SOVIET TROOPS IN THE POTSDAM AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R003600120010-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 13, 2011
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: October 7, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFt
COUI' TRYOvi_et Zone. Geriany "
'TOPIC :>ovLe't Troon;~ ?;':,0 M1 Area
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTE
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES
REMARKS
_L_.DATE PREPARED 7 Oc 4o_aer 1949
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1. Former Panzer Laoerne, west of KRALIENITZ C
on the road to FAH."LA1 D (N 53/Z 54)
53/Z 64),
Onnunied by motorized units totali nw-: about 2,500 trop!j
The followinj; detailed information was secured.,
ao component unit of the 614th "Chelyabinsk" !Dank deC;t
One cf'ficer: 16t Lt i'Li'YO1OV'
Troops were trained in the kasorne area four T 34
tanks with lon;-barreled ;unsa
b, Infantry unit of 'about 300 troops, betwc an 13 and 21
years of ace, alle"edly recruits,
Only snail arms and rsachirie -;uns on tripod mounts were
observed with tkao troops.
c. Liortar unit o. unknown stren;;th. Orackj
eacia occupied by about ten
soldiers and pu iin; raor ars of about 120 mm caliber
left the kaserne for a,nearby trainin; area.
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