POLISH TROOPS IN BRIEG, ,CHORZOW AND LAUENBURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010000180004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 2000
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: December 11, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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During the period from the barracks installation on the
southeastern edge of B , on ne west side of the road to Jaegerndorf
(P 51/H 89), Bras occupied by Polish troops. Tho installation consisted of at least
12 large three-story barracks buildings and its main entrance was on the Brieg,-
Jaegerndorf road, In addition, at least 10 garages for motor vehicles and equip!~lent
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CC JNTRY_ Poland and Polish-occupied ermany -REPORT NO.
TOPIC Polish Troops in Drieg, Chorzow and Lauenbur;r
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were located in the western section of the installation. On
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former outnumbered the latter. Soldiers leaving for field training moved on foot in
small details, No heavy weapons were observed., No other any units were stationed in
Chorzow. 3H~
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heavy weapons, were observed. in the billeting area. About 3J soldiers with red service
color were engaged in aiming practice with rifles south of the installation. -
could make no other observation regarding the occupation of the barracks boil limns,
but learned from a local resident that a motorized AAA unit was quartered thor:~, and
that in August the unit was at the Biedrusko (P 53/X 27) troop training ;rounds.
During a conversation in Breslau (P 52/C 41), the Polish AAA
unit in Brie- was allegedly equipped with modern weapons. 25X1X
2. Prior to January 1951, the barracks installation southwest of the Pahns.chacht Pit
and about 800 meters southwest of the western end of ul.Spitalna in Chorzow (Q 51/
Y 57) was occupied by at least two battalions of Polish infantry troops who were
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about 10 ZIS trucks were see in front of the gara
es. Only a few soldiers
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3. In 1950, the UB (Security Police) office moved from a former monastery on ul.
Katowicka, opposite the Huettenpark, to a building on ul. Siekiewicza, near the
railroad station. The block of houses on ul. S:Siekiewicza also housed the revenue
office.
1G. Prior to September 1950, the barracks installation south of Lauenhurg (P 55/11 40),
on the west side of the main road to Buetow (P 55/N 36), was occupied by Polish
troops who wore caps with green bands, The installation located on the northern edge
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of a woods, consisted of about 15
mu
iple-story buildin;rs and 1 boiler house with a
smoke stack 30 meters high. Young soldiers wearing olive-drab uniforms served with
this unit. The entire unit was never observed departing at one time. Some supply
vehicles were seen in the billetin area, but no heavy weapons wer b
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other military units and quarters were lmowwvn in Lauenbur ;. 3t= -;-
Prior to deotember 190,, a Soviet administrative detail was located at the
Gross-Jannewitz (P 5,5/H 45) estate. It was subordinate to