SOVIET TROOPS IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000200020025-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 10, 2010
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: March 30, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

1.. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/11/10: CIA-RDP81-01036R000200020025-4
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Soviet Troops in Czechoslovakia
TNER Eii1 1Y CONTA1MIf iN/OONATIOM OF EC IN? N NATIONAL 0 NO
OF THE UNITED STATES. *ITNIN TNL NEANINO 07 TITLE 14, SECTIONS 70
AND 7S4. of THE U.S. Cp6E. AS AMENDED. ITS TDANSNI$SION OR REYE?
LATION OF ITS OOMTENTS TS M RECEIPT DY AN WIAYTNORIYEO PEDSON II
THIS Is UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
DATE D I STR 50 Wr 1954
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1. In May 1953 a large group of Russian aviation officers came to Czechoslovakia.
This commission was divided into three sections as advisers to the Czechoslovak
Air Force, and it,organized the support and ground crew personnel as well as
training Cseehosl vak fliers. They were established at the airfields of
Bratislava, Kotioo and Piestany.
2. Russian military advisers and training officers are stationed in practically all
Czechoslovak training institutions, including military academies and cadet schools,
all research centers and specialist schools. There are Soviet instructors with
the garrisons of $arlovy Vary, Milowitz, Cesky-Ifrumlov, As, Vyskov, rasitz,
Kiemes, Lepaja and Volary.
3. Russian military railroad commands were reestablished in Czechoslovakia in May 1953.
They do not'inte ere with normal Czech railroad traffic, but handle everything
concerned with R Sian troop and supply movements. Their number is between 50
and 80 men.
4. The number of Russlian military transport trains passing through Czechoslovakia
increased greatly during 1953. The most probable reason is that the line running
Brest Litovsk-Karslaw-Posen was rendered difficult by Polish partisan activity. The
Czechoslovak border stations where the greatest increase of traffic was observed
were Matovice-Uzhor$d, Cierna-Nad and Tisou-Cap. At each of these stations there is
a Russian station command of 80 or 100 men. The irussian trains consist of cars
with changeable able lengths, Ahead of each train the locomotive pushes several
empty cars as a precaution a*ainst mines.
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