POLISH TROOPS IN STETTIN

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009800400008-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 29, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY l'r:o PC1 GfIrrlarrq
TOM .e.t_7reelee in Si-Ilttin_
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1. Prior to danunry 151, the forler Infanterie Kaserno on the southwest side of ul.
:ickicwicea in Stettin (0 54/; 55), across from the Soviet-occupied eection on
the northeast side of that street, was occupied by a Polish ".70P (Border Guard)
unit eC uudeterminee streneth. It coesisted of 3 buildincs facinc the street
and 3 parallel Luildincs in tie roar. Another smaller buildine =Is on the north-
west oide of t!-Ie biliotinc area. The instellatioe, which had not been demaeed
durin th rex., was transferred by the Soviets to the Poles in 1949. Seldiers
seen there were between 20 and 22 year," old and wore Polish Army uniforms and visor
tyee cees with e green band. Only email arms end a nee motor vehicles were
obserled. (1)
2, irior to January 19.;1, another barracks installation on the northeast side of
ul. ::5chiewicza vms ocoppied by Polish troops. It was bordered by ul. 7'ickiaeicza9
ul,Jenickieeo? ul. Klonoricze and ul. 7:ernyhory, with the entrance on ul.
:ickiericza. The quarters, at least four barracks buildin(:s, were located on
ul. :'iekiewicta and on the east side of ul. 'ornyhory. At least to ,:traces were
in the northern section of the biletiee area and a large carafe was on the west
side of ul. Janiekieeo. All quarters were occupied by soldier who wore brown
Polish lerty uniforms and visor-type ceps with rod bands and served their period
of active service, laviee seen no heavy weapons, Ithe unit to Le 25X1
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3. In the fall of 1950, a Polish motorized unit, probably returning from a eaneuver
or field exercise, was observed near the terminus of streetcar line 7 on u).
lackiewicza, with 327 riding on trucks rild officers in sedans. Seell vehicles
with ft= on eneneatic tires folleemd. Lieht and heavy Leans were seen as they
passee, by in rapid euCcession. Several guns had long barrels with muzzle brakes.
The passing-by of the unit took about one hour. It coeld not be determined to
which of the barracks installations tee unit moved. (3) in 25X1
Aueust -.91'0, the foreer Infenterie Xaserne on the soutbvirest side of ul. lackierLcza
was oeeupied by Polish WOP units. Ue saw green cap bands, green triangular
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about 5 nn wide.
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Prim -'6o the fail of 3,950.- TIP? -.1,...n.a.'4)11Stion 'nes .identitiecl en the southeast
side ? o i1.. Piotra Skargi acres from'. t'he Poi1&i i11arV hospital Residents
stated that a WOP hea dquarters 17Ar3:14.JOated :the 25X1re, guard 25X1
iiift this installation to relIov?the personnL or a (A,7' 1.)r control
statifm near Reiherriardor harbor Who ,had boon stationed it a ins-::41.1ation on
Liotra.---Zkargi. Prior to the begning of ;lune 19515 the WOP ...1.0tactinent on
Baser KaSztibskil, formerlyri.-35.hdo,:i; 1f en, was quartered on the east stid
of W. Cvajkovrkiego: adjacent 'to the brido over the channel 'which leads.
Rolherwerder harbor. The detachment 7, 1.;hic7o had a strength of about 30
Inu3 -1..lieved Weekly aod then moVeci beck ul. Piotra Skargi. 71.a. soldiers wo.i,:e
the green service color- of the MP...
DtrAr2 the summer of l95) }2e 'last-time nut.;uSt I25X1
two ItArracks installations On the southveat siae of Al. Wbska immaciata-
ly no!.:'thoest Of the cyclinp: track. -2.:he two installations were oc,_?-upled by ;retire
25X1 . Poilat: Soldiers. red cap bands ,and. red collar patcher
close .to the barracks installation. he referred th theta W3. infantrymer,.. (5)
the 'period from ilatrember 1950 to 10.,rch 1951:? :Polish troop units- Wore
repeated4 obr.,nerved.marching along: PY. ojska Polskiego ? tomrd. the barracks
instanatirm nortbriest of the c? .b tc213.C3c., Their branch c.d. senric..:eould not
be as3ertained; however, the5r sonmeO to ba Polish - infantry. 14 no- 'Or e vere
-3oviet units obse:.Afed there, (5) .
The V-)P installation on the southea,.., side. of ul Antra Skargi the Ouildir.E
of thl former.Germen corps hes.dqnzeYtor-!. or` nih only a smial dio i ;Its
;:iouth)rn edge was damaged. Thc::: -A)ur-1toy building is about 60 -Meter long and
bout 25 rioters ulda and.fronts'on uL.LehluwAki. It has a 1a..4e uith
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the gate of Which .173.E. fictra WOP .r=drs-o*,:4).
quart3red in the installation. .",:jet.as: of personnel ,-left. the lad..,a7:1:"-,,tion
truck apnarently to relieve troops outcide -the
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No adlitional l'IOP installations -Imre ya-Iii,:san. on uL Fictra S:Icarg,i. The tior.i..et
offic e nn that strdet were west of Czeraenej. The Scvir4t caeca-
Iyied 0-Tala o, he -former German coL-1::.;c..nd.ing .on the nort,h:674jEt end
of 1.11
B. The r?$1.1.zh. wilts n the SaltleIr Kasarne or the tic.uthaest sicie of ul.?
lliekliTirricza 'Imre rErceatocE;:y seen. divtiag el-,1950 a 5 left the
barra,:k3 Thy had_ (1) The barra:..ks
ocieaSti Side ? occupied IT.;.y -1)6::!Z.sh pereonna in
Of 12.50, Vforkmm stated that a unit. of the ,i. -h 'labor .si.:rvioe
quar.tered-1.r. a ect,ism of .that installation; The hutment on the north
iL nono7licza T7afi not used ty Tlialtary units in 1950. (2)
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(1) I- 1$70P bati,alion- was allegedly quartered in. the southgest 3,E.,:ction of the to:111er
Inf6.:,:r!,er2.e A41Sernol-:a large ixistalIation one.-2...ther side of al. Lic?=kidwicz.s.,,,. in
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( 2 ) b,ccort LI_ .,:),g to a rer,,ort. of 192)60 -an- enrincol?u3A carried as the 5tIc ?Mgr Hcct
..ers lt.,dated in that installation. The units nay I-;.ave been transterY.,?-zd to the
..n.ew bvrracks, installations --in Podeuch an,:c. Finkenwaldk.s-Sydoosaue y -ah-r a, . engineer .
units ilt.,,?)re reported- to te- located in .tiaNih 1951. 25X1
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Probebly that section of the former Infanterie Ksene in-Allah unidenti-
fied Polish tank, artillery, infantry and signal units were report?ed to be
locaed in March 1951.
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Is Installation is the former OuTwan corps headquarters building. A high
WOE- "Aeadquartere, probably that of the 8th VIOP Brig, rhich vas carried in Stettin,
and 41ements of the 3d WOP Bn were reported to be located in that building in
Mardi 1951.
This coairms iniormation =Leming the occupation of the form4r
Kaser.T..tg and the former Panzerjaeger Kaserne by Polish infantry. 25X1
The "Julk of the 12th If Div is carried in Stettin and can be considered confirned
tiler?. '67 the present report, Ecoevor, there is no certainty yet aa. to ubether
tank3 are again stationed in Stettin after the transfer oi the 9th Tank Regt to
Stolp"
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