TROOPS AT ZILINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000200030015-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: April 5, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPO~'T
COUNTRY Czeeheslvwatia
suB,1ECT Troeps at Ziliaa
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1. A11 Csechpslavak Arm units in and around Zilina in various training camps belong
under 1;he divisi ?oral oaas'and in bratislara.
2. Ia the town there are now stationed a rifle reQiment~an SNP battalion~a>~d a munitions
ll~asisle. . .
3. ?t-ere are two siilitary osmps near the town, both of which were organized in the
s~wter of 1953. Bast o! Zilina is a training and refresher training Damp for
1>Ai'antl~'y~ artiller! snd -aaaswnioations troops. Southeast of the t'?wm is s Deep
for teolinioal troops,. !1a >sa are orpni:ed into provisioaal fors~ations. The
oaii~p oo~~ander is Na~or, ~Antoaia 1Clepka, about 40 ?ears old. The staff of t.>be
ossp oos~a:ud is S2, bo Jg^r~n. wixh ? 'owiot ~aiso~n group of nine.
4. Training of reservists coos ooa in five battalions. Thera 18 an infantry battalion
pass~dod bT Capt. =argil ~orslq, about 38 Tears old. It ..has a let Coapanl, 120 atnf
2nd CospaAT, 100 ssR; 3rd.T, 90 trn. In each coetpany there is one heavy
and sae light r-okiae iw? was-d iA each s~s+pad , oae aachine pistol. The oalw~nications
battalion has 180 to 200 asn, and is not motorised. 'rhe artillery. section has a
1st 8abtiery, 90 ~ 95 ~; 2s-d Battery, 9fl to 100 ten; 3rd Battery. 90 gen. F~aah
battery has one li~rt and one heavy taohine Bun and two 122. mm howitsers. The
section is horse-drawn. The tecbaical battalion has a let Company. 85 to 90 men;
2nd Cot~pat-y~ 90 to 100 sept 3rd CosipanT, 80 to 90 man. It has 16 to 18 truaka
of various types. '1'h?re is also ,a driversr school of 14p to 150 men, with four
mot~royclss. siz patsen~er oars gad 10 to 12 trucks.
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5. aeservi#ts are pat thrvagh Four reeks vt basic infantry training,. in which they
less to fire t11 iafsatrT hand weapons.
6. The first group Dace to the easips in dun 1953, and consisted of 75 percent Czechs,
the rrainder Doing Slovaks. ~ 4t ~hN~, +~5 percent were of the class of _1923,
l~ percent wait trap the classes of 1925 sad 1926, and the reoainder trou the
clsss of lg2w. Morals was poor.
7. After the first smith there were eason exercises with int'satry, artillery and
aossssnioations troops partieipatiag. During the training period there were tour
or five alars+s. The plans for the training were worked out Dy the 9oTiet iaison
staff .
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