VARIOUS MILITARY BARRACKS IN PILSEN

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• Publication Date: March 8, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
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NOFORN
SUBJECT Various Military Barracks
in Pilsen
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
This material contains information affecting the He-
tional Defense of the United states within the mean-
ing of the Lpionage laws, Title 18, 13.E.C. Secs. 793
and 704. the tnnamisabn or revelation of which in
any manner to an unauthorized perbn is prohibited
by law.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 8 March 1956
NO. OF PAGES 1
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
This is UNEVALUATED
Information
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
C, D, F, F,
in Pilsen,
and G) each of which gives a location of a military barracks
2. Attachment A has two sketches showing the location and layout of signal
troops barracks known as the Petatricatnicka Kasarna in the northern part
of Pilsen, The barracks billet over 100 signal troops.
3. Attachment B has two sketches showing the location and layout of the Pod
Vystavistem signal troops barracks on the northwest outskirts of Pilsen,
About 200 signal troops are billeted in the barracks, Capt. Sedlacek is
the commanding officer.
4. Attachment C has two sketches showing the location qnd layout of an engineer
troops barracks in Pilsen-Doudlevice,
5. Attachment D has two sketches showing the location and layout of engineer
troops barracks in a former powder magazine in Pilsen-Bory. About 350
men and 20 officers are billeted in the barracks.
6. Attachment E has two sketches showing the location and layout of an artillery
barracks in Pilsen-Bory.
7. Attachment F has two sketches showing the location And layout of barracks
of motor transport troops at Pilsen-Bory. About 250 men are billeted in the
barracks. Some 20 Tatra-111 trucks were observed on the parking lot.
8. Attachment G has two sketches showing the location and layout of an unidentified
barracks in Pilsen-Bory. About 3,000 men are billeted in the barracks. In
the courtyard 32 T-34 tanks of Czechoslovak manufacture with
muzzle brakes. There were Also-two half-tracked vehicles. NODEX 25X1
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western side of NEJWLEBO SADII (Nejedly's ardsss); they
a single building about 120 a long and 50 to 60 a wide.
2. There are over a hundwd of signallers billeted in the ba35X1
unit uses the say training grounds as the signal unit billota?
n the barracks "POD VYSTAVIST17r.
3. Infantry area and signal equipaent were observed being carried out
of the barracks when the unit was leaving for training. The Twit
aeeaed well .gipped with trucks.
Legend for the sketches
1. PALACK!'s Avenue and Square
2. NSJWLFRO SAD!
3o RIEDROVA Miss
4. Avenue of the let Nor
5. Barracks.
1. PALACK!'e Square.
2. Avenue of the let of Meyj cast of the &v=nn are NEJEDLEBO SAD!.
3, Fruit Market.
4. PILSM's Main Post office,
5. Civilian apartment houses.
6. Block of houses containing also the Menhenleel and Nlsotroteahn.Nigh School
7, Preedses of the Motor Transport breach of SVAZARM.
S. PALACK!'a Avenue.
9. Trasq lines,
10. RIEGROYA Dliee.
11. Barracks building: four-story, 120 x 50.60 a large.
12. Entrance to the barracks; two guards on duty.
13. Duty officer's office.
lk. Concrete bunker; 180 as high, 5 eabrasarse at a height of 120 em, each
embrasure about 4 z 20 am large.
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2. About 200 signallers (black shoulderboards with blue piping and a symbol
of signal Corp.) are billeted in the barracks. The unit's training area
is south of PILSSD-+RADCICE road, Just went of the road brsnohing on to
LOCHOTIN. training with infantry weapons, laying field 25X1
telephone cables and training with portable transmitting stations.
3., Cant_ SEDIACIM (fun) is the OOEmmtint officer in the barracks.
1. HZE river
2. BADCICKA Ulice
3. KALIKOVA flies
4. PILSffii1 Exhibition Grounds
5. Barracks area
1. Wooden gate; guarded by a sentry.
2. Sentry booth.
3a.Offioer's quarters; groan floor, wooden house, 30 x 10 a.
4. Offices; wooden house, 25 x 10 m.
3b.Billets; wooden house, 30 x to a.
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4b.Auto spare parts and PM stores; wooden hut.
4e.Billets and stores; wooden house, 25x10 s.
4d.Biilets; N
5. Brick built building, 20 x 8-m, use unknown; built in 19511.
6. Open storage of wooden poles.
7. Side gate; usually closed.
8. Wire net fe ce.
9. Wooden fence.
10. Parking space; about 7 trucks observed parking.
U. RADNICEA Ulies.
12. Warehouse of civilian consumer goods.
13. LALIEWA lilies.
14. BALIEOVSKy flourid.ll. 15. = river. 16. sentry post.
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public sw vlsaisng pool, . The area of the barracks is about 300 asters long
and 180 asters wide. Wire-eat fans% 2.20 a high is surrounding the
area.
2. The barracks are occupied by engineer troops (black shoulder boards
with a symbol of two crossed axes).
Legend for the sketches
Sketch A
1. RADBUZL River
2. Elevation point 306 a.
3. DOUDLEVEOEA Trida
4. Public swimming pool
5. Area of barracks.
Sketch B
1. Gate, guarded by a sentry.
2. open storage of pontoons; 23 Piles were observed.
3. Billets, office., stores; 20 wooden huts, 30 z 12 a each.
4. Slidway with rollers for launching pontoons.
5. Area where 5 small guns were observed. 5a - one field gun observed.
6. Fence.
7. RADBUZA River.
8. Public wining pool.
9, DOUDLEMKL Trida.
10. Paper factory area.
U. Gardens.
12. Access road to the public wining pool from SLOVANSBA Trida.
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on the bank of the DADBUZA river. The area of the barracks in
approximately 200 x 120 meters large and is sarr'oanded by a barbed
wire fans.
2. About 350 am and 20 officers are billeted in the barracks. All of then black piping and a symbol,
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from trusks no other hanmy rguipasnt was
of twoo crossed axes). Apart (black
observed in the vicinity of the barracks. During the day there is
a two.rn guard at the gate and once guard patrols the powder magazine;
during the night, the patrol at the magazine is doubled and another
patrol is patrolling along the inside of the Tense.
Legend for the sket.S s
1. BORY Prison
2. KLATOVSI(& Trida
3. Field road leading to CWt UDOLI
4. RIDBUZL River
5. Area of the fawner powder magazine, new used as barracks.
1. Gate; 1a. Sentry booth.
2. Awaimition store; ground-floor, no window, 40 x 18 a; 2a. Sentry post.
3. Offices and officers' billets; gromd-floor, brieb-built, 30 x 14 a.
4. Billets for aaiisted men; ground floor, wooden huts, 25 x 10 a each.
5. Tools store; groaad-floury woolen hut, 25 x 10 a.
6. Pence; barbed wire, 2 - 2.5 a high, the river bank is. open.
7. Small side gate; opened only daring the day.
8. Same as # 7.
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10. RADBUZO river.
U. Road from IQ.ATOVSXA Trida to CBSCE UDOLI.
12. Branch road to the banks.
13. PILS2 -g.ATOYY highway.
14. Puma-wan railroad.
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yu in noron oz tans rxaz ensaat, xne area ox the barracks is about 350 z
200 asters large. It is surrounded by a combined wooden and wire not
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were howitzers of about 15 as caliber and cannons of about 50-55 s
caliber with barrels appror3aatel, 4 a long. 25X1
1. KLATOPBSA Trida
2. KAPLIROVA Ulise
3. DOEMSKA Ulies
4. GORY Prison
5. Barracks area.
1. Main gate; guarded by a sentry. Ia. Bide entranos.
2. Sentry booth.
3. Checking office for entry and exit; gswund-floor, brick-built, 15 x 6 a.
4. billets; l-ator7, 100 x 25 a-
5- Officers' billet.; 3-story, 45 x 20 a.
6. Gun garage!; ground floor, 35 x 15 a?
7. same as # 6.
8. Gun garage& and waregoass; irregular L-shape, north wing 100 x 15 a,
south wing 40x20 a.
9. Two-story building, 30 x 20 a, purpose unknown.
10. Gun garagwj 50 x 20 a.
11. Iwo-story building, 35 x 15 as purpose unknown.
12. Two-story buildings 50 z 20 as, purpose unknown.
13. Garages; 60 z 25 as TATU I11 trucks are kept thane.
14. Garages for guns and trucks; 60 x 25 a.
15. Two-story building; 40 x 20 as purpose unknown.
16. Two-story building; 50 z 20 as purpose unkna n.
17. Uround-floor brisk building; 30 x 15 as puprose unknown.
18. Billet.; 4-story, 70 x 20 a.
 19. Three. or four-~ building; 30 z 10 a, pmPpeee eknown.
20: Two-story building; 25 x 10 as, parpoee walmowa.
21. ?Q of the unit billeted in the"barravitaj tbree-story building, 35 z 10 a.
22. Two-story building; 45 x 12 a, purpose maknowa.
23. Santry booth.
24, Ditto.
25. Ditto.
26. Ditto.
27. Ditto.
28. rises.
29, Area of pigsties.'
30. Area where the drivers are billeted. 30a. DOBtAN8U flits..
31. Street car terminal.'
32. Tank troops barracks.
33. Apsrtaent block.
36 SA.?LIR0VA Ulice.
35. Wfltsf Park.
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about 50 a north of tkn BOktY Prison. The area of the barracks is
approximately 250 x 150 ^ large. It is surrounded by a wire not
fenes.
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2. About 250 men are billeted is the barracks. They wear brown
shoulderboards with red piping and a symbol of motor transport
corps. Saes 20 TAlkS,111 trucks wars observed an the parking lbi;
there were more trucks is the gangs but these could not be eounted.
1. BORY Prison
2. DOBRABSSA U1ic?
3. Continuation of KWPLIROVA Ulice
4. Barracks area.
1. Mstera gate; looked when unused.
2. Western gate; guarded by a say*
3. Garage; ground-floor, brick built, roof from corrugated sheet astsl,
40 x 20 a large.
4. Concrete base for maintenance and sinning vehicles.
5. Two huts; wooden, ground-floe, 10 z 25 as, used as billets and offices.
6. Billets; four wooden, ground-floor hats, 25 x is a each.
7. POL store and ado workshops; ground-floor, brick-built, 30 x 15 a.
8. Fence; wire net, about 2.5 a high.
9. Parking lot.
10. DOALMKAl Ulice*
il. Artillery barracks ground.
12. Continuation of WLIROVA Ulios.
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120 x !50 a large and is surrouidsd by a wire net ;ease.
2. About 3,000 ass an td" t" in the barrasks. Os the berm ks oasrijard
sour" observed 32 tanks T-34 of Caeehoolovak aawfasture with sasala
brakes on their gas barrels. There wart also Wohal!-tracked vehicles
parked on the eourtyard.
Legend for the sk etches: ~ A
1. XId1TOVSKA ?rich
2, IIAPLIRQ-A flies
3. Bassets area
4. Open fields
1. Main gate guarded by two sentries.
2. 3eatly booth.
3. Billets for enlisted sent b-story, brisk Wit, 25 x 60 a.
4. offices, b lets; h-story, 20'x 40 a.
5. Billets, .torn; four-stout, 50 a Z5 a.
6. Barracks courtyard.
7. Parking space, whore the 32 taab.were observed.
8. Concrete base for tNnteeaeos and alenniag of take.
9. Building, 2?tor7s belt,. a sentry in front of the entraaee,
purpose of.ythhebeitag nk na,
10. Traisipd goo
11. l;e os; sag the barracks frost west, north and south; wire net.
12. pines; su roandang the 'maing part of the barrade; wooden poles on
about 1 a high oonerete wall.
IN sAN.IWTA Uliele.
14. Apartaeat deralopMent.
15, Trills 1. Mails (fereeirky KrATMOKA ?ride),
16. Open flexes.
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