VDA COURSE FOR DRIVERS AT AUGUSTUSBAD

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• Publication Date: January 6, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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ME 000UIINT CORTAINS I UPORMATION APTICTIRO TNS RATIONAL DEPINSS
OP Till UNITED STATES. wITRIN THE NRARINO or TITLE 15. SECTIONS TSS
AND 751. OP THE V. S. CODE. Al AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR lETSL-
ATION Or ITS CONTEXTS TO OR PICIIPT OT AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
is PRONISITID IT LAW THE REPRODOCTION OF THIS PORN IS PRORISITSD.
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. The following units belonged to Headquarters 400 at Augustusbad
near Radeberg:
Rear Services of the VDA in Cottbus: 7 officers, 8 NCOs, and 29 IIri.
The units were billeted in Installation 1. Installation 2 housed the
Main Glider Department established as a liaison office between the
"Gesellschaft fuer Sport and Technik" and the Vi)A. The postal address
of Headquarters 400 was Radeberg near Dresden, POB 400. The course
for drivers which was organized into 2 platoons of 3 squads each
had POB 41 d. The trainees wore light-blue epaulets and collar
patches with silver wings. 2
2. Personnel attached to the installation at Augustusbad included:
ieadguartars 400:
CO: Lajor Gottfried Beyer, exsergeant and
Staff : 10 officers, 7 NCOs, 3 -al.
17th Training, Co : 1 officer, 80 NCOs and E
19th It it : 1 , 80 it and IN
Course for drivers organized by the Main Department for
PK officer: Senior Lieutenant Schubert,
Deputy Co in charge of general and administrative affairs:
Captain Donath, transferred
from the 3d Technical Base in Drewitz to
Augustusbad.
In charge of training: Lieutenant Bieneck,
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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDT IIT7AL
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
East Germany
VDA Course for Drivers at Augustusbad
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._'aical office:: ~ uie!..tenan4,
b. Tr ainin1 Co
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Co :; ub-Lieu''.enant Schoewe,
c. l.;s:h Trai.nin-, 'o.
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d. Co-arse for
Ch:el Lieutenant Tischer,
)-chief Seriac.r L ieutena~_t Sertlin;et, who was
ret ra.ri.sf erred to the JL, .
1'l o~ ~cer `;eni.(~r Lieutenant Ce-.'hard -.`a,ner,
Technical officer: Lieutenant :3ermder,
In cha: e of parking lot: L: eutenant Stanka,
"i_-.e' zns tructoz Lieutenant Lei ter,
Chef (_rivin" instructor., and platoon 1.eaJ?.er:
Sub-Lieutenant Sul f 1 o w,
i.ne. Lructos? and. platcon leader: :,u.--Lieutenant hint,.
Three S.ddi'i lonal. ? ssi Cant, '? str?.actors and 4 dr.ivi'~ g echoo
?.lstruct.:'Ts who were TICOc v.ere a::sc =.trachod to the course for
drier
.Ain G:i i.der- De)ar anent
h.~.ei . ilajor ilanser,
::c Soviet: ad?r .oex?s vere attached r.e the installation at, Au ustusbad.
.eapon available at ieadquarters 400 included 1 yodel .:28 light : iachi ne ; urt, about 100 model 41 ubi iac zi ne guns, 50 model 44
Carbines, :;wild ~ model KI 9-;::m pi'to1`.3. Repair work on these v;eapon-
F3.^ )f'i'fJT;".c( .* fhc er Cli+b at 3autzen i`..l)OU.t ;,),0'30 rounds of
r e urI amnsuni o n d 35 ~.;7 r.?undn of caraine ammut.ition
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4. i.iotor vehicles available at Augustusbad included:
1 model H 3 A truck, 1 ZIS three-axle truck, 2 ZIS two-axle trucks,
1 ambulance, 1 model F 9 IFA sedan, 1 model =,' 350-com motorcycle.
Six model II 3 A trucks and 1 model Mi sedan were available for the
driving school. All the motor vehicles refueled at civilian filling
stations at Rade'.berj. 15 x 200 liter drums of fuel, mostly Diesel
oil, were stored at AuZustusbad. l,inor repairs were made at au.;,ustusbad,
major repairs at the motor vehicle repair shop of the VDA in Kamenz.
:'o gas protective equipment was available at Au,,,ustusbad.
5. The courses for drivers lasted three months and followed one another
..ilhout prolonged interval. One course was scheduled to be completed
on 4 September 1954. Another course had begun on 25 August 1954.
The students of the latter course came from the VDA school in .amenz
where they had been trained as radio operators. TheJ were to pass the
examination for driver license II (trucks). .:ost of the students of
the previous courses were detached by the -uo,rd companies of
Techr4ical Bases. Efforts had recently been made to train a maximum
number of drivers because many soldiers will complete their three-
year term of service in late 1954. Thr: course for drivers included
theoretical instruction and practical training including cross-
country drivinj and driving at ni?ht. The final examination had to
be passed in front of the chief of the training course and Captain
Zorn, motor vehicle expert of the PDA.
6. About 80 percent of the students belonged to the 1934 and 1935
classes and about 20 percent to the 1936 class. 22.i student was
paid 270 eastmarks per month. The morale of the trainees was rather
low. Lost of them had served for 2 and a half years and were looking
forward to their release. They were only interested in driving
practice. Food was poor. About 10 percent of the students followed
the party line, 50 percent were fellow-travellers, and 40 percent
opponents of the regime.
Comment. It appears that the training companies assigned to
Unit 400 of the VDA are numbered consecutively. So far the existence
of a 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 16th training company had
been known. The 15th and 16th training companies were rej:orted
for the first time.
C sm nt. For layout sketch of the installation at Au;;ustusbad,
s e ex. The sketch essentially agrees with a previous sketch.
C Senior Lieutenant Attu was previously chief of the
i or Department of the Geeellsohaft fuer S1ort and Technik.
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1. +i.lets of trainiri cu._tpenies, kitchen, ass h o-111, rat. ou
sup 'l.y storage.
2. Gara, es, Actor ven cl,: repair shop, 13 and.
,u..rters fcr students attendin,r the course for drivers.
4. heedquarters bus.ldin;
5. Class rooms, classified material, Y eup ons storo> loom, club, "~.a srary.
6. O icer billets
7. Garages
8. Technical check
10. :Oisoensary, finance department and ration -u-ply office
11. Guardhouse
1.2. ini unition bunker
15. Fucl dump
14. i,o ti on picture t es.J.er
15. Fowlin' alley
16. Clncs rooms
j C,xw;e
1 Coal dump
19. c:less rooms
20 ~ ,ond
21. Drill around
22. kit.luni ticn et:: ra,. e
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VDA Course for Drivers at Augustusbad
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
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DATE OF
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DATE DISTR. 6 January 1955
NO. OF PAGES 9 L
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SUPPLEMENT TO
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. The following units belonged'to Headquarters 400 at Augustusbad
near Radeberg:
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Staff: 10 officers, 7 NCOs, 3 EM.
17th Training Co : 1 officer, 80 NCOs and EM
19th if : 1 it , 80 it and EM
Course for drivers organized by the Main Department for
Rear Services of the VDA in Cottbus: 7 officers, 8 NCOs, and 29 EM. 1
pilot of the German Air Force.
Headquarters 400:
CO: Major Gottfried Beyer,
Pk officer: Senior Lieutenant Schubert,
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Deputy Co:in charge of general and administrative affairs:
Captain Donath, transferred
from the 3d Technical Base in Drewitz to
Augustusbad.
In charge of training: Lieutenant Bieneck,
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The units were billeted in Installation 1. Installation 2 housed the
Main Glider Department established as a liaison office between the
"Gesellschaft fuer Sport and Technik" and the VDA. The postal address
of Headquarters 400 was Radeberg near Dresden, POB 400. The course
for drivers which was organized into 2 platoons of 3 squads each
had POB 41 d. The trainees wore light-blue epaulets and collar
patches with silver wings. 2
2. Personnel attached to the installation at Augustusbad included:
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Finance officer: Sub?bieutenant Leistner.
U. 17th Training; Co.
Co Sub-Lieutenant SchoewE
c. 19th Training Co.
d. Course for Drivers:
Chief Lieutenant Tischer,
Ex-chief Senior Lieutenant Sehlinger, who was
retransferred to the VDA.
PK officer Senior Lieutenant Gerhard Wagner,
Technical officer: Lieutenant Bergder,
In charge of parking lot: Lieutenant Stanka,
Chief instructor Lieutenant Geiger,
Chief driving instructor and platoon leader:
Sub-Lieutenant Sulflow,
Driving instructor and platoon leader: Sub-Lieutenant Ring,
Three additional assistant instructors and 4 driving school
instructors who were NCOs were also attached to the course for
drivers.
d. Lain Glider Department:
thief Major Hansen,
Assistant Senior Lieutenant Attig,
No Soviet advisers were attached to the installation at Augustusbad.
!1eapons available at Headquarters 400 included 1 model T'M128 light
machine gun, about 100 model 41 submachine guns, 50 model 44
carbines, and 9 model FN 9-mm pistols. Repair work on these weapons
was performed at the Aero Club at Bautzen. About 50,000 rounds of
submachine gun ammunition and 15,000 rounds of carbine ammunition
were stored in two small wooden ammunition bins.
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4. i',.otor vehicles available at Augustusbad included:
I model H 3 A truck, 1 ZIS three-axle truck, 2 ZIS two-axle trucks,
1 ambulance, 1 model F 9 IFA sedan, 1 model ;Tv1'aV 350-ccm motorcycle.
Cix ,iodel H 3 A trucks and 1 model LL/LTV sedan were available for the
driving school. All the motor vehicles refueled at civilian filling
stations at Radeberg. 15 x 200 liter drums of fuel, mostly Diesel
oil, were stored at Aug stusbad. Minor repairs were made at Augustusbad,
major repairs at the motor vehicle repair shop of the VDA in Kamenz.
No gas protective equipment was available at Augustusbad.
The courses for drivers lasted three months and followed one another
,ithout prolonged interval. One course was scheduled to be completed
on 4 September 1954. Another course had begun on 25 August 1054.
The students of the latter course came from the VDA school in Kamenz
where they had been trained as radio operators. They were to pass the
examination for driver license II (trucks). Most of the students of
the previous courses were detached by the guard companies of
Technical Bases. Efforts had recently been made to train a maximum
number of drivers because many soldiers will complete their three-
year term of service in late 1954. The course for drivers included
theoretical instruction and practical training including cross-
country driving and driving at night. The final examination had to
he passed in front of the chief of the training course and Captain
Korn, motor vehicle expert of the VDA.
b. About 80 percent of the students belonged to the 1934 and 1935
classes and abort 20 percent to the 1936 class. ELI student was
paid 270 eastmarks per month. The morale of the trainees was rather
low. Most of them had served for 2 and a half years and were looking
forward to their release. They were only interested in driving
practice. Food was poor. About 10 percent of the students followed
the party line, 50 percent were fellow-travellers, and 40 percent
opponents of the regime.
Commen It appears that the training companies assigned to
Unit 400 of the VDA are numbered consecutively. So far the existence
of a 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 16th training company had
been known. The 15th and 18th training companies were reported
for the first time.
Co.inent. For layout sketch of the installation at Augustusbad,
see Annex. The sketch essentially agrees with a previous sketch..
omment. Senior Lieutenant A.tig was previously chief of the
Glider Department of the Oesellschaft fuer Sport and Technik.
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Layout of VDA Installation at Aumustusbad.
1. 3illets of training companies, kitchen, mess hall, ration
supply storage.
2. Gara es, motor vehicle repair shop, B and A
.,uarters for students attending the course for drivers.
q. Headquarters building
j. Class rooms, classified material., weapons store room, club, library.
b. Officer billets
7. Garages
Technical check point
5. uarters for laborers
10. Dispensary, finance department and ration supply office
11. Guardhouse
12. Ar^nunition bunker
13. Iti;el dump
lq. I,'.otion picture theater
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