SOVIET TROOPS IN ORANIENBURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007900320008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 2001
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 28, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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uranlenourg krf S6f 6i), were observed prior to 19 lipril 1951. It was
learned from an eriployee of the special construction bureau that, in
addition to air force units, three artillery reaizannts and a rocket
launcher regimert were alla.~;edly stationed in the se'ttlerent. The oomctRnding
officer of th- artillery troops was allegedly named Doehkov fnu), ne .yore
gold epaulets with two l r,e stars and rode in iioreh he
name of the com:::and nt; off'i.;er of the rocket launcher r-:g; mt., was esnnkov-,
6chula were occupied by only a ,uard deta'.1 on 21 April. ',xceDt for one gate
The collective billetin; area of the former concentration camp and the Panzer
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barbed wire left the bil lestin ea'-c-n. **
On 21 April, the restricte,i ?rta;lt settle' e'it ins st' ll ocC'Fpied 7y
about 1,800. troops. the rocket lawn-hers and h ;N rs Nerri still in the
gaga ese .ere iduntif.ed.
On 27 ripril, only a guard detail rr~as in the large factory area ryt the
northern exil of Oranien?>r,, writ of 3acfisenhaueenerstrasse. ,~ntr?es wore
red-border c1 black epaulets with tank insi ,nia.
burg are still in their permanent quarters. The bri ade cozzt.Tnnaer may be one
D.s. 3oshkov, :iho was promoted to tan rank of major general 'r.rty) in July 1945{,
in the settlement. since no re-orts indiestin; the movement of Q1enrent;s of the
6econd Gds 3.ieez Army to troop trainin;; grounds for Cield exercises hove been
obtained to date, it appears probable that the units of this easy in :)renien.
possible that three reginents of the bri;;ade, rather than two are quartare;d
CLASSIFICATION "'- _T/CCN :;1OL US Or 'I CI AL , 'DULY
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The proscsnL report indi^atos that the brigcde headquarters is also 1o::ated
in the ?ieisse Stadt.
Com::ento The billeting area of' he concentration Damp and the Panaer
behu a arid the fact-iry premises on %chsenhsusenerstrssse are oo,.upied by
e1e:,ie=tts of tho 25th 'Tank Div and their absence from the post is confirmed
The troops have berm
at the erp n troop rainiag grounds or summer training since mid-April 1951,
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