1.26TH INFANTRY REGIMENT IN VIMPERK 2. TANK REGIMENT IN PARDUBICE

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 25, 2002
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: April 7, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC 1. 26th Infantry Regiment in Vimperk
Tank Regiment in Pardubice
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1. Prior to 31 December 1951, the 26th Slovenskeho narodniko postani (Slovak
National Revolution) Inf Rept in Vimperk (N 50/Q 46) was subordinate to a
division in Susice (N 50A 28). Colonel Kolovratnik (fnu) was last identified
as the commanding officer of this division on 23 December 1951. He was
repeatedly seen accompanied by a Soviet colonel. The division was subordinate
to the Hq II Corps Whose location could not be determined. An artillery
unit in Norazdovice (N 50/Q 39) was the only other unit known to be sub?
ordinate to the division. (1)
2. The headquarters of the 26th Inf Regt, the regimental anitsj the 2d lin,
the SP gun unit and the no school were stationed in the Strazeu zapadnich
hranic (Guardian of the estern Border) Barracks which was located about
500 meters east of the railroad station on the south side of the road to
Sumasvske Hostice (N 50/Q 46) and consisted of about 30, mostly low buildings
of brick and weed. The 3d Bn was quartered in the former Vltava hotel, rest
of the railroad station, and in the former Stramberger printing office. The
1st un was stationed in Kasperske Hory (N 50/Q 27). (2)
30 Officers of the regiment included Vajer Svetozov Chytil, commanding officer;
Valor Polak, deputy officer; Senior Lieutenant Pesek (fnu), political officer;
Lieutenant Navratil (fnu), DOZ. officer; and lajor Yiloslav Churanj administrative
officer
4. The regiment consisted of Czechs and Slovaks who were equally represented.
There also were some Hungarians.
5. The regiment was organized into a headquarters with a headquarters company;
a technical company with 1 signal platoon and 1 engineer platoon; 1 AT
artillery company; 1 chemical platoon of 15 men; 1 motor transport unit of
about 60 men; the 1st through 3d Tins; 1 SP gun unit; and the NCO school.
Four companies of about 200 recruits each were in existence from 1 to 30
'11.ovember 1951* (3)
60 The AT artillery comcnny was equipped with some soviet 57?mm AT guns The
SP gun unit was equipped with 6 SP guns, each of which had 6 bogie wheels
on a side and a gun of about 75 with muzzle brake The entire SP gun
was about 5 meters long and 2 meters to 2.5 meters hie:a. According to the
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mechanics, it was a Gerean vehicle with a Czech motor. The chemical platoon
was equipped with old German gas rasks and entices paulins which in case
of war, were to be replaced by Czech material. The motor transpert unit
had about 56 x 3-ton Praca-RN trucks) 12 x 2.5-ton Praa-RN trucks, 7 jeeps
and 6 sedans.
7, Pasic training in Vimperk lasted from 1 to 30 ITovember 1951, when about
350 men were detached to the NCO school of the regiment, This school was
oreanized into an infantry company, a heavy machine gur company rith model
37 heavy machine guns, a mortar company with C2-nm and 120-mm mortars,
and an AT artillery company with 2 or 3 x 57-mm AT guns. The course was
to be completed in April 1952. !'"Ubjecs of instruction included training
with ss protective equipment, ballistics, drill, etc. Courses including
about 40 men each for drivers and signal troopers were held in Vimperk at
the same time.
Tank Regiment in Pardubice.