MILITARY INFORMATION FROM GERA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000800070010-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2010
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 6, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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On 3 Februa l953, the Reuss Kaserne on Franz Petri Strasse,.Leo Toistoz atrsiae.,
Gnrhart I uptaann Strassep Gerat was occupied by about 3,000 soldiers wearing red
bordered black epaulets with artillery insignia,,tank insignia and motor transport
ins B aia n About 16 soldiers were seen receiving instruction and performing loading
and ai. ing practices on two x.52 mm howitzers in the barracks area on 24 January and
about 150 soldiers were seen at drill in the barracks yardm At 4 p msn.d on 3 February,
a -track laying vehicle towing a 1.00-mm AT gun and 12 soldiers were seen at the
installation while about 85 soldiers threw hand grenades at the town exit of Gera
njid near the road Biblach. E::=
On 3 Febru ry9 the barracks installation in Tina north of Gera was occupied by
ebout 8O0 soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets with artillery insignia
and t =k insignia. -About 50 soldiers
o the autobahn an the same da
on 21, January 1953.v the Reuss Kaserne was occupied to capacity by about l$5OO
ooldi.ers., The installation was guarded by sentries wearing red-bordered black
psau2 cotta. All barracks buildings were lighted at dusk. On 19 Januarys, eight
Track laying vehicles each towing a IOD-aka AT gun and soldiers engaged in training
were seen in the yard of the installation It about 4 pm. on 23 January,, 60 .
a n:ldier i armed with rifles and sub-machine guns marched to the installation, About
100 soldiers ware seen drilling in the yard on a number of days,,
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;, On 24 Jaxnuary., the Pane Kaserne in Tinz was occupied by about 200 to 300
soldiers and was guarded by sentries wearing red-bordered black epaulets. About 100
to 3,60 soldiers received training in the area outside the installation on 13 and 23
Janas.ary0
5 , OfUcers identified at the Reuss Kaserne. from 17 December 1952 to 6 January 1953
izcludedp Colonel Shefchenko (fnu), liaison officer with the division headquarters;
Colonel Suekh?witz (fnu) who was chief of the administration; and 25X1
Colonet. Shale ov (fnu) o kjUI names are epelt phonetically).
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. t 9 &nm- on 21: December 1952;, 20 trucks each occupied by 20 soldiers ;
=aerri ,g red-bordered black epaulets left the Reuss Kas trne toward Dorn v
. tee loft the installation toward the t o w n on 22 December T w o 15CWEM
howl :;sirs towed by track laying vehicle drove toward 25X1
hn-s barracks installation on 29 December. Twelve guns were observed
?;#?,placed in the area between Garn anti near the autobahn
2' JanrenrT 1953, Prime mover
Wi The three officers mentioned were reported for the first
i :eo Lieutenant Colonel Vasili ahevche o who had been reprr teal as chief
of s,ply depot of the Eighth Gds Arr in Ert in Jul 25X1
1952 is probably not identical with the colonel mentioned in the present
v'portL. The x.ation liaison officer with the division headquarters is 25X1
u:rxcl"earo robab the headquarters of the XXVIII Gds Mtn Aifl.e
t:l4arp s to which the-308th Arty Brig at the Reuss Kaserne is assigned.
9,M-`the irfora tion indicates no changes ii:L the cse -iriaa in49 nf'
e k.etass aserr ne, which quartered the 308th Arty Brig
Other reports indicated that aor uni e o e cr a e were
hrdru$ for practices in about mid-Jan-0=7 1953
a . ag Ufl It may quartered there,
It seem still
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