VOLKSPOLIZEI DIENSTSTELLE STERNBUCHHOLZ

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007800860003-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 22, 2013
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: May 15, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. In February 1951, the Volkspolizei Dienststelle (VW) in Sternbuchholz near
Schwerin (L1 54/t 46) was organized into three infantry Kormandos, one artillery
Xonmando, and six Sonderabtefaungen. Each infantry Kommando consisted of
three infantry Abteilungen, one heavy igichine gun Abtailung, and one medium
mortar Abteilung. The artillery Kommando had 400 police and seven heavy soviet
Dins of undetermined caliber with their caterpillar tractors. The 1st Armd
Ron Sondorabteilung of 40 police, to be brought up to GO police, was equipped
with one light Soviet armored reconnaissance car and one small German cater-
pillar tractor. The 2d rort Sonderabteilung of 60 police was equipped with
one heavy mortar of undetermLned caliber, The 3d Iligr 3onderabtenunc had
not been imed equipment. The renainin6 SonderaUeilungen of VPD were the
4th Jig Sonderahteilung, the 5th AA:, sonderabteilung, the 6th AT Arty Sonder-
abteilung, and the 7th Armd Sonderabteilung, which had one T-34 tank.
2. The officers of the VPD in Sternbuchholz included VP Konnandeur Drumm, (fnu),
director of training and an ex-captain of the German Air Force; VP Rat Jahn,
(fnu)? assistant director of training, in charge of the Sonderabteilungen; VP
Rat Schoelke, (frill), assistant chief of staff; and VP jberkonmissar Benne,
(fnu)? connanding officer of the 1st Prmd Ron SonderabteilunE,
3. The personnel of the VPD were to pass an intermediate examination in mid-Uarch
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4. According to the conmanding officer, the VPD in Sternbuchholz was to be brought
up to a strength of 5,WO police, thus becominE the largest VPD in the Soviet
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