SOVIET TROOPS IN OSCHATZ

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011200200008-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 24, 2006
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: March 5, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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1? On a February 19,521, the Fliegerhorst Kaserne,2 km west of Oschatz (ir 52/13 771).,
was occupied to capacity by troops Who wore red-borc?ered black epaulets.,
mostly with tank insignia. A unit of 1 lieutenant and 30 znen with red-borda,?ed
black epaulets was engaged in throvaiag practice hand grenades on i. February,
Troops with 10 light machine guns, lined up in a row at the target range
just west of the maim guardhouse, were seen firing at practice targets under
the supervision of three officers on 5 Februanju About 30 to 110 soldiers
with.rifles v ere engaged in combat practice near the Lamper'sdorf-Collin road,
JS-2 tanks were seen moving from the Infanterie Kaso:rrle to
the Fliegerhorst Kaserne 0 Vehicles observed at the Fliegerhorst Kasernel I 25X1
2,, On L February, the Infanterie Kaserna on Dresdenerstrasse quartered about
2,000 troops vkio wore red bordered black epaulets, mostly witil.. tank insignia
About 60 officers were observed among the troops. No training activity was
noticed in and around the billeting; area at the end of January, but about
180 troops, including some with tank insignia, v!ere observed engaged in field
training, with rifles in the .municipal forest south of the city on 4 February,,
The troops were supervised by 1 captain and 5 lieutenants, all of whom wore
tank insignia on their e auletso !.'otor vehicles 25X1
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w3? Four model P --- ii armored reconnaissance cars were seen driving from the
direction of Oschatz toward Crimrna (f 52/E 40) on 2 February. *
I CoTnnent,, The information confirms previous conclusions regarding
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e zcxerl ?,ty r:>f the troops in the barracks installations of Or,cl.atz, The
tatlrc belong to the
9th Tank ivA The periodic strength estixnabes of the troops in the individual
installations cannot be checked because of the lack of information by other
sources . It theref ore remains undetermined w~~hether headquarters troopi of
the first Gels Ilecz Army are stationed in Oschatz in addition to the components
of the 9th Tank Div that are carried ' sere 4 25X1.
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