1. SOVIET NAVAL ACTIVITY IN THE BAY OF DANZIG 2. COASTAL INSTALLATIONS IN THE BAY OF DANZIG

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 18, 2009
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: September 20, 1955
• 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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COUNTRY USSR/Poland
SUBJECT 1. Soviet Naval Activity in the
Bay of Danzig
2. Coastal Installations in the
Bay of Danzig
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three or four submarines and three MTBs were about eight nautical
in Danzig Bay
miles southeast of the southern tip of Lela Peninsula, (see photo no. 1).
Some, possibly two large and four small,, units were conducting a
gunnery exercise on 3 May about six nautical miles west-southwest of
the inlet to Balti sk. As a target they were using a sled towed by a
tu
(Photo no. 2 is of a submarine chaser
which was five nautical miles north of Baltiysk on 3 Mav
The
Jinclu.des items of interest At point 1 a
a short distance up the river was available. There was apier
which there were a number of vessels-MTBs or the like,
sketch map
view for
there at
this was a harbor from which the Poles were barred. At point
2 there was a wreck of an old warship, possibly from World War II.
Along the coast from the mouth of the Wisla (Vistula) River to Baltiysk,
about 2000 yards inland, there were several wooddn towers, Thueach'case the
tower was rectargular and constructed of heavy timbers, but around the
tower was a sort of sca$.bld-like structure which made the whole. g
shaped like a Christmas tree, (see inset on sketch map),
wires,
the height of the towers to be about 20 meters. No people,
antennas, or the like were observed in the vicinity of the towers.
At point 3 there was the wreck of a small steamer. At point 4 there'was
a tall br"ick red. tower,.. somewhat like a lighthouse without a light.
On a slope ih:-.the vicinity of the tower there wal5 some sort of . forti-
fication around which there were about 50 soldiers.
it marked the border between Poland and th6 USSR.
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wooden structt.ijes
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high red ;tower
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N USSR
KRONSHTADT-CLASS SUBMARINE
N USSR
MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT.
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SVERDLOV-CLASS CRUISER
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