7TH POLISH MOTORIZED INFANTRY DIVISION

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 13, 2012
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 14, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
INTEI.LICENCE REPORT
COUNTY - Poland
SUBJE 7th Polish Motorized Infantry Division
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August 7947
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1. The Polish motorized infantry division
is an independent fOrmation not subor ipate to ri.y army
'corps. Ita equ pment and weapons are intended to fit the divisicTi. for armed
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reconnaissance work or as an airborne division. It is known as No, 7 Motor
ized Infantry Division (Schnelle Division Nr. 7 or. in Polish9 Dywizja Pos. -
prcbably an abbreviation for Pospieszna)0
2, The CG. is a Lt. General who assumed command in .March, having pre-
vicusly been responsible for the formation of the unit from hitherto indepen-
dent units, The Soviet training section arrived at the time of tL,:, general/s
assumption of command. 717ft commander of the Soviet SeotJn is VD Colorol
Fed it-t Kamienski Four,
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Fritz Milde
Gustave Paulik,
Manfred Standke.
Nikolaus 1onstantin01
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3. The Operations Officer of the division is Lt. Colonel WrItkig,\_
? 40 The two infantryregiments are commanded respectively bv'Colonel:
Baronowski and Colonel Kupka. The Regimental HQ Coo is made up as follow
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battalion.i* commanded by 14, Colonel 40400
150 In the mortar battalion each gun crew consists of a corporal, a
driver, an assistant driver and three privates. Two LUGs are attached to
'each Mortar sectlon, the Motor equipment of Which is four trucks carrying
mortars, one aMmunition truck, one pick-up for the troop commander and one
light motorcycle* In addition, each company has a pick-up for the company
commander who is usually a captain.
;US. Th* independent signal battalion contains in its special company
an exceptionally large number of warrant officers and sergeants. This num-
bar is estimated at 24 to 28 of the former and 12 to 14 of the latter.
17. The engineer battalion contains a mine-clearing company using
detector*. Members Qr this company have been heard discussing methods of
neutralizing glass and bakelite mines which are being taught them by the
Soviet training section,
le, Je bridging company, commanded by Captain Smeljowski, is prac-
ticing bricge building on the Bober river, using material similar to that
with which the german light bridging units were equipped. At the end of
April four armored vah4O1ea were observed being driven into the river at
a Yoint'where its bed was solid. They carried a steel superstructure which
foraed the foundation for a bridge of some 18 to 22 meters in length.
19._ There are n9 reserve troops attached to this division. This is
in accordance with the pre-I939 Polish Army practise and it is designed to
render the fOrmatiens more mobile.
20. All ,formation* of this division come under division H4 at Hirsch-
berg for supplies and communications. Couriers, some of whom are officers,
have been observed travelling between Hirschberg and Breslau. Ration and
clothing impplies are located in Rudelstadt. Fuel dumps are located at each
S4 with large fuel and ammunition dumps in the chalk pits around Kauffung.
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