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(S/WN) This report includes seven annotated photographs, one map, and one table DISCUSSION a All non-Soviet Warsaw Pact countries have specialized airborne units that are to attack, paralyze, and disrupt miltary/chvllan targets in the enemy's (North AMlantic Treaty Organiza~ tion) sear areas, Warsaw Pact (WP) ground forces have established SPFs because ofthe following reasons:" the Soviet’ and the WP countries’ success in partisan warfare during World War the WP countries’ belief that batles must be fought in the enemy's rear areas as well asin the forward edge ofthe battle area; — the WP countries’ belie that the next war will be fought in Western Europe and using Soviet and/or other WP partisans is not feasible; and — the WP countries’ belie that there is 2 need to organize and control a partisan movement that can operate covertly against the enemy's rear areas 4 ‘The missions forthe SPF units include: = eliminating the enemy's nuclear weapons and storage areas; = Gestroying or paralyzing the enemy's command and control network and supply and taffic installations; disrupting the enemy’ supply and troop movements; = conducting pathfinder activites; = Sssussinating and/or kidnapping the enemy's politcal and military leaders; = employing terrorist activities; and = building up and supporting indoctrination and possibly commanding partisan activities” 5 ‘SPF units are divided into teams. The number of men on each team (depend ing on is tision) can vary from two to 12, The method of deployment of these teams depends on the particular scenario in which they are to operate and on the most expedient, available transportation. ‘The teams, however, ae often deployed by alr or sea since all the members are parachute qualified and many are scuba qualified Poland 8. (S/WN) The Polish People's Army (PPA) has a reconnaisance-sabotage (recon-sabo) battalion at Daiwnow (Figure 3) and two recan-sabo companies (one at Bydgoszcz and one at Bolesawiec- Evidence indicates that the recon-sabo battalion at Dziwnow is subordinate to the 6th Airborne Division. This division, which i headquartered ip Krakow, has missions similar to those of the recon-sabo units.» Czechoslovakia 9._(S/WN) The 22nd Airborne Regiment at Prostejow (Figure 4) is subordinate to the MND Hungary 10. (SAWN) The 37th Airborne Reconnaissance Battalion in Szolnok is subordinate to the MND.*S In addition, each division has a reconnaissance battalion with an airborne reconnaissance company WNINTEL | 21457682 SECRET 1AR-0061/82 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/04/01 : CIA-RDP82T00709R000201010001-3 2X1 25K1 25Kt 25x1 25x14 25x1 25X1‘Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/04/01 : CIA-ROP82T00709RO00201010001-3, SECRET (Figures § and 6). This company has the mission of conducting recon-sabo operations behind enemy lines NPIC has identified the 37th Airborne Battalion and four airborne reconnaissance companies within the Hungarian Army. Romania 12, (SAWN) NPIC has identified « Bulgarian airborne regiment at Plovdiv (Figure 8 and small Bulea= ian airborne units at Pleven and Musachevo, Tablet. 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