SOVIET TROOPS IN THE BITTKAU-POLTE TRAINING AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008500040002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: August 3, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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wear: .C black-bordered black epaulets wit).-iout branch-off'-cervico insignia were
aeon south of the B ttlcau??Polte roasd about. 500 a;;etcr northeast of Polte(, A
du'r. p- containing -300 9o ) Q) pontoons.assaul , boats p e matic~ rafts a~.d oi-,her?
bridge_buildi equ;tp3:tc.211 was located on the F.tl.be River bend south of Pol.te. The
dwnp uas guarded by mili,,,arcr sentries 0
2, x y camouflaged 'ricks ?rith pontoons and an undeter:tined nmb' off
3e:xtries nearing bl.acl:???'rordered red epaulets blocked the 'oite.-R:ingfurth road
be .use of firing prac-=-.-.co with live ai waitjr n in ' . q m-",a
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