MILITARY INFORMATION FROM JUETERBOG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001700500001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 19, 2005
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 22, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINER
REFERENCES,
22 sAMay 1953
.DATE PREPA`JI ED. ._..__.._._.. .
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1. O ate111.April 3.953, Damn F:liegerhorst was occupied by 600 to 650 troops On 21 April,
about 300 soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets and carrying light equipment,
and heavy equipment engaged in field training and firing with live anunit:ton on-the
target range at the training grounds. On 23 April, from 650 to 700 troops with
rifles and machine guns and,-including 300 troops from the Fuchsberg Kaserne were
seen at field exercises. Eight 76-mm guns were at the firing range. On 25 April,
about 120 soldiers engaged in reiair work on dimmiies and about 50 to 60 soldiers n
gun maintenance. Truck r the installation
2. On 11 April, the .Fuchsberg Kaserne was occupied by 450 to 500 troops. On. 28 April,
12 trucks loaded with furniture entered the installation. The trucks came from the
direction of Wittenberg. On 22 April, about 80 soldiers wearing red-bordered black
epaulets and carrying full pack engaged in field exercises in-the wooded area.. near
the barracks installation,, while about 120 other soldiers engaged in call .then s
in the billeting area. On 23 April,,. 300 troops with red-bordered black epaulets left
the installation toward the Dainm training grounds. At 7 a.m. on 24 April, 200 to
250 soldiers were at physical exercises between the quarters and, at about 8
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about 150 soldiers engaged in close-order drill in the barracks; yard.2
On 11 April,, the Neu Lager was occupied by about 600 troops who wore red-bordered-
black paulets. On 24 April, 20 sidecar motorcycles and 4e. Ba 61l armored scout cars
I nQuad out of the installation toward the tank training site. About
2.00 men equippW with rifles and submachine guns were seen engaged in field
exercises in the wooded area south of the barracks installation. About 80 soldiers
were at physical exercises at the athletic field, while other soldiers wee at
maintenance duty on 30 to 35 sidecar motorcycles in front of the garages.
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On 19 April 12 x .122 field howitzers were seen in prepared positions about 300
meters southeast of the Forst .Zinn railroad station044
Between 20 and 25 April, about 20 soldiers were daily seen leaving the Fuchsberg
Kaserne in Jueterbog0 The troops would proceed toward the slaughter house or
Millionen Bruecke. About 20 other soldiers engaged in athletic exercises. On 21
April, small groups of soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets and carrying
rucksacks and suitcases arrived at the post; they reported to the headquarters and
were subsequently assigned to their units. New officers were also seen on 21 April.
Two ahoemskers and two barbers who had been housed in officer building No 3 were die.-
charged, because the rooms were needed otherwise. Throughout the day on 23 April,
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troops engaged in training on the engineer training site., On 24 April a new
colonel wearing a. beige--colorer uniform of a cut other than previously observed
left his quarters. At about 4 pom, on 24 April., 20 to 30 soldiers wearing red-,
bordered black epaulets practiced the throwing of hand grenades on the engineer
training site32
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7._ ~Cca~eaea~td Dam airfield appears to have still been occupied by the 47th
Gds t ecz flegt of the 14th Gds I1ecz Div.
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s eez tv from the Fuchsberg Kaserne were loaded on 13 April 1953
allegedly for shipment toward Brandenburg.
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artiller he Fuchsberg Ku serne transferred to Dexam a fer worst
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It is the impression that.,
at least,, elements of the uchsberg Kaserne were vacated by the 14th Geis Metz Div
for units of the 6th Gds Tank Div which are continuously transferred from Witten
berg to Jueterbog. As the majority of the 6th Gds Tank Div transferred to the
Werdar Markendorf troop training, grounds for sww per training at the same times
it is not yet discernible which units exchanged their post.,
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Eltrcl fleet of the Third Gds r?,ecz Army carried in Ueues Lager.
25X1 4J ] gi The report refers either to units engaged in training or to .
batteries of the 62d AAA Div (US) which were assigned to the protection of the &I
Third Gds r?aecz Army in this area.
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