MILITARY ACTIVITIES AT THE DOEBERITZ POST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007900140013-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 2, 2008
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: August 5, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION 61*12A-T
Last Germany
...ilitary Activities at the Boeberitz Post
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DATE PREPARED 9 i1', ;ust,1955
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1. at ' about' 0800, on 6 July 1955, a large number of trucks towin,;
AT guns and 120-cur. mortars.left the Loewen Kiserne (2063) in
Doeberitz on Hamburger.Chaussee and proceed?:d westward. German
workers stated that a large number of tanks left the installation
in the same direction. Additional tanks reportedly left the ,'lak
Kaserne (2065) in Doeberitz and also proceeded toward the west.
On 7July. it was learned that maneuvers were held in the Priort-
13uchow-Karpzow-.Ketzin area and that some roads had been heavily
damaged by tanks. The exercises terminated about 15 July. 1.
2. On 15 July. 4 small new guns, presumably AT guns, were for the
first time observed in the yard of Olymptsches Dorf (2067 in
ifoeberitz. Barrels and.breech mechanism were still wrapped in
oiled paper. The guns were described as follows:
similar to model-1937 45-mm AT guns, light construction with
spoke wheels, pneumatic tires;slanting protective shield,
approximately 60 em.high, upper edge corrugated and backward
bent, approximately 10 cm. wide; split-"trail in carriage, abou',
2 meters lon , tubular trails; caliber approximately 50 gus,
conical barrel, about 1.5 meters long, without muzzle brake,
step approximately in the middle of barrel; apparently no cradle
or pneumatic recuperator in front of the protective shield. 2
3. About 15 July, new tanks reportedly arrived in Loewen Kaserne.
Soviet soldiers inspected them thoroughly. German workers were
not"permitted to approach the tanks. However, they stated that
the tanks were of about the same size as a T?34, the turret was
more to the middle and was mushroom-shaped. 3
4. Between G and 25 July the Loewen and Adler Kaserne (2063) in
Doeberitz were occupied to capacity. About 20 July. some 400
new recruits allegedly arrived at Loewen Kaserne. Several weeks
earlier, deficient quarters had been reconditioned for these
recruits. Basic training. started imediately. 4"
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The following observations were made at the Dailgow- Doeberitz
railroad station between 19 and 25 July:
19 July. At 1800, 8 armored personnel carriers mounting canvas-
covered guns, 8 light AT guns, presumably of 45 mm, 2 field
kitchens, and 12 boxcarloads of soldiers wearing red-bordered
black epaulets 77 entrained. The unit had come from
Loewen Kaserne.
23 July. At 0800, 10 x 122.-mm field howitzers, 8x 45-mm AT guns,
3 field kitchens, some 30 trucks and 10 boxcarloads of soldiers
wearing red-bordered black epaulets w re unloaded and left for
Altes Lager (2061) in Doeberitz 5
.25 July. At about 0800, 2 canvas-covered tanks with T-34 chassis,
presumably T-54s, were seen at the loading ramp, ready for
detraining. 3
LCgmment. Major elements of the let Iaecz Div. apparently
left for exercises in the area west of the Doeberitz training
grounds, which had been utilized for major exercises of the division
also in preceding years.
~Cocment. The guns probably belonged to the 2d Light Arty
Brig. According to the detailed description, recoilless AT guns,
similar to SPG-82 guns, were apparently concerned. In early June,
about 350 guns of this type had arrived in the'Soviet Zone of
Germany and,about mid-June, had been forwarded to the 6th Arty Div
in :dathenow, the 3d Gda AT Arty Brig in Rostock and the 4th AT
Arty Brig in Prora/Ruegen. Since it has not been observed so far
that these units or the abovementioned brigade turned in guns,
the equipment of these units was presumably supplemented by these
armor-piercing weapons.
about 15 July is reported for the first time. According to a new
report, 7 flatcars with load exceeding standard measurements went
aatmen r These were possibly T-54 tanks. An arrival of tanks
from Brest-Litovsk to Dallgow-Doeberitz on 25 July
confirmed by the present report. Since both observations appear
credible, it can be assumed that mechanized divisions will also be
equipped with T-54 tanks in the future. No other pertinent
information has been received so far, however.
which information to a certain extent, is
Comment. Although the arrival of small numbers of recruits
has been reported from several military posts in the zone, no
pertinent observations were made at the border crossing stations.
It is,therefore,assumed that the recruits had been inducted in 3.954
and had possibly attended training courses.
Commen_. According, to available information, tank and artillery
units of the 1st Mecz Div. transferred to the Z'ittstock,training
grounds in 9 shipments between 13 and 20 July. The first 4 ,shipments
returned between 20 and 24 July.
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