MILITARY INFORMATION FROM POTSDAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009000100003-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 10, 2011
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: September 25, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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1,, On 3 Septerther 19511, the scuthern section of the Delius Kaserne in Potsdam
(N 53/Z 63) was occupied by about 150 troops who wore red bordered black
epaulets,, including some with artillery inci.gaia,, No training activity was
observed in the billeting .rea, the northern section of the installation
quartered about 700 troops with red bordered black epaulets, including some
with artillery and signal insignia? Soldiers were seen servicing motor vehicles,
2,, No changes in the occupation of the Adolf Hitler Kaserne were observed - prior to
3 Septcmber3 Officers of all branches of service includin:? naval officers., ware
seen r z lnavim- +,h- i-nrtnIInti0n_F
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3. On 3 September, the Ludendorff Kaserne was 75 to 00 percent occupied by a'Jout
600 troops who wore red bordered black e, aulets. 'ix groups of eight recruits
each were seen drilling in the barracks yard? 3ne truck coupled to a 37-=n
peen in front of one garage,, whilo trucks 50X1 -HUM
were pear ked at the harraclcs ;ate. (3)
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Z~.o On. 3 September,, the western section of the Kavallerie Schulo, Krampnitz,,
quartered about 300 soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets, while the
eastern section of the installation was occupied by only a ,u detachment ent of
soldiers with red-bordered black epaulets, ?'hreo platooas.s each of 1 officer and
21 -.,ion. seen marching out of the installation cowar?d_' Gross Glieni_cke, TrSZ-a-
was seen leaving the billeting area, 50X1-HUM
5- Vehicles which were seen heading toward the lo,-Kling ramp in i;ildpark on 1C} 50X1-HUM
September included about 4.3 trucks coning
from the direction of Nedlitz.. and 8 pra r. movers with . r; n artillery pieces
coming from the direction of lIeerstrasa ee as train ol.s:-rved at the ;'ildp ark
railroad station on 11 September carried an undetermined number of motor
Twenty s
arrived at the l'ildoark railroad station from the direction of Nedlitz
on the same day,. iighteen empty boxcars and 8 loaded flatcars stood at the 50X1-HUM
Wildpark railroad station on 12 Soften er. (1)
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