MILITARY INFORMATION FROM FRANKFURT/ODER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008100820001-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 2, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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l-ople !ailitary nforriati.on from Frankfurt/Oder
EVALUATION see below LACE OBTAINED--.-.._....
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REFERENCES
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la On 20 Lay 1951, the Artilleric Kaserne on AuLust--rebel Strasse, Frankfurt/Odes
quartered about 150 soldiers who wore red-bordered black a aulets, is_cluding
so~,.e with artillery insi aiau Trucks drove to the 25X1 C
barracks installationo (1)
2,, On 20 Lay, the fuelo:a Kaserne at the intersection of .i erstenawalder Strasse
25X1 C and Poststrasse quartered a rear cetail of not more than 50 men who wore red-
bordered black epaulets" (2)
3. The northeastern section of the Bichhorn Kasorne on ;.uellroser Landstrasse
was almost vacant on 20 P.ay0 Only a few soldiers wearing black bordered crimson
epaulets were observed. The southwestern section of the installation still
25X1 C quartered about 1,000 troops vhho wore blackbordered crimson epaulets o Trucks
(3)
It, Gn 20 May, the Hindenbur; Kaserne on August-Bebel- trasse quartered only a rear
detail of about 50 men who wore redbordered black epaulets,, including some
with tank insignia. No vehicular traffic was observed.
On2O May, the Hofbauer Kaserne at the intersection of Birt?baumsmuehlstrasse and
Schubortatrasse quartered not more than EEO soldiers who wore red.-bordered
black epaulets a No vehicular traffic was noticed.
6 On 20 Nay, the 11or?n Kaserne on Kuhnonstrasse quartered a rear unit of about 60
troops who wore red-bordered black epaulets, some with tank insignia.. No
motor vehicles were seen.
On 20 Lay, the Ziethen Kasorne on Kopernikusstrasse was occupied by only a.
rear detail of about hO soldiers who wore red bordered black epaulets with
tank insignia. There was no vehicular traffic.
8. Prior to 20 Lay, no changes were observed with the komendantura on Puschkin-
strasse3. (2)
At about 3 pon4 on 16 ray, about 30 trucks loaded. v.ith bil..letir, , equipment stood
at the ?rtil:crie Kaaserne, Since source saw no loading operations at the
railroad station, he concluded that the trucks departed for Lieh erose (Ii 52/A h?9)
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