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COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Minesweeping Pnd Coastguard Division of the Sea
Police in Peenemuende
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO. .
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OF Till iNIFID BTA'dU YITNil TON NNANING 06 TOE EBNONAGI ACT E0
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OF Wig COITCNTO IN ANY IIAIINER TO AN UNAOTHOfl TOD MEMO ID PRO
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During the period between late 1952 and early 1953, the division was
scheduled to be assigned as escort to the vessel DORSCR which was
nearing completion, to turn over to the border police all coast
protection boats without crews by early 1953, and to receive in return
18 Minen-Raeum- and Leger-Boote (minelayer-sweepers) (WL). An order
for the construction of these vessels was placed with the Volkswerft
Stralsund (Nationalized Shipyard) by the HVS and six of them were to
be delivered to the division in late 1952. In early 1953, the division
was allegedly to receive from the Soviet navy a former German destroyer
and an unknown number of former German nineaweepers.3
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. On 26 July 1952, the Finesweeping and Coastguard Division of the Sea
Police was transferred from Wolgast to Peenemuende and took up quarters
at the newly-built barracks installation between the town of Peenemuende
and the Peene River, leaving only the administrative offices of the
division at its previous quarters in Wolgast. The sea police requisitioned
the harbor of the Peenemuende power plant and converted part of it.
2. The division was subordinate to the Hauptverwaltung Seepolizei (Sea Police
Main Administration) (HVS) at 139 a Schneller Strasse, BerlinNieder-
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schoeneweide, and received instruction and orders from this headquarters
by telephone, by teletype, or by a courier who came in a sedan once a week.
In late September 1952, the Minesweeping and Coastguard Division totaled
680 to 700 officers and enlisted men. The division included the division
headquarters, a sweeper flotilla of six motor minesweepers, two Kuesten-
sicherungsabteilungen (coast protection units), each consisting of five
coast protection vessels, and the headquarters with the administrative
offices at the base of the division in Peenemuendeo The division also
had I tank vessel, 1 supply vessel, 1 fire boat, 2 launches, about 20
cutters, and 1 sailing yacht, in addition to the six sweepers and 10
coast protection boats.i
4. Seepolizei-Inspektor Friedrich Elchlepp was the division commander and
Seepolizeirat 'PI for Wunderlich the chief of staff ,2
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Since August 1952, officers of the division have been saying that the
Soviets would hand over a XXI-type sub'rarine to the Sea Pollee A
request was made in late August for information on division personnel
skilled as subeariners, torpedo mechanics and gunners, 4
2. OCO went. For a list of officers of the minesweeping and coast
protection division, see Annex. On 7 October 1952, the insignias of
rank of officers and enlisted men were ch used by former
German naval officers and enlisted menr
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3. Since the destroyer, the return of which was expected, was said to have
a displacement of 1,200 tons,it is possible that the Soviets plan to
return the PRIMERNX, the former T German boats of this class had
displacement of 1,200 tons, The minesweepers the Soviets will
allegedly return may be TT 710- class vessels which have been at the
Neptun Shipyard frequently since 1949.
4. Cow., The rumor that a type XXI submarine
o the Sea Police has also been reported
The XXI-type submarine is riot suited for operation in the
Baltic because of its large size.
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SEAR"T,
Liste der Leitenden Offiziere der Raeum- and
Kuestenschutz - Division.
Peenemuende.,
&. Di.visionsstab
DienstatellM Name
Kommandeur F.lchlepp
Stellvertreter-PK Bau
Chef des Stabes Wunderlich
Leiter der operations- Klippstein
abteilung
Divisions-Inenieur Rischke
Divisions-Elektro.-Ingenieur Voigt
Divisions-Funkoffizier Scheffler
Leiter der Geheim- Kuhfeld
Registratur
Leiter der Seekartenstelle Berger
Leiter der Funkstelle Weder
Divisions Artillerieoffizier Koenig
Leiter d(n- Partei-Kontroll-
ommission (PKK) Rische
Leiter Per so~lalabteilung Schulze
Divisions-Arzt Dr. Harms
Flottillen - Offiziere
.Leiter R-Boots-Abt. Fimenhorst
Leiter I. KS Abt0 Gruetzmacher
Leiter II. KS Abt, Tamm
A.bt4 Ingenieur Berger
Abt? Ingenieur
Xonmandint sines R-Bootee Hollatz
Annex , 25X1
q,_? 1Ri~ns~ad
SP in3uekteur
SP-Kommandeur
S PIt
SF-Rat
SP-Rat
SP-Oberkommissar
SD-Rat
S.P?-Komraissar
SP Kormjsear
SB44eister
"Pat
SP-Insoekteur
SF-Rat
SP'-Oberrat
SP.-Rat
r-tat
SP-Rat
SP Kommissar
SP-Cornnissar
SP-Koxrnrissar
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Leitender Ing. eines R-Bootes Jenzen
Kommande nt eines KS-Bootes Holz
Wach-0ffizier eines KS-Boot es Blei
Wach-Offizier eines KS.-Bootes Spantek
Leitender Ing, elnee KS-Bootes rleier
Leitender ln;a eines KS-Bootes Schulz
Komnendant des Verssorgungs-
'schiff?es
Koimnandant des Tankschiffes
Konmandant des Feuerlosschbootes Bergerow
C Stag zTunk A Oi'fizi?re
StuetzpunktXornmandant
Stellvertreter u. PK
Stellvertr&;ter Versorgung
Leiter Verwa_ttung
Leiter Abt. 1t 1 nzen and Kasse
Leiter A.bt. Verpflegung.
Seemaermisthe Ausruestung
Technische A s ruestung
Xraft- u hrise stoffe
Leiter der I?z-Art.
Leiter der A-bt. Jaffen and
Geraet
Leiter der Aat. Unterkunft
rand reraet
Leiter der Mess- and Ent-
Jordt
Rothe.
Hillmann
Hinze
Schmidt
Peters
Lewerenz
Koehler
Zeisse
Zeblowski
Weise
Rauschenbach
magnetisierungsstelle Richter
Chef der Wachkornmanie Petermann
Parteisek -etaer Blumenthal
FdJ.-Sekr.?etaer Feierabend
SECP F71%
Annex 25X1
SP Hommi.ssar.
SP-Kommjs sa
SFKonnniss ar
SP-Kommissar
SP.Oberkoamis r
SP-.Oberkornmis ?
SP Unterkommisearr
SF Unterkommissa.:
SP-Xommia sar
SP-KKornmandeur
SP-Rat
SP-Rat
SP-Oberkommisear
SP-Oberkomaniaear
SP Kornmisssar
SP-O ber wachtmei sst er
SP-44eister
SP eisster
SP-Meister
SP-Unterkormnjsse
SP-Oberwachtmeister
SF'Mei star
SP-Unterkommissa ,
SP-Oberkoeznisear
SP-Hauptr-achtmeiss ter
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