WEEKLY OB SUMMARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A008500040009-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: November 23, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL PNTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY `East Germany
SUBIECT Weekly OB Summary
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The following is a summary of information on Soviet and East German military
activities received prior to 21 November 1955s
A, General
Recruit training was conducted in installations and on post training
grounds, Firing exercises by individual tanks were carried out?at
Letzling Heath. The annual troop rotation program continued. Tank
shipments from the USSR were resumed,
1, Two movements of tank practice firing details were noted: on 31
October from Hillersleben to Peitz and on 2~1 November from Rosslau
to Haldensleben,
2, On 9 November 25 BA-61~' armored scout cars were .loaded on flatcars
at Doeberitz.
3, The following tank shipments from the Soviet Union were noted:
Date
Rou~tin Cars
4 November Brest Litovsk~Klotzsche 2 converted boxcars
i.7 flatcars, E~axle
6 November Brest Litovsk-Trlittenberg 2 converted boxcars
17 flatcars (load
exceEding standard
measurements)
9 November Frankfurt/Gder=?Vogelsand 1 converted boxcar
21 flatcars
STATE ARMY
23 November 1955
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Dater Routing Cars
13 November Brest Litovsk-Neustrelitz 2 converted boxcars
22 flatcars, 6-axle
C. East German Military Activity
1. Except fQr small arms record firing on ranges and employment in
gathering the harvest, the KVP remained within garrison. Officer
candidate examinations were held and discharges granted at Pinnow
and Altwarp.
2. Combat groups (Kam~f~ruppen) received instruction in the light
machine gun. This is the first report of this type of training.
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