MILITARY INFORMATION FROM THE MDI/KVP AND ON TROOPS FOR SPECIAL COMMITMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006200140004-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 24, 2008
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 11, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC.
Llilitary Information from the MdI/KVP and on Troops for Special
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DATE OF CONTENT
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1. On 6 January 1955, romm 219 on the second floor of building No 4 of
the Strausberg I a installation housed a library which included
military lit eratu 'in J Russian, French and lish. The
library could on d through room 217 of C
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(infantry) As d room 218 of Dr Korfes
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was allegedly to be crossed by a heavy concrete bridge.
by a surfaced road. The Strausberg - Berlin city railroad
it was peed
to connect the Fggersdorf installation directly with the autobahn
2. In early January 1955,
he execution of the project was scheduled for 1955
sta edly Senior
3. In ear y ays o anuary, abou _ day arrived at the
;t,gersdorf installation where they immediately received uniforms.
By 6 January 1955, the total of soldiers quartered in the
installation increased to about 1,200 men. Soldiers wearing red
and black collar patches were observed in the area of the
installation. On 3 January, building No 9, which had been e.upty
before, was occupied by the newly indmcted recruits who wore black
collar patches. About 100 gasoline barrels were stored at the rear
of building No 2. ,j
percent were given leave over the New Year's Day. Soldiers
soldiers were given leave over the Christmas holidays and fifty
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4. 2roni 20 December 1954 to 3 January 1955, activities were
discontinued in thegersdorf installation. Fifty percent of the
arrived at Strausberg with 16 trucks in the night of 28 December
1954 had come frnm rntthiig anr7
were proceedin:; to the gersdorf installation.
stationed at E gersdorf and Cottbus were closely interconnected. J--
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director of e i ary
MdI/KVP. Colonel Assm
former Oberst i.G. (Colon
Armed Forces) who is said to
a member of the 9th (Transportation) Department. He is the
road and waterway staff officer.
Continent Compared to the status of October 1954, the
figure mentioned in the present report means an increase by
about 200 men which is believed to be related to the
activation of an AAA unit in this installation. The actual.
strength of this unit is undetermined since' the insignia of
AAfta.rtillerymen and soldiers of the truck regiment differ only
in the shading of the red piping which borders the black
collar patches. The soldiers wearing red collar patches belong
to the guard regiment.
The Cottbus air base is occupied by VP-Luft (air force) units.
ajor genera and
artment at the
presuiira y identical to a
General Staff of he German
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