception of the clerk-
typists. When military doctors were not available, draft boards were authorized to
use civilian doctors for medical examinations.
The following personnel normally were assigned to the local draft
boards, however this number could be changed, depending on the number of conscripts
to be drafteds
Commanding Officer
1
Major
Executive Officer
1
Major
Political Officer
1
Major
Medical Officer
3
Captain or higher
Clerk-typist
2
Civilian
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d. Replacement Cycle (See Annex 1~.)
After conscripts were given a preliminary examination and were classified,
the draft board notified the Regtonal Military Replacement Office (Vojenaka Nrajska
Doplnovaci Sprava) of the number of persons processed and of the elassification given
each individual.
The Regional Military Replacement Office, after totaling the number of
conscripts from all the draft boards under their jurisdiction, would forward the to-
tal!,.nuinner of conscripts, by classification, to the Ministry of National Defense.
All units of the Armed Forces were required to submit, sufficiently in
advance, a requisition for personnel needed, based on the peace-time TO and ex
pected losses during the coming year, as of 1 April and 1 November of each year,
to the Armed Forces headquarters (Velitelstvy Vojsk) which, in turn, would total
the number of personnel by branches and forward the totals to the Ministry of Na-
tional Defense. Border Guard and Interior Guard units submitted requisitions to
the Ministry of the Interior which also consolidated the totals and forwarded them
to the Ministry of National Defense.
In the Ministry of National Defense, quotas were determined from the re-
quisitions received from the Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior, and
the conscripts available. These quotas were sent to the Regional Military Re-
placement Office which, in turn, sent quotas to the local draft boards.
Local draft boards sent out draft notices to conscripts to report to an
assembly area on either 1 April or 1 November of each year. At this time con-
scripts received their assignments to certain branches of the service and proceeded
to their respective training camps for basic military training.
e. Extension of Term of Service
Conscripts were not retained in service for longer than a 24-month period
except in special cases authorized by the Ministry of National Defense. Since
1953 the Ministry of National Defense had extended the period of Border Guard
service to 27 months and that of the Air Force to 26 months because of the spe-
cialized "on the Job" training needed before an individual could properly perform
his duties.
dividual could volunteer for career service in his branch or in another branch
of the service. If he volunteered for his own branch, he could extend his tour
for only one additional year, but if he volunteered for another branch of the
service, he was required to extend his tour for an additional two years. Vol.
unteers were required to submit an,application for career service to their O.
If the CO approved the application, he would make a statement that the volunteer
was a good soldier who would be an asset to the service.
Conscripts who were approved for service as a career NCO were automat-
ically promoted to sergeant (Cetar). If he already held the grade of sergeant or
sergeant first class, he was automatically promoted to the next higher grade.
Master sergeants were required to attend COS before being promoted to junior
lieutenant (podporucik). Should the CO disapprove the application, no further
action would be taken and the conscript would remain in his unit for his required
time and then be transferred to the reserves.
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2. University Students
a. Military Training in Universities
Students were required to attend military training classes four hours
per week every year while attending the university, as part of their studies. In-
struction was given by regular army officers, who were assigned to local army units
with the primary function of instructing university students. One hour each week
was devoted to army basic drill, one?hour to army tactics, and, the other two hours
covered such subjects as air defense, chemical warfare defense, leadership, and
specialised bftnch subjects.
All students were required to attend summer training every year for a
six weeks period at their respective branch camps while attending the university.
They were assigned to training units as privates and, based on their work and per-
foranance of duty, were promoted to higher enlisted fades. 'Upon graduation the
grade normally attained was that of sergeant Costar). some
graduates held lower or higher grades, but he did not know of any specific exam-
ples. Students were issued army uniforms at the camp and when they departed, they
were required to turn in the uniforms. Students were not paid for this six week
tour of duty.
b. Uniforms for University Training (See Annex B)
The army issued the military uniforms which were required to be worn dur-
ing the four, hour training periods in universities to the school authorities, who
issued them to the students. When a student graduated, he was required to return
the uniform to the school authorities. Students had only one uniform for both
summer and winter wear. It consisted of a jacket, trousers, cap, belt, overcoat,
and shoes. A shirt and tie were not issued and students were authorised to soar
a civilian shirt and tie of their, choice (without restriction as to color or de-
sign ) with the uniform. Students did not wear any grade insignia. One to six
gold bars 7 am long and 1 am wide were worn on the left sleeve of,the jacket to
indicate the number of years the student had been attending the university.
The trousers were similar to the American army fatigue trousers. The belt
was the British army web belt which was worn by the Czechoslovak Amy prior to
W II. Belt did not have,a buckle but had a clamp device to hold it in place. Shoes
were of the same type as those used in the Czechoslovak Army. The overcoat was
the French type used by the Czechoslovak Army prior to WW II.
a. Post University Training
Students were required to enter the service after graduation in the
grade they attained at their summer training damp periods. After a period of three
to six months, students were promoted to Junior lieutenant,(Podporuoik) and trans-
ferred to the reserves.
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Students who desired to become regular army officers received the grade
of captain and were sent to an organization for duty.
3. Military Personnel Information
a. Transfers
(].).Branch of Service Transfers
A transfer between branches of the Armed Forces was possible but was
vary rare.
a f end in the Air Force, Frantisek PLSEK, was transferred to an Auxili
ary Technical Battalion in 1950 because he was found to be politically unreliable.
(2) Transfers Between Units
Transfers from unit to unit within the same branch of service was
possible, but rare. Conscripts normally remained with the same unit until trans-
ferred to the reserves. It was normal for officers and career NCC's to remain
with the same unit for 10 years or more.
Commanders of divisions and separate regiments were authorized to
approve transfers for EM within their own units. Transfer of M from unit to unit
at the same level was usually approved by the next higher command. All officers'
transfers had to be approved by the Ministry of National Defense. transfers were
approved only for the needs of the service and in cases of undue hardship. The
Army paid travel expenses for military personnel and their dependents who were
transferred from one area to another.
(3) Timing of Transfers
In the Czechoslovak army there was what was termed the "Military
Training Year" (vojensky vycvikovy rok) which began 15 November and ended 31 Octo-
ber of each year. The period between 1 November and 15 November was known as the
"preparation period" (pripravna doba). It was only during this preparation pe-
riod that personnel were authorized to be transferred from one unit to another.
Requests for transfers had to be submitted in July in order for the application to
be processed by 1 November.
(1) Finance Offices
Finance offices normally were located at regimental level. The Fi-
nance Officer, with an armed guard, would go to the local bank on payday morning
to pick up the money for payment of troops. Troops were paid on the 15th of every
month. Officers and career NCO's were paid at the finance office,and all other
troops were paid in.their'company area by a company officer who went to Finance
and picked up the payroll.
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(2) Officer Pay
:(a) Basis of Pay and Allowances
Officers were paid by grade, function, and longevity. The pay
by grade was small in proportion to the pay by function. After the first two years
of commissioned service, officers received a 5 percent of basic pay longevity in-
crease. For every five year period of commissioned service an officer received an
5 percent additional pay increase. For example: An officer commissioned in 1950
would receive a 5 percent pay increase in 1952, a 5 percent increase in 1955, and
then a 5 percent pay increase every five years thereafter. In addition to monetary
pay, officers also received clothing and quarters. Officers with dependents re-
ceived a dependents' allowance and also, because of their dependents, their deduc-
tions for income tax were less than that of a single officer.
(b) Pay Based on Grade
Pay for officers by grade was as follows:
Grade
Monthly Pay
Junior Lieutenant 400 crowns
Lieutenant 500 crowns
Senior Lieutenant 600 crowns
Captain 700 crowns
Major 900 crowns
Lieutenant Colonel 1100 crowns
Colonel 1500 crowns
(c) Dependent Allowances
Dependent allowances for officers as well as EM were as
Dependents
Wife
1 child
2 children
3 children
If an officer had more than three
increased
children,
Monthly Allowance
None
79 crowns
220 crowns
300 crowns
the dependents' allowance would be
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(3) Pay and Allowances for Career Enlisted Personnel
for career enlisted
personnel pay was considerably higher than the pay for
conscript EM. Career EM were authorized the standard dependents' allowance but were
not eligible to receive the additional dependents' allowance granted to conscripts.
Career EM received longevity pay on the same basis as officers.
(4) Pay and Allowances for Conscript Enlisted Personnel
Conscript EM were paid by grade only. Their dependents received the
'6tandard dependents' allowance directly from the government. If the parents of
a conscript EM could not support the soldier's family while he was in the service,
the government would furnish- his family an additional. dependents' allowance of
700 to 1200 crowns per month, depending on the number of dependents. In addition
to monetary per., conscript EM received clothing, subsistence, and quarters.
Pay for conscript EM was as
Grade
Private
Private First Class
Corporal
Sergeant
Sergeant First Class
Master Sergeant
c. Uniforms
follows.
Monthly Pas
80 crowns
95 crowns
110 crowns
125 crowns
140 crowns
150 crowns
(1) Issue and Replacement of Uniforms
Regular army officers and career NCO's were issued new dress and work
uniforms every two years. Uniforms were made by local tailors who received the
material direct from the army. Each man was required to report to the tailor for
fitting. Officers received one pair of long trousers and one pair of riding'
trousers with the,dress uniform. A new overcoat was issued every four years. One
pair bf low-quarter shoes and one pair of riding boots were issued to officers.
New riding boots were issued every four years. The following items were issued
every year:
Item[ gBantity
Shirts I
Shorts 3
Tie
Socks, summer
Socks, winter
Shoes, low-quarter
Gloves
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Conscripts were issued new uniforms when they entered the service
and kept them for their stay in the service. When released from active duty they
were required to turn in all issued clothing.
(2) Turn-ins and Inspections
Old uniforms were turned in to the supply roan.
they were reissued to lower grades of enlisted personnel. If 'a so idler iost part
of his uniform, he was required to pay for it. Inspections were held daily to
insure that uniforms were being maintained properly, and once a year inspections
were made to insure that all personnel had the clothing which had been issued to
them.
d. Retirement
(1) Eligibility for Retirement
Officers and EM could retire from the service after serving 35 years,
but they could not receive retirement pay until they reached the age of 564 This
period of 35 years did not necessarily have to be service in the Armed Forces,
since all persons in Czechoslovakia who were working for the state or for-state-
owned enterprises were eligible for retirement after 35 years of service. Longevity
for retirement purposes began when an-individual reached the age of 19. If, for
example, a person worked in a factory and was deferred from the service for six
years, then was called to the service for two years, and later enlisted for four
more years; after this period he left the service, worked in an office for six
years, and then became a mine worker for 17 years - all this time would be computed
retirement and when the individual reached 56 years of age he would be eligible
receive retirement pay.
(2) Application for Retirement
All military personnel were allowed to apply for retirement, but this
did not necessarily mean they would be retired. The Ministry of National Defense
was the final authority for approving retirements. An officer could remain on duty
if he desired to do so. Other personnel who, because of age, were not considered
fully capable of performing duties as a soldier were forced to retire after 35 years
of service.
(3) Retirement Pay
Retirement pay was based on a percentage of an individual's basic pay
and would be paid in proportion to the percentage of retirement pay allowed for
each tyr of work and the number of ears employed on each job.
ins workers and pilots received 90'
percent; army personnels 0 percent; and office workers, 50 percent of basic pay.
The government issued a book in Januar-Y 1957 which listed the retirement pay for
each type of work
A person retiring from the service could obtain a civilian job and
still receive a portion of his retirement pay. it was 50 percent of
retirement pay.
e. Soviet Military Advisors
(1) Assignment and Pay of Soviet Advisors
until 1954 Soviet military advisors were assigned
to each regiment, division, and corps of the Armed Forces. But in 1955 the Soviet
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advisors of regiments were released.
the Soviet advisors had nothing to do
in the regiment. He said there were many Soviet advisors in the'Ministry of Na-
tional Defense, ranging in grade from major to brigadier general. Regardless of
their grade,they received the same function pay as the commander of the unit to
which they were assigned. They were very influential men and actually had more
power than the commander himself.
(2) Attitude of Czechoslovak Personnel Toward Soviet Advisors
Ithe officers and career NCO's thought
the Soviet advisors were stupid and that they m did not know what they were
talking about most of the time. Czechoslovak officers were
bgtter educated than the 'Soviet advisors and therefore resented the high position
of the latter. Officers and EM would make fun of the Soviet advisor behind his
back and call him "Nefachcenko", which meant he walked around all day with his
bands in his pocket and had nothing to do. Also, instead of referring to the
Soviet advisor by name, they would can him "Colonel Nefachcenko".
f. Officers' Honor Court
The Officers' Honor Court (Cestni Duetojnicky Soud) was established by
law and was designed to try and punish officers, who by their actions, violated'
the honor of the officer corps. These violations were not of a military nature.
Some of the'offenses for which an officer could be tried worst stealing, being
drunk in uniform, fighting in uniform, a single officer having intimate relations
with another soldier's wife, a married officef' having intimate relations with
another woman,or association with prostitutes.
Every officer was required to report to his CO any incident which was
against the honor of the officer corps.
(1) Selection of Court Members
Members of the court were selected by a vote of all officers of a
particular unit. Honor courts were established at battalion, regiment, and division
level. Junior lieutenants, lieutenants, and senior lieutenants were not eligible
to be members of this court. The board consisted of four members, all of higher
grade than the accused. Normally, for company grade officers, the president of the
court was a major and the other members were captains. Field grade officers were
usually tried at division level and the president of the court was a colonel and
and the other members were lieutenant colonels.
(2) Court Proceedings
When an officer committed an act against the honor of the officer
corps, the Honor Court decided whether or not the act was serious enough for the
officer to appear before the court. During the court proceedings all officers of
the unit senior to the accused were required to be present.
(3) Punishments Authorized
The Honor Court was authorized to give the following punishments: a
verbal reprimand, written reprimand, house arrest not to exceed 28 days, transfer
to another unit, one grade reduction, reduction to the lowest enlisted grade, or
transfer to the reserve.
In addition to the above punishments, the CO of the accused could also
impose a punishment.
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(4) Specific Instance of a Trial of an Officer by the Honor Court
a member of the 6th AF Bn in PILSEN in 1953 a married
officer,' Senior Lieutenant CERNY, (fnu) was tried by the Officers' Honor
Court for having intimate relations with a female sergeant. CE W was found guilty
and transferred to the reserve, F
4. Information on the Military Reserve
a. Transfer to the Reserve from Active Duty
"~' Conscripts were automatically transferred to the reserve upon completion
of two years of active duty. NCO's were automatically transferred to the reserve
upon completion of their tour of active duty, providing they did not re-enlist.
Officers could be transferred to the reserve for the following reasons;
however, the Ministry of National Defense was the final authority on transfers of
all officers:
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Personal request by of fia re with bona lids reasons, such as being
passed over for prc otion or physical defects which mere not suffi-
cient for forced separation
Recommnendatioii of the individual's commander, for disciplinary reasons
Medical reasons
Conviction by a military court martial
Conviction by an C fioe='Honor Court.
b. Processing for Transfer from Active Duty to the Reserve
When an individual received orders transferring him to the reserve, he
turned in all army clothing and equipmept before departing his unit. He was given
his personnel records and told to report to the District Military Administration
(Okresni Vojenska Sprava) of his area. This District Military Administration
kept records of, and controlled all reservists in a particular area. An individual's
personnel records normally consisted of the following documents'
Personal History Statement
Record of promotions
Record of rewards and punishments
Record of decorations
Record of military courses and schools attended
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Record of the degree of training completed
Record of political character.
From the above documents and a photograph of the individual, the,Dis-
trict Military Administration prepared a military identification book (Vojenska
Knizka). This book was given to the individual and he was told when he would be
required to take the six weeks' period of active duty training.
Records were kept on officers in the headquarters of the Armed Forces
(Velitelstvi Vojsk) and also in the Ministry of National Defense. When a man was
transferred to the reserve, the records kept by the Armed Forces headquarters were
forwarded to the "reserve headquarters" (sic).
Personnel in the reserve were not assigned to any particular unit of
the Armed Forces. In the event of a general mobilization, reservists could be
assigned to any unit in any branch of the service.
c. Training in the Reserve
(a) Periodic Six Weeks' Training
Officer and enlisted reservists were required to undergo six weeks
of military training every two years except in the case of former career officers
and NCO's entering the reserve who were exempt from taking this training for a
period of three to six years, immediately after being relieved from active-duty.
Reservists received their orders from the District Military Administration, which
received information from the "reserve headquarters" of the Ministry of National
Defense. reservists were required to undergo this training
until they reach e the age of O. He did not know how long a person was required
to remain in the reserve.
Officers who were regular army officers who were later transferred
to the reserve were not required to undergo reservist training for three to six
years after their release from active duty, but after that period they were re-
quired to train for six weeks every two years.
(b) Weekly Training Classes
non-career officers were required to attend training classes for four hours every
week. This training was-conducted by regular army officers of the District Mil-
itary Administration and, in the case of specialized subjects, by officers who were
specialists in a particular field. Training-was conducted at local army camps or
if an army camp was not located near a town, in the local school. These classes
were usually held on Saturday afternoons. The subjects taught were: basic army
regulations and customs, political indoctrination, leadership, tactics, and chem-
. ical defense training.
Non-career reserve officers were required to attend classes for one
year, after which they received an examination on all subjects taught. If a re-
servist passed the test he was then required to take six weeks' active duty training
every two years. If a reservist 'failed the examination,*he was required to
attend classes for another year and re-take the examination.
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(c) Active Duty Training with Former Unit
Some reserve personnel were sent to the unit td which they had been
assigned while on active duty for reservist training.
d. Pay of Reservists During Training Periods
..Reservists received the same pay as active duty personnel during their
six weeksttraining every two years.
e. Training Areas for the Reserve
(a) Libava Training Area
The craining'area at LIBAVA2was the main infantry training area for
reservists in Czechoslovakia. A permanent party cadre was stationed here to super-
vise reserve training from'Ms~rch to October of each year. The area was closed dug'-,
ing the winter months. Regardless of the branch of service a person served in while
,on active duty, the majority of reserve personnel were given infantry training.
Soured was familiar with the boundaries of this training area because he flew over
the area during maneuvers in 1950. He heard in 1956 from his friends that reser-
vists received orders to go for six weeks training at LTBAVA, the orders read
that he should proceed to HRUBA VODA. From HRUBA VODA reservists were required to
walk to LIBAVA, a distance of approximately eight kilometers. This training area
was occupied by Germans during WW II, and after the war they were forced to leav.p.-
No civilians lived there and civilians were restricted from entering the area.
Buildings which were vacated were used by the army for billets and offices.
(b) Milovice Training Area (See Annex D.)
The training area at MIhAOPICE2 was used for specialized training
such as for the tank corps, antiaircraft artillery, and motor corps.
In the training area there was a tank firing range and an a o-groun
range. The terrain in the vicinity of tank firing range was very sandy.
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there was a reserve training area in Slovakia,
but could not give its location or further information concerning it.
f. Deferments From Reserve Training
If an individual was sick and received orders to report for reserve
training, he had to report to the District Military Administration where he was
given a physical examination. It was then determined by the District Military Ad-
ministration whether or not the reservist would be excused from training. If ex
cused, the reservist was required to take the prescribed training at a later date.
g. Recall to Active Duty
it was possible for a reservist to request active
- = ~ duty sere ce, a oug he aid not know of any reservist who had done so.
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Tite application was processed through the District Military Administration to the
Ministry of National Defense where active duty orders would be issued. It was
also possible for the Ministry of National Defense to call reserve officers to
active duty involuntarily. This was done in 1950
h. -Promotions
Reservists were promoted if their performance of duty during the six
weeks reserve training was outstanding and the reservist was recommended for pro-
motion by the training camp commander. Recommendations usually were made after the
reservists had completed training and they were forwarded to the District Military
Administration for enlisted men, and to the Ministry of National Vefense for of-
ficers. After areview of the individual's records to determine that he was oth-
erwise qualified, orders would be issued promoting the reservist to the next higher
grade. very few promotions were awarded to reservists;'he
estimate a rive out or every 100 reservists received promotions each year.
'i. Application for a Commission in the Reserve
A reserve EM could become a reserve officer by making an application
through the District Military Administration to the regiment in which he served
while he was on active duty. If approved by the regimental commander, the appli-
cation was forwarded to the Ministry of National Defense for final approval. The
Ministry of National Defense then notified the District Military Administration
which notified the EM that he was required to attend the weekly reserve training
classes with the non-career officers. Upon completion of one year of training
classes and passing of the examination, the EM was commissioned as a reserve of-
ficer. I
B. AMMUNITION PLANTS AND STORAGE AREA (See Annex
1. Unidentified Underground Ammunition Plant near ADAMOV
a train station
was built in 1954
or x,955 near ADAMOVI to
accommodate the unidentified underground ammunition plant located near
this area. an workers leave the train at this station and walk to-
ward the area where he unidentified underground ammunition plan
located could not see the entrance of the plant from the train.
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by the Adamovska-Skodovka ammunition plant in ADAMOV.
2. Adamovska-Skodovka Ammunition Plant
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and ammunition. This was an old plant and was in operation during World War II.
his plant also operated 24 hours a day.
3. Gunpowder Storage Area
A gunpow`storage area cut into the side of a mountain was located on
the east side of the Adamo:Krtiny road near the Adamovska-Skodovka ammunition
plant. People referred to this storage area as "Pacharny" (Gunpowder) because they
believed gunpowder was stored there.
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Persons of Draft Age
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Ministry of the
Border Guards and
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Interior
Interior Guards
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Ministry of National
Defense (NNO)
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Army Units
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Reg
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(9)
Draft. Board
Legend:
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lacement Administration
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(2) Draft board forwarded results to Regiona
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ilitary
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Conscript
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(6) Military units requisitioned personnel
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Assigned Units
(7) Armed Forces headquarters consolidated
rep
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UNIVERSITY MILITARY UNIFORM
Overcoat
OD ' - Wool
Tie - Any Color
OD - Cotton
British-type Web Belt - Light OD
OD - Cotton
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RESERVE TRAINING AREA AT LIBAVA, CZECHO-
SLOVAKIA
Legend:
A. Libava Reserve Tr
B.- Town of LIBAVA
C. Town of HRUBA VOD
RATIBOR and HRANICE, Czechoslovakia
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(A) Milovice Training Area
(B) Tank Firing Range
(C) Air to Ground Firing
Tom of M=ICE
(E} -ada" Air Field
Map Ref:
MLADA BOLESLAV and PRAIA Czechoslovakia
Scale: 1:100,000
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PINPOINT LOCATION OF AMMUNITION PLANTS
AND STORAGE AREA NEAR ADAMOV, CZECHOSLCV AKIA
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PROSTEJOV, Czechoslovakia
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Legend:
(A) Unidentified underground ammunition plant
(B) Adamovska-Skodovka ammunition plant
(C) Gunpowder storage area
(D) New train station
(E) Adamov train station
(F) New housing area
(G) Brno-Prague Railroad
(H) Adamov-Krtiny road
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