POLISH AND SOVIET UNITS AND OFFICES IN LODZ, ZGIERZ AND KONIN

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R015900280008-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 16, 2003
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: December 8, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOpIC tolish and 5ov-iet Units and Offices in Lnd, a Z.eier, and Konin
EVALUATION-L__L 25X1 PLACE OBTAINED
DATE OF CONTENT- ~r .or to March 1951
DATE OBTAINED DATE PREPARED._ 8 December 1Q52
REFERENCES
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1Q Prior to Marsh 1051, Soviet soldiers, who residents believed ;elonged to a
sr,curity un=t, were quartered in a compound of 25 to 30 villa: and 10 to 15
low wooden buildings north of Lodz (0 5210 93) in the Lapiewnii Woods on
each side )f the road between Lagiewniki Monastery and Modr;,ew. An increased
number of Soviet soldiers had been observed on the road since t:ie middle of
1050,, 4Serians were the only vehicles seen there. i'lmost no Sovie, soldiers and
only a :mall number of Soviet motor vehicles were seen in Lodz L
r In Feb -uary 1051, numerous trucks and sed?~ns wearer parked on a lea-ge square north of
the IQd?-Fabrycyna station., Soviet soldier; were nearbya2
3, In the fall of 1n5O? a Polish double sentry was hosted in the n(rthern section
of the wnnd south of Zgierry at the road for' formed by uL,>S,ciec:,nska and a
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insta3.iation was in this wood.,
It, In t}.,e fall of 1050, a barracks installation housinr- a Polish unV, was on the
nort). edge of Zgier, on the west side of the road to Biala (0 52/0 n5) Just
nort:i of the road bride a across the railroad line,, It consisted Df several
three-story brick buildings and was surrounded by a board fence. I
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en o , Polish soldiers were training in the area north of ti is
instalIn.tiona
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in February lr'S1, a Polish surply derr..: .--ch spur tracks was in Los:---Chojny
+;n the southeast ride 'of u1Jryn ,ulna? It consisted of 6 to 10 unstuccoed
brick building s f, about 1,0 met-::}.?s The quarters of Polish officire and
other men who worked at the 'cnct were north of u14Pryncypa'tnam 25X1
there an t i;~se arrived y rail anc were picked up by, trucks wi +h Polish
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Prior to ;.arch lri" l1, an r,10 barrap'-u inr taliation on t~.e so.,thw(eat
E)Yit of tonin i 53/0 15)x, on ea;cl s4d : of tie ro.?~I to t, V!iastc
0' 53/0 V) p housed sr rie hu?Vire( r en of a `'011.:?h wait? ' cur four-
story .rick hu.ildinps and a. fe.' low 1ao,rieYa irui1' ins. were east of
the ro,I(-I while two "'ne-,store.' :T A.c:` we?: t r+f the road .5
lire Iola sh recruiting office 1.j,) was in two.huild.in :- on tie western
ed c- o4 ' t 4e town just; east of a -:ark south of the ~,rar t> E F+iv'cr It wa1,
guarded 1'' wentric; with rc.'d. e'nulets:
slip o " "i..cc s of the r?oi..,rh sc^urit ~ service (UB) responE ihi for the
+' 'wr: and the rural :ai:t;r::_et, of Konin were in Vic south diftrict of the
town on t ~~> west #.i. F. of the nnin road south of the .arthe *e
in ttonin prior to '!arch 1 . 3-
Ian unicientified : oiet nffi.ce; ::as
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L Com cnt< snviet units In I,od7 were rencrte?' for the first time,
he inforiation - ive credence to a rc?nort in Fehr- uarv 1(`1 C;'rt ; ov .=-:ts
sous;hea: t of ?.,a~icwn .iri oni~st;f r;?
,csm e t It is Ye1ieve i that t,;r rotor vethwclc' ohr.:rvt;d
be1onr? to the motor vehicle: tren,,:.crt.; tioa arr.1 rcu?. air unit- cruart,err d
;n the rrchcel. on ti? c' ??.xcrt `_ f de of u).:. Linn11etioln nu 'rtr rPd iiifantri
I :11loa `.: +'i,t thi.F i ,=-rral-ks
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hanc'_.Lei' ov ert 'onr..,-d r?`?, anee iIfc.;..
orl, c c:" repcrt in .rptober l~r;rti
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