MILITARY INFORMATION FROM BERNBURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009100070002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 9, 2003
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 5, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CUI R I`IY INFM, -IA TION
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25X1 LACE OBTAINED.
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-ENCLOSURES (No. &TYPE)
On 17 and l.a September 1951 the Adolf Hitler haserne In
ernburg (i 52/i) 76) was oniy partially occuz . ield, Lost of
-,'pie troops seen in the billeting area wore black epaulets but
some wore red-bordered black epaUets. No training activity was
noticed. I.'otor vehicles were in the gar,.-ages, .41 German workman
oo 'pl,o rec in the i.nstallatic n. said that it quartered a supply
3;orr:1ponerit of an engineer unit and an advance detail of a tank
o. iit. -,aiith the latter detail alleZedly consisting of eight
wank officers and some LIL, The total number of troops in the
Distal L&tion was estimated at 230. Rumors among the local
opulation said th,it the barracks installation would be
acc upi ed by a tank unit upon cotnpletion of fall maneuvers.
e at the ir_atallation
troop activities were seen in the Bernburg-.i.derstedt area
n L3 M /}ynbeyy
~epte1 .
ue~t?~('3a. the barracks
ifs a-Latitn? *as occupied by 1 20U to 1,400 trop s in the
iiddl_e of August 1951. It is
o lieve