FIELD EXERCISES IN THE LEONNEWITZ AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R014300270010-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 3, 2006
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: September 17, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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On 3 August 1952. an overhead trio-rrire telephone line on portab.ln iron . oles
was under construction from the direction of ;:rossenhajn along I,iehiai- e,.-da in
the direction of Loenneati.ts, (I'l 5,2/E ' Ch Y as f:)r as 'i.;t? Elbe fives __ north ?
Belgern. Troops were seen r:zovin vrc st::rard.. The principal. 'acvenents, such As
supply shipments, advance and transfer of command group;n, were nz^de at night?
Trucks were sse -n on the Liebe rnverda. or ;au .road on _
hiv 'astm Troop units bivouaded in the woods north of Fal ~ z ~ :,erL at the
Kiebitz estate, in the woods near Loennewitz and Igo zsdorf and in l~Neiu'3tlr' on
The bivouac areas were secured accordi.n;; to arartir;ie methods At 10- 00 ?:a-.mc on
5 August, these units advanced toward the rrest~ Manned personnel, c ':?r:i_':rs..
but no guns were seene trucks i mi5.n_r jZ ir. on 25X1
the Faikenber;~-Tor gaau roa ., ._ p.mo a column `: as seen ix.`:+ Y' 3}al .`a aov it';
to vramd Tor!rau. The vehicles proceeded with dimmed lights, T light sedan, and `73
trucks were counted. Imprints i?'"dica-tad that the unit had bivou.rad:k ,*.di in the
woods near Loennewitz and had advanced on the cro s-conntz;,r road s;-xt'r of
Koet-'Len~ -1t wee field bunkers covered with e art i and
brusInvork at the bivouac near. Ile',=bu Lcdorfl. 25X1
a unit with regimen4aJ. strength enF th had been in e area o_: ,? a bnr x4 yp and
ie :#_berg on 7 August. Elements of this unit alleged' y wer& ferried acl os; the
Elbe River to the "iuehlberg and .. brlger'n areas. Mot>mxizori et, =zz;a