KGB TROOPS IN SAXONY

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008600130008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 19, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: August 21, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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10 On 23 June 1 9,51, about 670 Soviet troops who wore black-bordered
25X1X crimson epaulets, were engaged in field training at Poehlber;
(hill) near iin.:aberg (N 51/h 73). On 2 July, combat patrols
practiced with demolition charges under simulated combat
conditions In the quarries at Poe llherg, Another kma jor field
exercise observed at Poehlberg on 4 July, involved not less
than 1,000 troops with motor vehicles ,
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20 trucks, and numerous cogs. On 5 July, in
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2, On 12 July, residents of Aue (N 51.11' 23) stated that 250 soldiers
were quart.-:red in a four-story bu'.ld ng at 27 iodersehlemaer '``eg,
Aue. A sentry in front of the building wore red-bordered green
epaulcts0 (2)
30 Another four-story building at 47 Niederschiemaer ajeg, Aue, was
de6cribed by local residents as guar ter."ng 300 troops. A sentry
seer. there on 12 July wore red-bordered black opaul.e" s 0
4. According to local residents, a four-story barracks installation
on Dr. Goe'rdelerstrasse was occupied by 650 troops on 12 July.
The installation was guarded by soldiers who wore black-bordered
red epaulets0 The troops were said to be employed primarily for
guard duty at installations of the. ~ U ismut 'Corporation 0
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Aue residents stated that allegedly 1,200 troops were quartered
in a newly built three-story barracks installation on the south-
eastern perimeter of .sue. The fenced billeting area contains
further 15 buildings and a large dog kennel. t dressing plant
of the ;ijismut Corporation was said to be also located there.
The installation was heavily guarded by sentries who wore
black-bordered red epaulets. 3)
6. On 12 Jul it was learned from Schvaarzenberg (N 51Ak 52) that
about l,50 troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets and black-
bordered red epaulets -were quartered in the former Kutscher hard-
ware factory opposite the railroad station. Sentries in front of
the factory wore red-bordered black epaulets with tank insignia. (4)
7. Fifteen three-story prewar houses on either side of the road to
Johanngeorvenstadt, which were near the newly built railroad
bridge at 9chwarzenber' and were individually fenced were
occupied by Soviet sodaiers, some of whom had their ~auilies
with them.
Administrative agencies of the Uismut Corporation were housed
in the former Krauss factory on the northern exit of Schwarzen-
berg toward .Annaberg. Except for a Soviet sentry. who wore black-
bordered red epaulets, no military personnel were noticed on the
factory premises on 7 July.
10. Between 30 June and 6 July, the Bucher Kaserne in Dresden
(11 52/F 29) was occupied by 300 to 1 000 troops who wore black-
bordered crimson epaulets. An unusually large number of officers
entered and left the installation. Ten MOB officers were seen
passing thr2ug
h the barracks gate during one teri minute period.
11. During the second half of Jtme, the Luftkriegsschule in Dresden-
Klotzsehe ouartered about 500 P,"_GB troops who maintained a kennel
of 30 to 40 dogs. A kitchen helper said that the Luftkr iegsschule
con ained: five kitchens each serving two companies; off cerse
club; and auditorium used as movie and classroom; a gymnasium
and a swimming pool. (7)
12. Military patients at the central hospital in Leipzig.Gohlis
(N 52/x: 21) between 17 and 24 June included one T.;GB Lieutenant
Viktor Aleksandrovich Yegorov of Unit 70818, who wore crimson
epaulets. (8)
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25X1X _ 13 On four day belt.vaeen 11 and 20 July it was ;observed that
the weaving gill on the northwest side of the Jcl:ersb-1cher-
s trasse' ZvickaI:, (w, 5i/: 14) ! ea : c the T.
au < River, was
guarded jr asentries ix ho v cra z1.ac k- r,ordei-erl crimson
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the inst 1iat1on. Four units totaiin 132 risen ti-.;';'ring,
red-bordered black epaulets arrived there from the .i.rerction
of 5choffelstra,sse on 13 July. (a)
14 The Wismut i.aserne formerly Infanter ie .'vaserne, on `.ae~ dat .er*w
strasse was o(upled by ci-;rilian ,?arkers of t"Ie V 1smut.
Corpora~icnv Previous rmmors that the ins ;alla-tiann would
be vacated by the workers have not 1 es n SUI)st`. nt1.9tecL
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workers had increased because of the newly opened ore
washing plant.
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the information indicat
the Bucher Kaserne.
The information indicates no change in the occur atiot. of
the Luft . R Sr. : =~Br es den by ,.,'GB personnel. See
probably belongs to an LZGD unit in Schwarzenberga
In previous re orts the V av l was referred to as
Roth factory. The installation
robably houses ass ic. of the i'isnut Corporation.
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