MILITARY ACTIVITY IN BEESKOW AND EBERSWALDE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006300310007-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 10, 2008
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: February 21, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY ' East `Germany
TOPIC Military Activity in Beeskow and Eberaz
1. QD 8 February 1955, the Reiter Kaserne (4041) in Beeskow was vacant, except
for a sma11 guard detail.
2. Af'i er_ Febrt arc, the cantonment on Breitecheid_, Strasse (4344) in Eberawalde
was occupied by only a rear detail of approximately 30 soldiers with 3 trucks.
3. Between 29 and 31 January, the trucks were not stored in the bays as usual
but stood in front of the bays. They were being thoroughly serviced and some
of them were leaded on 31 January. 2
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4.
Ba,twee 1 and L. or 5 F bruarv, exercises must have been held in the area west
of Eberswalde. Units from the Eberswalde post apparly participated in these
exercises. Increased flying activity of jet fighter* stationed in Finow was
during the'period concerned. At 1615 on 4 February, 3 armored
personnel carriers mounting machine guns and soldiers, 2 motorcycles, and 2
trucks were on Eisenbahnstrass a in Eberewalde on route to the barracks
installations. At about 1645, 3 armored personnel carriers mounting machine
guns and soldiers and 4 trucks 1including 1 truck towing a field kitchen were
= in the town. The column came from the direction of Finow. All vehi'ales
were.-heavily soiled
5. It was learned that, during the night of 31 January/1 February, Soviet troop
columns passed through Eberswalde almost throughout the whole night. The
columns came from the barracks installations and proceeded westward.
Additional columns of trucks carrying troops, as well as guns, and several
amphibious vehicles with pontoons reportedly passed through the town and
proceeded westward in the morning of 2 b
6. Between 1500 and 1600.on 4 Fey 5 to 6 large vehicles, presumably amphibious
vehicles, were= in Eberswalde.
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7. After 0930 on 28 January, the following materiel was entrained at the 25X1
Eberswalde railroad station:
3 T-X3./85 s
2 JS-2 and 2 ZS-3 tanks;.
1 SU 100, 2 -249 and 1 JSU-152 guns;
1 closed truck, 1 jeep and 1 sidecar motorcycle; and
1 boxcarloa3 of personnel.
C=ent. It is possible that, in early February, major exercises 25X1
Almost all motor vehicle and tank turret numbers were covered. The train
left northward at 1530. the unit 25X1
came from the Artillerie Kaserne (4341) in Eberswalde.
8. At about 1530 on lea%rX, little activity was observed in the Artillerie
Kaserne in Eberswlde. Officers veering black-bordered arimpon and red-bordered
black epaulets were seen at the installation. 4
9. On 1 February, an advanced combat practice with armored support was observed
in the training area 1 km north of Tramps south of Eberswalde. Approximately 120 soldiers wearing black-bordered crimson eta and light eguipuent, 25X1
1 armored personnel carrier, 8 trucks wo tinna total of approximately
160 soldiers wearing black-bordered crimson a -ulete, 4 trucks towing 57-M 25X1
AT guns and 2 tanks were observed in the training area. 3
were also held in the area of the 7th Gds Moot Div, in which the 468th Gds
Mort Regt stationed in the Reiter Kaserne (4041) in Beeskow may have
participated.
IGounnt. The elments of the 118th Sig Regt of the Fourth Gds Meer
Army stationed in the tantonment on Breitec'heid Btrasse (4344) in Eberswalde
either participated in the exercise of the 25th Tank Div which was. held
south of Templin between 31 January and 3 February
or in the post exenise of the units stationed in Eb
Comment, During the same period, exercises of several days-duration
were also held at other posts in the zone by the units stationed there.
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Tank 3P Regt of the 6th Gde Meoz Div stationed in the Artillerie Kaserne in
Eberswalde probably ti*sferred to Templin for firing practices.
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