MILITARY INFORMATION FROM SAALFELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001700030005-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 12, 2005
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: June 1, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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1 From .1 to 12 May 1953, the Prinz-Louis-Ferdinand Kasern
e in Saalfeld was occupied
by an estimated 300 to 400 troops who wore red-bordered
black or black-bordered blac`c
epauletso Three units of 120 to 150 m aach~, lined up
for a roll call, were seen on
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oeveral days e
3 to 5 groups,,
each of 12 to 15 soldiers,,,
wearing red- - a epaulets, engaged in practic
es in the training area on the
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Saalfeld-Unter?wirbach road. The soldiers,, who were arme
carbines tookoover in a ditch.., while 1 officer and 2 ot
towers mounting machine guns on tripods. the machine gu
ditch alternately opened fire and ceased fM ring., follow
d with submachine guns and
her soldiers each were on two
n?iers and the soldiers in the
i: a tr ed over a. field
telephone., Motor vehicles
and drivi
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school trucks
were seen on rout
e to the instal.J.a.tzono II
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rocket launchers were entrained i
n Saalfeld on 23 April.;,
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S=. ``he black-bordex?ed black epaulets obser
v,,d are a rather -vague
indication for the 45th Gds Sngr bn of the 39th Oda Mtz
stationed there.
jiifle Div,.which is believed
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t t_W ,6. It can be assumed that elements of the
3:$ 6th RL Regt (US) of the
3 T11 Gds Mtz Rifle Corps, which was repeatedly conf'in
transferred to Ohrdruf0
nod in , alfeld,, have been
CLASSIFICATION 5; F- CR i'j
Approved For Release 2005/08/24: CIA-RDP80-0081OA001700030005-5