THE SCHOOL FOR UNDER-OFFICERS IN MOST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000200080002-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 14, 2013
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 31, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO
INFORMATION REPORT
CD NO.
COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
SUBJECT The School for Under-Officers in Rost
PLACE
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THIS 000UMINT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTINO THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF TMC UNITED ------- WI THIN THE MEANING OF TITLE IS, lion OHS 793
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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1. The School for Under-Officers is 1
of the city of Most.
fanik. Barracks in the center
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2. The School for Under-Officers had four compaLies, each company having 150 men;
each company had four platoons and each platoon had. threesquads. The school
was attended by soldiers from all over Bohemia; the duration of the course was
three months. The total number of officers in the school was slx, the highest
grade being that of first lieutenant. There were 18 under-officers and 750 men.
3. The soldiers were armed with German rifles model 98N.
L. The soldiers were trained in the use of mines, e g, antitank mines, infantry
mines of Soviet, Gorman and Czechoslovak makes. Various methods of mine-laying
were taught. One method was with the help of a compass; each mine had to, be
marked on a map. Another method was with the help of a cord; the cord vas 50meters
long, and the places where the mines were to be laid were marked with kuoia on
the string. Antitank mines were laid six meters apart. Infantry mines were
laid about two meters apart. The soldiers were taught also about various baible
gases and chemical warfare. This subject dealt only in theory and it was taught\
four hours per month. Another subject taught was engineers' training, which
included road building, building of road blocks and bridges, digging of positiOni
for artillery, machine guns and riflemen and the building of the so-called '
zemljanky.'! This training also dealt only with theory, mainly because there was
no material available, eg fer tee bridge construction. Theory of explosives wa$
taught also.
5. The following men were members of this unit:
(a) 1st Lt (fnu) Kocourek, commander of the school, 24 years old,
height 175 centimeters,. thin, brown hair, a devoted Communist.
(0) Lt (fnu) tires, political officer. 26 year old, height 170
centimeters, thin, brown hair, a devoted Communist. He was in
charge of supervision of political educations
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6. The daily schedule in the School for Under-Officers was as follows
0600 hours..................
0605-0625 hours.............
0625-0700 hours.............
0700-0730 hours.............
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morning exercises
washing and dressing
breakfast for the whole company in the canteen
morning occupation
preparation for lunch
lunch
obligatory sleep
study
interest groups
free
screening
marches and singing
preparation for the night
lights out.
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