POLISH UNITS IN POMERANIA

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: April 17, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Germany (Polish-Administered Area)
SUBJECT Polish Units in Pomerania
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1. Polish-Navy Training Center (Kvdra marynarki wojenne) near Stolpmuende:
a. Sut,erior Headouartera: Unknown,. The foll.oaium.high-rankin officers were
known to the deserter: Rear Admiral Stajer, GinC of Navy, and Captain
(Nay) (Kommandor) Urbanowicz, Dpty CG of Navy-
b. Cover number: 3 9 8 3 / 84
c eres Barracks in the woods about 3 km west of Stolpmuende (former
German AAA range) (see Annex).
d. Commander (Nav) (Kommandor porucznik) Dombrowski. Dpty CO and
Training Officer: Lieutenant Commander (Nay) (Kammandor podporuoznik)
Jareczek.
Political officer: Lt jg Krzynowek.
ep QQan;zation and str : 15 companies, including an NCO schools
one engineer company and one signal company. Each company consisted of
three platoons, each platoon of three squads. Each squad had one squad
leader and 18 EM. The strength of the deserter's company was two officers?
15 NCOe and 164 M. The engineer company and the signal company were traaclB-
terred to Oxhoeft (Q 53/Y 44) in April 1949. These two units allegedly
were to man the permanent fortifications on the Hela peninsula (Q 55/Y 55)0
The training center consisted of five companies, exclusive of the NCO
school, in 1947?
f. Enlisted personnel: The EM belonged to the 1926, 1927 and 1928
class. Most of them were,, politically, determined adherents of western
principles.. The NCOs were required to join the Party. The pay had been
200.-Zloty per month since 148 (until then 1OOa--Zloty).
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g. Armament: The weapons of the deserter'a company were of Soviet make.
The company was equipped with 11 light machine guns with drum magazines
and three heavy MAXIM machine gams. About 12 to 15 su'bmaohinu guns were
at the disposal of each company.
hh Trams (1) The &2 were generally trained with rifles,, submachine
guns and light machine guns. The training at the NCO ochooll.acted for six
months.
Officer candidates were trained for the first time In June 1949. They
were transferred to the Orhoeft officer candidate school after a basic
\.!training of three months. The strength of this first ciros of officer
candidates was 160 EM, all volunteers from the 1929 thi u b 1931 year classes.
(Sons of workers and farmeraj descendants of the middle classes and intel-
lectuals were barred from following an officer's career).
(2) Some of the naval trainees were transferred to the naval specialists'
school (Szkola specialistdw morskich) in April and September of each
year. This school was quartered in the some block of barracks and was
composed of several instruction classes in the technical services. Numeri-
cal cover designation: 3 8 3 2.
ON Lieutenant Commander (Nav) Lipozinski, Dpty CO: Lieutenant (Nav) Aolasa,
The school had the following courses:
Mine laying (Oddzial minerski)
Electrical engineering (Oddzial elektrikdi)
Radio communication service Oddzial radlot6w)
Artillery (Oddzial'.nrtyjlerli.
Signal service Oddzial sygnalisci)'
Surveying (Odazial pomierniczy)
Mechanical engineering (Oddzial.'maszyniatdv
Motor service Oddzial motorzystdw
Medical service Oddzia1 ssnitarny)
Administration Oddzial administracyjny)
Mess service (Oddzial kuoharaky)
Quotas detailed for training in April 1949:
Radio operators 140 EM
Motor operators 190 EM
Electrical engineers so EM
Mechanical engineers 40 EM
Artillerymen 100 at
Signal personnel 150 EM
Mine layers 120 EM
Each instruction course lasted 14 months (prior to 1949 only three
months). After passing the instruction courses, the participate were
detailed to sea units. They returned from these units to Stolxanuende
after one year so that they could follow a two months' refresher course
and take advanced training.
i. Sea units: The following vessels were known:
Destroyer BlVkswica submarines . and (allegedly not reader
for action as the storage batteries were removed), survey v-00-801 . , '
12 mine sweepers (four Polish, tree US, and five Soviet makke),# 12 PT boats
(of Polish make) *'. -
Rome port of these units in Stettin (0 54/Q 54). However, the units
were lying in Gdingen (Q 55/! 44) most of the time.
2. Details on Polish troops and para-military organizations stationed in
Pomerania:
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a. Stoip (P 55/N 08): One artillery regiment quartered in the barracks
west of the railroad station. One militia training center (Centrum
tryszx, M 0), 12 companies. strong, billeted In the eastern part of the town.
b. TCoesiin (0 55/N 45): One training brigade of border grnard troops
(WOP), consisting of three or four battalions.
c. Stolpmu nde, (P 55/0 80): Besides naval units, one battalion of bor-
der Ruat.'d" troops (WOP Y .
d. Jireboeft (P 55/4 69): One coast artillery unit commanded by a
major and equipped with Soviet 170-mm guns.
Ccsmnen :
as Sufficient information on training institutions-of the Polish Navy,
with which the report might be compared, is not avm lable. It appears
that systematic training of officers, NCOe,and specialists of the Polish
Navy has been started. Apparently, each category has.f'ir.
to pass basic infantry training. Training for submarine and anti-submarine
service is separate.
bG The data given in this report (for the first time) on the draft of the
1925 through 1928 classes to, and their discharge from, the Polish Navy
generally correspond to previously obtained information on the Polish Army :
1925 class: Discharge in September 1948 (except for reenlistees such as
officer and NCO candidates).
1926 class: Draft by monthly quotas since the Spring of 1947 (the deser-
ter himself was drafted as late'as 4 October 1947). Probable
date of discharge: September 1949.
1927 class: In military service in July 19490
1928 class: Has been drafted by monthly quotas since April 1949.
It may be assumed that the same regulations were enacted for military
service with the Army and the I vya
a. Sea units:
e The survey vessel is a former mine sweeper which was apparently modified
for its new duties.
+~* In case the vessels actually were PT boats of Polish make, they have been
menuractured recenir -
d. Stolp: A Polish artillery unit was last reported to be stationed in
Stoip in April 1949. This unit is probably the 30th Hy Arty Bn, Identified
in Stolp in December 1948. Information on militia stationed in Stolp is not
available.
?. Koeslin : A WOP twit of unknown strength was reported to be stationed
in goeslin. No 1836 was indicated as the numerical cover designation of this
unit (two sources (F)).
f. Stolpmuende: Information on border guard troops stationed in Stolp-
muende is not available.
The naval units mentioned are training units of the Polish Navy (see para.l).
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