POLISH NAVY COASTAL OBSERVATION AND COMMUNICATION ORGANIZATION

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 11, 2013
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: February 15, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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Poland
Polish Navy. Coastal Observation
and Communication Organization
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Command Organization
1. The Chief Signal Officer on the staff at Polish -Navy Headquarters
in Gdynia was the head of the Polish Navy Observation and Communi-
cation Organization (Komenda Obserwacji I Lacznosci Polskiej
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Marynarki Wojenuej). For purposes of administration the Polish
Baltic Coast had been dividedinto _four sectors (odeinki) (see
enclosure). These four administrational sectors eabh had a head-
quarters which was subordinate to the Gdynia office. The sector
headquarters were located as follows:
a.
Sector
I
Gdynia
b.
Sector
II
Ustka (Stolpmuendl
C.
Sector
III
Kolobrzeg (Kolberg
d.
Sector
IV
Swinoujscie (Swinemuende)
2. Within each sector were numerous subordinate observation posts (punkty
Obserwacyjne). The breakdown on location of these posts was as follows,
(See enclosure):
a. Sector I:
(0.P. = Observation Post)
0.P.
No.
1 Nowa Karczma
0.P.
No.
2
Lysa Gora
0.P.
No.
3
Sztutowo
0.P.
No,
4
Swibno
0.P.
No.
5
Nowy Port
0.P.
No,
6
Oksywie
0.P.
No.
7
Hel
0.P.
No.
8
Jastarnia
0.P,
No,
9
Rozewie
(In addition there was an unnumbered 0.P. in Gdynia named Ochrony RedY).
b. Sector II:
0.P.
No,
10
Bialagora
0.P.
No.
11
Stilo
0.P.
No,
12
Leba
0.P.
No.
13
Czolpino
O.P.
No.
14
Ustka
0.P.
No,
15
Jaroslawiec
0.P.
No.
16
Darlowo
c.
Sector III
0.P.
No.
17
Uniescie
O.P.
No,
18
Gaski
0.P.
No.
19
Ustronie
0.P.
No.
20
Kolobrzeg
0.P.
No.
21
Mrzezyno
d.
Sector IV
0.11.
No.
22
Niechorze
0.P.
No.
23
Dziwnow
0.P.
No.
24
Swinoujscie
(As the enclosure shows, the observation posts were arranged
numerically from east to west along the coast).
Mission
3. The mission of the Observation and Communication Organization was
to maintain a continual visual watch on all land, sea, and air
activity along the Polish coast. The system, however, was not
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equipped with radar or other electronic means. The vigilance of the
look-outs coordinated by a tight inter-communication setup was the
basis of the surveillance. In addition, other Polish Navy units,
which were equipped with radar,etc., reported all sightings to the
nearest sector headquarters which coordinated these sightings within
the 0 & C organization.
Inter-Communications of the 0 & C Organization
The following were the lines of communication within the Observation
and Communication Organization:
a. Navy Headquarters - Sector Headquarters Level. Each of the four
sector headquarters was connected with the Observation and Com-
munication office in Polish Navy Headquarters, Gdynia by:
1 Radio
2 Teletype
3 Telephone
b. Inter-Sector Headquarters Level: No direct teletype communication
system was maintained between the Sector Headquarters. Ordinarily
when two Headquarters wished to exchange information they used
teletype going via Gdynia Naval Headquarters. The Sector HQ's
had telephone and radio communication with each other.
c. Sector Headquarters - Observation Post Level: Each sector
Headquarters was connected with its subordinate 0.P.'s by:
Telephone
2 Radio (not in every case)
In addition) each headquarters was in telephone communication with
the 0.P, of the neighboring sector which lay closest to the
boundary between the sectors, i.e.,Headquarters at Ustka
(Sector II) was in direct telephone communication with its own
0.P.'s (Nos. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) and also with 0.P.'s
No. 9 (of Sector I) and No. 17 (of Sector III).
d. Inter-Observation Post Level: Each O.P. was connected with its
neighbors on either side (without regard for inter-sector
boundaries) by:
Telephone
2 Radio - - (All but Swinoujscie had type RBM radio. All
had UKF (Radio-telephonellike TBS).)
Modus Operandi
5. Although the 0.P. 's were charged with observation and reporting of
all noteworthy activity on the coast and at sea, the main function
was checking on passing ships. Assuming a ship passing from west to
east along the coast; the first O.P. (No. 24) would sight it and
report to Sector HQ. As the vessel continued eastward, O.P. No. 24
would call No. 23 and warn it. The ship would be passed along the
coast from O.P. to 0.P. in this fashion. Many times the 0.P.'s had
previous notice of vessels that were expected. Sometimes this
previous notice was withheld by Sector HQ, however, as a check on
the alertness of the 0.P.'s. Similarly the 0.P.'s reported aircraft
In passage. An air sighting report had the highest priority, (FLASH).
This naturally required more rapid coordination with HQ's and other
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0.P.!s. The coast watches also reported any unusual activity on
the coast along the sea - especially instances of photographing.
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