POLISH FOURTH INFANTRY DIVISION AT KROSNO ODRZANSKIE (CROSSEN)

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CIA-RDP80T00246A040000610001-9
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May 28, 2010
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February 20, 1958
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/28: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40000610001-9 C1 T- r'? a R~ A~ C i.7 i .Y.J . ? ? INFORMATION REPORT CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. INFO. PLACE & Polish Fourth Infantry Division at Krosno Odrzanskie (crossen) REFERENCES REPORT DATE DISTR. REB NO. PAGES SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. two reports concerning the Polish Fourth Infantry Division at Krosno Odrzanskie (Crossen) (N 52-03, E 15-05). One report contains the order of battle of the division, by individual regiments, and the other contains the names and brief descriptions of personaliti of the division. STATE X ARMY #X INAVY I X AIR FBI AEC 0 I N FORMATION REPORT I N FORMATION REPORT Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/28: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40000610001-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/28: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40000610001-9 SECRET SECRET In L1 T .2- Order of Euttle of the L;fh Infanta I C R O S N O D,-'vision SIaE 1 , ii and S ts,ff The HQ and Staff of the 4th Infantry Division, wh-ch is subcxdinate to the 4th Military District, t7z0U?:,1`:1j1, is at KROSNO OcL.x.^.nskie. Listed below are the components of the Division. 2. 11th nfan+ry Reriment, KROSNO 0drzanskie KROSIIO Oar. Training area SOLING', a) SJtrenr:~:.i The planned strength of the 13giment, including officers, NCOs and rr:n, 3s 2,071 , but the actual strength is be-tvieen 80 and 85jo of this total. b) ~2r arasation 1st, 2nd and 3rd Infantry Battalions, each with 31 officers and 500 men, 2 45 mm field guns, 9 82 iron mortars, 12 7.62 mm HI11Cr and 4 12.7 mm DShK(PL). Regimental artillery: Troop of 4 76 mm ant-i -tank guns, strength 50 men. Troop of 4 76 mm S/P guno (to be replaced in 1957 by a T 34/85 Tank Coy), strength 34 Lion. Heavy Mortar Troops with 4 120 mm mortars, 52 men. W10.1 (DShk) Company : 12 12.7 mm DShK (Ak) guns, 78 mer.. "igna2 . Compare : ! officers, 814 r?en. Engineer:' Company: 4 officers, 63 roan. HQ (general Duties) Gompmy: I officer, 45 men (peacetime only). G`/Ti Platoon: I officer, 10" men. Recce Platoon: I officer, 20 men., R.epai.rs Platoon: 1 officer, 24 men. Spatters' Section ("Obsmelt"): 12 men. 11.0, o) Lrmame:t 4 76 mm anti-tank guns. 6 45 mm f3.eld guns. 4 76 mm S/9 guns. 27 7 ' mm mortars. 4 120 mm nortars. 24 WK-1 (' ' ) 12.7 r.:m M guns. 36 model 54 7.62 mm HMGs. 90 model 42 7.62 mm IT,IGs, .76 Czech ::oriel 57 armour piercing guns ("pen erovky"). d) Vehicles 40 ZIS 150 32W'Z51 39 Q.la.Z 63 I VIABSZAGJA oar 9WKq:;:--em 0L SECRET LY SEA"rT /.......... Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/28: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40000610001-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/05/28: CIA-RDP80T00246AO40000610001-9 SECRET ~ 6 m - 7^_ 750 cc motoreyeles with sid jar 8 Jz -? 49 3j0 cc motorcycles 14 DODO 3/4 (old vehicles) 8 GAZ 203 semi tracked vehicles o) The Regiment has its own Infantry NCOst training school. f) Personalities Regimental C.O.: Major Jan STACPt1RA. Adjutant : Major KOZA1CIEVtICZ , fnu. Operational officer: Captain Uitold POFTEL. 3. 13th Infantry Regiment , CIBOZ (CZER47IE'1SK) (training area SULLNCIN) a) This unit has the some composition as the 11th Infantry Regiment, KROSN0. In 1957 it was transferred from the Barracks at CIDOZ, Into which a Soviet unit has moved, to CZERUENSK, near ZELMi E GORY, where the UB officers' craining school has been closed, b) Person