POLISH AND SOVIET TROOPS IN HINDENBURG, OPPELN, TARNOWSKIE GORYAND WALDENBURG

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R014000330007-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 7, 2006
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: August 29, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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August 1952
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1. Up to February 1951, a barreeka installation in. I1n ienburg ((4 55,1/ Y 47),
southwest of the I3incienburg railroad station,, cjaarlo-ered a Polish uni";
having per?aonnel who wore red collar patche a About 12 AL guns with long
thin barrels on four rubber tired wheels stood in the barracks yard.,
20 Up to late 1951 the hutmen,tsaouth of the ludwige iueck m1ne on the
northeast edge of Hindenburg and the emeap close to the Delbrueak ixinee
were occupied by Polish labor details who -worked in the ainee, (1)
The former ehuetzerahaun in the southwest seotion of Hindenburg was
reconetracteci in early 1.957E and was later occupied by 9. Polish unit
with red collar patches,. No vehicles or heavy weapons were observed,;
A branch of the xettlitaxy conscription office in Gi.eaiwitz wa.?a locate
in the town house north of he main railroad stations, A UB office
and a allitia. office were located in. the foamier Police head, tern;
on the west side of the Adolf Hitler Straese which had been renamed
ul? Staltnao A rdlitia installation was on the ease aide of this
street,, (1)
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the barrackto installation near the Stephanahoehe
h211 in Op eln P 51/J 17) .uartered a Soviet tank unit in early
.CUugust 1951,1 1 (3
In late 1950,
Colonel I3lenkowskl (phonetical spel ling;) p why was
advisor of the Gppaln province, Although he had a coarLa d of t' .e
Polish language{, Colonel bienkowski spoke R' ssian with his faully0
He wore a Polish Array unifon& and, occasionally, civilian clothing
and was treated most respectfully
Polish Troops in TaXnowaie Gory.
S, Up to early 1951, the barracks installation on the north edge of
Tarnowski a Gory (-i, 51 ?Y 49) was occupied by a Polish unit, The
only weapons seen were rifles, Groups of up to 100 soldiers frog this
installation practiced periodically in the wooded area northeast of
the tovnl u
9. Up to early 1951, the barracks installation ';northwest of Redensburg
was occupied by a unit
10,, In early 1951, six apartment houses located close to the barracks
installation in Tarnowsiie Gory had to be vaca ed by the tenan' s
who learned that Polish officers?far .lies would move in,
1l, In early 1950,. the Polish aftiit a office was transferred fr-ai
ul.Sionkiewioza to a large bu1ldi.n adjoining the formes ,union
high school on the square?
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13. Up to April 1951,1 Is. r1atorized 'rIOP uLit w11101?r 'as lotted 25X1
in the former JatersheiI.c on I' oltke Strasse rt=,r-jaed Psie Polo,. n
Waldenburg (0 51/H 07) , '?':.-packs transporting et.--ieen 15 and 20 '40P Gold .e: vta
were repeatedly seem.
14, The former police headquarters in the north 1e3ction of ?llai_denbt.rg
on the west side of Breelauer Stresse which lends to Altenburg
quartered a militia unit since early 1950, The '.snit had previously
been statio,ied on the Square in the old town section, (4)
15, The office of the Poll h Secu.r ty Police w?rs -ocataad in a antail.
school north of the Square t--.t the intt-.sdctic.:i of Goldberger
Strasse and S'Rndetrasse, Across from this. office was the large
former Hans Scheexi School ;
i6? Individual Soviet soldiers anU officers were seer in 'Jaldenburg up
to April 1951,
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17, In early 1951, a Soviet office was located in the roost jaodern hotel
of the town near the north exit of Waldenburg on the west side of
Vierlaender SGuareo The building hou?3ed office rooms, club rooms
and dining rooms and a large kitchen which 25X1
catered to about 300 persons daily. JA- Soviet colons, e':?rve
as chief of the office, Two Soviet generals who came from a head uarters
in Schweidnitz (P l/H 18) were seen twice in the building, II 25X1
ffice personnel numbered about 150 persons .neluding
many officers. Other persons seen. en :tiring or leaving the building
included soldiers as well as civilians.Sorme of the civilians were
ada.roesed as doctors or professors. this office 25X1
controlled all matters pertaining tote ado nisstration and econaay of
the town, (5)
I ICorwiLenta:;
(1) The Information confirms information in
(2) It is believed that the last persons of the 19J c: ass and the bulk
of the 1931 class were inducted in the fall of -1951.
(3) The Soviet tank units which rmadc up the bulk of the 20th Tank LILT and
were repeatedly reported located In Oppeln until the spring of 1951
were reportedly transferred from Oppein and are now carried in Camp
Neuhaus and Straps, In August 1951, the former Artillerie Kaserne In
Lalbsndorf which had been occupied by Soviet ur:: t , was occupied by
Polish units,
(4) The former police headquarters was still occupied by Soviet sol.di3rs
in 1viarch 1950, A. report In September 1950 mentioned Polish militia
isoldiere had tly been transferred to that building, See
(5) This infon ation confi ryas the at siption that a Soviet supply headquarte rr
is located in Waldenburg and, like other supply installations is
subordinate to a supply headquarters in Schweidnitz; F I
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