MILITARY ACTIVITY IN EBERSWALDE AND IN THE POTSDAM-KRAMPNITZ-SATZKORN AREA

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2008
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: March 7, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY : East Germany
TOPIC Military Activity in Ibex swalde and in the Potsdam-Srampnitz-Satakorn Area
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DATE OF CONTE
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4EFERENCES
~EPARED 7 March 1955
PAGES 3 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
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1. At 0900 on 15 February 1955, 16 amphibious cars with full tracks arrived
by rail at the Zberswalde railroad station. The amphibious oars were
subsequently detrained and, at about 1500, moved to the Sahuetzen Kaserne
(4342) in Eberswalde, entering the kaserne through the northerh gate. Each
vehicle mounted 2 soldiers with black-bordered black epaulets.
Distinguishing features of the amphibious oar:
Chassis: 7 bogie wheels, 7 track-support rollers, 1 drive sprocket, 1 idler
wheel; the bogie wheels had a diameter of about 50 cm.
Track: Metal track, about 30 cm wide, links placed at intervals of 10 cm.
Len h: About 6 meters
Width: About 3.10 meters (tracks); width as measured from inner edge of one
trackio inner edge of other track, 2.50 meters.
2. At about 1100 on 15 Februarir 1955, 16 facto w amphibious cars 25X1
on caterpillar tracks were detrained at the berswslde railroad station. They
subsequently moved toward the Sehuetzen Kaserne (4342). 1 25X1
3. At 1400 on 18 Febriry 1955, the following materiel was entrained at the
Eberswalde railroad station: six-wheel armored personnel carriers
and some with twin-barreled machine guns, 25X1
approximately 10 ruc a and 2 field kitchens. The train 25X1
left northward at about 100.
4. At 0840 on 14 February 1955, the following shipment from Altstrelitz was
dispatched to Bernau from Oranienburg:
12 boxcars with soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets, 2 sealed boxcars,
6 flatcars with sideracks with 7 canvas-covered AA guns of about 76 mm,
16 trucks including 4 with 25 mm AA guns, 1 ambulance, 1 workshop truck
1 Jeep and 1 sedan.
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5. On 19 Febru$rg,the following shipment from Fueretenwalde was dispatched to
Bernau from Oranienburg at 1330:
12 boxcars with soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets; 2 sealed boxcars,
flatcars with siderscks with 8 canvas-covered heavy AT guns (?) of at least
122 mm, 7 heavy prime movers: is Lu&inr No 5783, canvas-oovere guns of about
76 mm, 24 truck op track. 25X1
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6. On 14 February 1955, the following materiel and soldiers were detrained
at the Berman, freight station:
8 x 76-man AT guns, 25 to 30 tracks of a now type, 4 sidecar motorcycles,
2 technical trucks, 2 ambulances, 3 )eepe,2 field kitchens, 2 sedans,
3 trucks with equipment, 2 tank trucks and, approximately 200 soldiers
wearing red..bordered black epaulets. The unit moved to the SS Btieftauben-
station (pigeon station) (4243) in Berman. 3
of Bornstedt. 9
7. on 4 and 2& FekEMU 1 , 5 and 9 rocket launchers reaectively left the
army sclotbWag depot I (4244) in Bernau. 5
8. The following rail movements and detraining operations were observed
at the Satzkorn railroad station during the period from 17 to 20 February
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At 1115 on 17 February: A train which passed through the railroad station 25X1
from Jueterbog included 3 JS-1 tanks, 2 X-13s, 2 M.31s, 1 armored personnel
with soldiers, 20 tracks 6 25X1
At 1145 on 19 February: A train which pas Oft the railroad station
from Jueterbog and proceeded to Bernan inc de 152wama field howitzers,
16 prime movers, 2 workshop trucks, 3 field kitchens, 04 tracks, 9 boxcars
with soldiers and 2 boxcars with a'ition. 7
At 0515 on 20 Febru : A train which came from ed.
carried 21 T-54 tanks, troops on 2 boxcars 8 25X1
9. At about 1100 on 10 Febr arr 1955, 12 T-34 tanks
moved through Pappel Allee in Potsdam from the direction 25X1
1. Con ent. The details on the amphibious car with track-laying chassis
confIrm. previous assumptions. To ether with the vehicles ~served'detralned
in Eberswalde, the Fourth Gds ArW is believed to be equipped with
a total of about 30 amphibious c of this type. The vehicles.oned
in the present report were probably distributed to the 3d cgs t of the
army which has so far only been located in Camp Duesterwinkelbrke (4343)
in gberswalde. The observations of 15 February indicate that elements of
this reAO&Amt are also quartered in the Schiuetzen Kaserne (4342) in
Ebersw e. In reports, all drivers observed Lh these amphibious
cars in Eber wore 'red..bordered black epaulets.
Comment. A firing detail of the 120th (?) AAA Regt of the 6th Gds
Meoz Div returned to the post.
2.IComment. the unit 25X1
is an element', `o the s Macs Regt of the 6th Gds Mecz Div from the 25X1
Artillerie Kaserne (4341) in Eberawalde which was presumably transferred
to the Templin troop training grounds for exercises.
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Comment. According to the composition of the train and the destination, 25X1
the unit probably was a component of the 71st Light Arty Brig of the Fourth
Gds Medz Army which returned to the post from firing practices. Until the
present time, no heavy AT guns have been observed with this brigade. Since
the guns were covered with canvas, no proper identification was possible.
They are believed to have been 100 mm AT guns.
6. Commaent. The units were fir details of the 10th Gde Tank Div
1i returned to the post an train They were entrained in
Satzkorn for shipment to Forst Ziw"a on 14 February.
7. Comment. The units were components of the 71st Light Arty Brig
which were entrained in Berman for sla Anewt to Justextog for firing
practices on 14 February.
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8. Commaent. The new arrival of taoks.of the new type (T/54 ?) in Satzkorn 25X1
is belieted to bring the total of now tanks which arrived at the 10th
Cade Tank Div to aboiM tanks of +,his type.
9. COmment~ the tanks belong to the 63d Gds
Tank Regt of the 10th Gds Tank Div which is quartered in the Adolf Hitler
Kaserne (2287) in Potsdam.
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