1. TANK PROVING GROUNDS NEAR GLEIWITZ (GLIVICE) 2. POLISH LABOR TROOPS IN TOST (TOSZOK)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006700570002-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 2, 2008
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 13, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. Tank Proving Grounds near Gleiwitz ((C4lwiaoe)
2. Polish Labor Troops in That (,To zb },
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13 April 1955
1, Prior to August 1954, a Polish unit, soldiers of which wore khaki uniforms with red
service color was located in the former mental hospital on the west side of the
Peiskretscham (Q 51/y 38) road inside the city limits. Soldiers of this unit went
daily aboard a special passengerst train from Tost to Laband (Q 51/! 38) where they
worked in the rolling mill in several shifts. The soldiers also received military
training in Tost. They allegedly included numerous Germans, some of whom came from
Upper Silesia. In August 1954, residents of Tost said that the troops were scheduled
to move. At that time, the soldiers were not taken to the rolling mill. Pri r to
August 1954, no other military units or installations were located in Tost.~
2. In 1954, a r LM#ad a rrn w1hich was enclosed by a barbed-wire fence was observed
in the woode4;; side of the Gleiwitz (Q 51/! 37) - Peiskretscham road
and north of pewly constructed road led from the Laband tank factory
to the restri with white eagle emblems and occupied by soldiers were
observed ante ed area on this road. At one time, three tanks were
observed, while at another time two tanks were seen travelling on this road. These
tans were allegeil.y manufactured and also turned over to the armed forces in Labs_.nd.
No specifications on the tanks were availableo2
3. On 26 April 1954, the former mental hospital in Tost housed a mechanics' school where
machinists, lathe operators, etc., were trained in two yearst courses. The installation
was a public school which was called the mechanical engineering school,
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reported for the first time that these units are also used in &0460" armament plants
such as the Laband factory.
t It is believed that the area mentioned in the present report is a
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proving grounds of the Laband tank factorye
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