PW CAMPS NEAR MOSCOW

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 26, 2002
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: July 17, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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PLACE ACQUIRED
UOS. . (1oecow Oblast)
PW Csps
ear Mosepw
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.B. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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Pi Camps 25X1
ere located at Mozhaysk (N 55-30, E 36-00),
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E 37-00), and Zyenigorod (N 55-41, E 36-51).
Tuchkovo (N 55-36, E ,,,'balikovo (N 55- 0 E 6-14) Colits
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25X1 9. The PW camp of Mozhaysk,, the largest of all PW camps
E was. located
about two ,kilometers east of the city. At least l,0 - PWS p.DUOS ., of whom were
Germans and . A trig s, were housed in a number at one-story wooden bar asks
which measured about 100 x 25 m;; 25X1
25X1 Two balrbed-wire fences, about two meters high and two to. three meters
apart, surrounded the entire camp; at each corner of the enclosure was a tower
about five meters high, in each of-which we an MV]) guard armed with a rifle.
All physically able prisoners were put to work, always under guard. Nhny.of
them-worked in the forests cutting trees, some were put to work in the 'fields,
others shoveled snow. D rimg.non-wori.ing hours the -Prisoners remained in
their barracks; game sort of club existed 25X1
Political indoetrination. courses were ta 25X1
25X1 The prisoners slept in. bunks ,arranged in two or
three tiers the prisoners were given three meals flail those engaged in
heav work. receiving .slightly more than the others. 25X1
25X1 II the prisoners were well treated and e a better e 25X1
than the local o ulation? the 25X1
25X1 other Wcamps were smaller n a e hysical
layout was s imi ar to the one ri oz ys he camp 25X1
at Golitsyna seemed to have better and.leas p e barracks than any
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of the others.
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no one would have assisted PWs. to escape, the even to a
ure war the attitude of the Soviet people. toward PWs,1
and their willingness to help them escape would depend on the treatment
afforded 56viets in areas occupied by the enemy.
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