23RD INFANTRY BATTALION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005300140007-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 24, 2006
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: June 14, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2006/02/01 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005300140007-5
ONFIDENTrAfe
COUNTRY
V@JlV1Li
~.r tlii.
.I.
.dV,t.
CLASSIFICATION
REPORT N0.
33rd Infant.-7 i3attalion
EVALUATION.
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINEDJ
3 REFERENCES .~ .._,
4
PAGES_
REMARKS
ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
General
1. The Pavla 0rsa~:,. hvi szdoslaira Ina' Bn
is subordinated to the iusico (1 5O/, L Infantry
division aomiancled by General Lc -:sky, (fnu). (~) The
followinC other units were also subordinate to the
di isiont k as ersko Rory (ii .50/4 27) info ntr.r unit,
cormanded by Colonel Jiracek, a fnu) ;
i; a ovy 14 0 00 unit and a 25X1
Vin,perk (14 50/ 46) unit. .., .
2Q The battalion is quartered on the southeast border of
Nyrsko (N 50/U 99), and in the castle of Bystrice
(N 50/U 99~ .a
3, The batty:?lion was co.irnanded by .,Tajor Kocian, (fnu) ,
who succeeded Lieutenant Colonel Cardas, (fnu), when
the latter was transferred to the high .:ar academy about
yrcptenibrr 1949. (3) The deputy commander was ;staff Cap-
tain hauer, (fnu), a Cor.munist. The Education officer
was jenior Lieutenant Na j edly, (fnu} , also a ommunist
c. 3rd nt Go, about 15 men,
b. 2d Inf Co , abut 60 men,
C anization-
4 The battalion w .s organized as follows:
a. let Inf Co, about 50 men, 25X1
CONFIAty
is Wants TinrC(ax.
O lsctassifed
Class. Changed Te: Ti
Approved For Release 2006/02/01 : CIA-R
CL~~
*
f
N ,?r ?'
~'
Nate: %~cZ -----~ By:
'T4ee97 5
25X1
 Approved For Release 2006/02/01 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005300140007-5
CONF1D 1M*,CNT11OVU CL''r'I01 L3 OT,LY
2
a ward detail was detached from the
company to the kriohovice (IN 50/L 02)
ordnance depot.
d. Co about 50 men,
commanded by Staff Capt-
tain zaoharda, (frau).
a. a.,. G Co about 80 .men
f. AT Co,
manded by Senior Lieutenant Holy, (fnu.)
g. , ediu.m i:iort Co, cor nded by Captain
Gregor, (f'nu).
h. iiv ,::ort. commanded by ,;ajor Be nos, (Thu) .
i. Tech Co, about 6o raen, including infantry-
enGinoors and inf':xntry-sirt;nalmen, comrrianded
by Lieutenant I3rabee, (fnu) , a Co unist .
J. Hq;. Co, about Sc men, commanded by ;itaff
Cry.pte.in Hirsch, (gnu) .
k. .iepl Co, commanded by ataf f C,:-)tain Tv.rz,
(f nu)
.
1. 300 Candidate Jchool, about 100 men with
0taff Captain uachard s, (tnu), as school
coy ziandant .
The total personnel in the .:T Co and the two ~.,ort
companies -was approximately 160 mend These three
companies were located in Bystrice, the Aepl Co in
HaMWY (N 50/iT 98) and the remainder of the battalion
in 1;yrsko (4) .
Ieagons and Fcuipment
6. The lst, 2d, and 3rd 1nf Companies were equipped
only with old rifles of uns,xc elf led make, and each
rifle squad had a light machine gun model 2 h. The
CONPIIl "4CCtiT. OL/U;s 0i ICI L?.?: CT;LY.
Approved For Release 2006/02/01 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005300140007-5
 Approved For Release 2006/02/01 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005300140007-5
CONFI $ :O 'MR41It15 o:. 'IoL L3 ONLY
Sn1Z Co was equipped with Beretta submachine
guns9 a new type of Czech submachine gun. The
&T Co had 45"-min t~T guns with rubber-tired
wheels, and also mountain guns of unspecic
fief . type? The mortar companies possessed
heavy rind i ied iuraa mortars of unspecified
type.
Y. The new type of Czech submachine gun carried
an engraved inscription *,~iche L -_K 49",,
8. Gerizian bazookas were also observed in t :w b2 15-
talion n One flame thrower, on a two-vheeled
cart, ejected a f larie about twenty meters 3
Old German -,as raasks were used in the battalion.
9. The transport function of the battalion as
performed by four t,*1-4 trucks, three Tatra pas--
sen,7,er cars, and an unk.novin number of horses.,
Tr iinin
lG . Training within the battalion was limited ex-
elusively to border defense practice exercises.
cUIOI'rients.
(l) The existence of a susice infantry division 25X1
is believed unlikely, although there have been
previous indications that the 2d Inf Brig had
been made au infantry. division.
however, there are at uresent.:1o . ce ions p a
such a neon n zatYon hao been effected since
all component units - f "' the brigade have remained
unchanged. The report confirms General Loneky as
CC of the 2d lnf Brig.
(2) Infantry unit is the 26th
I.nf Dn which is thus confirrr.ed in k sperske Hory.
C,nit I I1s probably the 25th Inf
Bn in rJ,atovy. The yii perk unit is the 66th If
.'u which is subordinate to the 3usice Inf Brig
tor
.~e?thor with the 25th :ad 26th ins.
CONFID1 t0 T 01JU~ C.{' lCI..L: C JL '
Approved For Release 2006/02/01 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005300140007-5
 Approved For Release 2006/02/01 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005300140007-5
COMrTMM 'A',1 'CCI -ROZ~/U3 GaitICI:L ONLY
4
(3) The report confirms x~ajor yocian as CO,
23rd 30 Br x.
(4) The statements on organization are correct,
with the exception of those on the units in
]3ystrice seemed not fully
informed. The following units are believed
stationed in Bystrico: inf gun co, as indi-
cated by the mention of mountain guns; by mart
co; and by wpns co with medium mortars and
45--mm .~T guns.
CONFAPAxz ,- -CI RCL1U.:; U 'x'TC 1, LL-j LILY
Approved For Release 2006/02/01 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005300140007-5