MISCELLANEOUS MILITARY INFORMATION

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CIA-RDP82-00457R009800420007-5
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April 19, 2011
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7
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January 2, 1952
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/19: CIA-RDP82-00457R009800420007-5 ) , c4z`\ S ECTJRTTY. .INFOR1'&TTON CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT INFORMATION REPORT CD NO. CLASSIFICATIAKF1ONJTROi, - U. a. CPICLILO ONLY COUNTRY Czechoslovakia SUBJECT Miscellaneous Miiii PLACE ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE WEANING OF TITLE 18. SECTIONS 793 AND 794. OF THE U. S. CODE. AS A1ERDEO.. ITS TRARSNISSION OR REVEL ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON DATE DISTR. 2 Jan. 1952 NO. OF PAGES 2 O.OF ENCLS. ST ED BELOW} 50X1-H U THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION 50X1-HUM 1. The Czechoslovak Army's central storage area for toxic gases including Tabun is located in Zemianske Kostolany (^ti9/T96). _._ There.is an important chemical warfare training area at Moravsky Karlov-Cervena Voda (P514749) in Moravia, Vehicle tires and automotive equipmient -aie stored at Navy Jicin (P50/046). Many Panzeriaust and anti-tank mines are stored in the Jince (N50/LL6) military area p* 2. Maneuvers involving training troops in gas attack yore held in the Cervena Voda area during September and. October 1951., Small - groups, probably through company level, were seen engaged in offensive gas training including the pro- jection of gas by means of field artillery aril chemical warfare mortars,, Ordinary gas masks of Czech and '7ehrmacht design were used. No special filters or filter canisters are believed to have Seen used. Several Soviet instructors to lieutenant colonel in rank were present. 3. On 15 October 1951 Czechoslovakia began the mass production of non-a: tallic. anti-tank and anti personnel land mines with Bakelite coversp** tt. Underground gasoline storage tanks in the Vrsovice district of Prague include four tanks of 100,000 liters capacity each and eight tanks of 50,000 liters capacity each. 5. One model of the newly issued radio sets, type. R F-11$ has two uni.o, each consisting of a box 18 cm high by 11 cm. by 5 cm, The front unit is a trans- ceiver; the rear unit is a battery pcimr pack. Both are on a belt 5 cm wide, The radio has no visible antenna. The transceiver tuning knob is graduated from 1 to 30; each click permits a change of 0.25 megacycles. The radio has headphones and a hand microphone attached. It has a range of approximately 5 km, is crystal controlled and operates on frequency mr,dulation. This model is probably intended for infantry units. Other models of the ?F-ll'class are reported to be built for ecrirnunicat on between arnored vehicles. 50X1-HUM Document No. -------------------- OFIDEKTIAL -, _~ 1Tf'^1a11T. DISTRIBUTION C Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/19: CIA-RDP82-00457R009800420007-5 No Change In Class. [_] 0 Declassified u s: 041 d ir. it d To; IS S Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/19: CIA-RDP82-00457R009800420007-5 le"O 10 , I ET/COMTTtOL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY CENTRAL II=TLIGEJCE AGENCY 6, The Czechoslovak Ministry of National Defense will order all civilian doctors to take a special six week military medical course stressing military aspects of various surgical, disease and sanitation problems, 7, In November 1951 the Karlin barracks in Prague received several hundred deliveries of mobile field kitchens and large deliveries of boots and field packs, 8. Czech army unit headquarters of unknown designation and strength are located in the following citiess one tank regiment at Podborany (N51/L09); one infantry regiment each at Cheb and Karlovy Vary; two infantry regiments at Tepla (N50/P66); two artillery regiments at Sokolov (N5l/P58); one engineer battalion each at Karlovy Vary and Kadan (N51/K91). 9. The Czechoslovak Army q.uatemacter has received orders to be prepared to assume control of all food stores and distribution units in the event of a war emer- gency. Plans have not yet been completed for the change-over. 100 A forced labor center has been begun in the Llinon area (051/F95). A special recruiting drive was held from 15 November to 15'Decenber 1951 ,for groups to begin the construction and manning of the center, The Czech array has provided special recruiting commissions which, on the basis of Czech defense legislation,, examine personnel for military service, but process them for labor at the camp, Labor terms are from two to three years. To date mostly small business- men.,,small farmers and individuals physically or politically unfit for military service have been assigned to this camp for work on military and other govern- ment projects, The t1imon workers are isolated, and must send mail through camp censor ehLp and receive mail through the Czech Army field post system.,, Comment: The Panzerfaust has been reported as the P-1 Prekop weapon., wrrLian is a sma]1 recoilless cannon, similar to the bazookas It is believed 50X1-HUM that this weapon has an effect at a distance of 1,000 meters equal to that of an O0-mm gun, It is being produced at the Zbrojovka-Brno plant in Vsetin (P50/033) 9 Cormient: Such Bakelite land mines have been renorted to be in at the Jablun:ca Armament Works near Vac tin. cities s although other units are knoim to be stationed there T+. is . robable p that these units are located in this area in connection with the summer maneuvers held in the Cisarsky Les area. 50X1-HUM ~-p' Ct?ET/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/04/19: CIA-RDP82-00457R009800420007-5