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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 27, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 12, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
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-There nre no Indications that allerIPM personnel have been detailed to the
Korean theatre of war, nor does it seem likeiy,triat suck an action is eon-
-templated or-feasible. No evidence is aveilabl&within the HVA as to the
possibility of recruitment of technibtl perisonnel outside of the HVA.
2. The officer-training course in the Soviet'Uniefoi 1952 is being attended
only by-HVA personnel, not by any students *ace:ttie MVP.- the 'total attendance
is not known, bUt it is reported ttaW about 75 per cent. of all commanders in
Sonderabteilung 7 (armored) have been selected. The following officers are
included: .
Chefinspekteur Helmut Borufka
insnekteur Siegfried Ueiss, commandant of he AA school in Pinnow
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Kommandeur Bauer - -
Kommandeur Kemple
Kommandeur Jahn, of Abt. Ausbildung
Oborrat KUhro, of Abt. Ausbildung
Rat Peter, of Abt. Ausbildung
The students uere sent to Russia in three transports, the last of which departed
on 28 August 1951,
3. The training programme for 1952 is being worked out. A two-year schedule for
schools and Bereitschaften is to be completed in draft form by 1 October 1951.
The first yearls training is to be based in general on the programme for 1951.
4. The objectives of the first year in the officer-trais'iing schools called for the
completion of training as platoon commanders in the different arms of service.
The second year provides for a first phase consisting of a repetition of the
first year's work in infantry; a second phase for platoon commanders with the
addition of special weapons training (heavy machine gun, mortar); third phase,
familiarization with the tasks of infantry, heavy machine gun, and mortar company
cemmanders. This outline of objectives has been approved by the Soviet Control
Commission.
4 For the Bereitschaften the tirstyear'a _work palls for training up to. company
inIth second year this _training 1,s to be_repeate4 and hattaliOn_training
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is to be brought to completion.
The trains ngprogreeea for non-commissioned officer lasts three ren-the, and is
organized as special classes eithin the Bereitschnften, which are ttended by
30 per cent, of the total non-commAssioned coeplemert at a tine.
7. The cadre officers' training in the Bereitscaaften is to be continuelas hereto-
fore, Me-At hours a week; Komnandoleiter ere to he trained as battOion
cam enders erd Abtoilungsleiter as coneany commanders. NO training (ejectives
have yet been established for the advancelschool ne; Koehstedt.
8. The future use of HVA effective now in training is a closely guarded .ecret;
it will be deternined by the SOC in the light of the prevailing eolitieel attune
tion as viewed by the Kremlin, Thus, it is not known whether the preset
pc:room-el will conplete in 1952 the second year of the new training ereetutee or
will be put through the whole two-year course, eginning on 1 Janw ry 19t nor
whether officer candidates now in school will renain there to complete th two.
year training schedule or be released for active assignments at the end e
the 1951 training cycle. It is certain, however, that all personnel joinig
the NVA from no on will be subject to the tvoeyearetraining described ',bats.
9. A reorganization of the HVA in 1951 is expeated, but there are no definite
indications es to the form it will take. The following rumors ere current le
the KVA:
Tharp will be 24 additional'Bereitschnften;jource says this is impossible
'because of the lack of qualified officers.
b. Six Dereitscheften or intermediete staffs Cwischenstellen) will be actieread.,
e. There vill be no increase in the number of Bereitscheften, although a pore: enel
increase on a normal scale is possible, Six intermediate staff hondeuartele
will be activated, each in control of four Bereitschaften.*
10. Insnekteur Johnahas stated that the development o'the, WA has been reterded
because the Russians still hope to prevent Nest Ocrnen rearmament by prepaganda,
end political methods.
11, The following personnel changes hey? occurred recently
Inseokteur Julius Teigel (HA 7olit-Kultur)? has been dismissed from the HVA,
and has also been exnelled from the SED.
Inspekteur Sredski (deputy chief, NA Polit-Kuitur), has been dismissed on
criminal charges; he has been succeeded by 7Coneandeur eeinrich Dollvetzel?
who was chief of Polit-Kultur with the rank of Ghefinspekteur in 1949$
before he, went to Russia for training.
Icor/candour Zrain Fmeelbrecht has been relieved of hiseneition with the
organizing conmittee for the World Youth Festival, and replaced by KcerAndour
Brucker as of C Aleust 1951. It is believed that Engelbrecht is now attending
a training course 'in the USSR.
12. A campaign which had been launched by HA Polit-Kultur and Abt. Kader to induce
personnel whose contractual time has expired to remain in the service was suddenly
discontinued. Komnandeur Schatzele of HA Polit-Kultur explained this on the
ground that the methods adopted were not conducive to the strengthening of morale.
13. On 5 September 1951 Chefinsnekteur Dr. Lohlmackt the chief of the medical branch
of the EVA, requested the assistance of the HA Aunbildune in drawing up a
theoretical training progrenme for 500 nurses, to start on 1 October end last
10 months. Durbin., the training period the nurses would not be members of the
EVA, but would have contractual stetus.
14. The following special training courses have been initiated*
a. Beginning 1 August, for a duration of 17 day i: heavy machine gun and heavy
mortar platoon loaders and coepapy concanders were to be trained in the use
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of their special weapons; location of the training, Kochstedt, G18wen,
and ::'eithain.
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b. oginnina 15 lugust? for n duration of four nonths: non?co-niesioned officers
In Eereitsch,ften, to be trained mplatoon leaders.
15. At a oonference of commanding officers at Ktiohennee on 10 September there was
a demonstration of a reinforced regitent fording a river against one
resistance. This was executed by a reinforced 'Commando, representing a
battalion involved in the men effort. Assault boats were used in the exercise,
a bridge was constructed, and underwater cables were laid.
16. Deterioration in the morale of the HVA is indiented by the fact that Stab III
of Abt. Orgnnisation under Inspekteur Garinper, which handles desertions and
similar oases, is swamped with work.
17. HVA indootrin-tion currently echoes the latest SED propaganda line, directed
primarily against reviving German imperialism. IF-to propaganda against the
Anericans continues unabated.**
** ent: The above report shows that there have been no major changes
in the basic factors affecting the conbat capabilities of the HVA. The methodical
military training is continuing, as evidenced by the sending of officers to the
USSR. On the other hand, there are no signs that a mass army is to be foamed in the
near future. The Russians nre anxious, for the time being) to aresemo full
freedom of action in determining the rate of exransion? but moantime they
are preparing the HVA for cadre functions if they decide to launch an oatriaht
romilitarization of East Gerrany.
Comment: This is he most generally accepted theory.
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