WILDPARK WEST KASERNE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007900630015-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: August 16, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. The following observations were made at Wildpark Nest Kaserne
betw*ex)%,,15. and 30 ~ i1.19 '. -.
Building; 1: housed the ITS; kitchen. of : Air Force Unlit Golubo`J.
Bt4ldiai .:2 .S ipn,.s .2, .,. d,;,2t' housed the army signal unit.
p I,4eut*:Colbne'1-Zevakin (fnu) who is, the. chief in. the-
brapkg- installation.
SeFta~az ,?b: housed ari army. signal unit. o.f about. S0 men, ' including
Captp.irr Borpvik. (,fn - This unit; which allegedly. includes air
force personnelli8 said to be.directly subordinated to the-air
force headquarters. in ";erder,..
Section ?c. hound Air, Force Unit. L.alayev which is also. directly
subordinated to the Warder headquarters.
Buildinz 3 housed Soviet dependents.
Building 4. The occupation of section 4a is not known.
Section 4b housed Air Force Unit Galkin.
3uildin; 5 housed the large kitchen and central heating plant
for the barracks installation, a transformer station in the cellar,
and another transformer station for the Fotsdar, transmitter station.
Building 6. called "hotel", housed transient officers.
Buildinfgr 7. The occupation of this building was not known.
13t~?- ldiW,housed the switch board and quarters for - air Force Unit
Galkin.'
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Bujldin 9 housed billets and office3 of the headquarters of
Air Force Unit Strativnov.
Building 10 housed Soviet dependents.
Building-11
Section lla housed billets of Air Force Unit Strativnov.
Section lib housed billets of an army construction unit. Supply
officer of this unit was Major Gorodobyedov (fnu) and, prior to
15 April 1955, Major Osetrov (fnu). The 121 of the unit wore black-
bordered black epaulets with an insignia similar to the one worn
by road construction personnel. Road rollers, cranes and other
equipment were observed opposite the billets. The motor pool
of the unit was located outside of t; barracks installation in the ftaj w duaT&
farm "Entenfang" in Area A. The personnel strength of the
unit was estimated at 150 to 200 men,..
Section Ile housed a small gymnasium.
Section lid housed a motion picture theater.
Section lle housed billets of Air Force Unit Strativnov.
Section llf housed the school of Air Force Unit Gaikin.
Building 12 housed a swimming pool and a large heating plant.
Building: 13 housed Soviet dependents.
Building 14 housed an officer kitchen and officers' club.
Building. 15 was the guardhouse.
Building 16 housed Soviet dependents.
Are_a A. motor vehicle parking site of Unit Gorodobyedov.
Area 8. Kleiner fitenfaengerberg, with previously reported radio
installation. Additional sections of the mountain-are being cleared.
It appears that another radio installation is located on the mountain.
Area C, underground command bunker, separated from the barracks
installation by a high and dense board fence. This bunker, which
has not yet been entered, is apparently not occupied but ready
for occupation.
Area D. athletic field.
2. The following details were known about the units billeted in
r.ildpark West Kaserne:
It could not be determined where the units, except for Unit
Gorodobyedov, parked their motor vehicles. It is possible that
there were garages which have not yet been observed.
It appears that Unit Galkin is independent, while Unit Golubov J.s
subordinated to Unit Strativnov.
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The total occupation strength of the barracks installation including
the dependents was estimated at 2,000 to 2,200 persons. The
individual unite approximately had the following strength:
Unit
Zevakin
400 to
500 men
Unit
salayev
400 to
500 men
Unit
Borovik
80 to
100 men
Unit
Gorodobyedov
200 men
Unit
Strativnov
500 to
700 men
including Unit Galkin
and Unit Golubov
in Wildpark West Kaserne:
Comment. The following units are believed -:o be quartered
a. An air force construction battalion under the rorzrnand of
Lieutenant Colonel Strativnov. Two construction units with
Captain Golubov and Major Galkin as chiefs were probably
assigned to the battalion. Groups of the two unite are detached
to various airfields, in particular for grading work.
b. An army signal unit under the conmand of Lieutenant Colonel
Zevakin. Clements of this unit were transferred to the
Hindenburg Kaserne in Leipzig in April 1954. It is unknown
if the elements wore two independent unit, or if they were
connected with one another.
c. A signal unit under the command of Captain Borovik. This
unit probably furnished the personnel for the radar station
on Kleinen Bntenfaen ;erberg.
d. Air borce Unit Plalayev possibly including personnel of the
headquarters of the Twenty-Fourth Air Army in 'erder. The
missions of this unit are not known.
e. An army construction unit with the assigned supply officer
Major Gorodobyedov.
For layout sketch of Wildpark-West Kaserne9 zee Annex.
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