MILTARY INFORMATION FROM SCHWERIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009100050008-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: October 8, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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I!:ili,tary Information "-or- Schhverin
Prior to 12 Sept rnber 1951, the Hindenburg- Kaserne in Schwerin
(L 54/T 46) quartered -O0 to 6130 troops who wore. rrid-bordered
black epaulets with artillery insignia. Intensive i:r .inan,,
involving url, to 200 soldiers was orsserved dally in the barrack s
yard. Two p atoons, each including 2 li It machine :guns, and 2
telephone sections were seen leaving the biiletin~ area on 12
Se+;?tember a The pla~oan.s were followed by 1.0 offie d's ., including
1 lieutenant colonel and D. major with a`.''tiliery in: i ,rsia- r'cur
rocket launchers. each with a crew of six men, were also seer
leavin the installation, 25X1C
Prior to 13 Septr nber, the Fritsch .aserne ,taa ?4.er ,d about 00
troops who wore red--bordored black epaulets- Tr in:_n^; activity
outside the installatir n :;_neluded practices wait : r"a.e d_te .er,Iione.-, p
Prior to 11 September, the .:Io .tke :.aserne .was occindLed by about
100 soldiers who wore red-bordered blac`;_ epaulets with artillery
=.ns7_ rxiaa Lccal reside its said that about 20 truck w ith 12
,artillery pieces left the in-taliation toward Or_tv'?.tz on 7 See-
f1 en1ber
driving at the Grosser Dresch training field an 11 Serteriherx
Prior to 1.1 September the Kr~ae er Kaserne quartered 500.; to 600
troops, who wore red-tordere?~ black epaulets with tank i.nsigrr.ia
& railroadman said tha'. about 20 tanks and I' Zunis were loaded
at the Sternbuchholz railroad station and dispatched toward
`:attenher,ffie in early :September, Light T- 4/ tank practiced
Prior to 14 September, they Adolf Hitler 71:ase::ne was out 50
percent occupied, by approximately 1,200 troops who wore black-
bordered reci epaulets. As vany as 600 troops were seer p acticing
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hrsavy mortars were obs:-rved vi1.th them IT
at the installation were numherocl
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in the barr,, c'-.s yard and. the =vijoin:inr training ~::re o:i.tke
ILaserne the _,.ruE er i aser11c the :acdolf .tlit.ler :c:S^rne, the
Fritsch'~.ascisnF a1id at Goe'ries air_z ie:3.da Local. _resi' er_ts sass.
that the units f'rort the it u t l.1ationssere er.=;a eel in. .field
exercises in the area south of Sternbuch':ao1.z. RA;-A' details only
veil re also ob--;.rved in .Ia_ en.ovr on I'' bcptember.
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no changes were noticed in the occupation of Ghe 3ch\7er' n
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taruit in early September. p Ti pac~d itiori,
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or Ivy of the ?j4th G?ls _'.tz ' ifl,:, .Div,_ 1oe.vJ n ; the A, (. oif Hitler
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Schv,Terin mllit:.ry post between Y and 19 Septer,her 1 ;51, for
joint field exercises probably in the i3ucbholz Forest south
of Schwerin, It is possible tip?_at the 2E3d Gds ,"tz Rifle roes
of the 94t1 Cds =:tz Rif e Div fror,- Haczeno-:v; -rarticiratedV .n.
hesc ed erc7_ses>
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