MILITARY INFORMATION FROM POTSDAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003701050004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 16, 2009
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 17, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC .
EVALUATION
CLASSIFICATION
East Germany
'ilitary information from ?otsdatn
1.7 February 1954
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DATE OF CONTENT,
DATE OBTAINED
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On 27 January 1954, tI.e Ludendorff Kaserne in Potsdam was occupied by:
about 200 troops who rare red-bordered black epaulets including some
with motor tran?irx~rt insiania loo training activity wag noticed .~
2. On 27 January, the lohi nlohe Kaserne was occupied by b1-out 400 troops
who wore red-bordered 1.1ack epaulets with motor transport insignia
On 20 Januar no training activity was noticed in the in:tal.lation a
Truck drove into the billeting area.
On 27 January, the nort:ern section of the Delius Kaserne quartered
about 600 troops who we red-bordered black epaulets with artillery and
rotor transport insign4ad On 20 January, no trainin activity waa notice
in the billeting area,
On 27 January, the sovthern section of the Delius Kaserne quartered about
6170 troops who wore red-bordered black epaulets with artillery or rotor
transport insignia. O!L 20 January;, 5 prime movers, each towing a 152?
gun howitzer left the installation toward Bornstedter Fold. At about 8:15 a.m.,
11 trucks carrying e. total of about 150 soldiers and towing 2 x 7642 iun
Runs were seen in Pot idar . driving toward Rehbruecke
m ea convoy was o .owe rar
rovers each of which towed a 152--am gun howitzer. On 21 and 27 January, two
of the barracks buil,.ings were two thirds lighted. 1
5,~ On 27 January, the ISival.lerie Schtile in Kraripnitz was occupied by about
6,,C00 to 7,000 troops who wore red-bordered black epaulets with artillery,
signal and r rotor transport insignia. On 22 January, 5 trucks towing three
762-cr. field guns r ntered the anzqunition dump. About 120 soldiers carrying
carbines and dummy soldiers left the installation toward the training area
north of the barracks installation 6in.the morning. Sixty soldiers excavated
trenches and fox hoes in the training area. Seven T-34/85 tanks were parked
in the sheds on the trainin. curds
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6, On 29 January, the Adolf Hitler Kaserne was occupied by about 1,000
troops who wore red-bordered black epaulets including some with tank Insignia.
On 28 January about 60 soldiers engap d in basic infantry trainiiw in the
barracks area
7. On 29 January, the 1 riegsschury a quartered about 1,200 troops who wore red-
bordered black epaulets with artillery or rotor transport insignia. On 26
January, about 30 soldiers trained in the barracks yard where about 25
trucks were parked 0 Carbine firing was heard from Bornstedter Fold. On 29
January, about 120 soldiers fell in for roll call in the barracks yard.
Twenty-five trucks and 2 x 76.2--m guns were parked nearby. 3
8. On 29 January, no trainin activity was noticed in the barracks Installation
in Wildpark ;hest
9. On 27 January, the southern section of the Leibgardehusaren Kasorne wag
occupied by about 100 soldiers a Sentries observed wore black-bordered
crimson epaulets a No traininni activity was noticed in the barracks area.
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10 ~ On 26 January, the Unteroffizier 8chul.e was occupied by about 150 soldiers
who wore red-'bee he
lbjllet 1
41 e on 26 . January, the Pblizei k or?ne was occupied k. about 350 soldiers who
wore black-bor?de red crimson and red-bordered black epaulets. No training
activity was noticed,
1.2. On 28 January the Kavallerie Schule in Krami pnitz was still occupied as was
observed before, 8entri4as observed wor?e red-bordered black epaulets including
sor'e with tax; insignia a trucks brought foodstuff and coal from
the Satzkorn railroad station to the Kaval.lerie Schulee on 27 and 28 Januar
nt The barracks installations still quartered units of the
34th Arty v except for eso a units of the division which 'ss ern a'~~sent
for firing pr?a
l" ra g raph A. of the p or e s n ca ee a , on anuarny"'r;ore
units of the division went 'by road tea Jueterbo fear f3rin ae?~is~a
according to the weapons, the units must have belonged to the artillery
COD, ent a art indicates that no chaa es occured in the occupation
of these barracks installatioait;
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3. atra ento It is believed that, since mid-January 1954, the ICriegs 25X1
Schule has been occupied by the 299th Gds A:ort Re?-t of the 10th Gds Lank
ditioen to the officers school of the GOFG a
No information has yet been received on this 25X1
quarters of the 359th Ode AAA Regt of the division from Brandenburg .
which departed toward Potsdam at the same time If the aforementioned
field guns, which were observed at the installation for the first tine,,
were medium AAA guns, it would indicate that the regiment is quartered
in the Icriegaschule.
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