MAP SKETCH OF SWINOUJSCIE

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• Publication Date: July 30, 1952
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INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
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COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Map Sketch of Swinoujscie
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30 July 1952
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The following is a key to the attached map sketch of Swinoujscie`'Swinemuende).
1. WOF (Border Security Guard)observation tower, under Soviet control.
2. Lighthouse.
3. Soviet radio station, well camouflaged. There are six such radio stations
on the sketch,, all marked No. 3. Some of them are mobile,, though they have
not been moved from their places. They are all guarded'.,and unauthorized
,I~ Ins persons are `forbidden . Ito o :ne:em them.
Basin of the Soviet Navy ,in which mostly E-boats and similar small craft
are moored.
Barracks and stores of the Soviet Navy.- The area on which these buildings
(2-5) stand. is surrounded with barbed wire and is guarded by` Soviet sentries.
Poles are not permitted to enter this area.
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Wooded country, still with many German bunkers and trenches. It is entirely
out of bounds. for unauthorized persons. This area is accessible to patrols,
which, however, must have a special Soviet permit for this purpose; otherwise,
this ground is under Soviet guard.
Two newly built cranes, of Czech origin, used for the loading and. unloading of
large ships sailing to or arriving from Szczecin (Stettin), which cannot go
through the Swinoujscie.-Szczecin Chanhel.with their full cargo because-.of..
the,.shallowness of the channel,
8. Railroad line Odra Port - Miedzyzdroje - Szczecin.
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Terminal of the. two Swinoujscie ferries Usually the northern oneyonly is
used, whereas the southern one is kept as a reserve ferry and is usually
closed..
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Observation tower of the Polish Navy.
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Batteries of Soviet coast artillery and antiaircraft artillery. The caliber
of coast artillery guns is about 150 mm. and that of the anti1aircraft guns
is smaller than that of a field gun, The antiaircraft guns are quadruple-guns.
14. Observation tower of the Soviet coast artillery, which is always occupied
by one officer and three other ranks..
15. The whole area is surrounded by'a high palisade; the only entrance is situated
in the southern part of the palisade where the street runs into it, The entrance
is guarded by Soviet soldiers and documents are checked there.
i6. The whole of this area belongs exclusively to the Soviet Navy and. is surrounded
with barbed: wire and for all non-Russians it is a prohibited area. Some
Germans employed 'by the Russians can enter this area and for this they are
provided with special permits. -~
17. A basin in which artillery sea targets, belonging to the Soviet Navy, are
stared. On the pier there are large quantities of mines, torpedoes and guns,
all well covered with. tarpaulins. and. guarded. by sentries
18.. Shipyard basin of the Soviet Navy with a repair shipyard, in which mostly
Germans and several Russians are employed.. This shipyard only does repairs,
and only on ships belonging to the Soviet Navy.
19. The usual berthing place for Soviet trawlers.
20. The usual berthing place for Soviet torpedo cutters-.
21. The Soviet hydro-meteorological station.
22. The Polish Port Command (Iapi,tanat Portu).
23. The Soviet port ccmmnandant t s office,.
24. Readquarters of the'Polish Navy; in the middle of the premises is a wireless
station.
25- Polish sea coast control point of the WOP.
26 Polish tom commandant.
27, A house occupied by a platoon of the Polish Navy which is employed in the port.
28,. A Soviet cinema for Soviet soldiers and seamen. only. Poles are not allowed
to go there..
29. A house in which the crews of the few Polish ships of the Palish Navy are
quartered There they have their own kitchen and a mess room.
Berthing place for the ships of the Polish Navy.
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Five small underground gasoline tanks belonging to. the Polish Navy. On the
surface is' a fairly large store of. coal. The area has its fixed limits and
is guarded by.Polish sailors.
The berthing place for Polish fishing cutters.
Soviet degaussing station,, consisting of one ship,. one" barge and six buoys.
The house where the crew of the Soviet 'degaussing station is billeted,.
35. An island formed of sandy rather damp; there, are''nocbutldings ors i ."'
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36. Wreckage of a sunken German ship:
37 Two German cranes; they are in good condition but cannot be used because
they are situated on Soviet military terrain and the wreckage of.the ship
bars approach tothem,
38. Former German electric poorer station, destroyed and not yet rebuilt.
39 Polish fish refrigerating establishment.
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Torn. gasworks
An area surrounded by a fence, containing barracks of the Soviet Navy and
under Soviet control,
42. Two former German hangars in good condition for fighter aircraft. and eeaolanes.
both hangars are under Soviet control. There is also a seaplane:'.landing place
and a small ground landing place. formerly a few Soviet biplanes but no
seaplanes were stationedd, there..
43 A permment and large wireless station. There are, in all, three such wireless
stations (all marked No, 43 on the sketch). These are, probably former
German wireless stations, though the informant is not quite sure,..
they are all in good condition and are working. They are all worked and
guarded by Soviet personnel. Poles are not permitted to go there.
4+. Various Soviet stores strictly guarded. by Soviet sentries. In the northwest
corner of the nearby cemeitry, a mortuary has been converted by the Soviets
into a. guard room for the store guards.
4:5-o An. iron foundry, under Soviet controlj,-where only Germans are employed. The
necessary raw materials arrive there by railway from Stolczyh, which lies
south. of
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46, The villa of the Polish commandant of the S7Lecin-Swinoujscie coastal area
(Szczecinski Obszar Nadmorski.). At prese {t-, captain Wiktor Rutkowski lives
there:
Area of the Soviet Armed Forces; ~it is: surrounded by barbed vice ?~nd.very
strictly guarded;
8 A former German music hall at the seaside, now converted by the Russians
into an ammunition warehouse. The seaside is a forbidden area for all Poles
and bathing is prohibited-. In this area the Russiand` have constructed large
warehouses, mostly underground.: and. most probably there are also artillery
positions. Much blasting has been done in the area leading to the Polish-
German frontiers, as far as Ahlbeek<
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Living quarters for Soviet officers with their famlies`. These are, to ted.
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54. Soviet military hospital to which only Soviet personnel are'admitted; it is
su ?ro ceded w1th barbed wire and strictly guarded.
51. Living quarters. of Polish officers,, non-commissioned officers and-employees
street running in an east-west direction is called ulica Wyspiansk cgo
2. tarrjson cook-house (sic) of the Polish Navy.
53w A house in which a Polish signal platoon is billeted; it also houses a wireless
sttsition. ~'
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Garrison laundry and garrison fire brigade.
Polish garrison officers' mess..
6. Toro garrison water reservoirs from which water is supplied. to the nearby
military buildings and barracks There is no civilian population in this
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A boiler room with pumps and engines, working for the garrison
Barracks of the Polish Navy,: in .which two naval comp:e's are billeted.
The Polish cinema intended for the personnel of the Polish garrison. This
cinema can also be visited by civilians,- but Soviet soldiers and seamen. are
not permitted to _ there.
60, A Soviet supply warehouse with a large stock of uniform r. shoes, and underwear,
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61, P 11sh supply store,? the: supply platoon is also stationed there,
62,. Polish headquarters of the. naval port.
63< Soviet barracks for their ground forces with a wireless station, all surrounded
by a fence and guarded..
S. A former German rirel#W station, still in a damaged. condition but guarded by
the Russians access is forbidden.
65. Soviet artillery y positions; all guns are .about 150 mm< caliber, but
-.~ appear larger than those on the coast (see x..13 on the
sketch) . T .ere are at. least six guns in position. The exact dimensions of'
,-t? . this area, zk7aova i =dam '.ia~ ' p tl rea . 3 s probably :au rcbaznded
b" barbed wre4 There is also a small wireless station near the railroad
line'. this railroad line is used only by the Russians and. along this line
arrive only freight trucks from the south, laden with. various military equipment:
and military stores.
66. Quarters, of the Polish WOP, about 60 men.
67. Soviet ar l1..ery barracks occu#Ied by the crews of the nearby guns; all surrounded
by a-three meter high wal Viand the entrance heavily; guarded.
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68., Local small railroad station, used only by the Russians. It is still partly
destroyed,;
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Evangelical church.
72. Catholi c church.
73e Catholic church,
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