MILITARY INFORMATION FROM POTSDAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006600080010-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 15, 2003
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: December 6, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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IThe barracks ctallation also ouc o curs es.
the installation *7::s occupied by personnel
of the SOC for
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Brandenburg. (1)
3. according to local residents. the forner Ill Reichsfuehreraohule
(hhiitler Youth leader school) on Berlinorntrasse housed key sections
of the Su^C for Land Brandenbur-?, (2) The military hospital on
Vilindhorstweg was occupied to capacity. (3) The barracks installation
at Brandentazrger?latz housed the German finance office. (2)
The .11exandrovka Settlement on ilodlitsoratrasse war.: not occupied by
troops.
4. Betz?aen 12 October and 1 Novdrber., the Adolf Hitler Kaserne can
PappolaUee was occupied by officers of various branches of service,
particularly by officers wearing tank, artillery and engineer in-
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e uc FT-n zero was no rotor traffic. MW troops were, seen
lk nc; between the Adolf Hitler Kasorne and the buildings opposite
the K,ri egeschule on Kirechallee. (H.)
The southern section of the PAarniir Kriegesehule on t appelallee,
corner of Kirschalleep was not occupied.. The srindows wore closed
and were not li.n,htod in the evenings. The northern suction was
occupied by troops of about battalion strength who wore rod-bordered
black epaulets. On 1 iiovombor, 40 soldi.ors, a_)parently recruits,
dui ~pacl -uith entrenching tools, wore observed at the installation.
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i Between 12 October and 1 November 1953s the intoroffizier Schule
on the east side of Jaeloralleaa Potsdam (N 53/Z 63), was occupied
by troops of not lose than co ar strength. The troops were red-
brrdercA black epaulets without branch-of-service insigia. About
15'O troops were aeon at a roll c ill. Soldiers who onto red the in-
stallation were challenged for a password.,
Officers of various branches of aervico wore seen entering and
leaving, the b rraclcs installation on the mat side of Jaeger--
allee. The b' of na ar a inchylod a notion n'
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The buildings opposite the installation mere occupied
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south side of Paopolallec was completely doctroyed.
7. On 22 October, the Adolf Hitler Kaserne on appolallee was occu
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-iod by a high-echelon headquarters, Fifty to sixty fie? d-grade
_I'ficers and about 250 ;soviet non and womn, either in civilian
=clothes or in uniforn, were seen there. The officers were fx%om
various branches of service, Soric of thorn vrrore the insignia of
the administrative and medimal sorvides and of the judge advocate
? fr donartmant.
(4)
3. On 24 October, M gun ormplacom oats :gore st:i.ll obsorvad on Porn-
stodtorf _ ld. The a unition Jump had been enlarged and was lighted
ihr floodlights at ni7ht.
9, The 3d Garde (Jlanen Itiasorne housed a large repair shop engaged in
the overhauling of motor veh i le en ;i_acs, :)n 24 October, two turners
anics were erlolo\'ed at the rooair shoo
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500 troops were quartered in tie tnterof fizier $chule on Jaegerallce.
half of the installation was a, upied by officers and the other half
by TJCOs and 3,1. The troops were said to have moved into the installation
'ocently,
11. The former i'kili.taertvaisc nnlaaus (.,.litary orphanage) as not occupied by
t roo ps. wince July 1249, the barracks installation on Pri?ste rstrasse
3 as housed the Volkspolizei 7Iea,6quart(;rs for Land Brandenburg and. a police
jail. The barracks installation -)n ih' and.onb-urgerplatz hou: cd the finance
office for Land tirandenb urg. The bui.1dings of the IIJ Tic) ichsfuehrorsc'hule
(Hitler Youth leader school) included the Landtag building .for )'andon-
burg. (2)
Colonel Kuzulin (f iu , f,ieuto gat Colonel Blekseov (fns), and Tajjor
'art onko . (fns), were allegedl; assigned to o.L'fices in the: Krie s-
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schulo. Their names are s?elled phonetically. _i Soviet bank,, a library,
a club, a thcater3and adrui.ni trativo o 'ficos wer'o located in the in-
stallation. (a)
1.3, ;~ 1 On 10 an uni en Zr -c 3rd : ry nu~' oxedx 1
officers, 22 I1C0s and Z L. ri the same day, eight German employees
were discharged by the poli_tir,:il officer, allegedly because of lack of
money. bore discharges :-mere t:, folicr.r. On 1 lluvo_"bor, sentries were
again ordered to chock all ':tandbags, briefcases, etc. of the Oer~. ?~.
employees. Between 2 and 24 - o-romber, the recruits 1_n the install..:,tiorr
received artillery dri 1. the Morning and infant:. - training- without
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(1) oor; onnol of th::, Soviot Kamancmtura
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(3) The inform tion co < i i ^-f ..os? i t~Areert
{oltairostrasso and randhorstvo;g,
( ) nstructicn courses for officers
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(.5) The units and offices in the IIxior;ssc_hi o have not boon -.e? banned.
According to previous reports, either a guard unit of the Soviet
Kamendatura , a hotel for officers, or a sig-nal battalion
rornnmided 1 Colonel Kuzulin (fnu) were located there.
The 30th Gds Gun Arty Brig of the unidentified arty Div in otsc am is.,
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the brigade is pro a y o into {ea s ana. ua u
battery and three battalions, each consisting of three It-gun batteries,
Consequently, the brigade must have been e:l.uipaed "+ith 36 ;unsa Tro?rover,,
twelve l52-:.ua guns returned fron it engrabw on 13 -ctobor 17 50, and
E another ei