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explosives, safety fuse, primacord, explosive caps and the field-
expedients for the use of demolitions (for instance, tho use of arti-
ficial fertilizer, etc.) - practical demolitions were held at a place
which agents meld not remember. A thorough course in the firing of
handweapuns was given. enother course instructed agents minutely a-
bout the customs and the political and economical situation of the
target.ceuntry. This was especially destined to students, who had
left their own country, in which they were to be dropped, quite a long
time ago (fur instance, haw to register in a hotel, etc.). There was
a continuous instructitmal programu about the world political situation.
mother subject described thoroughly the -erganization and the arma-
ment of the target-country' army. .
In camp 27, this istructional program was still augmented by general
instruction on economics, dialectical liars:Ism, German and/
or Austrian history, Russian history and the history of the Commulist
Party:
11. Training of agents of the Russian erny (Frontanfkleerungstruppen) was
rather short,(abtut two maths) and was hold in uebile schools near the
frunt-lines. The main subject was military organization of the enemy,. No
radio-communication schools were there, As the WIT Agents had already been
fully trained bef,re arriving there.
• 12. The existence of Camp no. 27 became known to subject in MAY 1943 through .
the Russian agent aGERILAN of the Funkspiel IlFelixdorfu . Apparently it Was
a concentration or holding area for all POW's, who were to ho trained as .
cTopagandists, Partisans, or secret agents. There were three areas or ',zones":
area one hold the candidates, while they were generally exemined and screen-
ed; area two: training area for propagr elei 4ts; area three: training area
for secret agents. The recruiting of candidates for Capp no. 27 scene to
have followed the sane patterns as soon as a German had been captured he was
before a German officer who was a neuber of the Naticnal Coumittee nFreies.
Deutschland". This officer mould undeetake his first interrogation and
endeavour to recruit the POW for tee National eamittee with thoproniseof
better treatment and mem-privileges. If the IKAI accepted he was screened
about his possible use in a special mission. If ho was thought capable, he
alaiauzi, the Mimes screened by NKVD officials at the headquarters of the COM
was then sent either to Camp no. 27 or to a Frentschcol. According to
Mescow NKVD (in 1943), then housed temporarily in the NKVD 'jail before being C:31
sent to camp no. 27. Later on, the am was sent directly to camp no. 27
where he was screened in area one. This generally-took the form of personal Com2
intermgations, denunciations by follow-prisoners and the observation of the
POW's reaction on certain political prow: Cations. While-being in area one,
the POWS would be "instructed politically" through meetings, anti-fascists "NW
clubs experts.a pa
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pamphlets, by Russian
newspapers, etc. This political endectrinationmes appee
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13. Parachute training for the agents of the NKVD was held on an airfield in 1111C175;11
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the neighborhood of Moscow. The program consisted of a theoretical course
(explanation of the parachute, etc.) and a practical eters°, oonsisting of
jumps trod a mock-up and big, jumps from an airplane, flying at a height of
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about 500 m. "A fa* weeks sometimes elapsed between the two courses. C•1
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144 On the eve of their departure the agents of the NKVD were given a
mission order, which they had to road, sign and return'te their chiefs.
Thie.document described exactly what they were to do and contained a clause
*hereby the agent engaged himself co suffer any : passible punishment if be
failed in his missi on or mvuld betray any secrets. .
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