MILITARY INFORMATION FROM NEURUPPIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002600700002-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 14, 2010
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: September 24, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECU1 ITY iT'FORP`MI0N
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_REPORT, .
TO t i itar ali t2 fron. I+ ouram-,
DAWATICN_,
DA" C C F CONT
DATE OBTAINS
a F= E= ?RENCES _.,..:__
PA E'S EN$'LCSUf ES
R .;-,4I RKS. .
On 31 ''ugxst 1953 . lri jost hospital -in Neuruppin was occupied a pr6vious-11
i.y 'try a ..tyi .on. h3adquarters," (?1vi, ~pion oomr'ander was,, as previous1 r OIs
Colonel i# -wank ~ in fns.) t = Supply off .ce ? with the headquarters wzis t eute
ria.it ieynozikov (fnu) 'an su l officer of the post was Lieutenant Colonel
!*rnotenko (fnu) 50X1-HUM
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On 31 August, the 'r:iedr%ch F.ranz Ka-awrne wne> occupied to, cxbpacity by the
unit pre?~=yously observed there, On- . !'ugusty an undetermined nmniber of
-,maps 7 ecaeived in:-triction =on four _ field Ro'witzex's in tTh tarrrcks
d:a:rd. True were seer. nea 50X1-HUM
str?uctt:..-Lon Office adjoining the installation- was
com6nded - L ":i ;sev (,;fnu).,_ P",a j i t itltcooav ( fnu was sup ly _ 0flcer??
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O er of pets detdr4ned in. the ins ~aElation Yncluded Capte.i.n `I`oropov fnu),~
comrand .pg, ofxioer o an unidentified_ ur t; r one _Tedonenkov and =6 Shchbera--
.?S~~walavkmpfficers ar,a~d ~ of two units, -and and ,}f fi.cet s
he~nt"~a:~`C'o~,?uelA E"
' adoroshni .(fnu) and 14ajox .H ii.l.~niko~- (fxn .
1a:1 eutc-,nr :t Cp~,o e uukh :~ch` (fnu etas comae ridi cfficer
,,?;s 1,arr 4dks y4Lrdr Lieutenant` Colonel Stetsd
On 31 AccLyst,. the Kaserne wab bccupied to
is -U".) thcrq,_ 2 5 ugus. , . =-34/85 -tanks
On le"ave' ixr `t11 ?3SSF~~ Lieutenant
.g :+RVrr ~st~rt9r of %cer and'Captatn Zertonov (fnu) was
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it previously
were seen in
ct i.eer
supply officer
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('~: ~.;L J u';u t, driving school courses were held
h,e :~oa'i Pr hjr}ischool for girl1i,. `.~. .: dour iec were
,.:, era s --d bar M1icr i onro ` (t'x,u 50X1-HUM
1 tieusr4 ate ut~:.:;ne 01. u" ;ov (fnu) wr s no longer a t the ~_c>r;;e :~etizra ,
Y?iT C?red Lh,_. t he h been ar_ e:": ed cause of l ~:rC','.i r3 #_$Y
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ter.:'- ,.uA' w.t to ' . epterter, a printing office 50X1-HUM
in _: e r.= se ..orrt of the forref revenue office on Karl i ieekr~echt .3trasse,
i t ;,r- ch a! division newsT:a iffier was -printed. On the first fl or was a
c; ?:7 ' . enee roo:: with sound-proof doors; and a 25~- :a;, transie!i tting and
1 3itr7.r station 3':a s in another room Only officers were seen in the
i n dine On 26 Baguet;,, jeer- we.s seen in front of the buildint.
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, eiterber?, the ea=t Section of the aee Ka: erne was oectipied by al out
trc>ors tats.:-r, ng x edC ordered r lack: epaulets with tank and rotor trans
,,'?" a.r:sig i Ia ., The fo-,.~r-story -or y building near liar! Liebrneck t Str s e v a s
for instruction only., .and ta.tles and instruction mater?fa
zmd ot;Cr vehicles were seen in set'eral root's, Absut 20 officer;:
p?:ep' .r but 9:30 a~rr,,, on 2y s u` L
each occupied cy 2
t.-_?c; ps of in-tal ation o Tan c and JSt ._.3.22 gun
?,e -e seen in the tvrraeks yard0
bou a `, on 25 aixg xst, at out 50 trucks towing a 120-,tnrr mortar;
ar.- iartr os 2. ieid kitchens and I radio truck left the west section of
iarraeLs 1stalletiono
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Corner cost office on Ji nkerestrasse wos occupied by a
of & ouf? troors p including sore wearing red--bard!ea?; d black er;u--
e L. ~, t s -? au Jj:l insignia, On 21 ugust,, unusual activity was ?rt
JA -: ;c the ,.ding, HiLrerous soldiers with earphones donned were seer
c..,. v,e floor 4. P IUelei.hone center was in one room, while the noise o50X1-HUM
a~. :sr. s se i n.t : 7 r er "rb t'aa s 'Bard fr. or:: another r?oorn . Trucks
were seen; arrored scout cap,
1.5 hex ehic_:es were in the vehicle sheds behind the resin 'ouilt?ingo On
v'3 ;rgust. a~o:ii 40 soldiers left the installation coward ~'ltrunnin~ 50X1-HUM
( a 55 1 -1 .u ust~ in three rooms of the former h.ighschool for 50X1-HUM
~t.r a ? i zstru;cI.IfFC(_i.i
cler,ned 12 x 1.22--rw field howitzers in front of the garages:.,. 30 soldiers
t r ^cti ed ain.-ing on 3 x 37-nm AA guns,, and 16 soldiers enga:?;ed in ser-
vine of the piece drill on 1 x 57mmr AT gun. Twenty officers, ra ed
with four cormrander U s telescopes in the barracks yard, I
radio ruck,,
we ?x. seen in The a t ?Fs area. 50X1-HUM
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13 , petween 10 and V,5 August., am. tunitior. was stored
in Iwo sheds on a dirt road which,., a.n extension of Traesith tenstrasse,.
1e:r:1 to the Meschewiescn (meadows). Fetwesn the two sheds a
one-storyt. . ra tuileli occu ? e detail of 20 soldiers
was alternately far?nished by the Friedrich Franz Kaserne and the
`c4 Kaserne.
On 5 i u us t, the l ulkow estate was occupied by about 30C tv?r)ops wearing
re, -I-or. d. eyed lack epaulets a mostly with motor tranprt inc;:f.gnia, About
21 ?a 13 -mtin rocket launchers were in the sheds of the estav,-; 0 Pt about
]]-:-- L5 a . rn0 , al-out 45 troops left the estate toward Gentzrode,,
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1.5 ; 0f E 5 August bout 30 ammunition bunkero, 30 x 25 x
x
5 meters., in the sorrier ammunition depot at 4~ulkow AE aut 20 horses
tower?3 seen in r, stable., About 20 horse-drawn vehicles were in front of
the stable. `.'rucks 50X1-HUM
were in front of the entrance of the ammunition
and mortars; and engaged in training in firing. Three rocket launchers
were in the barracks area, On 13 August, about 200 troops wearing red-
bordered black epaulets and steel helmets and carrying car'-Ines and roller,
blanket: left the installation toward Fehrbellin,, `rucks seen en route t
de )t
16. Tet Teen 8 and 22 August, troops observed in the Friedrich Franz .serne
received instruction or. 122-mm field howitzers,# heavy machine guns, AA
At about 10;30 P?m, 9 five T-34 tanks entered the installation,, coming
-w~,i: i felirhellin. On 17 Auguste a rocket launcher was seen near the lake,
34'. t..aIikw left the installation to--
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:0egreen 8 and 22 August troops seen in the See Kaserne received inb uQ.: NUM
a 1, j on two mortars and T 34 tank At about 11 a aax? ,: on 10 August,,
f:ren tho3 direction of Gentzrodeo On 19 Auguste T-34 tanks
deft the installation toward Gentzrodec Motor vehicles
wend
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18,, Be.ween 8 and 22 August, the former Leh-ut,ser'inar on Neustedter trasse
;bas occ-x ied b troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets with a Cadge
siCh resemb a four-wheel cart. totor vehicles
gain on route to and from the installation included
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At about z' p.>rr on 26 Fugust, 1.0 trucks with t:,ontoons, 1 truck
carrying a rotortoat and 1 truck with a crane were seen on '?,''ittstocke:
ai ee, en route toward wittstock. At 11 plrr o 27 Auguust, 4 1A
r:rr::ered scout cars, 10 motorcycles, 2 r rrnored person-e1 carriers?
if-tr?a.ck arr'ored I ersonnel carriers Fnd 1 truck to ing a. field
i,i:,ehen were seen e`.i route in the sale direction. A a. -out 3030 1.) m,
on 29 i ugust:, 32 h0-?77 notorcyeles, 5 FA_61F armored scout cars,,
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3 arr.'ored personnel carriers, 1. ho-.f
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arpored per-onrel carrier, 5 trucks towing 57-nn A gun:.i, 1 field
kitchen, 5 trucks, occupied by troops; 3 trucks, occu %ed by office;r::
end truck ca rryIng gasoline 18'50X1-HUM
were seen en route toward Neururpi s iron the di-1^ection of
2(1 Cn 1. Septe,I er,, about 95 rercent of the windows of the 'barracks in-
etu1 ations in ideuruppin were lighted after nightfa.l?l ', Between '~ "..
gust tend s 8epter!ber, truf'fic of supply vehicles was no-Taal., 50X1-HUM
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'_t. On 14 Augusti the Frir? ericus Ka Berne was occupied by 3, =3001 to 4 ,, 000
trocns. sentries observed wore red-bordered black eFautets oath.
teak insignia. ]'etween 12 rnd 14 August, the
troops practiced at the post training area near Otorbeclc-Gentzrode~
slang with the tanks from the See Ke Berne. Iiorre of the tanks were
stationed in the training area., while a er c 11. nur!ber of them returned
to the installation in the afternoon.
On 13 August 15 to 20 rrediurn tanks50X1
signal trucks
were seen about 150 to 200 rr.eters w stJI f_ the
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engaged in firing toward northeast at practice
targets showinr; the silhouette of a village, from the pastern edge
of the woods on either side of the road to '?iittstock, 1 kilcmeter50X1-HUM
south of. L,torbeck. :another 5 to 6 rediur tank
-r,rscticed driving in the terrain and, in the evening, ` -43 tanks
_~twere seen on the road to '"'ittstock. T-43 tank
left the ':~'ridericus ira.serne in full speed. in order to t:?w one of
two tanks to the installation,
the
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On 1.4 i ugL.:st, the See Kaserne was occupied L Y 1,000 to 1,200 troops,,
otor veh .c7.es were seen en route
to and from the instal a ono 50X1-HUM
On 14 August, the Friedrich Franz Ka Berne was occupied `-.y about 1,0010
to 1,200 troops. Sentries observed wore red-bordered black epaulets
with artillery insignia. On 13 August, about 120 troop,, received in-
stru.ction on two 120,-mm mortars and engaged .n theoreti -a1 instructio,
and swiznm1.ng. A truck towin a 122 IFcm ga~.3
hoar+_tzer entered the instal at Jon T 50X1-HUM
were seen entering and leaving the installation.
On 1.4, August, the former high-school for girls was occupied by about
2'-)') troopo. On 13 Pugust, about 200 troops wearing red-bordered
biac::k epaulets, including some with motor transport insignia, were
seen leaving the installation,,
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2!:t:, Or `the efternoon of 19 August, a column of trucks
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and sedans
wee seen en route., toward Neurup Din , coming
from ' dirsetion ;. Fretz