INFANTRY UNITS IN NORTHWESTERN BOHEMIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004800330004-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 3, 2013
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: April 12, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
COUNTRY' Czechoslovakia
TOPIC . Infantry Units in Northwestern Bohemia
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1. The following information on a Cheb (N 51/F 37) infantry battalion
up to 21 February 1950 was obtained.:-
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b. Quarters : Heavy weapons comrany in the Obertor Barracks
Two submachine gun companies in the "U Striae"
billets. No.further data on other component units.
c. Officers : CO : Col Josef Hendrych
Dpty CO : riaj Safranek
d, Armament The heavy. weapons company consists of :
(1) One mortar platoon equipped with four 120-mm
mortars mounted on small carts, drawn by four horses
each,
(2) One AT platoon equipped with four Soviet 76-mm
AT guns, dram by four horses each. (2)
e. Nationality and political attitude : Seventy percent of the bat-
talion's NU were Slovaks, 30 percent Czechs, About
50 percent of the EU were Communists. Names ?Toppi-
diers who deserted to Germany have not been meftioned
in the battalion orders since 1 January 1950. Four
men have deserted since that date.
2, The following information on the lost (N 51/F 13) 74th "Belocer-
kevsky" inf Regt up to 25 October 1949 was obtained z (3)
a, Superior headquarters : Inaqingizeion in Litomerice (N 51/F 53)
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c. Qunrters : Stefanik Darracks in ;:ost. (Other barraeks in Lost
were not known.)
d. Commanding Officer : Col Krcek.
e: rortar Company : Equipped with twelve 120-mm mortars, only four
of which (of Soviet make) yore used for trifling.
Th c remaining mortars wore of German origin.
The mortars yore mol;nted on wooden or iron carts
of Soviet and Germanmake, each drawn by four
horses.
Comment. :
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(2) It seems doubtful that 120-on mortars and 76-mm AT runs should
be combined in Gne heavy weapons company0
an indopondent infantry bnttalion Is believed
to include the following component units : Heavy weapon envinntly
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Heavy mortar company with four 120-mm nortars
AT company with four 76-um AT guns
(3) The 74th Inf Regt has been known to be stationed in Host since
Au:Just 1943. Thc, report confirms its subordination to the% 12th
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