NAVAL COASTAL ARTILLERY AREA AT REDLOWO

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001700100002-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 12, 2005
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 21, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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General
1. k. naval coastal artillery battalion (Diwizjon Artylerji Nadbrzesnej
11(ar rki Wojennei)-was looated on the coast in Redbowo.. This ,oastal
defense unit was located on cliffs about 15 m. in hei ht the h he t
oint aloes the coast i this area.
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There were between 17 and 20 Soviet 136 mm, howitzers (Naubioa) placed along
the coast in this area. These were in open emplaoements with oe-mouf'lage nots
-p]a-oed --over them. - A squad of five or seven men was.p7a osd....,at 10sch gun. The
range of the gun was 20 tan the are of fire was 360 degrees, a;ad the elevatir'
i =fire was 90 degrees. the gun was hand loaded because, when it
was fired at a high angle of elevation,, the guar would always be lowered for
reloading. for relative looation of howitzers, see Anne
a. In 1949 ground excavations were being oarried on around each gun.
Apparently the guns were to be enolosed inconorete punkerm,
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3. There was a space of about 15 m. between each gun. Ammunition was
stored underground to the rear. There were two cave-like entrances
to the.ammunition magazin;, and these magazines were allegedJL,
being enlarged; for there were excavation crews working around these
entrance's,.. Ammunition was brought to the guns by means of, small
rail carts. The width of the rail tracks for these carts was about
~gfeet. . A separate pair of rail tracks led to each gun from
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the entrance.
4. A'sea??:wall about two meters in height ran along the edge of the
beach"about 10 m. from the base of the cliff. The area from the
sea wall to the water's edge was very rocky with stones weighing as.
much as 100 lbs. There were four stairways in the sea wall to,
permit bathere to get to the water. The bottom of the bathing area
was composed of smooth sand and small stones. The slope of grada-
tion was about 1:10.. North and south of this area, where the beach
narrowed, there was a sudden drop in the water from the continental
shelf. In the bathing area, the hulls of two sunken ships could be
seen protruding, out of the water.
Obstacles
5. There were no mine fields laid in the water, submarine nets, or
fences along the beach. On the beach located south of the installs-
tign area guards from the Army Border Guard unit (WoJska Ochrony.
Pogranicza -40P) were posted. These. guards were placed in :wooden
towers about 10 to 15 m. in height and about 35 to 45 m. apart.
There was one guard to each tower, and each 'tower was equipped with
a .telephone and a searchlight with a,lens of about one"foot in
diameter. ,These watch towers were placed along the beach as far
south as Sopot. I did not see any radar antennae in the area.
6. The roads in this area were dirt, with the exception of the Gdynia
to.Gdansk highway which was asphalt. The road from the asphalt
highway to the barracks was about seven meters wide; beyond this,
toward the beach it narrowed to about four meters... The seven meter
road uphill from the asphalt highway had about a 10% grade. The
?railroad tracks along.the Gdynia-Gdansk highway were double track.
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Point No. 1. Sappers
2. Administration
3. Artillery Company,and .communications platoon
4. Mess hall
5. Arms magazine rifles, pistols, and radio station
6. NCO School
7. Parade ground
8 Dormitory for Merchant Marine
9....A. small village - private homes
10. A communications and observation tower for C.O.
during firing exercises
00. Underground magazines
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