TRAINING CENTER FOR PARACHUTE TROOPS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000200080091-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 15, 2011
• Sequence Number: 91
• Publication Date: July 20, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT Training Center for Parachute Troops
OP THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE URANIN41 OF TITLE II. SECTIONS 793
AND 7S4. Of THE U.R. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE?
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1. There is a central training camp for parachute troops in the Pusky-lrabovec i7 area.
It is coastanded by Soviets, but the parachutists being trained also come from
Poland, and Czechoslovakia. The commandant is the Soviet Maj. Pirogov, who has
a Polish and a Czech assistant.
2. The Poles and Czechs of the camp are organized into provisional battalions. They
come from various units in the Polish and Czech Armies, and are under the best
NCOs available in those armies.. Teachers of par chute technique are also trained
at this point.
3. Aside from training instructors, the camp has the purpose of getting soldiers from
the Polish and Czech Armies accustomed to working together and under Soviet
command., while they learn the latest battle methods.
4. The Soviets are not at all satisfied with the morale, training and fighting
spirit of the Czech formations. They keep them under tight discipline and punish
them frequently.
5. The first experiments with the common training of Soviets Polish and Czech
parachutists began in 1952. Apparently the Soviets were satisfied with the results,
since they ordered that such common training.,and exercises should be hold in
1954 on a much larger scale, under Soviet leadership. The Poles were handled
with special care.
Similar common trading will probably be held for the other arms, but it is at
present confined to parachutists, on whom the Soviets lay great importance.
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7. Thus far two groups a year have been trained at the Pusky-Hradovec camp. The
first group leaves the camp at the beginning of September..
8. llaj. Piregov has his headquarters in Lvov. His assistant and technical officer
is Lt. Larabienko, who is established-in Lolo=ea. The Polished uandant is
Capt. Podowsky. The Czech cosmandant is Capt. Luky, The cover name of the
camp is ?IIzok.*
Polls f tions attending the school belong to the garrisons of Zio? Lig7 Ludomir-
0 o id Ubia. Czech parachutists belong to the garrisons of Ulic and Ulline
Lpi Krive.
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