DISPOSITION OF TROOPS AND EQUIPMENT IN POLAND

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• Publication Date: July 30, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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since Ilarch 1948 a rarked increase in the number of railway transports
carrying Soviet troops and military equipment from the USSR Into Poland-
has been observed.
2. The two Polish railway lines being principally used for rrllitary trans-
port are reported to be the followings
a. The northern route (east to west): Kot .o-P.astetabork (RastenbulT2
R55/k29)-Elblag-Tczew-Pila-Starogard.
b., The southern route (east to west): Lwou,-Przem sl-Krakow-Katowice-
Tirocley.
.3. .The alno-Grodno-Bialystok-7hreaw rail line is beino used for military .
purposes only to Bialystok, which is the site of one of the largest Sovlt
arsenals in Poland. The most direct BerlireMoscoyline, via Frankfart? ?
Poznan, Kutno, 'Jersey, Brzesc (Brest), and Kiev, is not being used for ?
military. tranoports, since this line has been set aside for all travel
of diplomats and othe); foreigners Toing to or {Yon Rasnia. 'By this roans
the Russians hope to create the impression that there is little or no
movement of :7oviet military personnel or equipment..
Soviet troop dispositions (by areas) in Poland as of 21-30 Am 1948 were
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'a. Starogard-Pila-Bialogrod area: approximtely 80,000-100,000 troops,
principally of the ground forces; motorized troops, motorized artillery;
70000 nen of the nilitary railway service; 5,000 nen of the Medical
Corps; very fellrmna of the airforce or armored troops.
b. Poznan vicinity: approximately 80000 troops, principally airforce
personnel; 1 infantry regiment; 1 artillery regiment.
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roughly evenly divided among motorized infantry and artillery, armored
troops, and airforce troors. The headquarters are still located at
Chudowe (Bad Kutiotia, about 28 kn. 1 of Klodzko/Clatz)..0100080,000 troops,
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da Lomza-Suwalki areas approximately 70,000 troops, regular infantry nnd
artillery units. No airforce troops in area.
6. Lublin-Zamosc-Cheln area: approximate3y 513,006.60,0o0 troops, princi-
pally motorized infantry and -artillery; many airforcepengineer, and
railway service units.
f. The Soviet garrinons at Frzemysl and Rzeszow together number about
12,000 troops, principally infantry and antillery plus 1 engineer
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g. The more recent arrivals among the troops in the above areas have been
transferred from the Middle and Far Eastern areas. They are of the
ynunger classes, and this is their first time in Europe. They are well
equipped but in poor physical corraition. Their discipline is not on, a.
level with that of the troope previously stationed in these areas. Deser-'
tion is very frequent, and the military prisons do not have the facilities
for handling all offenders.
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5. Soviet -military equipment arsenals in Poland:
a. Lodz (area northeast and east of the city): all types of airforce
equipment, including great quantities of bombs of all sizes. New barracks
are being constructed.
b. Forest of Niepolomice (east of Krakow): principally artillery to all
types, machine guns, tanks, and name planes, aloo artillery ammunition.
Now underground ammunition and bomb dumps are .being built.
c. Area between Rozwadow and Przemysi: concentration of artillery pieces,
tanks, and planes; great quantities of ammunitions and bombe; underground
dump building.
d. Bialystok.-Supwasi areal The town of Suprasi, northeast of Bialystok, haa
recently been evacuated and is becoMing the Soviets1 largest tank depot
in Poland. Already the number of tanks is estimated at 19000. The entire
area is one huge arsenal,
e. Large stockpiles of military equipment arriving from the interior ofRussia
are being laid out in the area immediately -east of the Polish-Russian border.
(The Whole area is forbidden to tile Poles.)
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