MILITARY POSTS IN THURINGIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008100800006-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: July 3, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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Prior to 2 June 1951, the Prinz Lu;en '?aserne in itudolstadt (I 51/ 14) quartered
only 60 soldiers who wore red-bordered black epaulets. However, on 2 June,
noticed an additional unit of about 120 men with black bordered crimson epaulets
who had arrived aboard a regular train from the direction of Jena., Local residents
said that, in ad:?ition to this unit,, other small groups of soldiers had also arrived
in; Rudo.lstadt? According to the manner in which they discharged their duties, the
new troops seemed to be recruits, late guards at the barracks installation wore red,
bordered black epaulets A sedan, which was occupied b soldier who wore red bordere
black epaulets and black-bordered red ?~paulets,
Prior to 2 June, the Flak Kaserne in Rudolstadt quartered only about 30 troops vrho
wore black-bordered crimson epaulets. About 90 soldiers wearing black-bordered
crimson epaulets, who, according to rai'lroadrien,a arrived from Saalfeld (T 51/I 53)
aboard a regular train, brought the total number of troops in the installation up to
about 120 on 2 June. rrival of several small groups of soldiers
at the installation,
The Alte liaserne in itudolstadt still quartered a rear detail of 30 men who wore,
black-bordered ,rimson epaulets. About 40 soldiers wearing black--bordered crimson
epaulets were again observed at the komendantura0
Prior to 1 June, the Infanterie ~aaserne in Saalfeld quartered a rear unit of about
100 soldiers who wore black-bordered crimson epaulets,) Oily one building of the
installation was occupied? From 10 to 60 soldiers were seen swil:T. ri.ng in the Saale
'ziver on 28 =?ay and 1 Ju:ien (1)
Frorl 21 } ay to 10 June, the Flak 1:aserne in rC'ein ar (: 5111 17) quartered 300 to 40J
troops who wore red-bordered black epaulets with artillery insignia? j ibout 120 of
.hese troops :anted the AA guns on :Jttorsberg, (2)
The eastern section of the Tannenberg tserne in ,ieimar was occupied by 50 soldiers
who wore red-!,ordered black epaulets. The staff that had been previously observed
processing dischargees there did not resume its functions by 10 June;, (3) 'I
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7. The eastern section of the Luetzendorf Kaserne in :+einar quartered about
220 troops who wo,-e red bordered black epaulets,, including some with
artillery insignia o from 100 to 120 of these troops manned the AA gun
emplacements at the gasT.aorksn (2) An apprentice gardener said that about
400 troops had left the central section of the installation for Ohrdruf in
early Gaya From 1r'0 to 200 soldiers wearing black-bordered black epaulets
with signal insignia were seen in the barracks section prior to 10 June*
The hospital in tLe western section of the Luetzcndorf Kaserne was about
0 percent oecupi,xt by military patients prior to 10 Jur q
3 h The ijueller Kaserne in WF ir. r quartered 400 troops who wore black bordered
black epaulets wil.h signal insignia. About 120 of them operated the various
signal- corarn;mication installations at the post,, (4)
9. On 21 Lay, the Flwei;er Kaserne, Nohra, still quartered 2, O0 to 3,000 troops n
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21 L~ay and 6 June,. Only about 200 txoops wearing red-horderod black-epaulets
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