SOVIET AND POLISH TROOPS IN SILESIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005200290004-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 6, 2001
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 11, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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to both ~'ol~.sh and 5o~.et hoops a~ statior.~d at C~~l? ~Oppeln) 9 Silsaiaa The
Polf.sh Sixth Armond ~~arat is stationed in th~a sout~2t,~etes?ra part of the
c~.t~ rasax? thQ ~es? I~3.~~~ Th? a~~s:zent is commanded ~ CaS.tsnel ?~33.c1~~. ISRkaruk9
a So~st officer who pro&~a cotes fs~a th? IIY~i~a v It includes ~'or~~r two
T~,~v ~~aa~c~m each e~ui d with o~ ~m ~e and s3~ die aa~mos~ac3 carsg each
oc~.t3~ad xa9,th one ~~o (sick o The re~iraent often p?astakes in r~nouvors
at Eoles:t.at~.sc nmar 7~:.ca (~.e~it~~ ~ Siiss~.a$ and sores of its troops axe
ssmi~r~~aent s~at~.oned at this plxace A
20 At S~c~,e?oirlca~ a s~skaar'6 of E~~~.e lacatEad tac~st of the Oder I'~vc3r, iU ~tatior,~u
t}ae ~tPca Ar~tk?TanZs r7rsto~?i~ed ~~z~t312sxgr I',ent, s~eglr.~cant ~.s cor>t~ac~?d ~r
laolonc~~. "taraislaw ~?ad~iewica9 a ~'olish ax~ti3le~ oi'ficer who has. held this sank
since ~~ox~s the warm T~ a^r~rat ups ?b~, Aso
3o S~9.et Vrvops are atat~.oned ?ast of Opals rand in the seat?rn pas?t of the cit~~
t~ie~ ass partiall}r ~az~ored ~ forrxar? (3e3n r?r~ac~ ~ the fos~st nettr?
Caos3.ats3.co (Oosla~it~)? Altho~u~,h some troops ha~'e not ~t xeturrasd from the
~sf,~~9est Gex?r.~an zonal 'border in Saxoaxq~ t~z~ thca~ taes?s detac?zecf dnr~sag th?
r of 19~.9a the tiS,~ raairatairas these arrarr~d yenta eF~d with ~~ ^~ht
Tarakietki ~Tankettes ~ ~ diuaa ~?~3$.s her~vg Stnli~atz tanks in this ara~ o Ira
addit3on~ So~riet ~?c~ops include one aa?t~os~d cra:~ unit s~uippsd t~r3th his rarss ono
anti~.nk motosizsd as~illea?y runt egciipped ~r~.th 7f~t~0 ~aras~ t~rui frorz fig
to s~ t?~t~us#ar~ r~otox~ zed en~iraee~'.n~ ts?oops o
~p ~hs~ s?tti~ center foe So~.et troops at i!roclaw ist lacat?d at :~-5 tllfca
Piastowskn9 'ig?oc].awo .Ara arnaod tup with tanks grad ~r:~ored e~x?a and ens ire
fmnts~ re~imerat 3s ~o rstatioraed, hera~
5 ? The 9th ~, Ba ? 1o I~erat is s~tesect in barracks ? orated aeas? t3~ ' ~roclaw~?tdra
x~i~xvad~ The ~.th San~.ta~ ~ttalios~ is quartr~red ire harracka at i~lica t2osto~.
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CLASSIF4CRTlON
This document la hereby r~gradad tc
CONFtbENTlAI. In accordance with tAe
letter of t6 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date; 2008
Approved For Release 2001/03/05 :CIA-RDP82-004578005200290004-3