MILITARY INFORMATION FROM THE BAD KOESEN TRAINING AREA
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Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP82-00457R014300330008-3
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RIPPUB
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S
Document Page Count:
1
Document Creation Date:
December 19, 2016
Document Release Date:
February 8, 2006
Sequence Number:
8
Case Number:
Publication Date:
September 12, 1952
Content Type:
REPORT
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1. On 22 July 1952, 12 to 15 barracks;.each about 25 to 30 meters fang, were
observed in the camp on the north side of Forst F'rote, on both side;a oi' the
Bad I oesen .,+ 52/T 78) -- ukulau road. Soldiers wearing black-bor dared
blact- epaulets, including 80 percent without branch-of--so v ice insignia.
10 percent with signal insignia and 10 percent with motor traaasport -Insignia
were seen in traffic to the cartoncrent
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toons and a large pile of planks were stored on thw . bank of the Same !:=era
One r,.wtorboat was in this water and two were loaded onto trick trailers., ' Bridge
25X1. sections of oontoons were constructed on. the 3aale River. A pile driver was on
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a ferry, about 10000 troops occupied t 7e camp, beat resi-
dents stated 1,200 and 1,500 troops were quartered there, Be lbweeu 2 ard. 500 perm.,
on 6 August, no charges were noticed,. !'here was no training a_cti%ity- actit'ityr,
Trucks ere in the store pe a:reat,
2. On 6 and 9 August, the' engineer camp at Bad lCoeser; Maas occupied to capacity-,
ost of the soldiers wore blaclo-bordered black epaulets and a few red b accred.
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anptx:L. i ous car nacre seen near the engineer trai.nin. ; z:i.te,o
Trucks seen in traffic to the care transporti.r so:Ic' iers with
red epaulets, I _ transporti,n, soldier with red-bordered hl.ack
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tar cafe the same r ^i near camp,, Coy tpaared with
another repot pararrao , aich covered a period until the end of
July 1952, it appears tnat e training area was mare heavily occupied r::?ter the
be inning of Aunust 1 2a Th r; otor vehicle II belong to the EighL.h Gds 25X1
Ar?r y> Jilements o the Eighth (Ids Am V Lc:kacle d engineer
equipmen xn swiss on rzi~uste 1i,: is posaibl tJzat engir e~~^ un s returned to
Bad Koesen from this area.
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Approved For Release 2006/02/27 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO14300330008-3