1. 75TH ARTY REGT IN LITOMERICE 2. 43D HV ARTY REGT IN ROKYOANY 3. RECONNAISSANCE PATROL TRAINING COURSE IN PILSEN

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• Publication Date: September 27, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTAY. Czechoslovakia ?REPORT
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75th Arty Regt in Litomerice
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10 On 1 October 1950, the 75th Arty Ret was activated in the Pcd Radbozon
Barracks at the northwestern exit of the city of Litomerice (Leitmeritz-
11 51/F 53), around three companies of 200 to 300 recruits each. The
regiment was commanded by a colonel? who was relieved by Yajor TIezouns
(fnu)s in eerly October 1950. The commissioned pers. onnel of the reeimental
headquarters included a political officer, an ordnance officer, a regimental
surgeon, and. a regimental veterinary officer. A signal battery :as sub?
ordinate to the regiment? The 1st En, commanded by Lieutenant Llatunert,
(fnu), of about 120 men, probably consisted of three batteries, which were
equipped with long?barreled Soviet 76?mn guns with muzzle brakes, towed by
four horses each. No small arms other than German model 93 E rifles more
observed. No detailed information on the 2d 'and 3d Ens rhich absorbed the
two other companies of recruits was availabfe.
2,, In late Noveriber 1950, the whole 'regiment was ordered to move. On 1 December
1950, the 1st and 2d Ens began to entrain, the train consisting of 2h
gondola cars loaded with two clans each, 10 cars with horses, some personnel
cars, and sone cars loaded wi..th billeting equipment. On 2 December 1950,
the train arrived at Teplice.Sanov (E 51/F 34), The troops of the 1st En
continued the trip, with their bflleting equipment, but without horses
and guns, as far as Rokyanny (E 50/L 210, where they arrived on 3 December
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moved to mmutov 01710 au i;oca ion o the 3d En was
undetermined. (1)
h3d 1-1v Arty Regt in Rokyearky
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30 In early December 1950, the 13d Ey Arty Rect was activated in the so?called
Old Barracks southwest of the Rokyoany railroad station, around the 1st En
of the ? 75th Arty Regt, an artillery unit of about .60 men from Tabor (0
50/M 01) and nrf of an artillery unit from Pisek (N 50/Q 69), who furnished
eight German 105:-/m field howitzers. The regiment wes subordinate to a
division in rlizei(N 5-0/1 oh),, (2)
h. Up to January 1951, the regiment was commanded by Colonel Netolickys (fnu)?
who was succeeded by 7ajor Kot kos (fnu)s in February 1951. (3) The staff
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of the reeimental hendquarters included .?,ajor Kebylka, (fnu); deputy ?
commander; Captain Hera, (fnu), chief of staff; and Lieutenant Kalciks
(fnu), DOZ officer. The regiment was composed of about 140 percent Czech
and about 60 percent Slovak personnel and was organized into a regimental
headquarters and is 2d and 3d Bnss each consisting of three batteries?
The 2d fin included the /Alas' 5th and 6th Batteries, with about 40 troops
each. The 3d fin was known-*Wr to include a sounderancing battery
(Zvukomerna Baterie).
5. During field practices, the 1st fin was observed ta be equipped with German
105-mm field howitzers. The Irth Battery was equipped with four Model 18 N
150-mm howitzers, one 152-mm howitzer and one 105-mm howitzer; the 5th and
6th Batteries, after January 1951, had four Model 18 N 150-ra1 howitzers
and two 152-mm howitzers. The battalion had 15 tractors and five T?tra
trucks. Its small arms included German Yodel 98 N rifies Czech rodel 48 A
and B submachine guns, and two light machine guns. The 152-mm howitzers
were not to be used before May 1951, as no limbers had as yet been supplied.
Motor vehicles Observed in the Old Barracks also included two six-wheeled
sedans, two Tatra-8 sedans, two jeeps, two German amphibian motor vehicles,
and an unidentified number of motorcycles. The telephone equipment bore
German inscriptions. (4)
6. Artillery training was started as soon as the troops arrived at Rokyoany.
The first record firing, which was directed by the regimental commander, WES
held between 15 and 25 Marsh 1951. The ranges were 8 or 9 km for indirect
firing and 600 to 800 meters for direct firing. On 1 February 1951, an
NCO candidate instruction course involving about 110 men of the regiment
was started in the Old Barracks? It was commanded by Senior Lieutenant
Cingros, (fnu), organized into three batteries, and equipped with seven
105-mm howitzers. In 'March 1951, about 15 men were returned to their units
for inefficiency and 95 men mere detailed to an off leer candidate school
in Liberec (0 51/G 16).
10 During the night from 16 to 17 March 1951, several thousand 105-mm and
150-mm shells were unloaded at the railroad station and taken to the
ammunition depot east of the city, In late :arch 1951, about 300 boxue
containing 20 Czech hand grenades each were rearranged into piles in thie
depot, which also contained boxcars bearing German inscriptions.
C. An artillery unit, equipped with about 20 76-mm cans and seven or eight
long-barreled lighter ones towed by Studebaker tracks, was located in the
New Barracks south of the Old Barracks in Rokycany. A colonel Irds observed
to be the ranking officer. About 15 Tatra trucks, 40 Praea RV trucks and
about 60 tractor g as wall as 40 saddle horses were also observed in this
installation? (5)
Peconnaissance Patrol Training Course in plamtig .o 30 May 1951).
9. On 2 May 1951; a reconnaissance patrol training course involving about
60 men from untts located in Rokyeany? Pisete Cheb (Eger, Y. 51/P 37) and
Sokolov (Talknotr, V 51/P 58) was started in the so-called 35th Regimental
Barracks in Pilearlait was directed by Staff Captain Borecky, (fnu).
Training included nap-readinr, observatian of the enemy, construction of
Observation post etc. On 30 May 1951, the course was not yet terminated.
Troops wearing red-bordered black collar patches and rumored to belong to
a tank unit were quartered in the barracks installation in PlieennEowever,
no tanks were observed. A unit equipped with 76-mm guns and quartered in
the same installation was observed near the military airfield (6)
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(I) As ear y as 1949, a light artillery battalion, which was believed to be a
component unit of the 3d Arty Regt in Litomerices was located in the Pod
Radbozon Barracks. No previous reports mentioned the 75th Arty Regt. It
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appears doubtful whether the regiment was actuelly ac n October
1950 and sub-divided as early as late November l9O statements 50X1-HUM
are rather believed to indicate the building-up el' recruits units in
Litomerice in October 1950.0 with the recruits reassigned to newly activated
artillery units after a short training period. No artillery unit has been
observed in TepliceSanov or in Chomutev0 although ? ..
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ing the period up to June 1951 have been received. -
(2) Only artillery units of the 4th Arty Brig were mentioned, by previous 50X1-HUM
reports, as located in Roksany. The 43d Hv Arty Root is believed to have
been formed from these units and personnel drawn from other artillery
units, A motorized artillery regiment activated in 50X1-HUM
October 19491 is known to be in Tabor. BO artillery units were previously
carried in Pisek0 the 11th Inf Div, known
to be stationed 4 senpinc u es e , r y teet, located in Mann and
the Klatovy area up to November 1950. , It appears 50X1-HUM
improbable that the newly-activated artillery regiment belongs to the 11th
Inf Div.
(3) In October 1949, Colonel Ketelicky0 .(fnu)? was mentioned as the commanding
officer of the newly-built motorized artillery regiment in Tabor.
(4) The equipment of the regiment is not yet standardized. The 1st Bn had
German Yodel 18 light field howitzers; and the 2d Bn had German Yodel 13
heavy 150-,mm field howitzers and Soviet rodel 1943 152-mm field howitzers,
(5) Judi..ne, by the description, an AT unit not mentioned in previous reports
may be located in Rokyeany,
(6) It is believed that troops of the III Army Corps :earticipated in the
reconnaissance patrol training course. No tank troops were previously
located in Pilsen.
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