MILITARY INFORMATION FROM THE ENGINEER CAMP NORTH OF THE DESSAU-AKEN ROAD AND FROM BERNBURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R014600230008-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: October 8, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE OF CCONTE
DATE 0BTAiNrE'D
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:ii:itar?y Iniormatiou irom the n inec-,r- Camp ~:?ch of tint sic ~t;rau Ake xx
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-1. Durini the period from 15 Pu ;u.;.xt to 14 September 1952,
the CanmandinE officer of the unit i_ri the er. .eEr ca;:i
p in the area north
of Dessau..-Akan (11 52,/F 17) had returned from f~ir1.oueh. The csx.p quartered
an engineer unit from Bernburh (L 52/1) 76 d The r anuty c
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VIM'S Lieutenant Colonahl.. Drakhlcyw (::cu)
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would be broken on 25 Septes bers ~ e unit r x
caul., return to "ernburgy
and Q the ari ty of the unit would then move out to maneuvers, A C crrn n
co nsz tr not i on firm from Dessau ~.v-as ordered to start reconditioning the concrete.
arid. brick L-oi Idings in the stn *ne r crap iiw edi,ately after the departure of
the troops on 25 Septeribern The teats ue e to be replaced by winterized
quarters }awl foreman employed in the bar?ra,cks ins t< llat x..on in BarnburC arrived
in the ca- - wn.d was ordered to speed up reeondition'_rir r ork in the installation
in Cnrnburr in order to have ar terms ready when the troop's returned on
25 September . the Adolf hitler Kale s in I4ernbur? ffaj
occupied l~ :r =mare -urn of n th a ` .3! /35 tank?, -7 en ,a_ .s e',.ongedd to the engineer regiment as "both units enga ;ed in joint. tr r.inirg,
activity. ih.e Lank troops r; re quartered in a special gent cat p and catered to
by a specx l Kitchen. Tither armored vehicles ixit~!luded t o hs,1.f-tracks o r? ,, '
. ornnonnel carriers with MA machine unca Truck:
:care observed in -the c m), :r
2., Another camp was seen about 3 len east of the ert ineez camp. Three -trucks, eea.ch
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'~" Cry rient; It i s knovm that engineer car >s .are located in the area west
anc nortnwe., cif Cross Kuehnau., The water, training sites :are located s th
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