CZECHOSLOVAK ARMY TABLE OF ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT

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• Publication Date: February 18, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

_ The cloister in Tepla housed two battalions: 1st Battalion was 50X1
quartered in four wooden:barracks and the 4th Battalion was quartered in
the monaiitery proper. The 2nd and 3rd Battalions are at Marianske Laze in
new barracks built in 1949.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY
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Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovak Arm Table of Organiza-
tion and Equipme--,
THIS DOCUNERT CONTA' 'Ns INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFER.
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE,MEAMITIG OF TITLE IS, SECTIONS 799
AND 794, OP THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS AAAAAA ISSION ON NET,.
LOTION OF ITS CONTENTS TO ON RECEIPT BT. AN UNAUTHORIZED }EASON IS
FROMIDITED SY LAI. nu REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIDITIO.
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2. Each battalion had three companies divided into three platoons and aach platoal
had three squads. The battalion wa� somposed of an infantry coempaw7 (IIC
a Machine gun company and an artillery Company._ An infantry squad W." posed of- of- 11 en: non-commissioned squad leader armed with -a piatel a light
machine gunner; a light machine gun ammunition 'carrier armed with a ritlal an
expert rifleman whose duty it was to protect the squad leader; two .a-machime
gunners armed with rifles or sub-machine guns; one man armed with a pistol and
Alt anti-tank weapon; and.. four ordnance men armed with pistols The plq.toon
commander was a lieutenant or staff sergeant.
A machine gun compday had three platoons of three squads each. A sqqad waa
composed Of six men and one heavy machine gun (only nine heavy 'machine guns per
-company). The members of a machine gun complugr were armed with rifles or pis-
tols. The heavy machine gunaompany May be used for antiaircraft purposes.
An artillery company had three platoons of three squads each. (11 mew pr aquad).
Each-platoon had a Soviet -manufactured 57mm pia,: The gun was mounted OA a-
tm� wheeled carriage which could he attached to a truck. It was used primarily
as an anti-tank weapon.
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7.65mm pistols (Czech made)
9mm pistols (1943-44 German made)
U98 rifles 1940 to 1942 and 44. (50% were in-need of repair).
7.92mm M26 light machine guns (1936-39 Czech made), Machine guns were in an
extremely poor condition.
9mm M23 automatic rifles (1947-1949 Czech made), The automatic rifle N25 haw a_
steel or metal butt while 'the 1123 rifle has a wooden butt. "PancerovIcan (aati-
tnak- aapoR) - Czech made and not used thus far. It can be fired automatically
and requires two men fortiriag. (one a gunner and the other an ammunition loader)
The we pon'weighs approximately 5 kg. In case of war each squad will have 016
Pancerovka, which is capable of penetrating 20 cm of armored plate.
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Zelfepropelled gums - 2ed Iafaxtry Regiment had 4 self-propelled guas mounted ox an
armcred ba1f.4rack0
yOrtars - only four 120mm Soviet-de moetare ix the whole regimext,
70 or Vechiles an infantry regiment had epproximate1y.50 trucks: tan RN and RND
type Made by CO -in Prague in 194$0 RN-type vele s are gasoline powered and have a
fair wheel rear drive, The END type truck ueei Diode' fuel. The regiment else hale 30
ton automobile, Aero: type, 19484949 model, mamufactured ii- the Aero factory ix
PragueeVyeecaay. In addition :there were thee, :3i ton 1943 Stayer trucks made in Austria
' Mese ago have a four-4heel rear drive. The regiment is had 12 19484949-Skeda-Tuder
auto e (comparable to it'US seep) made bythe Ueda factor in Nlada Beleslaye, All the
above vehicles were in good working conditione '
There were 60 horses and 18 traixed shepherd dogs in theeorgeeization, There were as
:hemiag pigeons*
=ply and Wardle:mange- The ammunition warehouse for the 2nd Infantry Regiment was lo-
cated in the park of the former monastery. It was a one-floor wooden barraoke guarded
day and might by two Soldiers armed with automatic weapons and one Very pistol. Guards
_lied orders to Shoot on sight: anyone within 200 term of the warehouse. Aeother amend.-
tion werebella p located in the forest itear:Nheiaxske Leteii,was guarded by one to eight
Soldiers, A supply warehouse for the regiment was in the &.ia building of the venastery
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in Teplae, The nototepool was also Iodated in the barracks at Merianske Lazed and in the
monastery in Tepla. -
9.ggailkjalumut - The dispensary, feretholregimentetattended by a doctor, was &coated in
the barracks atUhrianske Lazni. There was another doctor (a lieutenant) in the nomas-
.tory 1n Tepla..
1.0* Yeeeuvere and ;nstructione - Basic training period was one Month. The fiese twc wake
were devoted to close order drill (without arms) and *minting. After the send week
� the men were issued rifles, gas tasks and the .remainder of their infantry egeipmeet0
The issuing of weapons end equipment was ceremoniously carried out. Before the rifles
were handed to the met, the deputy commander of the regiment, Staff Captain (fna)
=IQ stated nSoldiers, for You this is a moment of great honor in which the weng
people band over to you your: weapons and thus express in you their vote of eontidenee.
See to it that you never betray this confidenee,n Weapon training began after all rifles
were issued. First there were lessons in nomenolaturee assembly, disassembly and immedi-
ate action, These were followed by close trder drill .under arms:. Nhrksmanehep exer-
ciees took place when all preliminary training was completed. After two month, iricg
ranges were used fOr firing rifles, automatic weapons and light machine guns. Dueimg
non-firing periods, instructions in the Inge of the gas meek and band grenades were gieem.
Visual aids for the main parts of weapons, gas masks and grenades wereavailable. Traine
Jew was exoellent and carried out under strict supervision. Offensive cothat ceneteting
of street fighting, trench warfare and as malt on a fortified position was alvc: taeght*
A two-day 70 km forest march each month involved the entire battalion. Mich el' thle tine
was devoted to trergalwarfare. It was mandatory for all officeand kitchen help to rertie
oipate it this training.
The total strength of the regiment was1,200 men from the following military servine
groups .1950-19511 On 1 April 1952, 300 recruits were drafted into the service and sche-
duled for entry later in 1952. .The age group 1.9500-eas to be discharged in October 1952.
Age group 1951 was to he discharged in Octeber 1953 and-age group 1952 was to be di-.
obarged in March 1954. �
11. .11020a1P-Up to SO% Of the men in the regiment were dissatisfied. _They performe4 their
duties negligently, failed to follow orders and did only what they.. had to do. These men
always complained about military serviee, about conditions and about the food, renTer-
cent were devoted to the ComMhnist regime and the remain/re 10% failed to demonstrate
� any interest in political development or any political affiliation. It was poesible t
observe dissatisfaction among the officers,
12. leave - Passes were permitted only twice a week =Saturdays and Sundays, Leave eel Satur-
� day began at 2200. To remain absent until 0200 Sundayesorning, a special lease had to be
obtained, On Sunday the men were permitted to leave at 1300 and bad to return by 2200.
No passes were teed'to remain-absent after bedeheck on Sunday'. In the event at death
in a soldierts family, he was granted leave according to the 'number of miles he Yad to
travel,
,W ges a soldier formerly received 450 crowns per month but as of Mhtch 1952 be ?received
Only 300 crowns. A private first class received 330 crowns per month, a corporal 390
:Ordwns, and e sergeant 450 crowns per month. Soldiers received three cigarette* per day
every ten days,
rood - the f wa insufficient and the men were constantly hungry. Breakfast aeneisted
Of clear soup, breed, black coffee (cream onlyeheice a weak); Lunch canal ted or soup,
six petatoes"with gravy and 10 detagramaJ of chopped meat; and'dinnee (het meal) wee soup,
black ooffe p potatoes and 70 grams of chopped meat A cold dinner Was always lerved on
Sunday,. A cold meal w s considered the best.
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olitica training - took place on Tuesday and Thursday 0800-1000, The program of poli-
tical lectures included Such subjects an the "Origin of the Great October Revolution,"
"Origin of the Red Army", "Marxism and LOminihnZeen in the Light of the February-Happen-
ings in C'techoslovakia"
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