AIRFIELD AND COASTAL OBSERVATION UNITS IN PUCK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000200290010-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 4, 2009
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: October 30, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Poland
DATE OF IN
REPORT
DATE DISTR. Z O
SUBJECT Airfield and .Coastal observation Units NO. OF PAGES 4
in Puck
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE
ACQUIRED
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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from the water. The craft were placed on mobile cradles for trans
porting to the hangar-area. ?Tbe crane was in a caretaker status and
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bar mac ine factory. A . stationary drams ' o nc o e. 17 which,
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PUCK
Airfield e e rox
irate],y x+50 x 350 m. , grassy, an as no ' runways
subsequent. to the departure of his unit in the lot er par 'or a ,
the field reverted to a.non-operational status.'. .This was attributed.
to its faulty location in low ground, surrounded on the west by marshes
which caused the field to be covered with water in a number of areas
up-to a depth of seven-centimeters., In th'e spring months, the thawing of the snow usually covers the field
with water to a depth of 18 inches',.. There are four hangars on the .
field ,32 of Enclosure 7,with brick walls and wood roofs. Their
measurements are, roughly 40 x 20 x 8 m.. -.They are currently used by
the local machine factory for the repairing and construction of small
fishing craft'. ' There are several former airfield warehouses 34, Enolo-:
order to place the crane in an, operating ' eonditi'on . The, estimated
lifting capacity of the crane in 10 15 tons is, approximately
10, in. high with, a stationary'. right angled boom approximately 10. m.
long . A steel supporting brace - extends from, the ' base of the crane
NAVY Review Completed
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-to the extremity of the booms. The motor for the crane was housed
in a small shack which was located two meters from the base of the
crane,
a headquarters unit for coastal observation 25X1
stations was maintained in PUCK. The Unit designation was
"OBSERVATION AND COMMUNICATION SECTOR NO. 1, PUCK". This unit was
billeted in a large building on the town's outskirts 1, Enclosure 17.
The house is quite large and has four floors. The detachment
consists of five officers and approximately 50 men.. The Commanding
Officer was, as of December 1952, a .tad L sn, r'l and his assistant
was a Captain, The remaining two officers had the rank of Warrant ('fficer
Thin unit Mel st roidin 7Cation and messing facilities in the building.
the unit had supervision over the coastal 25X1
watch stations in the PUCK area. The number of stations was unknown
They were located as follows:.
a. ROZEWIE: This station was located approximately 50 m, from the
ligh TE-ouse. It consisted of a watch tower and living quarters
for approximately 10 men. Radio communication was available
in PUCK
a signal. mast with various pennants cou a seen on e
tower. The lighthouse was painted white with horizontal bands
of red. The watch tower was of white brick construction. For
.the measurements, see Enclosure 2,
b. BIALA GORA (WITTENBURG): The second tower is located two
'kilometers nor or the small village of BIALA GORA. The
coordinates are 890 - 796 on reference (a). The same-
conditions pertain to this installation as above, however,
there is no lighthouse there.
Comment: 1. Chain of command as employed in the satellite 25X1
navies evidently is not rigidly prescribed by an
organized rank scale. The Commanding Officer of
the CP in PUCK.,is junior in rank to his executive
officer.
2." In view of the terrain conditions existing at PUCK
it is considered highly improbable that the Polish
Naval Air Arm will initiate actions to re-establish
it as an operational naval airfield.
Enclosures: (1) Sketch of PUCK
(2) Sketch of typical coastal watch tower in PUCK,Area
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Enclosure (1) : Sketch of PUCK
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2)-. 8icetcb of typical coastal watch tower It PUCK Area
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