WILDPARK WEST KASERNE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007900630016-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: August 16, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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East Germany NYOF Vluv
REPORT
Wildpark West Kaserne
EVALUATION_li
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED-
REFERENCES
PLACE OBTAINED.)
DATE PREPARED 16 August 1955
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PAGES 3 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS
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Information
Building 1: housed the EM kitchen of Air Force Unit Golubov.
Building 2: Sections 2ax and 2d housed the atmy signal unit
of Lieutenant Colonel Zevakin (fnu) who is the chief in the
barracks installation.
Section 2b housed an army signal unit of about 80 men, including
Captain BorovIk (fnu). This unit)which allegedly includes = air
force personnel)is said to be directly subordinated to the air
force headquarters in Werder.
Section 2c housed Air Force Unit Malayev which is also directly
subordinated to the Werder headquarters.
Building 3 housed Soviet dependents.
Building 4. The occupation of section 4a is not known.
Section 4b housed Air Force Unit Galkin.
for the barracks installation, a tr.:
and another transformer station for
Building 5 housed the large kitchen and cent ating plant
Building 6. called "Hotel", housed ansient officers.
Building 7. The occupation of this building was not known.
Building 8. housed the switch board and quarters for Air Force Unit
Galkin.
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1. The following observations were made at Wildpark West Kaserne
between 15 and 30 April 1955:
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Building 9 housed billets and offices of the headquarters of
Air Force Unit Strativnov. -
Building 10, housed Soviet dependents.
Building 11
Section lla housed billets of Air Force Unit Strativnov.
Section llb housed billets of an army construction unit. Supply
officer of this unit was Major Gorodobyedov (fnu) and, prior to
15 April 1955, Major Osetrov (fnu). The IIVI of the unit wore black-
bordered black epaulets with an insignia similar to the one worn
by road construction personnel. Road rollers, cranes and other
osite to-,the billets. The motor pool
tside of the barracks installation in the former duck
ea A. The personnel strength of the
ima e a 150 to 200 meat
Section llc housed a small gymnasium.
Section lld housed a motion picture theater.-
Section lle housed billets of Air Force Unit Strativnov.
Section llf housed the school of Air Force Unit Galkin.
Building 12 housed a swimming pool and a large heating plant.
Building 13 housed Soviet dependents.
Building 14 housed an officer kitchen and officers' club.
Building 15 was the guardhouse.
Building 16 housed Soviet dependents.
Area A. motor vehicle parking site of Unit Gorodobyedov.
Area B, Kleiner Entenfaengerberg, with previously reported radio
installation. Additional sections of the mountain are being cleared.
It appears that another radio installation is located on the mountain.
Area C.__ underground command bunker, separated from the barracks
installation by a high and dense board fence. This bunker, which
has not yet been entered, is apparently not occupied but ready
for occupation.
2. The following details were known about the units billeted in
1ildpark West Kaserne:
It could not be determined where the units, except for Unit
Gorodobyedov, parked their motor vehicles. It is possible that
there were garages which have not yet been observed.
It appears that Unit Galkin is independent, while Unit Golubov is
subordinated to Unit Strativnov.
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The total occupation strength of the barracks installation including
the dependents was estimated at 2,000 to 2,200 persons. The
individual units approximately had the following strength:
Unit Zevakin
400 to
500 men
Unit Malayev
400 to
500 men
Unit
Borovik
60 to
100 men
Unit
Gorodobyedov
200 men
Unit
Strativnov
500 to
700 men
including Unit Galkin
and Unit Golubov
Comment?c The following units are believed to be quartered
in Wildpark 'Nest Kaserne:
a. An air force construction battalion under the command of
Lieutenant Colonel Strativnov. Two construction units with
Captain Golubov and Major Galkin as chiefs were probably
assigned to the battalion. Groups of the two units are detached
to various airfields, in particular for grading work.
b. An army signal unit under the command of Lieutenant Colonel
Zevakin. Elements of this unit were transferred to the
Hindenburg Kaserne in Leipzig, in April 1954. It is unknown
if the elements were two independent units or if they were
connected with one another.
c. A signal unit under the command of Captain Borovik. Th_.s
M unit probably furnished the personnel for the radar station
on Kleinen Entenfaenerberg.
d. Air Force Unit Malayev possibly including personnel of the
headquarters of the Twenty-Fourth Air Army in `Herder. The
missions of this unit are not known.
e. An army construction unit with the assignedsuprplg officer
Major Gorodobyedov.
For layout sketch of Wildpark-West Kaserne, see Annex.
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