POLIZEFBEREITSOHAFTEN (PEOPLE'S POLICE UNITS)

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• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: June 19, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT
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Germany (Soviet Zone) COA/r-f,
DATE DISTR. 19 June 1950
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Polizeibereitsohaften AL NO. OF PAGES 8
(People's Police Units)
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
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1. 'dolksoolizei-grrnag:ereitschaft "Rini: in ber..an' .
The Volkspolizei-3renzbereitschart ttn Berlin" ms reorganized in late
December 194c, . The 9ercitschr:ftsstai; (unit i)eaciquarters) v:hs iaoved to ,eitovi
(N 53/Z. 73). 7. (bome: sector 11..,.aneuarters) w estabLishes in
Klein JacL.io. (I: 53/Z. 73). Crack:tints were nit ctia:4;ci, 1.1e :tor: araza-
tion ::nd net been co.r.:..d.eted _.c.-oriin i:osice,..an fled.
oiksoolizeibefeitschnit tovini? ydt. of drannentrire. (, 531.:
:.ctivntior. of v. net toliteihereitschnrc.
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n. The swan :enburi:',011:3 -ili:_eibereit.scar,f le nor, zed h.:d -eft iLie
1..cnn or. .11. Jece.rber id Lail...and? nh-vea to
Loecnu ra/A co), .he hochst. ot U52/t oC ;.na the' 3rd.
Kom.7.nndo to Treptow (V 54A 67). aLer kora:a:sue w%a att:.,clieJ to ....:.t
TrePtOW Vo 57)0 si'Leibcreil,sc:iRr in excess of autherIzed
b. The Brandenburg ;:olksposizeibereitscnt_i-.. tutn, nor.
a,)2(X) ;once., was La.:.lideliburt.
in J:.nuary rite new ...::ereitscrsc,ft is s.id to be nn eiki:teer talit
t. lOtlierb:iltitSChastj, a.u_ezedly eo.1...:_nded by h for.aur oilicer
ordnance ei.pert of Lie :.;i2rInrarl AtiliTaStratargln 0; LIU Interior.
c. boon trailer rte. f: Uraw.enbirg to itre.21.o.y., nc hiawouhrters
of :.he :;rd oi Liie dissolved iiranuenburL i oliseibe:eitscaa2t
whr. L1/4, Gotta (N 51/4 06) in late janur.ry i< v:nere h now l
bercit.scnaft v.ps allor.ofily to ie nctiv:ited.
3. Voicspoli.zeiscnulo in ".lpLesin (11 54/Q .28).
info rfir:tion on the 4 *Juin Voiks::011zeiscnuie
Tyre:
ren;:tr::
Or anizr tion :
Ofiicer candithte school
thn .2(I0 rrriimps
about .1.PODEM
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Perscnnel:
Arnament:
Tr;lane,:
Volks olizeiSchule
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Inspekteur Philipp, school ca?ander
InspekLeur Ludrig, PK o;iicdr
A Soviet, instructor
One 105-mm tun
Five mortflis of vall:MAS cnilbers ?
Ttenty :Lachine runs, model 42
Fifteen anchinc guns, wodel Cf/15
450 carbines, model 9E K.
300 sub:: *chine Euns, moull 42 ?
lEC Astols, mJciol 0E.
ILLensive indoctriAation and
in firing nnd engineer sorvico
A- floev.en kiL 53/Y V)
4. ?
t c:4n.Ltz
n for -;tion on tae 3ioeten Vol.:spolizelschulc
? Previous deaLlintl::n:
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Type:
Strength:
Personnel:.
Avf,ent
trini :u:
Polizeibereitschart II/1
Artillery school, Ata the ele..Lehts belt:0 referred
to as batteries.
School cadre perso:1:.01 of 4..g0 and 1,000 trd.neLN
laspekteur Teloh, schUol cmmandant
Inspekteur Thiele, r-A-ofricer
lAmunandeur aetzoch, in charge of military
training,
Kam:handcar
officer
Larisch, adinistmtion and supply
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Three 150-mm field nowitzers
for Tc.-= AT guns
Lit to ten iiot irn.nnLry g:uns (sc6e boin6 dP af,nd).
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Six to eight machine itans of model C8/15
Submac:dne auns of :,..edelS 42
Carbines of model 9CK
istols of thodel 08
Primarily artil.LL ry traini
inf omin Lion OG the Sloe% en loiiiiscnule
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. Type:
;artillery school
School hcadounrters
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'v.() bat talion henucsnrte rs
Ten companies (meal WAS addreL,sd not to Lae
caupnvles out to, kb teilunc,en, e..... the 5th '..:o
wrs ;:oLeiluni.: R.)
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1 ersonnel: Inspekbet.r Teloh, sehooi co... fildar... ?,/ c;
the zJi:fratie:i iivil ar on Lre ..ea slue)
hra.a:nent:
?.otor vehicles:
Inspoltteur
Pietzoc4.73ftdjutant o.L' artillery
c?tininL? ?I(fonae t? firs; Lieu tenant, (A rty )
Oberitccutissar thteinber,c, J or 5th CA.
Obericoil....issar PK-cales oi I Da ano
tmctical instructor
i;o-cassar .carror, tactic,l. instructor ?.4.Ln Lae I La
Aoaratissor taot.h, Eunnery i.,struotor
Polizeimeister fcfljnn, tact1cf.1. instructor
iii!U;:toAachtmeist.e r hott:zr& 6'u sch, ordnance instruc-
tor
Three heavy fluid :Ar:.i..zers or model 16 karrivd
in lar e January 1950
four to six 1.1,y,ht field howit....ers of model 17 .liii
MU-21L. brake (;rrived in Miq-JnnUAry 195%).;
One EE-rtm AA gun (a...r.lvea in 1.e Januar" .1.950)
Three 75-mm: AT tans (arrived in Decdaber
Three hundred sub;t.achine ;tins r assault rifles
of :odel 1.14.
Jarbines of model- %%it
Qalie zach.l.ne guns of :sodas (t. had 34.
three passenger cars ?
Two supply cracks
Print movers for artillery plect:s were not yet
avail?able.
Radio equipment: portable rat..io sets ty es U and 1).
::month courses for ;.rtiluery ofacer
c:.ndidates Are ,Jelai, conducted ;,.t tine school.
Courses stA.Irteu 1:.16b btsic inikntry
Ordnance. insLructi,n roma baiiislics were e,.:.pnasized
at the time the reportini:. ponce:flan fled. Service 3j t
_se
piece driii was also hold in to drill halls. The
training proimm provided for three hours or poli-
tic:1. indoctrinatic: each ds.y
G. Volkspolizeibereitsclut st-Innekannn in i.:rOse.enhain (LN
ca)
informntion on -he Volkspolizeibereitschaft ..nast-Tnadl_ann
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Loction:
Strength:
OrganivAion:
Casernes :t the c..4?osse:thf.iin airfield.
Lbou. 1,000 police
lour ::o:.:randos of lour Aheilungen eacn. -ach
Kom:hando numbel-ed 250.men.
CO of iieztitschhft: Oberpolizeiret Ziei!:sner.
Mout 30 snail armored vealeses (possiel.;. Wrmored
tmck-lvinz mnsaunition carriers of tne former
Genann 1.r.aed eorees)
Six heavy x.:-ch;ne guns of model OC/15
SulltinchThe zuns of models. 42 am.1 4.4
Carbines of model 96K
Pistols of .odel 08
l'ne arms were xept in a closely .guardA ordnance
room and onZy issued for the duration of duty -
hours.
. Training: tinily practices with tareu anLoreu vehic..es, es.cn.
4.anned by co-an..ant WrIu2twac1le;.eister or Ober-
wachtmeister),.c driver, f, Amchine ::i1C five
suUllachine Lunners. jucn a crui exceeded toe
cfcJacity of tne nnxored venicien. Caty one VOLiC-C
wcs ar4ed with n machine gun.
7. .Vokspolizeibereitschaft in kinnar: (..; 54/.7..4.)
infors.ation was obtained on iinnew
berenschert
Designhtion:
Locf,tion:
2d Po.Lizeibereitschaft Srandenburg
iormcr children's rest. center ktne unit 11,:d
previously been stationed in Kyrit. 53/Z 17;'
?-;trenth: LbouL .:.,000 police
"iersonnel: Oberpolizeirat fohl,Ind4 e0 of uereitschaft
Oberoolizeirat -endt, Opty e0 of t3ereitschart.
Limameni: One 134 tanh
..iotor vehicles:
Ono SP gun
One armored reconaissance
51,47..ach] e Dins of r.:odel 44
Carbines of model 9Lii
Fistois of *node).
One ::essenLer
I'xo trucks '
Two passenger cars
One .notorcycie
Field trainine. (At squac level; (attack and del.ense)
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mum rummoncs maga
Jallistics hnd /bine tith-smh11 ems.,
.:alatenance P.rld Servicin: of encines.
b. (1) Dhily tr:dning with fc.ur i31. tans WAS obscrv..:_ witn La. .innow
-voikspolizeibexeitschaft la add-Febru.sry .1.(J5C
(2) file Dereitscnaft wr.s eouipimd Uth the L1o.in addi-
tialal iseavy teapons:
:our 1O5-cuta runs ;Ind four 75-ma owls.
(3) It -,.aS said tnht tLroo inflation ohsL..hrks were enr_Ihrked for the
construction of storace buildings in the nreh of tilc olizeischuie
in 1950.
Volkspolizeibereitscnait la kotsdua-Liche. Li
inf omhtion on tne i'otsd ,a.a-:Liche V elk spoli zei be rel s ch:?f t
Designation:
Type:
6th VolkspolizeihereitschhA
scheduled hs hrtillericbereitschait
(artillery unit)
Strength: 700 police
Oryanization: Stabskcmaanao And 3 KoricL:tndos
Personnel: Oberpoliseirat _luegel, CC of 3ereitschaft
Oberpolizeirat rL-chief
L Soviet instructor
Armaent: ten infantry c.uns of uniuentified
Lachine omas of model 34 (those of model GC/15
had been turned in)
Submachine c.u.s of mcoel 42
Carbines of model 9a.
9. Volkspolizeischuie or Volkspolizeibereitscaaft in a renallau (a: 54/
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or'Volkspolizeiboreitschaft
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trencth: ? 40 officers and ob3ut -,1-0
Organizt=tio len co.:pa:nice
Personnel: ihspe'eteur Stadia?, school co .:anndant
Aommf:.nuer a:isenc-scaer? deputy coaL ndant
Soviet instructor Lopieanacen
Lnot_ent;
One anoured vcnicle ci unidentified tyl.:e
About 40 mortrs
-One AT gun
Assault. rifles
Submachine guns
Carbines of moncl riCK
Pistols of model OL
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Ten throwers were Aleaedly recently issucli
to tato school
Theoretical ins.,ruction on ; anzerfaust hnd
bbcpsicoNTaok/us CP2ICIAL?5 LU
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Ascellrneous:
innzerschreck (bazoo)cas)
kite officers at Le school were Liven the secret
infortation Uoit the 1st. tnrouji 5th Cos %Neve
:oscov for inspection. The dhte of de-
parture was still dnknown.
10: Polizeibe.eitschaft in fruueabrietzen (N 53/Z 5t;)
inforAhLion on Treuenbrietzen Polizeibereitschaft
Designation:
Location:
Strenc.th:
Orrepization:
i.crsonnel:
kr.ment:
L.otdr vehicles:
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Eth Polizeibereitscnaft (oritinated from the fonaer
10th Polizeibcreitschaft, Sondersanusen 54/1) 1.1))
10 to 12 cantonment buildin,:s in Treuenoriet.4enbulter-
hof (new quarters were scLeduled to be built in
the Spring of 1950)
800_police (whs to be increnseu to 1,.:00 bi tile
Sprin of 19)0)
StabsabLeilung oi 70 zen end 3 KoA....andos of Lame
60 to 83-..&m AbLeilunAen eaca.
?olizeirnt CO.of Se:eitscnalt (aboat 45
years of heft)
folizeirat ih-Leitev ,abou 31 years of a,e,
coniinacd Communist)
:::lizeikomaissar herald, Sr.uos-PK (hbout 3 yes,rs df
aLe)
folizeikommissar ;aierbe, Stabs -PK (about .43 years
of age, Antifn graduate)
Soviet artillery colonel wearin Uric: uniion of -h
Obcrpolizeirat, instructor.
Aire or six heavy acnine guns of models 0E/15 :ald
?aksim
rifty submachine Lens of model 44
:wo hundred carbines of model 9Ei.
Fifty pistols of .aodds. OF. and 3E
Three trucks
Three or four'passener cars
inf.ntry (attac;?, defense ane cIose-co.abt)
Theoretical en64neer trainick;
Incoretical simal
Artillery trainindwas aii.e.d1y to be Laken up s.:Q.7 ?
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b. The 'iolkspolizeisc,uie in Tredenbrietzenhelterhof (fonuer imuunition
innt) receive? four 75-mm oins in .0.nnuary 1950. The scnool nmabLree abou..
paliee nt Lnt Litre en:;aclty about s,200 :.en) Most of
L: were staid to have coa:e from ihuringin..
11. Polizeibc.-eitschaft in 7eissenfeis iL 543'29).
. The Qlizeibereitschaft. in. the Lrtillurie 1:aserne, ..:eicseniuls? WAS
dissolved in Juno i9490 alleEedly becarse of n mutiny as 'Anis lesrned in
December 1949. :isane of the 7ersonnel were discnarc.cd, sa:.e were transferred
to .other police Unit s in ":.uudlinbur. (IL 52/il 34) :in..; at Lne border.
b. nother police unit vhich had been nctiveteu in the snme eAserne hnu
wnu allev.edly dcsiontcd is; rolizeibereitscnaft. .fis transience to
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burg 544% on 1 hui.:List
c. Tae octivation in -eissenfuls of n police unit, desi;..:uated 5th
Polizeibereitsche w;:s strted on 1 Juno ...?)49. 1.hu 1st Lawa:muo consistinL
of .3 :i'tons encn nitn 1 officer nnd. 50 '62.) wnr activated by 1 i',Li:.ust 194?
the 2d haunndori mio-Auzust 194(; nnd tno 3rd Le ndo by zr1y September
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d.
Strencth:
Or anizntion;
Personnel:
Armament:
'..,:eLor vehicles:
Trninin
dnta on the Bereitschaft
About 1,000 police
Stnbskammandov Lnd three Ka:..Lnlidos (eac? car,pfd)y
lraclu5 n6 two elite Loons Lot the trkinin,i, 0:
NZO candinFtes)
FolizeirP,t leichfischer, CO of bereitochaft (caaes
f ram Oebi siel de (- 53/Y .c fl.
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Polizeirat 1:arl Lleyer, i:C-Leiter (ca:.es frxn
Cc-M.5201de)
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zeirnl. Lathe r, ndatinistrn Lion me sup,sly 0J:ricer
(comes from Oebisfelde)
::co bviet Inspekteurc rnnkinz Oberpolizeiraete
neavy ,ancninc j;:uns
Fifty subLnehine Kuns,model 44
Uundred-fiftv c:IrOines, model 9EY,
lzenty pistols, model 36
'No trucks
C: rs
four :1;0 torcycles
LrOneer trLinint,
eield trninin?:
Theoretic:-], radio trjainp
:aintenance nnd survitilv of enceines
Sb3nA-CC....11.06 CLLY
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the Ulciiven school is a br:sic traininc: .scitool for ..rtilierie
. bereft schaf ten.
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The eliegerhorst Xaserne is knotn to be occupied by SoviLt troops.
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The .i.J....kspulizeleinneit is statiou.ec. 50
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