SOVIET TROOPS IN SCHWERIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010500040009-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 7, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: January 11, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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bordered black epaulets. j`'rom 60 to 80 percent of the windos o the installation
were lighted at nightfall.
PLACE OBTAINED.
DATE OF CONTENT 26 November to 9 Decenbor 1951
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DATE OBTAINED DATE PREPARED.
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soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets with artillery insignia were loaded
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The train was headed toward .Ittenberge. (3) Light trucks, each carrying eight
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1. On 9 December 19 1, source determined that the headquarters previaualy located
in the Sc1lossg rten quarter. ;chwerin (M 5L/T !.6), had moved to -loerries airfield
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2. On 30 Noverlber, the I1indenbur ; Kaserne on Ouestrowerstrasee quartered troops who wore
red-bordered black epaulets and `)lr:ek-bordered black epa zlets. The barracks buildings
were about 80 percent lighted after sundown.
3. 0ri..1 December, the Fritsch Kaserne on Johann Stell_ing Strasse quartered about 1:000
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I I Ii.. Twelve model M-13 rocket launchers
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soldiers and towing a 122-nn field howitzer, were seen moving along Ludwi;sluster
;3tras.sn toward the trainin7 area at Zin-.)endorf on 26 November.
level 'sas notices: in the yard of the barracks installation.
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each to wirne a 76.2-mm gun,
6. Four trucks towing 37-mm AA guns were noticed in the training area near the "\.dolf
Hitler Kaserne on Ludwigsluster Chaussee on 6 Dcceml;er. Close-order drill. at squad
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7`. Only a little activity was noticed in the billeting area of the Hindenbur;gg
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Kaserne on Guestrowerstrasse on 7 December. late guards wore red-bordered
black epaulets.
8. On 7 December, the Fritsch Kaserne on Johann Stelling :Gtrasse quartered troops
who wore black-bordered black epaulets. Some of the soldiers received telephone
training in the barracks yard. Personniel of other units quartere ? in the
installation had been y er. ,
the end of November.
9. Sentries observed in front of the Krueger Kaserne on Ludwigsluster Strasso on
30 November and 5 December wore red-bordered black epaulets with tank insig ia.
Two T-34/85 tanks and 2 x 100-rim, AT guns were seen in the barracks yard.
Almost no training activity was noticed.
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11. From 26 November to 4 ecen _ r, s oerries airfield installation housed a
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On 3 December, soldiers wear .n; black-bordered black epaulets were noticed in the
Goerries airfield installation. There were no sentries. About. 200 troops, 25X1
including some with red-bordered black epaulets with artillery insignia, received
field training at the drill. field. Several telephone sections were n-r aed
high-.echelon headquarters and troops who wore red-bordered black epaulets
with artillery insignia and a winged-shell insignia and black bordered black
epaulets, including some with signal insignia. Soldiers were seen engaged in
carbine firing . at the target ranges , and six soldiers vi.th black-bordered
black epaulets were observed strin2in7 a te1 anhcinn 1-i no ; n Lud;vigsluster Strasser,..
12. Between 1 and 4 December, the ?lindenbur ; Kaserr_a on Guestrower Strasce was occupied
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/bout 150 unarmed troops were seen drilling together. Some small. groups of soldiers
practiced range estimation and the operation of range finders at the adjoining
training field on 2 December.
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1,200 troops, most of whoa were recruits, A large percentage
wore red bordered black epaulets with artillery insignia and winged-shell insignia.
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13. On 4 December, the Adolf Hitler Kaserne on Ludwigsluster Chaussee was
occupied below capacity by about 1,200 troops, .most of whorl wore black-
bordered red, and some, red-bordered black epaulets. About 200 unarmed
soldiers received close-order drill, while a unit of 2 officers and 50 inn
wearing black-bordered red epaulets and carr;ring subnacliine guns and
entrenching tools, and another unit of re
seen marching into the billetin; area,
(1) a report o ate November 1951, the same source announced the movement
of the Hg IX Mtzjtifle Corps from the Schlossgarten quarter to Goerr_es ai
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entrained*
Since the middle of November 1951, Goerries airfield is believed to have been
occupied by the Hq IX Fitz rifle Corps and corps headquarters units such as
signal and artillery units. The troops wearing winged-shell insignia,
reported in paragraph 11 and 12, probably belong to the corps's 10th Gds
RL Regt.
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