VOLKSPOLIZEI SCHOOL IN ERFURT-PETERSBERG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008100510006-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 9, 2001
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: June 25, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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Prior to 27 -..arch 19511 the Volkspolizei school in ''srfurt-Petersberg haii the
designation VPD II, Erfurt, It numbered about 18200 police from the entire
Soviet Zone of jermany, with 800 of them belonging to the school cadre The
trainees were police who had been selected to be officers,.
The school was organized into 8 companies of 100 police each, with L ueaL. to
a company. The 8th Company consisted of newly recruited FDJ functionaries who,
although they were officer candidates, were scheduled to op through a loner
instruction course than the others.
The officers of the unit included;
VP Kommandeur Gotthilf, (fnu)
VP Kommandeur Kalisch, (fnu)
VP Oberrat von Kopenhaen, (fnu)
VP Oberrat Fiedler, (fnu)
VP eberkomnissar 4arm5 (fnu)
VP Rat Schliding, (fnu)
VP Oberrat 14ubert, (fnu)
VP Oberrat Blockschmidt, (fnu)
VP Oberkanlissar Abel, (fnu)
VP Rat Hoenig, (fnu)
VP Rat Darsch, (fnu)
VP Oberrat kOrster, (fnu)
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school commandant, an ex-officer who
went over to the thoviets durix: the war
PK officer
director of traininT, an ox-officer and
wearor of the Knihtla Cross
operations officer
liaison officer
administrative office2
personnel officer
SED secretary
FDJ secretary
tactical instructor
tactical instructor
tactical instructor
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VP Oberkommis?r ichulao, (fnv.
VP Oberkomniissar V:olf (fnu)
VP at Hasenbein? (fnu)
VP Kommissar Langhammer? (fnu)
VP Kommissar 5chneider? (fnu)
VP aborkommissar Loehrig (fnu)
VP Kommissar Leuthaouser? (fnu)
VP ,tat Kurt Lirtschin
VP Kommissar Dorger? (fnu)
VP Oberrat ::;chuorer, (fnu)
VP Kommandeur Lrnst, (fnu)
VP Oberkomissar ::einhold? (fnu)
VP Kommissar Spranger, (fnu)
VK I:ommissar Kramer., (fnu)
VP Oberkonnissar Dulow, (fnu)
tactical instructor
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instructor of training in firing
instructor of trainilv in firing?
an ex.-officer and a graduate of
the central school in oscow
instructor of artillery training -
instructor of armored training
instructor of erwineer training
athletic instructor
instructor of basic training and
ex-officer and a graduate of the
central school in Lioscaw
instructor of basic training
forrnrly coruanding, officer of
i-;he 0th VP Dereitschaft, an ex--
officer, transferred to the TM.
formorlT cormiinr officer of the
7th VP Doreitschaft,, transferred to
couandmn'r officer of 1st do
PK officer of 1st Co
cormanding officer of 2d Co
commanding officer of 7th Co
4. The school trained proscoctive VP officers to fill positions up to
company commanders (Kommissar) in nine...month courses? These courses
consisted of 3 months of individual trafning, 3 months of group training
and 3 months of platoon trainin., Ihe training included two hours a meek of
political indoctrination and three hours a week of political information, 20
hours a. month of tactical indoctrination; training with Zokolov heavy machine
guns and Dogtyarev light machine guns? theoretical trainin: with T-34 and JO
tanks t and training with field glins, mortars, parachute Tans and mountain runs;
theoretical and practical enine,Jr training, including the construction and
removal of obstacles, bridge construction, river crossing by boats, C.smolitiN1
of bunkers, laying and clearing of mines, demolition work and voluntary Group
instruction on aircraft?
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Off-duty hours during which the police -lore. grantof town lcave were iroia5
to 12 pom. on ;;ednosdays? from L. p.7.1. on .Jaturdays to 2a.m. on oundays and
from 2 to 12 p,m. on 3undays, *
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