MILITARY ACTIVITY IN THE FORST ZINNA TRAINING BASE AND THE LUCHENWALDE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004900350006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 26, 2007
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: July 26, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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1o between 26 and 31 July 1954,9 the Forst Zirna training arec. ups oon ,irauall
restricted because of practice firit g o f heavy weapcii s, S'f}
material was seen in the train kig area,-
Eight x 122?ar n field howitzers, 2 x 76-ram "leld nff ,, 120 : o 15,0 t at for
personal and about 3-00 trucks
g en i' rocket a Z chors .. 12 x 122--,m fie" 2 7&
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tuns 12 120-m -m ^ '~
About 6 1,11-13 rocket laun ihaers 6 122 =-* f1m 7 e1d ho 7b fL v.`~C 3 Lf i~! v IC
About 25 to 30 tents for 8
e even- ng on 30 July,
2,, !4otor veh c le~
were sedan in ?a:e er avt:W 1f ceaa o ~ rt
3o Prior to late July, 0e 1p Fore"t irna was s t-130.
On 26 July, 6 AT gun prasumab:?.y of caliber, cud ? 4 ~_c
entered the installation, On 27 a ly noise of tare engi,,r ,rav : ~a r
within the camp and three }tanks were seen,, Ca 31 Ally, tvc ' G_.';, t mkL ?esty
the c m toward the xno th , 7
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scale 1.-25,,0009 shee , . 94..G
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uniw of the 9$h and 14th Gas ran: Div :era the area
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Two sh .pa tints went there from Netuupp and two shipments
on 20 and 21 July respectively. For r}wwibsrs of Jam n, se of
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tn5 1'GaGdo Tank Div carried fl.n Ca-,k5}
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