SOVIET OB NOTES; ZOSSEN WUNSDORF AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002300350011-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 1998
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: February 3, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Gertnar (I sigh zone)
SUBJECT Soviet OH Notes;
Wlnsdort Area
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The Soviet general commanding a division in the Zassen-V nsdorf area (291)
lives on the Seestrasse in 1%Unsdorf. The divisional staff and unmarried
staff officers occupy the Heeressportschule in the srjrp. town?
f,, A battalion of this division's rifle troops participated in field exercises
at V.Unsdor.f on 29 November. The men were equipped with the German carbine 98,
clip-fed Russian rifle, tommygun with American type drum, German submachine
gun 40 (MG 42), and German stick hand grenades. They were supported by an
AT company with six 170.2 m guns in defense of Hill 278 (Cf. attached map).
Four of the guns were entrenched in a forward slope position and camouflaged
in pockets; the other two guns were in a reverse slope position, Further sup-
port was given by three I L-2 aircraft against the attack of twelve T-64 and
four JS-l tanks, The planes dived on-the tanks from 800-1,000 meters,. opening
up with cannon and machine guns at approxlmateely 30 meters, Bomb hits were
marked? The exercises lasted two hours, after which the troops ratumled to
the Wtnsdorf tank school in trucks in the B 6-77 series. Only one tank was
marked; this bore the number 511, with 145 in a diamond right side of the
turret.
3n Seven tank cars (each 25,000 liter capacity) were unloaded at Zossen railroad
station on 29 November and transferred to the iv'iinsdorf tank school. Shipping
bills indicated that the. fuel came from,Leuna-Lersoburg,
4? Also on 29 November, 120 trucks (1 1/2 ton Fords and Studebakers) in the
3-2-24 and E .2-25 series left the Hindenburg Barracks in 1 nsdorfe Each
truck contained approximately twenty men wearing black tabs/red piping, with
complete infantry equipment. According to an interpreter in Soviet employ,
this convoy eventually headed in the direction of -FYirsten;valde,
a, A Soviet let lieutenant has reported that officers from the Zossen-Vl nsdorf
area who went to the USSR on leave after the maneuvers were ordered back by
telegrams dispatched to them between 20 and 30 November,
Map attachment: Sketch of field exercise area reported ip6jjagraph 2 above.
s document is hereby regraded to
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letter of ? Ober 1978 from the
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