1. POLISH LABOR TROOPS IN MAKOSZOWY 2. POLISH TROOPS IN HINDENBURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011300250005-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2006
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 10, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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1., Pclish Labor Troops in "akoszovey
2: Pclish Troops in Hindenburg ,
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Prior to 'Varch 1951, an extensive Polish labor troop camp was located near
L akoszowy (Q Sh/Y 47) , The camp was lrcated directly southwest of the rei1~-
road line leading from glei.ritz (Q 51/Y 37) to Kochlowice (: 51/Y 57 and on
the southeast side of the road from ".?akoszorry to Hindenburg (Q 5l/.' 1;7),, 7-in
road and the railroad line crossed directly northeast of the carp? If:r -late
1949, a military labor unit occupied the camp, which was estirsated to cover
an area of about 500 x 250 meters. The camp included numerous .nes;. bt..i1di.ngy?
and seven or eight single story cantonments about 25 x 9 maters., in ,he wuc rler
of- 1950, eight to 10 wooden single-story buildings, approximately the sane
sins as the cantonments, v: re constructed. The new buildinr:;s were located in
a closely guarded area in the northwestern section of the camp and were nc
use! as billets. t'Jumerous officers of the camp administration were billeted
separately in four apartment houses near the camp,
2? It was rumored that the urrit belonged to a military labor division,, A colonel
called t senryk (gnu) was the ranking officer in the camp. T7e last reported
strength of the unit was 1,500 men. In one case, reports an the ration str'sr:g h
25X1 of the unit were sent directly to Katowice (Q 51/Y 57). the
headquarters of all military labor units in and around Hindenburg era:, located
in ..asap 'Iiiakos.zotiVr, *
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3. The soldiers of the unit, v7I?io wore khaki uniforms with ?,arrison caps were
engaged in :daft mining operations. All were 19 or 20 years old, The majority
saran from Pomerania, :)ilesi.a and the Poznan (P 53/X 26) areas, a'..bo=ut one ha".
of the soldiers were estimated to he of German origin, The man t;c ard:_nr',; the
came were members of the unit.. The E! when not mining drilled and received
in 'antny training on the graining ground southwest of the Delbrueclc nit