SOVIET AAA UNITS AT APETLON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008100780003-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: June 28, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC_ Soviet AAA Units at Apetlon
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1n On 21 April 1951, occupied by 3 0_`-: icers and 2 enlisted rnei
wearing; red-bordered black er aulets, corns seen on route from Camp Apetlon (P
148/X 74) to the Pamhagen (P b8/K 84) railroad station. The officers departed
by rail toward F]eusiedl (P 48/ - 76).
2ffi At about 7:30 p.mo on 4 ITay, a tray.ri of 52 cars carrying about 230 troops,
28 trucks, and 20 AA guns of .boat 35 mm arrived in ;V Ulern (P 48/Y 8t) All
troops worry red bordered black apaulets. A lieutenant colonel vvas the ranking
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A second train of 50 cars arrived in Wallern shortly before midnight of the carne
any, It carried about 220 troops, 2t trucks, 16 AA guns of about 35 n,, 17
li ;ht AA guns of about 20 mrx, and 2 carloads of disassemhled barracks sections,
The guns of about 20 mm were equipped with tripod mounts and had on both sides
a gunsight and a large handwheel with wooden handle. Several majors were
At 2 p.m, on 12 r'ay, a train of 32 cars arrived in 1 a1.lorn, carrying 80 to
100 troops, 8 trucks, 6.AA guns of about 35 mm,, and U carloads of eu9v.n,SA
barracks sections. Sim of the
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All trains earner from the north. The troops lr=ediatel~r bivouacked in tents and
started asserbling the ' barrack, , Artillery pieces and trucks were lined up
in two rows along the road leading past the old Camp Apetlon, *,Fg
(JO ~?P7ffiiry4 in 'lass.
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25X1 C doubted that elements of t4,? s ci -vision should have moved, fi 'Austria for
exercises at the be -inri nr of "-r 951q rear have been
confuted vrith the of t iich only one vehicle .has been
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25X1 ~C sequences -or about ~0 veh cle$;, it is irprobabie that the division should
he assigned still another 100?=>nwmber sorivs, It is also Irsprobahla that the
?5X1 C two AAA conpofients of the 13th Gds Yacz Div and the 95th Gds ',.?tz Rifle Div
should have been allotted numbers out of a series, of vihich not a sin le nurrmber
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25X1 C observed on It "ay as well its on 1.2 May, the possibility having
25X1C incorrectly identified the. nuwnJ-.,e.r?s should be out of question, Clarification
of this issue mill thereforo be cossible only upon receipt of further information
from this area,
25X1A #;s* Field Comment, Elements of the 23d AAA Div were at the Apetlon AAA range for
several days aimin practicr, as early as the be?;innir{ of !!arch 1951r, Sbs
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