POLISH TROOPS IN OPPELN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009500330006-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 30, 2001
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: November 14, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC,,.~~ Polish Troops in Oppeln
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01. the former .achrichteri 1,aserne
25X1C on the west side of the Oder hliver and the north side of the
Oppeln-Brieg (P 51/H 83) road, in Oppeln (P 51/J 17)q Was
occupied by Polish tank troops. the barracks installation
consisted of an uni+Tentified number of three- story biz ildings
and spacious garages on the west side of the `barracks yard. The
barracks buill.ngs facing the street ,;ere surrounded by an iron
fence. Several T-34 tanks .!with guns projectin, far beyond the
nose and without muzzle brakes were seen near the open garages.
The tanks were marked with white three-digit numbers and the
Polish Eagle emblem on either side of the turret. the sol,?iers
observed in the installation wore steel-fir.=ay uniforms with open
collars, black pentagonal collar p?~tches, and black-bordered
steel-gray caps with a black ribbon and black pipings on the
upper cap brim. Several soldiers were engaged in repair work on
the tanks. *
2? The southern section of the former Artillerieraserne on the
southwestern perimeter of nalbenciorf (1' 51/J 17) quartered an
artillery unit and the northern section -an infantry an3 t. Source
believed that the troops were absent frog the post. However, the
installation was guarded and a Polish cabman also stated that
the barracks '+nstallation was occupied. 'No troops were seen on the
drill field west of the installation, ,,:!here fire trenches had
been dug. *
3. An installation of four or five 5-story warehouses guarded by
military personnel was located just northwest of the cemetery
vest of TIalh-iendorf, =1 railroad spur led to the installation.
4. The Polish district office for Public Safety was housed in the
former post office just northwest of the r:1ain railroad. station.
Numerous i::B 1 (Corps of Internal Security) troops -.were seen in the
streets. Source was not able to learn the cauarters of these troops
or the occupation of the barracks installations in town. **
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