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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002400700004-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 12, 2017
• Sequence Number: 4
• Content Type: REPORT

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CL.ASSIFICAIION....a
Fist Germany
COUNTRY
KVP Post Spremberg
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EVALUATION
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DATE OF CONTENT
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1. Between 2?3 July and 3.0 August 1953, the KVP unit stationed in the .Panzer-
Jaeger Kaserne in Spremberg was engaged in basic training activity and
received instructions. Vehicular traffic at the installation included:
Jeep
about 250 officers and EM f the KVP in Spremberg .
3. On 31 July there was imiusually intensive traffic at the registration office
in Spremberg0 Several KTP soldiers with blue service color brought young men
between 17 and 19 years of age from the barracks instal ation to.the office,
Some of the civilians were not accompanied by soldiers0
were said to nave en discharged o M,a j or Brandin (fnu), . commanding
officer of the tank battalion, Major Petschke (fnu) and Captain Winter
(fnu) were mentioned in this connection.
The KVP units were alerted on 1 Auguste Patrols of 2 to 3 soldiers with
rifles and headed by an officer ordered all soldiers in town to return
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.to the barracks installation. Soviet patrols of 1 officer and 2 men each
with submachine gun and red arm bands wwre also seen in the afternoon.
The reason for the alert was not known.
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IL ... L[gor ent. The tank training of the TV "is stationed in Spremberg. 25X1
The discharge of Major Brandis (fnu), the former commanding officer., may
be in connection with the fact that he refused to carry out orders
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the strength of the regiment in m une 1.953 can be. carried a ut
1,500 r.-en, the number of 250 dischargees corresponds to the.quota of 15 to
20 percent previously mentioned.
oment. The civilians are believed to have been dischargees
361 -jGommentjj The reason for the alert did not became known. It shove
howeverp that there is still the fear of now disturbances.
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