MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION ON POLAND

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006000280007-2
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: October 17, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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1, The Polish arqs numbers about 300,000 men. The Sovietization of the army,
which has been in progress for some time, was virtually completed in January
1950. The army is organized on the basis of the troika system; that is, the
basic unit, the battle csill comprises throe men. Three cells form a section,
three sections a platoon, three platoons a company, three cespa.nies a battalion,
three battalions a regiment, and three regiments a division. An infantry
division contains, in addition to the time infantry regiments, one light artillery-
regiment consisting of nine batteries, three of which are mechanized howitzer
batteries; one heavy artillery regiment equipped Trith 155 nit. weanons; one
light tank company; one mechanized cavalry unit; and p*ound support aviation
units usually consisting of three squadrons of ground support fighters. IT:ach
section is equipped with one heavy machine gun, one light machine gune one
light anti?tank gun and four rifles. T.;ach compaw contains a mortar mit,
usually a section, consisting of three mortars. r,ach regiment has a heavy
weapons company usually coneietins of one platoon of heavy machine guns, one
platoon of henvy mortars,- and one platoon of light anti?tank guns. This tactical
organization is not rigid, but is generally observed among infantry divisions.
Armored divisions are organized on a slightly different basis. Thrse armored
divisions are at full strength; these are located in Lower Silesia, J(7 S t
Poznan and Szczecin (Stettin). Three other armored divisions arc in training
in south and central Poland:, and are being equip pa d completely with Soviet
weapons., tanks and armored vehicles.
2,, limbers of the Polish security police (lIrzad lezpieczenstwa U1.3) who were
attached to various units of the Polish army as political instructors have been
replaced by officers of the Soviet security police C.Iiniaterstvo Vnutrennikh
Del ? float of the staff officers of all Polish army units larger than
a company are Soviet officers. The 1T-1 units, which include the frontier guards?
number about 200,000 and are equipped with the some types of weapons used. by
the law.
3 The Polish air force consints of 37 fighter squadrons. Strategic bombing is
controlled completely by the Soviet General Staff, although the Polish air
force plans to include tactical bombing units and auxiliary units.
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4. The Polish navy has been reduced to the performance of coast guard functions.
Emphasis is beino placed on motor torpedo boats and patrol ships, Of the
three torpedo souadrons, one is stationed in Szczecin, one in Kolobrzeg (Kolberg)
and one in the Gdynia-Gdansk (Danzig) area. The USSR recently transferred
to the Polish navy 27 torpedo boats of the Italian 7LAS type, of shout 20 tons
each and equipped with two rapid fire runs, two anti-aircraft guns, and two
terpedo tubes. The submarine squadron consists of the SEP, a modern Dutch-
built Lip, and the JIK and 7Y5? two old 7rench-bui1t submarines. The destroyer
squadron coneisto of the 2,000-ton DLY3KAJICA of the pro-war Polish navy, and
two 1,400-ton Soviet destroyers of the PIT:073: class recently transferred to
the Poles by the Mal. All submarines and destroyers are commanded by Soviet
officers0 Most of the former Polish officers have boon renlaced and arrested
on various chargus. Captain 2omanows1i is reported to have been sent to Siberia
and nothing further has been heard from him. Captain 2ymszewiez? a former
engineering officer, wrote his family from Turkestan but has not been heard
from again. His son, Commander 2ymszenicz, is in prison in Lublin. Captain'
Eorcyko died in Gdynia, and Captain Dorys Kurnatowski? a submarine commander,
has disappeared,
5. The collectivization of farms in Poland is progressing at a rapid rate. A
landowner can seal his property only with the permission of the County Office,
Since the sale of land to private individonls is not approved, the owner is
virtually forced to sell to the government. The Soviet army ovine many farms
in Poland, which are run on a military basis with Soviet officers as directors
and non-eommissioned officers as foremen. The farms are closely onarded and
all production is sent to the Soviet army.
6. The new steel plant near Krakow, reported to be Via largest in central Europe,
is expected to be in operation by the end of 19501i The armenent industry in
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