ENGINEER SCHOOL AT LITOMERICE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004200440008-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 25, 2003
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: February 2, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Czochoslavedria
CONIC IDEN IAL
SUBJECT Engineer School at Litomerice
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The following infors;iat ior. on the I ITOi 11.,.NI,CE (N Sl/F 53)
engineer school was obtat.ned up to 28 September 1949
.Location: Jirilto z Podobradd Barracks a The school had
been located in four civilian houses near the 'Upper 1 a3_1roF4
Station up to late September 1949
School cadre personnel:
a s Officers:
CC Col VOV/iK, replaced in Uxay 19 g Uv Gol B1.:;LOHOUDJ K who
transferred to the High Var ,?sca.demy.
Dpty CO and Ad jutaxlt a Staff Capt ,k u&;s0
DOZ Officer: 2d Lb POSPISIL.
i%duc.ration Officer 1.7a j Hi tIVNAI
Instruettonal director: Staff Capt ?`rofesso: O MVEC
Instructor of infantry tactics: Staff Capt XE1213Iris t reactor of denolition sor -ice : Staff Capt .CUKATT
Instructor of mine service - let Lt 110VAK
other instructor o Lt Col 1.71. 11A..
h Units:
Ili adquartrrrs company 107 s,ien, iricludin;; one mounted platou
one ;rotor tran:,.iport platoon and auxiliary personnel
InstrucL.ion coiipanys 80 menu co i'ianded by Staff Capt PODIVIN
.I:urnisr.od ins{ ructoz-s and d 1d river Pa ulation work on the
Elbe WI.~vere
c.. An uridi;ntific;. Sovikt colonel e4a,,i attached to the school.,,,
H rep:.ac- Col pL',I,`A VSlf:t In o spring of 1949.
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Q,, Coi. Se ,`.'or on ?inoer ro:ierve officer cFindldate.s.
.:eascrve officer candidute~j of t'
yaic 1O;7 and 3.922 clan:~eya
were to 6.)e enrollee. on I October c?4O a a e co r se froi
1 October 1 ?'i8)1 to er=.:~l,T `Jrxr:e i ' 19 had five hur!dred, en,
or ;anized into four co: p4wies, three of hit-h school -raduat;es
and one of picked, Communists without pnrticular education.
b. Course for en irieer reserve officers. The 168t six?~;:eek
.course started about the end of Jario ? ' :'. These trainees
;ere also or??anized into four cornpanicy.
c? Core for stuc:ents of tha,B ILE r 26ry
T:cade:azr. Lash course, conducted by Staff rapt LUZtI. , had 35
to 40 gtUdents.
d. Demons trations for off leers of the 11A:'-h ?"a ' Acadeniy.
2n~a-c a i ec:1onstrati.i,ns b yr the instruction company in all
fields of an Tinecr service vier? oceas ionuily hold f cr of '1.-
cers of t~;o Iii,-'t '-sr i:cade. j katuff captains up to Ii.eu.tonant
colonels). a' our oi- five Poiiah officers were rs.s~ t 11'r observed
writ"_ such officer ?'roups.
.,i~~ci iin`, in c^E cndiin . of ov et :i c Oex-an :Tine.'.
!t':Ncr cro4R1.S - u;tlrv T'ritisii '.avlc equipr:aont, 'Uer'ian pontoons
and r~ncru atia r- 'if tM . r.c.Iin-. of Oc?r n bazoo;cn .~ (? nz
f xu:it) , ii so of }ovi.c:t, Cier:.an and r')ritish e.xrplos.lvcrs ~.
r'olior Pe'i:ieio
6 t r.e roc S
2 busses
5 par,ien.;nr cars
35 motorcycles
1 ":7rio.'.iti tractor
3 1.alf-track ye''id es
11 ar,tohibir.tn cars, :'l.rncludln7 F of Volks ;r~ ;vin
12 'boat--carryin.' motor vehicles
5 bulldozers of . hake v
The t?chool was to receive throe or four train?n.v
oriri - Oct o:ber l1P=9.
7. Ot.aor trooD units
L1`ic? fCl;a .no artillery batt?lon )
..ountcc platoon of the can:,.i.neor)
school 1
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i' tial le r;;' Unit
Si; nut battalion) in t3ie rrok{op Holy 173erracks
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