MILITARY INFORMATION FROM SCHWERIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002300390010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 1, 2002
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: August 18, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
SECURITY INFMMATION
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CUIWRY REPORT NO.
Military Information from Scheerin 25X1A
TOPIC
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1. On 26 July 1953, the Moltke 1Caserne, Schwerin* was occupied about 65 percent
by about 600 troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets, including some
with.tank and artillery insignia. On 21 July, an undetermined number of -
troops engaged in service of the piece drill on four SP guns in the barracks
yard and in maintenance work on four T-34/85 tanks in front. of the garages.
At about 8430 p.m. on 24 July, tour SP guns entered the inetallation* coming from
the direction of Buchholz. Between 19 and 26 July* motor vehicles seen en route
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2. On 26 July, the Krueger Kaserne was occupied by about 150 to 200 troops,
On 23 July, about, 80 troops engaged in record-firing with carbines at the -25X1X
firing range near the installation, not observe any -motor ,vahicles .
during the period under review6
the belief .hat, on 31 July* all barracks installations in
Schwerin were occupied to caeacity. Ninety percent of their windows were
lighted after nightfall. On 30 July, 13 T-34/85 tanks were seen in the
Moltke Kaserne; fled troops, who practiced aiming on 4 heavy AA guns and
3 x 37-mm AA guns, were seen in the Adolf Hitler Kaserne.
ilDn 23 July, all barracks installations
in Schwerin were occupied to capacity. Ninety percent of their windows were
-lighted after nightfall. At about 4:15 p.m. on. 19 July, a train of 7 boxcars
and 36 flatcars, carrying 25 trucks, 11 pontoons and 1 motorboat, was seen
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in Schwerin, proceeding toward Ludwigslust. 2 At about 4;30 p.m.. on 19
five trucks occupied by 75 troops wearing black-bordered crimson_epaulets
25X1X 3 on 19 July,1 major elements of troops wearing black- ?
bordered crimson, red-borderd black and black-bordered black epaulets and .2
equipped with tanks and AA. guns assembled in the wooded area around Hagenowe
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25X1A 2. I inwlerr6 About 19 July, exercices of urits of theIX Ytz rifle Corps
possibly were held in the Hagenow area-, They prestaably involved elements of the
unidentified engineer battalion of the corps which probe,bly had stayed at the
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