1. 41ST ARMORED ARTILLERY REGIMENT 2. 9TH INDEPENDENT MEDIUM TANK REGIMENT 3. MEDIUM TANK BATTALION, 39TH MECS. INF. REG.

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• Publication Date: May 9, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This material contains Information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States within the mean-
Ing of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C.. Secs. 793
and 711, the transmission or revelation of which in
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by law.
C-O-N-F--I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT 1.
2.
3.
DATE OF INFO.
9 May 1955
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REFERENCES
This is UNEVALUATED Information
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE, DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
ARMY review completed.
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ARMY
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41st. Armored Artillery Regiment DATE DISTR.
9th Independent Medium Tank Regiment
Medium Tank Battalion, 39th Mecz. NO. OF PAGES
Inf. Reg.
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COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT 1. 41st Armd Arty Regt
2. 9th Independent Medium.Tank Regiment
3. Medium Tank Bn, 739th Mecz Inf Regt
DATE DISTR. 22 Her. 1955
NO. OF PAGES 10
llat Armd Arty R4-at (See pages 4, 5 and 6)
1. The 41st Arend a a
Czarne (Hammerstein N 53-41, E 16-,56) .
t
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its minimum combat unit stre th about 125 officers and 715' EM. This
was based one the number of tanks and SP guns
in the Heavy Bn and the Armd Arty Bn of this regiment. the
full strength of the regiment was about 250 officers and 1.5 00 EM?
some military
personnel were assigned to units other than those on pages 4, 5 and 6.)
2. The regiment had had one cadre battalion of about 150 officers and 70 EM and one
infantry battalion Both of these had been deactivated under
orders from the Ministry of National Defense issued about October 1953. At that
time, the two heavy tank battalions had been reduced from four platoons and four
tanks per company to their present strength. More than half of their officers and
EM had been reassigned to various other units of the regiment and to other (unknown)
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military units. Prior to the deactivation of these two battalions and the reduction
of the strength of the heavy tank battalion, the regimental strength had been
about 400 officers and 2,400 EM,
3. In November and December of each year, the regiment activated a temporary composite
recruit battalion. During the 1953 -.54 year, this battalion consisted of about six
officers and 700 recruits,1 When recruits had completed their basic training and
taken the oath of service in January or February, the batallion was deactivated. The
recruits were then reassigned to various regimental units for further training or
sent to various EM schools for training as tank drivers, mechanics, signalmen, QM
specialists, and infantrymen. Such training usually lasted from six to eight months.
Afterwards the men were returned to the regiment as replacements for EM about to be
demobilized,
reng#th and Organi z a? tiioon (See page 4 )
4.
Officers' strengths shown in
various units on the chart included many warrant officers. Crew-served weapons of
this unit were as follows:
24 JS-2 heavy tanks with 122 - mm guns, distributed as follows:
1 Regt C 0
1 Regt Exec Off
1 Bn CO
7 per company (three C0'1s), distributed two per platoon
23 122 - mm SP guns, M1943 on SSU - 122, distributed as follows:
1 Bn CO
1 Bn Exec Off
1 Company CO
6 per company, distributed two per platoon
An unknown number of 57 - mm guns, vehicle - towed, was assigned to the AAA
Battery.
Staff Sections (See page 5 )
5.
certain staff sections worked under certain deputies,
such as the technical service and POL supply section under the technical deputy.
Heavy Tank Battalion (See page 6 )
6. Crew-served weapons of this battalion were the JS-2 heavy tanks Mentioned on page,,
(Their distribution within the battalion is described in pars 4).
The 9th jndegendent Medium Ta~gima;t (See pages 7 , 8 and 9)
7. the actual strength of the 9th Ind Medium Tk Regt at about 350
officers and 3,100 EM. the distribution of officers
and EM among the to as shown on pages 7 and 8 . Later
in October 1953, some changes ha en p ace. a reg men now s
one heavy tank battalion and one medium tank battalion instead of three medium tank
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8. The heavy tank battalion was believed to have an unknown number of J5-2 heavy tanks
with 122 - mm guns. The medium tank battalion of the same regiment had an unknown
number of T34/85 tanks.
9.
the organizational structure and strength of the
Medium Tk~Bn was similar to that of the Medium Tk Bn, 39th Mecz Inf Regt. (See page 10
for latter).
The Medium Tk Bn9 39th Mecz Inf Refit (See page 10)
101, The Medium Tank Battalion of the 39th Mecz Inf Regt was located at Trzebiatow-nad--Rega
(Treptow an der Rega N 54-049 E 15-16),
and 1900 EM.
11. Thirty three T34/85 medium tanks were assignee to the battalions as follows:
2 for Regt CO (at his disposal)
I. per Bn CO
1 per Co CO
9 others per Co (3 per platoon)
egimental strength at about 300 officers
The Bn Executive Officer had 1 jeep, The six medical personnel were assigned from,
the Regt Mad Plat.
29 officers and 86 EM
L. Due to its temporary nature, the basic training battalion was not shown on the
regular T/O&E chart on page 4. The number of training companies in this battalion
varied with the number of recruits received.
charts of organizational structure of Polish military units which
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Bstimate of the Actual Strength and Organization of the 41st Ara Arty Refit
L
141st
Sstimate of Actual Strength(2)- 125 Off' Armd Arty
715 CO
1 Political Deputy
1 Deputy for Administra-divt Affairs
H4 1 1 Deputy for Supply Matters
...135 It
14 Off 1 3 Off
50 xri ... 120 M
2 Off 1 Ofd
Sa r
!j lzli-g" 1!
0 3 33' _ 130 IN (p
-Off
33
1 Off
33
6 8 Elt 2,. This figure does not include personnel of the Eecru1t
- 6 Bn (see F=r this report) I%
1 Off 1 Off
3Ax 14xt
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Intimate of the Actual Strength and Organization of the 41st Armd Arty legt Staff Sections
Intimate of Actual Strength'.
Off 42
1 38
Civilian Women 2
(Typists)
Training
and
Recon
Political
Deputy
1 Off
Intell~.
CO 41st
1 Off
H9 Technical
Deputy
Supply
Deputy
1 Of (0/8) 1 Off 1 Off
liK
Ord
Tech Svc
and
Uniform.
Peed and
1 Off 2 Off
,POL Supply
Clothing
5 Off
2 Civil 4 ju
31
women
5 Off 5 Off
81St 7 1
Signal Finance
-- - I l
4 Off 2 Off
Special
Documents
Telephone
and Radii
Physical
Training
Meter
rranspertati~
1 Off 1 Off 3 Off
4111 2IN 2IN
2 Off
3IN
Classified
Documents
1Off 1Off
Intelligence Officer was net subordinate to the
legt CO but rather to an intelligence agency
(possibly Olewny Zarsad Infermacji).
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Istimate of the Actual Strength and Organization of the Heavy Tank Ba:talien, 41st Armd Arty Hegt
Technical
L Deputy
Batimated Actual Strength: 3 Off
1O4 BII
elitical
De ut
1 Off
Technic
De t
----9j
1 Off
7 Off
25 AM
r2 Off
6 lit
Crew
1 Off
3AN
1 Off
3Ex
Political
Deputy
Of
1 Off 3 1I 1 Off
101K 21K
Medical
Aids
31K
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men were assigned from the Regt Mod
Platoon.
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Estimate of the Actual Strength and Organization of the 9th Ind Ned Tk Aegt
Setimats of Actual Strength; 350 of
3,100 AtL
CO
Cs
Engineer
1 Off 1 Off
33 IN 30 ENI
Signal
NCO School
4 Off
843 EMI
Technical
Service
Meter
Transport
5 Of f
100 EE
econnai$sanc}
9
Included the NCO School Dn, students being from
ether regiments.
CONFIDINPIAL
130 SM
too
III
Armd Arty
34 Off
100 EM
000
Infantry
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Bstimate of the Actual Strength and Organization of the Arad Arty Bn, 9th,Ind Mod Tk logic
Bstimate of Actual Strength; 34 Off
(Based on Be of W Guns) 100 BM
Medici aidemen 'were assigned
from 3sgt1 Hi Medical Platoon.
T IN
Political
Technical
Technical Arid Arty Political
Deputy Deputy
1 07 1 CO 1
10ff
13 BN
Arid Arty
C
Modicail Technical
7 Off
28JU
2 Off
[82k
6 IN 1 Off
Crow-Served Weapons: .23 122-M SP Dune. Soo Para 4 for full designation and
distribution of these guns.
3 to 4 152-nm SP guns, M 1937 (>U205) on JSY 122-io carriages worn
also organic to this unit
122-m..
Guns `
1 Off
4 BM
CCAUIDANTIAL
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Z`timato of the Actual Strength and Or
Zetiaatid Actual Strength: 46 oft
$43 Zx
Technic
De ty
1 Off
5Off
120 AK
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zatien of the NCO Scheel ln, 9th Ind Hodium ft Its
fl
Political
Da t
1 ozl~ I
NCO.
School
Off
Political ACO Student
Deputy
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