1. OCCUPATION OF SCHWEIDNITZ 2. SCHWEIDNITZ AIRFIELD

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• Publication Date: August 27, 1951
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TOPIC I. Occupation of ;ch-eidn-itz
25X1 A 2Q Sc;rieidriitz Airfield
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Soviet and Polish Troops in Schi'3f3idnitt?
1o The former Grenadier Kaserne consisting of 1.5 to 20 thre::--:s?to:yr buildings, each
2; to 30 rneters long., was located. on Gre adier trasc e in the so rtY'r- estorn
section of 3chweid dtz (P ;1j ! 13) and '>? z s occupied by C viot fir Force troops.
An engine test stand was seen .f ran the aircraft ea inns were r. in zing there
day and nipht,,
2d The former Arras Kasorne on Grenadier Sts as c as partially destroyed and not
occupied. The former , andern KaserrT.o~. 4aordered by ir: t?ra~>d ier Straw;se a- _ad Frei-
burger Strasser was occupied by ~''o"v'iot Ps.ir force soldiersca It consisted of 5 or
6 four-story buildin; sv each ebout 40 voters long.
The farza,:r Barbara Kaserre, located in the northeastern sect,ion of the town,
was occupied by ?boviet soldiers including some who wore steel bl uo rani form
with blue epaulets and others,wesring bra; . uniforms and black epaulets Zvi th
crossed gun bar!?el insl=?niao she install.aticn consisted of 5 or 6 four--story
buildings each 30 to 40 meters long?,,,
1o Bolko Kaserne, located in the an le for.,,:ed by i3olko ? trati ,e and. b oyrsch Staas e,
was the only installation which wa.s, occupied by Polish soldier+.rs, wearing steel.,
blue uniform with red bordered epaulets.. A "soviet o:_ ficers club, c2i3ed Dom
Offitsera, was located on kr: edri.c`zstrar,;,, .
5. Schweidnitz airfield,was ; located on the ro id?. to 1o r,;aroda
(P 51/H 1C). There were t.; to 6 temporary bur diii =s. each 20 ors
long. No flying activity was
aircraft were observed at. the field during the surf=:e of 1950, After 1.9149,
25X1 A only a few airc ^aft, mostly single,-ongino and t xin o one planes rith red
Soviet stars, made individual and fora a tion flights over the to, o
6. The former Grenadier Kaserne cyrf;~i; ~,ed of Tout 20 buildings" Abp at 7 to 10
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of the buil ir. s %,?iers ocr:upiec' by Sov:`cam t sr-iIrl1ers wenrirg b l c iS~`-$1 or e '`v
light blue epaulets,, Two or three bui:?elin:~; .Hare bein furnished, .tio
quartering purposes, Partition walls :er being ewe :tom or rer ovod end
ti,a~._,_c.a c?:
high volt-age cab"-_er .?Ierc: being laid in oE i_x? In rtpril. !rs?t>1
May 19 e s 3 to 1;(3 rie r achine8 uc.~s I,-, .:Ul ~.l e drilling, and r.,illin"
=chines were trucked t the instal at? : Z3ti:. Set up in sore hui.l Inc s,
Then passing several tiros l,c troann T:--d~; 101 ' and'. November 1950,, source saga a
steel scaffold in the barracks yardQ 1A. 1-ar e ri ;ine va_'tth a propeller was
in the steel structure. Ciuil.i.ana', Soviet o: 'i cer , aria M:_Idi ers stood around
the scaf f olci while the e'> ;ine was rannin:: loudly,, Accordinnt. to Sovi,.;t
soldiers,' ai.rcraf t part were being r.wauLactured there, In a ?dit-ion to the
Soviet soldiers -aho were. quartered in the, bar.:,acks buildings,, ScrTiot
civilians were also employed there. T'ho civilians with their fa u. lic;s %1 re
housed in five five-story house,-, o,'i S.o rI:S ;,; aaC:i;e~;er aura 6e he '3S1d2 lseJ.s'i~
area was surrroi ded by a board fence and "uarded 'c. y Soviot soiclicr$ aeari rr~r
black-bordered li ht blue opaulets o It saes ryra.ncraliy krlo n in CcIrioif-Initz
that all the Soviets la.t i zs n t tc>^ i- wore ei p1oy d as s; Ica: 1 lab r x :
in the barracks instal ; ul
i cts, xa: concordant, L at : =F-:
Schweidnitz more blue epau
indicate that a large technical air force school with r;: flair =ay be
stationed in ~ohwe d#11tZ Lioct of "off iot ex;)CIA", ;a-111 C-Vili as PaC z.? ers
seers to be eriploy"ed in the engine repair Q=hot" w%er c the yomu-r ldic rs are
given practical instruction?
+-- Cor.~ ient~ c The exact Crc 1, t1C? 2 of the air-field, "via not been deteernino&,,
it appears, howeve3', t U t no air. unit i s t,zationcd ?;hncre., m'_ e airc'"?Pf t c, ,n
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ga3rfelave be~-~: ~n trainers, ?s.trans-`r of tho te~r.?,rn7o.a:l air r"oa?ce
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4fhiclb rAay exist V th voL
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