MOTORIZATION OF A VOLKSPOLIZEI UNIT OF THE RING UM BERLIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005600340002-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: August 21, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SB Tf CONTROL - U,,> m OPFICIALS
CENTRAL INT LLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Germany (Soviet Zone)
DATE DISTR. 21;. August 1950
SUBJECT Motorization of a Volkspolizei Unit NO. OF PAGES 1
25X1A of the "Ring um Berlin"
PLACE
ACQUIRED
NO. BELOW) 25X1A
RETURN TO tI (LISTED
1; A VP unit of company strength, which. was reassigned from
the Havelberg VP school to the "Ring um Berlin" on 28
March 1.950, was motorized during the week of 7 to 14 May
1950,* The unit was issued 16 trucks, 4 passenger cars,
6 motorcycles And 2 motorcycles with sidecars o The
motor vehicles
25X1 B The drivers of the vehicles had been de-
tached from a motor transport unit In Jrlezen0
2:. The trucks were Dodges and came from Soviet Army stocks
They were allegedly duplicated in the i70S450R. They
were designed as personnel carriers, having benches to
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seat one squad and facilities for equipment and ammunition.
The passenger cars were Volksrwager and came from former
German army stocks and stocks of requisitioned civilian
cars They were allotted by the Potsdam motor traffic
control office, The motorcycles were recent models from
the Eisenach B 47 plant
It was said that all VP units belonging to the "Ring um
Berlin" were to be motorized,, For this the Soviet Army
has placed an adequate number of motor vehicles at the
disposal of the Volkspolizei6
25X1A The Havelberg VP school has been reported
twice by the same source but has not been confirmed See
25X1 A it was probably confused with
the VP school in Gloewen, north of Havelberg, which is
confirmed,,
25X1 A -4x ~`. Apparently Soviet GAZ-63 trucks a
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