MILITARY SCHOOLS IN OLOMOUC, BRNO,AND HRANICE

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 21, 2009
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: April 29, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This materisi coataiaa information aiferting the Na-
tional Defense Of trie United States within the mean-
ing of the 1Es~toaaRe 7.aws, Title 18, U.S,C%. Seos. 793
snd 7>?1, tde traneatieeion or nveiatica of which in
anq manner to Rn unsuthorized perwa is prohibited
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COUNTRY Czechoslov~.k3.?~.
PiACE ACQUIRED
T~~~ilit~:~.r~f Schob].s in Olomouc, Brno
e.nd Hr~.na.ce
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The Olomouc Milita Academy
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in Olomouc
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s~pproximately 5D men wearing armp~ype uniforms Frith service 25X1
caps and black shoulderbaards. The shaulderboards had a gmld
border about ~ne centimeter wide Kith the inverted gold `~V" at 25X1
the arm ends. they were cadets of the
OI?mouc Military ca easy
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The ~Iili.ta c? ha~ica demg (V2'A ~ iTo;~~~ta3~~ ,te.,~h~ieka ~t}~td____emi~e~
the civil~.an Technical IIniversity
fQr Construction En_in er B
four story gray stucco b~ti3.ding, aPProxi
2D m., located on Uvoa Street near the Spielberg Mount
half by the VTA.
o s n n was accu ie t t o
There were two
en rances to this building. At cane entrance a sentry
in 'blue uniform wearing a blue field cap and a camou aged ahelter-
the VTA half of the u nga e a er entrance was t~hguarded.
a submachine gun. this was the entrance to
~lalf The sentry was armed with
the CTniveraity had
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been moved to its new lc~cationa an gxnidentified gymnasium on Na
whole building
two stories were utilised for VTA classrooms.
The second VTA building -was a three-
storg gray stucco build. g x ms, a evr rest 9~. '~~is
building housed a library or. the first float which was open to the
public about twice a week The upper
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6. On each side of the entrance of the library~elassraom building were
signs bearing the coat of arms of Czeahoslcavakia. The sigA on the
left bore the inacrifation ~Techraical Library"; the sign on the right
read "Military Technical Academy`.. .~ef?ore entering the library,
turn in D Citizea~ship Ident3ficatioxa (Obcar~sl~
az at the office window located near the entrance and
received a plain paper receipt on which wa.s enterec;E the bearer's
name, serial number of the Citizenship Identification, and time of
entry inter the building, .Entrants coexld remain in the library ere
long as they desired and could borrow as massy books as they wisheQ;
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for as long. a.s a montYt? Civiliaa~s were employed as librarians.
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7. three or f o~.r yog army officer,
VTA students, on duty in the entrance office. They wore reg~-
lar OD army uniforms with silver a~houlderb?ards end geld stars.
On their ahoulderboardB they also wore red stars. approximately two
centimeters in diameter with, the letters VTA inscribed in white
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Similar ahoulderbQard insignia were also '~orra bs th ether VTA
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academy students whc-
same building.
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attended classes locat?d in the
Irma oma of VTA atude~ats ~
OD army unif?rms, with service caps and red shoulderboards. The
shctalderboards had gold borders approximately one centimeter w1de,
with inverted Vts at the arm ends. The students ~~ marched in
two groups, each c~~te consisting of about $C men.
a similar formation of assn ira Air ~'?rce blue uniforms ~aarching i~a
the ~~~~ets of Brn?A the unif'orr~s had blue ahoulderbwards with
gold borders one centimeter wide and inverted Vas at th
Within the building itself
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men of this latter Rroura were also VTA students.
a. The VTA coarse lasted for four years. Upon completion of t;he
course9 the graduates were commissioned into various branches
of the techa~ica7. services.
b. Civilian graduates of schools of? higher educationQ such as
gymnasiums arad commercial schools were eli able to apply for
direct admissiean VTA students
were not required to complete basic rnilitar?y training before
their rnatriculation9 since military training was-part of the
curriculum.
sent on 20-l~na. marches with full field equipment.
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c a ma~^c ~ e raorma sc oo sc edule was observed.
d . Trie first wear st~.dernts had to live together ~.n barracks. Their 25X1
wore red sho~alderlboards with gold borders and iuv~rted V9s as
described previously. Upoas sa~ccesst"ul completioA of? the first
year they were promoted to junior lieutenaxats. TlaeA they ~rcrre
the regular army off?icers~ silver shoulderboards end gold stars
and could live outside of the Academy if they coo.desired.
e. It was possible for a VTA graduate to attain a rank as high. as
captain oaa ~raduativna de~penc~ing ?~ the individual's academic
standing.
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6o stu era s 2~0 were dismissed LJ..I
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into smaller grmups9 depending on their speciali~ati4n.
year Blass had approximately 204 students. They were divided
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h? R$ilroad Trarssnortation I)ivisi~~
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this divisi= was soon rain' s students were not con~issioned
a$ was customary with students who successfully completed their
fit^at year of? studies. Instead9 they all reverted to a civilian
status and continued their studies at the Pra a (civilian}
.technical university located on
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Hre~aice Military School
State l~ymnasium (statxai gymnasium} in Hranice
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between Hranice and the neighboring town of Drahottase, ~ LJ/~I
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came from the nearbs~ Hranice Military Academy (ETA - Vo3enaka al~aclemie) .25X1
light of airplanes arad gliders they ~~'~ ~
the letters "~A" ixa whites Mere als? wa?xm ors their sh?ulderbaar~ds,
at the Drahotuse airport wore regular C-D
Army uniforms9 with visored service caps and red gh?ulderboards.
The shoulderboards had gold borders approximately ores centimeter
wide with the inverted gold 1?V" at the erne ends. 'The red star
metal insigraia9 approximately two centimeters ire diameter with
The students
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Co Hunt. Military Academy shoulderboarda were the same
as ear ~ men's shoulderboards in design, e~tcept that theg
had an inverted "V" at the arm ands,. Gadets wore the de8ig-
raations of the enlisted ranks which they had earned before
entering the academy,
L ilitar arad Other Installations in Hraraice (N ~9-33D
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1. Unidenti2?ied Army I~astallationo Two four-story stucco buildings,
anr~r~x~_~t~1v Fn ~ , 5 rn. The buildings were painted dark green.
s Military Academy was located there. The
u rags were a out 2D mo distant .from the highway. Ira front of
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tenable to see more buildings. some mill
2. F'isheryo Approximatel $~ ~ ~ rn Bea ev state-owned
sAd operated,
3. Uniderstified Military Irastallatioraa Four four-story gray stucco
buildirags9 approximately 60 x 15 m.e and Pour wooden grou~ad floor
barracks, approximately 30 x 8 m. with tar-paper roofs. Types
of troops located here Size of area. was
approxirrtately 300 x 15 .
~.* "SIGMA" Water-Pump Factoryo
the Drahotuse civilian ai~portg located
enterprise where water
were marauf'actured.
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cement plant ire cen ra urope, It started to operate in 1950 but
building was still in ro ress. It c area of approximately
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Although points 29 ~#~ arad 5 are not oP a military natttre9 they
are pinpointed as an aid ire locating the military installations?
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Militaz'~r Teckuaical gcadc ~v9 Military Technical _1ca,demy Librs~r
And Technical UniveTrsity For Can$tructian En~ineerinP
. _BENO.a: Cxecho~slovarJ~ia
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GR~ouNDs
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SPIEIrQEt
8eaidence
Military Technical
?cads~y Libras~- axed
classroomar 3-story
gray d~tucco bldgi
120mx30a.
1. Technical Oniveraity ~
for.Conetructiou
Engineering (civilian
2. lilitary Technical
Academ~r 4-atc~ry gr~;
stucco .bldg, approxo
~4mx20m.
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l[ilitsrr send ?ther_ Inst~llr~tion~r in NHANICE N 4~-33, 8 1T-44)
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~,~ef: HRAAICE 1iAH8ISCH-NfEISSKIHCHEN C$eahoelovalcia
ca e: : 5,
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