SPRING ENLISTMENTS AND CONSCRIPTIONS IN THE CZECHOSLOVAK ARMY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007600250011-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 25, 2000
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: May 31, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

SUBJECT' Spring 'Zn11otiients 'anr Conscriptions
in the C ea haalle AM
25X1A
PLACE"
ACQUIRE
25X1A,
DATE OF
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Class of 1929 .. 1930 The third enlisted class., . consisting of
22-year olds., who re.)orted in 1949 and
l9c'Oa, but who were not recruited, Thin
group also includes older conscriptees
who did not report for various reasons.
The above-xnentioned Germans and Hungarians
also belong to this groups
,
2,, Recruiting is done in the various districts by the .so-called "Recruiting
Cowissionsal, which are dispatched by the District I-Tilitat- r Conzand
The commissions usually consist of five members. The chairmant political
officer and medical officer, I.eo, officers of the District P?7i itary
Coal. and, are permanent members. The other two members of the commission
are civilians sent from the district where the drafting takes place,
One of the c vil ans is. a deputy of the District PT'atioz
Committee (0NV'),
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while the other is a deputy of the Local Nations ~ _ttee tt1Nv) no,+.
draft, but who were not recruited.
Class of 1930. " The second enlisted (aasc cwnprisi g-
21-year olds who responded to the 1950
of 20-year oldrrtl o
Class of 1931 The first enlisted class, which consists:
NO. OF ENCL .
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
In the beginning of 1951, all district national committees in Piorav-i.a
published instructions on nlistments in 1951. Twenty-year olds are
being drafted for the first time and the nett conscription includes
Germans and Hungarisna in Czechoslo rakia.0 who heretofore have. never
been included in the call-ups. The following classes are being conscript;; ,i;
r ac sea vaaap a:uuuuusa.l py VjAwre men are oe7 n.g arar ect In addition, the. commission
36 The draft periods- are staggered in the- variavas districts In the district
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be i n set for 27 March - 11 April 1951, In ?Thereby Brod, the second
arvi third clacecs,, i.e., the cla: c of 11930 c1 the rest of 1929 were
,ios'r, completely recruited,, Only ten percent of the class of 1931
=:r.s ccnccripted. Some of the recruits drafted in the January to i-:arch
'51 period have been notified to rc ,er t fc.', military service on 1. - t
/;3 1 195L These recruits are to be assigned to the technical branch=es
.f the arrdl), that is, the air x'orce, tan', corps, artillery, etc. At
he time the man is drar:ted. he is rriven a medical a x3.aation,p and if
he pass es, he is measured for un:i Forms . The Political Officer then
? mniuaca the draftee to determine his ~oolitical affiliations and attitude.
TJ ti.l recently, the con entional time for induction into military service
vas 1 October.. Only the Air Force inducted t rice a year (October and
aril) n 1 :,,ow two induction periods have been set for the artillery and
tank uni.'_s as well,, rrobab1y as a result of soviet pressure follouuinry the
m rarer isa.r races. it is estimated that the total number in service in the
Czechoslovak Army, after the i.pril call-up 'rill be 1501000 - 160,000 men r1u
about 15,000 active officers and 'MOs.
.01i ILOL L.S.. Or ICIALS C)J1fj.
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