1. CONSTRUCTION OF FORTIFICATIONS ALONG THE WESTERN BORDER OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA 2. MILITARY INFORMATION FROM SUSICE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010400240007-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 20, 2002
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: January 10, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

vesterri Border of Cz echoslovalkia.
1. n fc-1Z 1QVSr~Yser 19 1, the construotzon of fire trenches and. foxholes was
observed about 300 meters east of the western border of Cze~:hoslavakia
in. the area east of Pobozovice (Pl 50/P 61)9, In the area so-.athvlest of
uYrsl,o (:' 50/U 99) there was a trace strip, fJ to 10 meters wide parallel-
ing the border about 400 meters to the cast, The strip,which was used to
show the .footprints of illegal border crossers, was freshly raked each day,
2. Prior to late October 1951, a trace stria was be:' n! rn.pared in the border
sector of 7)ubina (: ; 51./ P 27) - ';uohlbach (" _-51/P 27)', It paralleled the
border at a distance of about 100 meters and, in wooded ereas, ran along the
edge of the woods.
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3n #rior. to 23 August 1.9519 a PS headquarters was located ir. the SchwamrzIsopf
Villa in the northern sector of :;usice (f; 0/(. 23) o ore than 100 soldiers,
vlcarin ; green collar patches with a dogg ? s 'Toad emblem, and others with red
epaulets ':lore; repeatedly observed receivin ; instruction in the 3vatobor
=iotel north of the market square, Lcrr brick buildinr;s cluar?tcring a signal
unit were located east of the Gtava 1Fiver, about 700 rioters south of 0usice0
A unit of about 200 mien, with sentries wear?in green collar patches., was
quartered in a former shoe sactoryv about 800 rioters 5outhc e ;t of the rail-
road station.. Three lou wooden buildings mere under construe Lion southwest
of this factory. .~1 motorized uni;:, las ?hearted in Vic for.-.:or- 1- ig h school in
the northern sector of the city. 'some of the sentries ,more red collar pat 1 os
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T ra rstiselc ;arias, who .frequented the hotel. was t;hp nn1 , 1,.-i f-711 ~,r-r' ~.~
In February 19519 the 1929 through 1931 clasa-,es were examined for the draft
under the supervision of Lieutenant Colonel. Cisar (fnu) in A3us.Lcea A total
of 300 draftees were examined. Only six percent of the 1931 class were
accepted for active service., *iz
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omenta A PS brigade is carried in Susicee, According to a
report of August 195'1,.p the headquarters and the units of the; brigade
were located in the former industrial, school which may poss:Lb:ty be
the Schwarzkopf Villa., the 4nrmer high school, the Svatobor Hotel and
the former shoe factory which undoubtedly Is the former tannery mentioned
in a previous report., Several lair bar-racks buildings.,
allegedly occupied by motorized army units, are known to be located south
of the bridge across the Otava P3.vero As the TIq 2d lnf Div i , carried in
Stisice
s it ].3 possible that the units quartered in these barracks buildings
belong to this division? Source probably observed the sill-Mal battaliona
r-omnontn This report confirms previous reports that the 1929 through
._L classes were examined for the draft in tide ,rig of l e'1 the
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