MILITARY INFORMATION FROM ALTENGRABOW

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001600490005-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 8, 2005
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: May 13, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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I units from
e posts o rand en rgfl Rathenow and Potsc?am would practice at the Altengrabow
troop training grounds every summer. The barracks installations and cantonments at
Altengrabow had a quartering capacity, of about 8,000 men by the end of the war. At
present,, there is available a,quartering space for an estimated 10,000 men. Previous
observations indicated that camps in the woods were located in Hohenlobbeseg, in the
woods about 2 to 3 km southwest of Koepernitz and in the wooded area of Rosenkrug south
of 8chopsdorf. .he woods south of Schopsdorf is placed off limits throughout the year.
According to rumors among the population,, numerous low, wooden buildings serving as
quarters were located near Posenkrug and tent camps would be established in the summer.
Prior to 15 April. advance parties or small units were stationed in this carp. Soldiers
from Rathenold wore engaged in work at the field bakery. Besides the troops that were
stationed in the as in the woods in the summerF artillery units from m:li_ta y posts
other than mentioned would stay for short-term firing practice. On 17 Apri.1F, motor
vehicles with beams dame to the sawmill at Magdeburgerforth from the direction of
RRosenkru0. They returned loaded with boards.l 7 troop
trains from. Wildpark arrived between 8145 p. a. on 15 ar. and the a ernoon o' 17
April. The following trains were observed;
detraining of about 200 soldiers wearing red-bordered-black
epsuletsp some with artillery insignia, and a band from 12 boxcar, about 15 trucks
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gun, and 3 sedans from an undetermined nu-lber of flatcars. Trucks - M
_jLeft the railroad station, loaded with boards.
0 A 1 _8 Apr11 s arrival of a train from Potsdam with idol to 150 soldiers
wearing red-bordered black epaulets including some with artillery and motor
transport insignia, about" 20 trucks " run
howitzers, 1 x 762 man field gun, 11 prime movors end
ammunition boxes on 7 boxcars.
PO s s arrival of a train 1-3r:. ' Wildpark with 28 trucks includi 16 with
van-like superstructures provided with wi:,lows I and 80 to 100
soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets,, ',he train was said to have been a
workshop train.,-!
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L- t a I the Altengrabow troop training
grounds generally correspond with previous observations. The wood camps
mentioned are located outside the troop training grounds proper and, except
for Camp RRosenkrugb have so far not appeared.
~Comr~er.t~ Compare with reports n the loadings on 16
and 17 April of units of the 34.th Arty Div in Potsdam and Wildp4rk which
transferred toltengrabow in not less than 8 'shipments.
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