MISCELLANEOUS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN POLAND

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• Publication Date: September 26, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Poland
REPORT
SUBJECT Miscellaneous Military Installations DATE DISTR.
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a report containing fx gmentary information
on the following Polish nstallationss an unidentified restricted
area on the Wislana Mierzeja Peninsula,, a Border Guard (WOP) installation and
radio station in Ustronie Morskie,, a WOP installation and military hospital
and sanitarium in Zakopane,, an unidentified Internal Security Corps (KBW) in-
stallation in Tomice,, and a summer training area in Suchatowka. 25X1
ARMY review completed.
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED, ADVANCE INFORMATION
POLISH MILITARY INSTALLATIONS (C)
Summary: This report contains information regarding six military installations in
Poland. It includes the pinpoint locations and related data of the fol-
lowing installations: an unidentified restricted area on the Miereja
Wislana Peninsula, a WOP installation and Radio Station in USTRONIE
MORSKIE, a Polish Border Guard (Wojska Ochrony Pogranicza-WOP) installa-
tion and Military Hospital and Sanitarium in ZAKOPANE, an unidentified
Internal Security Corps (Korpus Bezpieczenstwa Wewnetrznego-KBW) installa-
tion in TOMICE9 and a Summer Training Area in SUCHATOWKAO
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POLISH MILITARY INSTALLATIONS (C)
The following is a list of locations referred to in this report with geographi-
cal and UTM coordinates.
Location
Geogr hic Coordinates
UTM Coordinates
LYSICA (KAHLBERG)
N54-239 E19-27
CF-9927
SUCHATOWKA
N52-55, E18-29
CD-3165
TOMICE
N49-54, E19-29
CA-9129
TORUN
N53-O1, E18-36
CD-4077
USTRONIE MORSKIE
(HENKENHAGEN)
N54-129 E15-44
WA-5008
WADOWICE
N49-53, E19-29
CA-9227
ZAKOPANE
N49-18, E19-58
DV 2462
ZATOR
N49-59, E19-27
CA-8839
1. Unidentified Restricted Area
This area was located on the Mierzeja Wislana Peninsula at coordinates
UTM DF-0129 (see Annex A for pinpoint location). It was approximately two kilo-
meters northeast of LYSICA. There were no visible barriers
'three times
artillery fire during the early morning hours.
2. Unidentified WOP Installation "A Radd?o Station
The Polish Border Guard (Wojska Ochrony Pogranicza-WOP) installation was
located in USTRONIE MORSKIE at coordinates UTM WA-487078 (see Annex B for pinpoint
location). The installation consisted of several pre-WW II villas
approximately 100 WOP personnel were stationed at this installa-
their mission was to patrol the coastline in that area.
A Radio Station, which consisted of two wooden buildings of unknown speci-
fications and one single pole antenna approximately 15 m high, was located at
coordinates UTM WA-496077.
this was a WOP Radio Station.
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There were no visible barriers around either of these installations.
3. Unidentified WOP Installation, Military Hospital and Sanitarium
The unidentified WOP installation was located on Ulica Krupowki in ZAKOPANE
(see Annex C for pinpoint location). It consisted of an old villa-type building,
15 x 15 x 15 in, two stories high, constructed of red brick with a gray stucco finish,
and a slanted tin roof. The building was surrounded by a wire mesh fence 2.5 m
high. The only entrance to the installation was located on Ulica Krupowkio
The unidentified Military. Hospital and Sanitarium was located on the
consisted of three or four villa-type dwellings. ~
it was a Ministry of National Defense Hospital 25X1
Szpital. MONu and military tubercular cases were confined there.
4. Unidentified KBW Installation
This installation was located in the village of TOMICE at coordinates UTM
CA-912289 on the county road between ZATOR and WADOWICE (see Annex D for pinpoint
location). troops of an unidentified Independent 25X1
Internal Security Corps Korpus Bezpieczenstwa Wewnetrznego-KBW) Battalion (Samo-
dzielny Batalion KBW) were billeted at this installation.
The installation consisted of one quadrangular-shaped,three-story building,
80 x 80 x 11 in, which was constructed of red brick with a gray stucco finish and a
slanted, gray slate roof. The entire installation was surrounded by a wire mesh
fence mounted on a concrete base. The over-all height of the fence was 2.5 in.
bne entrance to the installation) bordered on the ZA,TOR-
WADOWICE county road. sted of a single section of wire mesh 2.5 m
high and 3.5 m wide. two guards stationed at the entrance. Aside
from their regular milit uni orm, they wore mountainsers? hats with feathers
and capes, which were only worn by original mountaineer units
(Gorskie' Jednostki .
5. Summer Training Area of the 37th Artillery Brigade
This training area was located between the village of SUCHATOWKA and the
city of TORUN. this was a well known pre-WW II maneuver area for 25X1
the Polish Artillery. there were two unidentified artillery
divisions bivouaced in this area while he was there. The entire area was spotted
with single-story wooden barracks which housed all regular army personnel while
tents were utilized for the billetin of ROTC-and Reserve personnel who trained there
for periods frpm 30 to 90 days. this area contained several 25X1
artillery ranges. ( See Annex E for pinpoint location) ,
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Annex A
PINPOINT LOCATION OF AN UNIDENTIFIED RESTRICTED AREA LOCATED
ON THE MIERZEJA WISLANA PENINSULA
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Map Reference:
Poland 1:100,000
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PINPOINT LOCATION OF AN UNIDENTIFIED WOP UNIT AND RADIO STATION IN USTRONIE
MORSKIE (HENKENHAGEN)
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Annex C
PINPOINT LOCATION OF AN UNIDENTIFIED WOP INSTALLATION AND AN
UNIDENTIFIED MILITARY HOSPITAL AND SANITARIUM
IN ZAKOPANE
Map Reference:
Poland 1:100,000
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Unidentified WOP
Installation
Unidentified Military Hospital and Sanitarium
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PINPOINT LOCATION OF AN UNIDENTIFIED KBW BATTALION IN TOMICE
Map Reference:
Poland 1:100,000
KRAKOW
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Unidentified KBW Battalion
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Annex E
PINPOINT LOCATION OF THE 37TH ARTILLERY BRIGADE'S SUMMER. TRAINING
AREA IN SUCHATOWKA
Map Reference:
Poland 1:100,000
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