NAVAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER, KOLOBRZEG

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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: December 8, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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REPORT NO.
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COUNTRY Poland
DATE DISTR. 8 Deo. 1983
SUBJECT Naval Communications
Centers Kolobrzeg
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DATE OF INFORMATION
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The" Naval Communications Center in Kolobrzeg 1 54-ll, E 15-3.7 was
under the direct command of the Headquarters ffice of Observation
and Communication, L The Kolobrzeg Naval Communications
Center was known as cut,,J.u14rv. (Komenda 3-go Odeinka Obserwatli
Lacznosci Przy Baze Wojennej)of the five observation 'joints comprising
the Signal Command..
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2, This Communications Center was accommodated in a single building
sketch 1, Pt. 27 located in the western portion of Kolobrzeg and
about one to two kilometers south of the building occupied by the
Headquarters Office of Observation and Communication. The building
was a three-story structure. It had two wings with the approximate
dimensions of 30 x 8 x 10 m. I heard that it had been a radio
station under the German occupation.
3. The Naval Communications Center Was headed by a Polish lieutenant,
senior grade, by the name of MICHALAK, who was assisted by his poli-
tical adviser, a Soviet, who held the rank of lieutenant, junior
grade, in the Polish Navy.
The Center comprised the following sections:
a. /Staff Section - These Polish Naval officers exercised mostly
supervisory and instructive functions.
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(1) The Communications Chief was a lieutenant, junior grade,
who exercised immediate supervision over all radio, tele-
phone, teletype and signal installations. The Communica-
tions Chief was also a telephone specialist. He as
assisted by a first class petty officer (Bosman) by the
name of PIEREGUT, who was in charge of the central tele-
phone exchange. The Communications Chief was further
assisted by Lieutenant (J.G.) GRZYWA, who was in charge
of the signal men. Ensign CZESLIK was in charge of the
radio men,
(2) An ensign who acted as Technical Officer was in charge of
the spare parts room as well as the electric power genera-
tors and storage batteries. He was assisted by a chief
petty officer, who was a telephone specialist.
(3) Petty Officer First Class KICZYNSKI acted as Ordnance
Officer. There was such ordnance equipment as about 70
carbines, about 10 automatic pistols, one machine gun,
several boxes of hand grenades, and anti-gas uniforms for
all. All officers carried pistols.
(4) The Classified Documents Control Officer was Warrant
Officer BANASZAK.
(5) The Unclassified Documents Control Office was run by First
Class Petty Officer KUCHARSKI,
(6) The Political Officer was Ensign SIENKIEWICZ. In charge
of political indoctrination, he held two-hour lectures on
Monday,. Wednesday, and Friday, from 2000 until 2200 hours.
(7) The Recreation Officer was Warrant Officer BAJOREK. He
rather neglected his job, with the result that there were
few recreation periods.
(8) The Quartermaster and Mess Hall Officer was Ensign KACZMAREK.
b. The Radio (Wireless) Section operated the radio station. It
consisted of:
(1) Three RSBF Soviet-type receiver-transmitters. or des-
50:00 cription of these receiver-transmitters, see'
(2) Two electric power generators, storage batteries, and one
antenna.
(3)
One newly-developed long wave tranOmitter and receiver
(combined) set of the Buhta type, This was of Soviet ori-
gin and I would estimate that its range was several hundred
kilometers. It consisted of two separate units - one unit
for the receiver and one unit for the transmitter, 2:tie('
Sketch 2.27
(4) A US short-wave receiver, which was commonly known as the
US type, since these two letters were pressed into its
casing.
(5) A stationary electric power generator of the GS-1000 type
developing 1,000 w. at 12 app. which was normally employed
to charge the batteries. The generator was driven by an
electric motor. There was a second generator of the same
type for field operations. There was one antenna about
50 m. in length on top of the building.
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c. The Telephone Section operated the telephone and teletype equip-
ment.
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-There was a telephone exchange Switchboard built by a
Polish firm in Bydgoszcz. It was the central telephone
exchange for the whole Naval District of Kolobrzeg. . This
Section was run by about 30 Polish Naval personnel -one
officer, six petty officers, and 23 sailors. They operated
and repaired telephone equipment.
d. The Signal Section operated conventional flag and light signal
equipment.
(1) There were one officer, three petty officers and 11 sailors
in this section. The signal men were usually considered
permanent members, while radiomen were transferred once or
twice a year.
(2) The equipment consisted of hand Morse lamps, a lighthouse
searchlight, sets of international and national Polish
signal flags, semaphore flags, an instrument for determin-
ing course and speed of a ship, and an ultra short-wave
telephony set which was seldom used. No large searchlights
were available,
e. The Mess Section consisted of-one petty officer and five sailors.
f. There was a small Polish Army detail, composed of seven men and
a corporal in charge, used for aerial observation. Its members
wore green uniforms. They stood eight-hour watches (two men at
a time) in the lighthouse 27Sketch 1, Pt. 32% which was about a
20 minute walk from the Communications Center, 27ketch 1, Pt. g.
They reported observations by telephone to an agency unknown to
me. This Army detail was inspected seVeral times a week by a
Polish Army officer supposedly coming from Trzebiatow. This
detail was quartered in the Communications Center building.
Signalmen who were also located in the lighthouse ffketch 1, Pt. 32%
observed activities at sea and on the coast.
6. The Kolobrzeg Central Naval Telephone Exchange operated with the
Observation Points of the Kolobrzeg Naval District and with the
Central Telephone Exchanges of the other four Polish Observation
Points. It also communicated with the Gdynia Naval Headquarters.
Operations with Polish Army and Air Force telephone exchanges were
feasible only via the main naval exchange in Gdynia. It was possi-
ble to reach Polish civilian lines over the Kolobrzeg Postal Tele-
phone Exchange directly, but in reality, civilian calls were not
allowed. A 24-hour watch was maintained at the telephone switch-
bOard. One man was on watch at a time. The length of the watch
was determined by the number of men available, (two men, 12 hours,
three Men, eight hours).
sketch 1 of the Naval Communications Center, ,Kolobrzeg and Sketch 2
Of the type Nadajnik Buhta and Odbiornik Buhta radio equipmentj
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SKETCH 1:
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Naval Communications Center in Kolobrzeg
Rough location and layout sketch, (not to scale)
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SKETCH 1 (Cont'd):
Legend
Point # 1. Building Complex: Kolobrzeg Naval District Command.
#2. Communications Center Building: approximate location.
#3. Kolobrzeg Lighthouse.
# 4. First Floor: of the Center Building.
a. Main Entrance.
b. Ita_11/:Elantasta-
c. Hallway.
d. Staircase.
e. Technical Storeroom.
f. Central Telephone Exchange.
g. Collection Room: for reports from observation points.
h. Guard Room.
i. Polish Army Detail.
j. Training Room for Signal Section.
k. Itmcm_anilasaglan-
1. 112115e Batteries for the Radio Station,
m, Generator Room.
n. Batteries for the Telephone Exchange.
o. Quartermaster Storeroom.
Second Floor: of the Center Building.
a. Training Room for Teleapone Section.
b. Day Room (rest room).
c. Hallway.
d. Staircase.
e. Communist Party Lecture Room.
11, TraininRoon for Radio irli.v.aLasti_.on.
g. Politruk (Lt. JOG.) (Political Officer).
h. Orderly Room (unclassified documents).
i. Commanding Officer (Lt. S.G.).
J. Radio Station.
k. Orderly Room (classified documents).
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SKETCH 1 (Contld):
1. Teletype Room.
# 6. Third Floor: of Center Building.
a. Staircase and Hallway.
b. Billets, Lavatories.
c. Kitchen and Mess Hall.
In addition, there was another spare parts room in the basement.
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could not answer (frequencies, procedures during
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put to Source which he
signalling, signal and
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SKETCH 2:
Rough Sketch Type Nadajnik Buhta and Odbiornik Buhta Radio Equipment
Type
Nadajnik "Buhta"
25 Cal? M11.????111?N.N,
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SKETCH 2 (Contld):
Legend
Pt. # 1. Transmitter (Nadajnik): This transmitter (as well as the
Receiver (Odbiornik)) of the Buhta type were brought to the
KolobrZeg Observation Point and Communications Center some-
time in 1950 from Gdynia. At that time it was considered to
be the latest in Soviet communications development in use.
2The Memory Sketch 2 is incomplete as there are many knobs
on each of these sketches the placement and use of, which I
cannot remember. The transmitter was located in the Kolo-
brzeg Naval District Command Building while the Receiver was
located one to two kilometers south in the Naval Communica-
tions Center Building ffee Sketch 10 Pts. 1 and 27% The
Communications Section in the Naval District Command Build-
ing communicated with the Naval Staff in Gdynia by telephone
and received from the Gdynia office the wave length to bp
used. The case was metal of a dark gray color. The antenna.
on top of the transmitter was extended through the ceiling.
I do not know how high it reached into the air0 The "V" and
the "A" designate the locations of the voltmeters and
ammeters. The dial operated the wave length tuning. I
would estimate the range at several hundred kilometers
# 2. The Receiver: This receiver was located in the Naval Commun-
ications Center Building, sketch 1, Pt.. 7, (Wave lengths,
to which the receiver was tuned, .were assigned by the Naval
District Command.) The top of the receiver opened up. for .
facility of repairs but during my stay there I cannot recall
that the Buhta needed repairs. The "A" designates location
of the ammeter. The large dial was for large scale tuning,
while the small dial was for finer tuning. The small outlets
on the lower right and left designate key and telephone con-
nections.
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