VOLKSPOLIZEI BEREITSCHAFT IN QUEDLINBURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007400640003-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 19, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION P11'ROL w U. S. oI+'FICIAL.S ONGY
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ELLiGENCE AGENCY
REPORT N0
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Germany (Russian Zane}
DATiv D3 ST R.,
I9 April 1.95.x.
SUBJECT
Volkspolizei Bereitscha.4`t
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DATE OF
in t~ecllinba~rg
Janv,sry 195].
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SUPPLEMENT T4
INFO.
REPORT N0.
1. It was learned in January 191 that a VT' I3ere-Ltschaft of about 2, K~3i~
police occupied about two--thirds of the 57 buildings of t2~c" ~'"~J.kspolize~.
instaJ.lation in Quadlinbur~-~,2uarmbeck. The unit, which was rear~anized
at the be~innin~ of 1y51, consisted of five Kar~andos, with three Ab--
teilun~;en to a KomMando, and three Gruppen to an Abteiluri~,o The Kay-.r-~andcs
were of different branches of service, including infantry, AT artillery,
tanx:, lll'.A and artillery. ThQre allegedly were plans to activate tvo
infantry Kom~andos and to reduce the AT artillery Komrnando to an AT
artillery Abteilun~a
2. officers of the VY ~3ereitschaft included VP Kommandeur Neudel, (fnu),
coriman4in~, officer,, who stayed in the U,S.S.R~ from 391t$ to 1.950;
VP Rat ~;eitsch, (fnu), PK officer, why attended a course of instruction
~.n the U.S.S.R. in 19It9 and 190; VP Rat Becker, (fnu), administrative
officer; VY Oberko~missar Liueller, (fnu}, officer in charge of classified
material; VP Rat ItzeYill, (fnu), co:andin~ officer of 1st K~,ru;~andoB
an ex--army r~~a;~or; and VP Rat Jalc.~bs, YK officer of 1st Kommandoo
3. The unit ~~as equipped only crith infantr;,~ weapons, including medium
mortars. Garage-like buildin~,s for ss~~sl.~Lelring heavy weapons were under
construction. Instructors ` ~~? "`he MA K~..:m~anda had. arrived fron the VP
school ixi ,leissenfels and instructors for the tan.: Kor.~ando from the
~'P school in Apolda~ -~-~
~ Canmaents Tt~- ether sources give Rasmssnda~w~ Waniek Ems' Werniak}
sa CO of the near Bereitscha~'t sand O'~errat Bark (or Borg} 8s the ohie! of
staff.
~a ~~: The near VP Bersitachsi't in Quedl.inbarg~-Ruar~nbeek xea
acti~rs-ted largely from personnel of the former 4't~ 4P Hereite~chaft
~ Int'} is Qvedlinburg. Its caear designation is 21i~~
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