MILITARY INFORMATION FROM EAST GERMANY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000900530010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 21, 2009
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 17, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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At about 1 p.m0 on 8 February, a convoy of 10 tank trucks
driven by soldiers with l!-3d-bordered black
came from the direction of Perleberg airfield and proceeded toward
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with lumber were to arrive at Dailgow railroad station during the following days ena
that the lumber was for the eni.argeanient of the summer camp, iae. the Hasenheidonberg
barracks installationm2
J,, Prior to 22 February9 the Panzer Kaserne in Neubrandenburg was occupied by 1,500 to
29000 troops who wore black-bordered black epaulets and red-bordered black epaulets.
Firing practice was observed almost daily, Driving practice was no' longer observed.
No changes were observed at the engineer water trains site. Motor v$Aicles
were determined in traffic to and from the
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4. At 9 a.m. on 21 February., about 250 troops, 20 x 37 nnnL& guns, radio truck
7 and about 40 trucks were detrained at the Eberswalde railroad station and
su sequently ffiarched Brig in the woaads
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On 17 February, the eastern section of the Adolf Hitler Kaserne in Schwerin
quartered tank units. Sixteen T-34/85 tanks were observed a The western section
quartered an infantry unit of undetermined strength. On 20 February, four 122-mm
field howitzers were observed in the Moitke Kazerne for the first timep in
addition to the tanks previously seen there.
o. On a8 and 19 February, the Fritsch Kasernee xSoltke Kaserne, ;Krueger Kaserne and
Adolf Hitler Kaserne in Schwerin were only partially occupied. No training
activity was noticed. No heavy weapons were observed.-
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C ae Elements of the 94th Gds Mtz Rifle Div from the above
mentioned barracks inst 1lations were probably involved in field exercises.
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of the IX Mtz Rifle Corps in the area of Schwerin@.Wittstock from 10 to 14
February. - ,ia the troops had not returned by 19 February,
it is possible that they used the return movement for small exercises, suer
as winter bivouacka9 practice .mar chesa etc. No comments can be made for the
tanks in the Adolf Hitler Kaserne. Possibly,. several. T-34,s belong to the
286th Gds Mtz rifle Regt of the above mentioned division. The appearance of a
large tank unit in the installation is plausible only during the field exercises;
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6. C Units of the 6th Arty Div from the three Wald Kasernen have been
rotated to various winter exercises in Last Germany since 9 February. The
installations are believed to have therefore been only partially occupied since
that time.
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7.
] the AT artillery coluann
belongs to the 6th Gds Mecz Div.
the shipment at
)4alchin railroad station probably carried AT artillery units of the Third
Shock Army. Possibly9 the train was bound for Schwerin. The train at the
Neustrelitz railroad station presw.ably carried artillery units of the 9th Gds
Tank Div which went to Luckenwalde for
combat firing ractice
~Co____ n units of the 19th Gds.Metz Div from the
Herrenkrug-'Anger KaseriAe moved out on 25 February,,, presumably for winter
exercises. The present report tends to indicate that the 63d Gds Mecz Regt of
the division from the Vachrichten Kaserne and the 36th Pon Bridge Regt of the
GOFt from the Seeckt Kaserne were at their quarters on 24 February 1953
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