(Sanitized)RUSSIAN INSTALLATIONS IN LIEGNITZ AND VICINITY(Sanitized)

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R004300490001-9
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2004
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 16, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORIVIATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Germany (Polish-Admislatered Area)
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Russian Installations in Liognit;
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There is a Soviet headquarters it Liognitz (Lignica),apparently located in
the ducal pa/ace, which is heavily guarded by sentries with toroly-guns. At
the beginning of January most of he local help (janitors, cleaning woman)
ns dismissed and replaced by Puellan soldiers. The numerous Russian de-
pendents in the city are carefhlle Insulated from contact with the local
population, and attend only Russian motion-picture homes and a Russian
theatee. The number of children en the Russian schools is given as several
hundred.
? 2. Most of the troops in the city of Liemitz veer tank insignia. About one
third of the uniformed personnel ere seen In Polish uniform, but are alleged
to be in fact Russians. In Octob:-r 1949 there was a large-scale rep/acenent
of troops after repeated had behavior by soldiers who had been stationed
there up to four years. The officers and enlisted men now in the city appear,
fran the medals they wear, to be combat veterans; discipline in reported to
ba good.
. On the outskirts of Liegnitz to tba north a large vehicle park was observed
containing some hundreds of vehicles. Most of these uere covered with straw,
so that it could not be determined whether they were armored or not. The
vehicles Which wore not so camouflaged included Pusslaa medium tanks and eleven
German, Tiger tanks. The entire perk !,1113 under heavy guard, with sentries sta-
tioned at intervals of about a huvAred yards; altilough only a feu small barbed-
wire barriers were seen. The whole area use commanded by a-wooden tower on
each side of the road, equipped uleh t searchlight.
4. Beyond the tank park, nortirast of Liegnitz, worn some small artillery units.
The guns which were visible resemb'eed British 25-youn4ers, but about two thirds
of all the guns were concealed with straw coverings. The inntallation had a
notor pool enclosed by Wire, which contained jeeps and German sedans. Build-
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ingscomprised three barns, five otYer farm buildings, and eight long wooden
structures which were amsnmed to br llorreolcs.
? Batmen Liegnitz and Auer (Jawer&e) there Is a lame Soviet Larne*, with
fighters (believed to be jets) and 4:raix)rs. The -eround Instaflatione are
described as fairly extensive, incle.dine nine large hangars,two administra-
tion buildings, and two motor roolte In addition to the Soviet personnel,
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officerd anti nen in Polish uniforin mre seen, as sell as Polish police.
Inhabitants of Liegnits reported that a number of GOV= tedbnieirms
(pos4h140100? 300) aye employed at .1;he airfield.
6. Another Soviet headquarters snit 5a lactated in Sohueidnits (widnina, H18).
Directly south of Schueidnitz is t tank installation, about half as large
as that; at Liemits, and similarlr arAmonflAoltd trith ntraw. The city amtears.te
be almobt entirely taken over hy Russian Milts* personnel, with no depen..
dent? to be seen, and only n few officers in Polish uniform
70 It is difficult to travel uestuard from tdegnits because of the strict
eacurity controls maintained r th3 Russians to a distanoe of about forty
kllometera free the Nelms River. It is reported that there are aback?
points every two kilometers or so an ',,he mein roads, And that all secondary
roada are also guarded. Poles living in the area are required to have
special permits in order to move aooir;.
Railwqy services in Silesia seem te be in good operating order, although
most passenger trains are reserved for Soviet troops.
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