POLISH FOURTH INFANTRY DIVISION AT KROSNO ODRZANSKIE (CROSSEN)

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A040000610001-9
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 28, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 20, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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INFO.
PLACE &
Polish Fourth Infantry Division at
Krosno Odrzanskie (crossen)
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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.
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Order of Euttle of the L;fh Infanta I C R O S N O D,-'vision SIaE
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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.
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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
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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