MILITARY INFORMATION ON NORTHWESTERN BOHEMIA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004301210009-1
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• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 23, 2005
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: January 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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r!.9 rescrifits the -1sfr,7 Tem ok,1111 Art,s1-ND
T,7.JuT7 (1051/1111) (See Attftr!"4,71,,,-,t
L cons-'sti of 4a.j Lrick bindings, two dotached
?niselfera nislr? mostly a5ngle-storied buildiDco (enrages storehouses
in no1.73.7setern, orlakirt of the toWn., to the caserne
011 tne ?i7-,stern stlr. rooder7,-aarrrie2cs enclosed bz barbodf-wire fence. Nerth
Ot t1.0 c!..tirrre arn nevnn Tsrp-e -:houses for officers,
In the Tielrthaastern jw,t of the toyn, tTia the northern side of HUsvia street, a
? tars, installation Ucl
? is surrounded. hy-
noz.theru side of the
n.ot7!n1 of sevez-al bat
.c.:rozoures in located. 'The 4ntlre
hc,x- to th1-1 ncrtheast alo-7),T the
militarr installntiol'I cor-
long and '15 -meter -wide area.
ln.:-:cr-i_ntion on t! itedesimaten'tbe installation as an off-limits military
of nfrz ti d scrap ti,on were observed in this area.
Tho m4/71tr7 -Telltales verP obssrlmdir the tt,c1,1!
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.?srvving soldters (red epaulets with black ripino)
-,,,arrvinr! three soldiers (1thekl epati7ets,1 no piping)
.to the caserne mentf.oncid In Paragraph 2
ePrrtrirg three students of the medical reserve
officers' school, coming to the daserne mentioned
paragraph 2
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truck_l -ton
ambilanoe
trrck, throe-ton carrying two Air Force corporals: coming to the
ne-Ptioncirl in rwo--17-P-rapl..., 2
- jeep orew w.J.kown, cowing tt., Lhe j.:oniAl-ostion mentioned
pars-faph 4.
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Zp.bosudov (451/Y14)
dotechnents nf '10-0eg 11 ren oothv - students of the -reserve officers/school
aol7lbet kred epaulets with yellow piping and vcriens rarlItastf.yellow stripes
uere ebearved 19 November 195, marching out of the pthotudev bar-
Ontsolmont VIAB led IR, a lieutenani: with gold epaulets on rod 'base
.tnd hy a eergeent firp;ti alass The in were equipped with rifles end cae masks.
'fbcsa lotroiftrent. wo-e followed by en 18-man 3order ;?-tard (FE) unit lad by one
lieaIentnt and one sergeant. All thews units oreruised wit:cut eras and
drilled with their .ae nasks for "71 1 n the necrby training
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.i.ucientn Tw a political officerelschool were garrisoned in the Dohoeudov bar-
rocks? In the vicinity of the borracke eight lieutenant oulonelep 11 najorsv
22 senio lientenLnts, and 19 lieutelents of vsrlous com3)ot arnr were observed.
(See Attachment #2)
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Palit4r7 Ixtrre&s 5c.telsi4ng of several four-storied and
btiiidiAgS Vie t- tet between Fire >-luare (ftru
.lil!graiske. street. 17e main entrftnce to the barlacke
Ary ''''2,civare, J.
in 24 7,;OVOP>GV 191? 4 Guican of 4C eldlisted nen wearing
-Oth red piPing ;'.tt,tillery or eraor corps) imd equipped
:Aaske marched ot., of tbe 0',ove ,-10.7,tionec7 lArTeeks.
two-storied brict
er Ntearyk rquare) sad
Is from, the First of
block shoulder hoeTde
with rifles and gee
The i.41,zrzterr Ger--Jmen A.qmi$Astratien i:Pcsnilkova spray& Ohonutov) isatcated in
:he ::,itirreo-st:nri,m1 ILTfantry nf.,serne tu Zborovske street ;Apposite to th, nDehtodit
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The faltwing niltterr vehicles 1,a obearlya4 in the tovA4
trutkphalf-ton
trwh. three-ton
..tr4ch5 troo-ton
tpuuk,
je*p
Yarrenger 40.79;?
Qarryliqz rttions to the barracks mentioned
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truck, thrueeten
EindAaat.11602.21 (See Attachment #3)
11. Military barracks are leeated en the Gaetern side of the highway to Mina
(N51/F23).
12. Lively nflitery activity was observed in the berrecks and on the training
grounds en 3 December 1953. Abeut 200 men with bladk Shoulder boards condtated
bogie drill with and without riflee and marched eith gas masks on under the
oommsnd of 35 officers and HOOs of various rarike. Apart /tom theee troops four
columns toteling approxinately 200 mon with ertillery shoulder boerde ':black wit
red piping) marched with fell field equipment to the berreeks -.7rem the direction
of Hostalies (N51/r23) on the same day. Some of the enlisted nen in these columns
were stnennte of the reserve officerstechool (red shoulder beard's with yellow
borders end stripes)e3
13. The followine nilitary vehiclee were observed in the vicinity of the Chuderice
barracks%
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truck) three-ton carrying rntions from Milne -
tusk throv-iton earrying retions from Bilina
DieLineek155.1.a23.1 (See Attachment 14)
14. Military barracke eonsiatieg of meneral threeeend four-storied buillingteere
located in the former castle covering en area of approximately 150 x,100 meters.
The sentry at the berraeks gets was a reserve officereechool student (red -
shoulder beerde with black piping end two yellow stripee across).
15. The follewIng Wiitary vehiclee wele observed in the town
throo-ton carrying soldiers to the terreals,
trick threeeton
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16. Tb only eAlitary pereonnel in Duchcov ars offioere and on aseigned to the
Dietrictlailtery Alninistretion cOkreeni nojenska eprava) which ie louted
on the ocrnor of T.,adrazni end Studnicni streets.
17. Military barracke consisting of three-stOrisd beildinge cre located between
Ptalineva ntreet and throve nameeti (Apace $quare)?4 On 8 January /954 about
200 nen nerohed cuteof the %wracks in seeeral smaller columns with their gas
neeke oe? L11 renn lneludieg the ,N,5,s acconeanring then, had shorlder boards
af ntedere of reeerve otrinere'achool,5
elf&P,Q11,141W. ,(see Attachmoni-5)
' ; Ttee:"eedriflery gaserne e leceted in the Beoin eastle on the eastern
of th &c Eiver,6 .t threaten truek
we eteeding in front of the gate,
19 In the foeeer ftebokly (N51/F56) area (now Deein IV)p Border Guarde 0'0 quarters
and stcreheneen are low-ted in severel buildings in Teplieka eteeet opeosits to
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the Border Guard Hosea (Dum hrenicaru). The Dorder Guard Howe is situated ol
the corner Teplicka and Prokona Holoho stkG,Ae. Three truakel
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bUndlrell,
..(See Attachment #6)
20. Military quarter aTe situated in a two-storid bualding to the north-7feet. of
theMoldavia railroad station en the western side of the road forking towards
Ueetbrn Gernany from the Zoldma-Beve Neste (1151A24) h ghay J1 nidtiptified
Air Force unit is billeted in thie building:. A detaehment of six nen lad by
a ooroI all sled in baue-grey uniforms one, wearing blue shorIder boards
uith black piping9 time observed on 5 January 1954 leaving the billets and neroh,
lug towards the croseroad of the HOldava - Bove Mento highway and the road which
leads to the German frontier', The pen carried a W/T etatien (60 x 60 am.) and -
. a two-end-ahalf-imeter-long aerial. Later sone of the nen ware observed ope-
tg the W/T station.
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21. Tho eugimeor unit which woe observed ftn 7o1nice In :mgnst 1953 and which eon-.istd mostly of roservists no lon:or in there. The n unit formerly gar-
risoned. ln Telnlee mvol to Hollerov 'M51/P45). On 11 Ytoomber 1953 a
25X1 ton ton truer' ho'enaing.to th !eklerov PS unit was
obserifed in Tolnlee,
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22. The f :17o1.4ng militery vohielee iffeAs aborrved In the town;
19 An-ember 1953
.21 NowEftr 1953
21 i'evamber 1953
23 1 orcnber 1953
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9 700eMbOF 1953
15Docar,..ibor 1953
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pcssonger oar
truck, throe-ton
trook9 three-ton
threo -ton
rtik''.hr ee -ton
1-,rack, I
oe-ton
louck.1
the c -ten
truck, threc.:-ton
truck, three-ton
-ruck!, t1Tren-to;i1
;ruck ? 1171,-ton
avbalanon
ono 1,ir ?ores lieutenant nnd ono
ilr Force sorceent; direoticn TAmhool
?m:fbars of Internal Guard loaded food
nerlbers of internal Guard loaded fooe
three soldierc (red shoulder boards
.eith biaok.piping) and swap iron
po atoes9 soldier ,:yith khaki Shoul-
der boards and two eivillans
ration?) in tho direction Vsti mad
Livoen
coreTng from Tuohcov
Internal Gua2d nenbers
oarEed on the lain square
'internal Guard umbers in the
:irootion of Usti ncd T,ehem
Internal Guard troops
:1ireotion .fran Prague
three :7.1ateiraa1 Guard members
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23. As far es it could he ascertained, saller PS unite of unknown strength ere gar?
risoned in the following communities; Moldova, Neve Nasto, Mackay -(151/P14),
Flaje .4:1151014), Manley (N51/F24), Zadni Ginovee (1151/F25), Predni ainoveG
(N51/F25), Dubi (N51/2124) '44upka (N51/F34)0 Horni,Krupka (U51A35), Foltovice
(N51/P35), Uncin (51/r34), Zadni Telnice 051/F35), and liaklerov.
IggEmaIi The former Naselyk barracks enlarged b7 the adjoining buildings.
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The foiiiertefanik barTadk two build
n s 'canted on the southexn side of Ftelingldekta s-Grelm union
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ware used as troop billets,,
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battalion was
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khe 182nd AAA
xx2soned in trio 42uderi3e barracks. However, tbs:streagth
of the troopfl in the barreals exasode the normal strength
of an artillery bettslion,,
,11 1 Due to look of detailed descrlption it re not posoible to
deterane the exact location of the borrac7fa on the map.
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Ldusatiocw iTejeaske pcliticka axle J. }likens) is locateCin Reudoice
nad Lebano
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N4LIta It is not clear 'whether the whole
area of the castle or on174ts cumern part is used py the
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