WEEKLY OB SUMMARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A008000080012-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2009
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: September 13, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains Information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Nspionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which In any manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY East GeramV
SUBJECT Weekly OB Smeary
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
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The following is a stmoary of information on Soviet and East German military
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There have been no indications of additional a.4or exercises sine, the term-
ination of tank saeroisss in Letaling Heath, end sin" the termination of
exercises by mechanised divisiosu including the Seventh Guards *ohaaiad
Division.
.Prior to 31 August, 208 shipments of Soviet units left Austria.
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28 August -
1 Septembers The Weimar barracks installations were vacant.
3 Septembers One tank det*il from the 68th Guards Heavy Tank Self-
prOP01lidr-gun Hegi nt of the 20th Guards lbohanised Division
detrained in Jena. This tank detail was presumably cooing
from Istsling ]bathe
30 August -
4 Septembers The Gera Artillery Brigade was at its post.
31 August -
3 Septembers Units of the 47th Guards Ilbtorised Rifle Division from
Wailssenf is were at the Kindel training grounds.
10-31 August: The 170th Guards lbtorised Rifle Regiment was still at the
laumbarg poste Other units of the lavaburg division were not
at their post,
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7 Septembers The Gotha post was occupied to capacity,
31 August s There were engineering practices on the Seals River near
Bad boesen.
23-31 August: There were no major exercises on either side of the .be
River in the Burg-Stsndal section of the training area,
6 September: The sms er camps in the southwest portion of Lstaling Beath
were occupied to capacity.
28 August -
6 September: The Phrleberg and Im igslnst areas were taoantj however,
units, belonging in these areas, were espeoted to return in
late Sept tuber.
1 September: Five shipssnts, with artillery units from the area of the
Ninth ? torised Rifle Corp., were sent to the Taagerhuette-
Gardelegen area,
3.
27 August $ A column with 20 z 85 a anti-airors t guns was seen going
Prot Dresden toward, =oenigsbrueok,
4.
3 September: The headquarters of the Third Msohanised An q were observed at
their post.
5.
27 August s There were units passing throw Ribbeok from the Rathenow
area towards Doeberits.
28 August $ Bleven ship nts from willersleben and Altengrabow were
unloaded in DaUgow, Satskorn, and Priest,
29 August -
7 Septembers The Doeberits barracks installation was again ooo-d to
capacity. Z roises between the First )iahaaaiae vision
and the Second Light higade were terminated.
Tank elements of the First riehanised Division, returned from
Imtsling Heath, presmmably indepea4ently from the em-cises.
2-5 Septembers Three sh4wnts of art ry units fret the Jueterbog First
IohaajeDivision arrived at Jueterbog, and three departed.
1-7 Septembers The bulk of the Ninth Guards Teak Division, with the exception
of tank elements frost ~ssrrwe; 3221,, yam. ' at the J Neustrelits
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2 September: The earoises of the seventh Guards lbohwnised Division in
the Spar:-Cottbus-Lieberose area, and the return of
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confirmed.
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27 August : One shipment of new tanks was sent from Brest-Litovsk to Satskorn.
One additional shipment, still unidentified, was sent to Satskorn.
1 Septembers One shipment of new tanks was sent from Brest-Litovsk to Satskorn.
.5 September : One shipment of new tanks was sent from Frankfurt to Altruppin.
6 September : One shipment of new tanks was sent from Frankfurt to Altruppin.
Intensive training activity, including regimental levels, continued. Firing
practice, particularly by anti-aircraft artillery was still evident, The KYP
is being employed to harvest crops.
22 August : Elements of the tank self-propelled,-gun regiment arrived at the
Kliets.Ferohels-Mahlits training grounds.
23-24 August: A truck column, presumably carrying the bulk of the I ohamised
Regiments of Pbtsdam and Brandsnk urg-Rohermstusalan, arrived at
the Kliets-Fsrohels-MAh1its training pounds from the north.
24 August t Zlemsnts of the Mechanised Regiment of Oranienburg returned to
their post, after they allegedly spent several days at firing
practices in Sohorfheide.
27 August -
7 September: The exeroises of the reinforced Second Mechanised Regiment from
tarpin and units of the Motorised Rifle Division from Preaslau,
which were bold in the Dnckwr--&Qth Ahlbeck area, terminated
with a demonstration.
1-2 September: The Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment from Altwarp was dispatched
to Enehlungsborn.
After 6 Sept.: Units in the Oranienburg concentration camp were allegedly
transferred to the Kliets?,1+srohels.?,MAhlits training pounds
where Soviet units held joint exercises with elements or the
I4ehanised Division from Pbtsdam.
After 15 Sept: The Mechanised Division of Zggesin planned headquarters emrcises
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