MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN NEURUPPIN AND STENDAL AND SOUTH OF WITTSTOCK

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• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 14, 2007
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: November 24, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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"' S-11-7-- ENCLOSURES (No. & 7YP :)-a .-
.m.-REPORT
41. l-1ta-ey Tnstalla'~:icons in Ne r,.,.,ppir, and Stec4dal and Souf:,1' cf ?ittrto.:k
Information
off cer name. ? obPe..-ved at the Neuruppin post in 0ctobe~.
1954 includeds
1. sl;allat~,-rn
Off is " Iyaarne i
Co tonel Mamten'.;o ('fry ), chief of
staff, Major Ju.iko (fn)A), nu.pp1.y25X1
officev, Sen..ox? Lieutea:nar,t
Besnoz',kcv (fnu), supply officer,
Majo ? Pe.vl?)v (fnu)
PT'ideY?i.ciis lkases '' L?_ei~ten:3nt Ccl.onei L'T.:.troXanov i 'n7)),;
(?205) . succesaer of Lieu eer?ant Colonei 25X1
Forme-r Post [kosppfa,r-a.i.
(?',?0: )
Zadcroshn (!' n.u )
W'utenar.,, Cclora.el Buikovsk2 (mnu),
successor of Gd,i Lieutenant Colon:;'.
NI.k~tv~: (fnn )
Lieutenant Colonel Kova,: nkr (fnu)
(2?01l )
Captain Tor1pov (fnu)
Ll.ea.tenan` Co:a.o.r,.e. alayev (,f nu)
1+''?i.edrich Frannz-Ksserne I Lieutenant Colonel Z',1.tanor; (fnu)
Dron';v (.fnu)
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',fnu)
::ee Ka erne (2203) Lieutenar,t Coior:ei Ste"'.1senk
Major Z+;mycn(,v fnU.
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Gentzrode estate major Khrom (fnu)
(2206)
' 'ulkow estate Major Kusmenko (fnu)
(2500)
2. On 14 and 16 October, the following officer names
observed in the Fridericus Kaserne in Neuruppin:
Unit Dronov,
Unit Shukov,
Unit ;alikov,
3. On 12 October, 12 x 122-mm field howitzers towed by trucks, which
were occupied by soldiers wearing; full field pack, left the See
I:aserne in Neuruppin. The uuit apparently returned to the
installation durin;; the night of 14/15 October. 2
4. On 30 October, the Tauentzien Kaserne (5584) in Stendal was
occupied to capacity by approximately 1,200 soldiers wearing
black-bordered black epaulets including some with signal and
r:totor transport insignia. T-34 tank was seen in the
north section of the installation. T-34 tank was previously
nhserved there_ Annrox4_mately 120 motor vehicles an 5I
amphibious vehicles were seen near the motor vehicle sheds. Some
motor vehicles carried pontoons. The veh^rloa wpra hpincr
serviced by approximately 200 soldiers.
5. It was learned that a heavy detonation was heard in the ':;ittstock
training area between 1100 and noon on 14 October. A large
barrel was driven into the .;round at the peak of Scharf en Berg,
(hill). The charge was electrically ignited. The smoke
mushroomed approximately 60 meters high. The tanks which were
engaged in this exercise stopped, the crews got out and sought
full cover. The detonation destroyed several window panes in
:'.ittstock. 4
1. Corxaent. I I the following units of the
12th Gds Tank Div in Neuruppin, Gentzrode and ;:ulkow until
October 1954:
Unit
18th ids i,trcl Bn
48th ids Tank Regt
HIq 12th Gds Tank Div
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66th ids Tank Re,,;t
4 ,6th Gds Tank Re, t
75th;~bd tegt
205t.h ::,nor Bn
U/i i.Iotor i'ranG L3r..
71st Gds Iiv Pank SP Red ?.
59th Tank Tn,; :dn
226th I.Ior' Refit
Cnmr ,-,en.t. The pc;,Gibility th.. a med,,um mor;~a'r bat. oal rn
o' .r?e 226 h Ret (-,.f tl.e ~.2th Gds Tank Div .-ta` ioned ',n the
See !:aserne via-' , c;Equ: Aped with 12 x 122 mm field. hour,..tzexs had
already been men:: caned
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___~Ccmment The Tauentzien :aserr..e has been believed to be 25X1
ocougied by the 339.'-i, In and the li/i. si-r :3n of i;he 207th
L tz fzil e,' D.iv and, pons b.~. b? the 890th Inde 'n~c 2n of the
LXXIX .it z tifle Corp Siace, acct rdin 25X1
to a.vai.1ab7.e: inforrzat it n, c-n'. ineeY? :a~ ' a ? otts c ~ rno 6 ?:r'r.zed rif .e
corps ax? eginipped with ,pp:'oxi.Iaately 4 tanks, the r,bservation
of the two T - 4 bank: ~uU'c~'as the assu.apti,o' that.. the e.n;inee
batta`i ion of theLXXIX Litz d:.f 1 e Corps -.s a:" sr> stationed in the
Pauen'',z Ien Rasa: net
Co:,...ent The detonation, which vas observed in connection
wish the exerciser:, of the 121-h Gds Taxi, Dive, Nor,,?abJ.y was to
?rep.oasent the expl~.s- on of an atomic bomb,
:rha Scha.rfenber 7 s located 5 km south of ;.1 =ts:;oc_
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CLASSIFICATION- .7n' CKLI~~
COUNTRY East Germany
PI AC.E OBTAINED
TOPIC Mil.tary Installations in Neuruppin and Stendal and South of Wittstook
EVALUATIO
DATE OF CONTEN
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
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3 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
1954 included:
officer names obsertred at the Neuruppin post in October
Installation Officer Names
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DATE PREPARED 24 November 1954
Colonel Mamtenko (fnu), chief of
staff, Major Duiko (fnu), supply
officer, Senior Lieutenant
Besnozikov (fnu), supply officer,
Major Pavlov (fnu). 25X1
Fridericus Kaserne Lieutenant Colonel Mitrofanov (fnu),
(2205) successor of Lieutenant Colonel Orlyi
Former Post Hospital
(2202)
Zadoroshni (fnu)
Lieutenant Colonel Buikovski (fnu),
successor of Gds Lieutenant Colonel
Nikitin (fnu) 25X1
Lieutenant Colonel Kovalenko (fnu)
Dronov (fnu)
Captain Toropov (fnu)
Friedrich Franz-Kaserne
(2201)
Lieutenant Colonel Zultanov (fnu)
Lieutenant Colonel Balayev (fnu)
it Besruchko (fnu)
See Kaserne (2203) Lieutenant Colonel Stetsenko (fnu)
Major Zemyonov (fnu)
Zarat~ada xastske
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Gentzrode estate
(2206)
Major Khrom (fnu)
'Nulkow estate Major Kusmenko (fnu)
(2500)
2. On 14 and 16 October. the following officer names were 25X1
observed in the Fridericus Kaserne in Neuruppin:
Unit Dronov,
Unit Shmkov,
Unit Fedorenk
Unit Lalikov,7
3. On 12 October. 12 x 122-mm field howitzers towed by trucks, which
were occupied by soldiers wearing full field pack, left the See
Kaserne in Neuruppin. The unit apparently returned to the
installation. during the night of 14/15 October. 2
4. On 30 October, the Tauentzien Kaserne (5584) in Stendal was
't b a roximately 1 200 soldiers wearing
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occupied to capaci y y pp 25X1
black-bordered black epaulets including some with signal and
motor transport insignia. T-34 tank w in the
north section of the installation. T-34 tank was previously
observed there. Approximately 120 motor vehicles and 5
amphibious vehicles were seen near the motor vehicle sheds. Some
oons.
hides carried pon
motor ve
serviced by approximately 200 soldiers. iviotor vehicles
5. It was learned that a heavy detonation was heard in the 'Nittstodk
training area between 1100 and noon on 14 October. A large
barrel was driven into the ground at the peak of Scharf en Berg
(hill). The charge was electrically ignited. The smoke
mushroomed approximately 60 meters high. The tanks which were
engaged in this exercise stopped, the crews got out and sought
full cover. The detonation destroyed several window panes in
',+ittstock. 4
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The vehicles were being
t
Unit
18th Gds Mtrcl Bn
48th i;ds Tank Regt
Hq 12th Gds Tank Div
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Unit
66th Gds Tank Regt
46th Gds 'Tank Regt
75th AAA Regt
205th Lngr Bn
U/i Motor Trans Bn
71st Cds Hv Tank SP Regt
59th Tank Tng Bn
226th Mort Regt
Comment. The possibility that a medium mortar battalion
of the 226th Mort Regt of the 12th Gds Tank Div stationed in the
See Kaserne was reequip d with 12 x 122-mm field howitzers had
already been mentioned
Comment. The Tauentzien Kaserne has been believed to be
occupied by the 338th Engr Bn and the U/i sig Bn of the 207th
Mtz Rifle Div and, poss bl b the 90th Inde Engr Bn of the
LXXIX iMMtz Rifle Corps. Since, according
to available information, engineer battalions of motorized rifle
corps are equipped with approximately 4 tanks, the observation
of the two T-34 tanks supports the assumption that the engineer
battalion of theLXXIX Mtz Rifle Corps is also stationed in the
Tauentzien Kaserne.
Comment. The detonation, which was observed in connection
with the exercises of the 12th Gds Tank Div, possibly was to
represent the explosion of an atomic bomb.
The Scharfenberg is located 3 km south of Wi6tstook.
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