DEEP-SEA DIVERS' UNIT IN POLISH NAVY

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600030201-5
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 201
• Publication Date: November 25, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

CLASSIFICATION SECRET/SECiIRY'fY INFORM -
CE NTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT H
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DATE
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DATE DISTR. Nov 1952
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1. Othere was only one wait of divers in the Polish Navy. -It was called the
0'izial Awa*yjno Ratowniczy sad was divided into three groups, each group combining
seven men. Whenever a need for divers arose, one of the groups travelled wherever
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2. The following is a listing of the divers in the Polish Navy
(a) Ensign Kazinierz Kusmider (Commanding Officer),
(o) Boatewaia Jersy A& (Cbaiaf Kate). Ow of the test divers ii t
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 (f) Alfred Niszkurka
(g) Waclaw K cki Completed Divers'
to submar as work.
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Specialists School in Gdynia and was assigned
(h) Stanislaw Boiarski - Trained in Divers' Specialists School in Gdynia and tranefer-
(i) Boatswain Josef Gorniak -
(j) Boatswain Kasiniers 3lonka -
(k) Bcatewaia Jerzy Piotrowski -I
(1) Boatswain Edward Pru9a
(m) boatswain Kasimiers Jawors i
(a) Boatswain ZyBamt Walsrewios
(0) Boatswain Adam Missal -
(P) Senior Seaman Jarsy Lctsheda
(Q) 8eaicr Seaman Marian &UALgMj
(r) Sealer Seaman Waalav ~a
(a) lasimisrs Chains
(t) Josef
(u) 7eaaaa Romuald 8asevlos
To at the divere iu their work was a service it aal2at the Palest Massyaova
(Machine Unit). It vu conpeaed of:
(a) Doatwain Josef - Chin Maohiaist.
(b) Soatevain Mdvard ghJUM - Depnty ?
(c) Bealor Seaaaa Tsdeuss j~t
(d) Senior loo=s Tadouse gkj&AjjKjU
(a) Senior lommaa Tadeus^ ILJI - cook, franc Lods
(f) Stinal Mae
(s) '.)arias
(h) Medioal Oorpana
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4, For under-water operations we used both Soviet
inaratus xga msaufactured by A S U Moscow.F
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equipment, The Soviet ap-
5. For diving operations we used a 0 lead! 50X1- HUM
a rtivroom for diving equipment, and rescue equipment. This landing craft was usedfor
operation in the home based Gdynia.
6. The Divers? Unit was so organized that two groups could be sent on an assignment away
from Gdynia while the third remained 4n ei,. -- t--_
used the snip H.G. II a ?`?? cuuu as uscaa, osczecin, and Swinemunde, we
mtval trawler used for hydrography. 50X1-HUM
a special ship for divers was to be prepared. It was to be a reconverted tug of 300 foot,
The tug was in the naval base in Gdynia, but at that time no work was
it for diving operations. It had no machinery on to prepare
ry and nothing had been instang alled
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8. The divers of th9 Navy sometim 50X1-HUM
ed together with civilie divers in Gdyai~,for in-
stance, at the raisi
g the work
the ship itself whilegtof removal of cruiservss a~rtilL The civilian divers worked on 50X1-HUM
performed by the Navy divers, =7 shells and ammunition was
10. Our unit worked on a submarine which had sunk near Gun- 3~h 50X1-HUM
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torpedoes were employed. One group of divers also trained Jr. training. Soviet
train-
ing mines of the Soviet type - 08. Each submarine in the Polish Navy haddardivernassigned
to it.
marines to ; rPe ors. was torpedoes were fired either from torpedosub-
rpedo speed-boats or from U E P "B
9. The Navy divers classes the entire part of Gdynia and of the Hal peninsula of mines, bombs
and small sunken craft. In addition, our unit cleared amasrage for submarines in Gdynia,
so that the submarine%after overhaul in dry-dock No 13 in Glynia,,could submerge under
water. The Navy divers also raised torpedoes which were duds and rink to the bottom.
After each firing of torpedoes, a group of divers, who were nick-named Torpedoists per50X1- HUM
formed the task of raisi to d
u marine. eloseu the valves, pumped out the water and the subasrine roe, The submarine
was towed to dry-dock at the level Base at Gdynia, but at knit someone opened the valves
and the submarine again sank in about 10 meters of water. The entire wsrk had to be re-
poete' b"v the divers. The submarine was in good oonditiun, for the motors were usable and
only the periscopes were broken
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the submarine, but until the time
the plans were to remove the engines from
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Gdynia W&54 grog of Soviet livers, who worked on the repair of two 50X1-HUM
- docks built for the eieemwn and 1s
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submarine base, Thy OUAI --IUIVI
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discipline was informed , like other unite of the Naw once a week, a poiivioal officer was asei` Oline Srainiag
ghat now train , w e eted their training on the ship gLtjMk k the were e. e
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the unit, was an effort mae to enferee the typeofdisair.'_ine
as in other units of the Navy.
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olieh unit aid not take part in this work.
12. Beaauee of the n
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13. ftf direra raoeived a pay of 90-110 slotpe ror the time under water, dependinS or, the 50X1-HUM
depth to which they dseoerded. Up to 10 meters they raoeived 90 slotys, 10-20 meters,
100 ?lotys and over 20 motors, 110 slotys,
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1130wetlBa (A)t Soviet Type NQatpmeat Used Jr`Desp-4ea Divers' Unit
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