MILITARY INFORMATION FROM DRESDEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005900770008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 16, 2003
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 11, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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On 2 August 19L50 the S. Kaserne, Dresden 12/F 29) - Trachenbergo, was
occupied by 1400 to 5O0 troops tmho wore rod-bordered black epaulets with
tank, artillery and radio insignia. The barracks buildings were about half
lighted at flight. Groups of 10 to 20 non drilled in the barracks yard.
-w ,c es was he] in the area near the installa-
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The Luftnachrichten Kaserne, Dresden-Klotzsche, housed 200 to 300 men who
wore red-bordered black epaulets, some with motor transport am] tank
insignia. During the evening the southern section of the installation was
about 25 percent li ?hted but the northern section was dark. There was no
} Y activity.
The number of troops stationed in the A:apola (former Nazi training schv
Dresdon-Klotzsche, on 2 August 1950 could not be estimated. The relat' ;
heavy traffic indicated that there had been an increase in the occupati
Soldiers there wore rod bordered black epaulets, some with artillery, r:otor
trans,oort and radio it:si ia. No training was held outside the billeting
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The harrac;.s in ].)rc: der--t'ebiC au still housed 800 to l,OCO troops on
2 August 1950. Troops gore red-bordered black epaulets, some ti,-it artil? e;ry,
motor tranarort and radio insignia. A few soldi ers ..eari.ng blac: bordered.
rub-r--colored opaulets 'were roen in the v: i.ndcnrs of the sout]h.C:rn barracks
built: irngr. The noise o' drilling troops was heard from t e yard.
2 Aueust 1950
1Co^r-ent. The, report does not inciica riv essential change since the
renor s of 20 June 1950 and 12 July 1950. It is
as;iurod that elements of the ] lth C'.de Tank Iv from roscdon 7 ore still at
t' .e, l oeri -r sbr'.~eck troop training -rounds at the beginning of August 1950,.
CONFIDENTIAL
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This document Is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL In accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist AippmV!.,ed(FdoSi ase.2O
"'.c ct Review Date: 2008
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DATE PREPARED 11- ente:.,beer 1950
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