MILITARY CASERNE OF FOURTH BORDER GUARD BATTALION AND ITS AMMUNITION DEPOT/ AMMUNITION DEPOT IN HRADEC KRALOVA/ MILITARY AIRFIELD IN HRADEC/ HRADEC KRALOVE

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500280120-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 25, 2011
• Sequence Number: 120
• Publication Date: November 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
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OUBJECT Milibary flddoY'he of irotirth Border (hoard Battalion And
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Militiarv Airfteld in itradee Krtioy'e
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L. 3.itn cane n ILA NOW Mento naa Motu i Haar Nuuotadi:? i'he exact location of tI50X1-HUM
asserno III n lunt?^Iti by the circled number one, Onelooure B, and the detailed deoci..t,
tion in oi+ ]S:iclooure A, with leuend ~7 In 1950, the eaoerne wan occupied by the Furth
Border iuard buttnl Lon of the Fourth Border Which had its headquarters in
Hradec Kralove. This reE*,itttent had other parts of its forces deployed at VrchlM-,L,
P.rutnov, T'eehotin and Zwnberh. The above-mentioned canerno wan orcupicad, during
1950, by Companies Six, Scven, LLi'ht, and itinc of the Fourth Battalion.
P. Ammunition Do ott The Fourth LAoraer Battalion in Nove Monte naa Motuji had :Lto own
9kmE3uf' on depot Lcic 19nolooure 87, conniotingt of a brick building, abe,at 50 x 20
i6otera, with a tarpaper roof, Tho ~,4upot was located in the forest and wag ourrounded
by barbed erire and guarded by--a force of one, plus one, plus nix men pie, one
off Lear, one Ni.L), and six men? - Approximately 150 meters from the depot is a guard
hound, eight by four rnuLcru. 50X1-HUM
3. Ammunition del)ottino Iiradoc Kralove: LTiie exact location of this warehouse is Indicate,
byte circled numbor four, Inclooure B.7 The depot in a warehoueec a tile roofed,
ground floor brick buildin6, 60 x 30 inetero, surrounded by barbed wire. It is guarded
day and night by one, p)un one, plus nix 51j. The guard house is about 100 meters
from the warehouse, and was, forrncrly,a private residence. The warehouse stores the
ammunitio uand 1-t the Fourth Border Guard Regiment which Is stationed in Hradec
Kralove. 50X1-HUM
4. Military Airfield in Hradec KruLov : Pho at n of the airfield is indicated
by the a-:clod number five, Enclosure 13.7 Air 50X1-HUM
Force Day in 1950. The celebration on LhaL day was In nonor or 1 6 claw;
of the Air Force School. Dr. Alex depicka flinl:;Ler of Defense] was also present at
this parade.
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ENCLOSURE (A) : Diagram with Legend
(D) : Sketch i,c ea t.ien of Military Caserne in Nove Mesto naa
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SECURITY INFORhnTIOiV
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Key to Enclosure A: Military Caserne in Nove Mesto nad Metuji
1. Main gate
2. Three-story brick building, housing soldiers; in the cellar is the arms
warehouse and clothing stocks
3. Headquarters building, three-story brics, 50 x 40 meters; this also houses
the guardhouse, brig, kitchen and warehouses in the basement
4. Coal and wood warehouse, wooden,grounci floor structure with tarpaper roof.
20 x 15 meters
5. Stables for 12 horses; one-story brick puilding, 20 x 12 meters
6. A. Garage housing one truck and two automobiles
B. Carpenter shop
7. Officer quarters; brick two-story building, 20 x 15 meters
8. Barrack square
9. Concrete bunker, 15 x 5 meters; ammunition is stored in hunker
10. Barbed wire surrounding the caserne: 2 meters high and anchored in concrete
11. Railroad station in Nove Mesto nad Metuji 50X1-HUM
12. Double railroad track
13,. Foundry
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