MILITARY INFORMATION FROM POTSDAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003900010006-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 3, 2003
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: March 11, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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lilitarv 3nformation from Potsdam
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On 19 February, 2O of abou,t 120%to 140 ,20-rime-me-versr 16Ltruck 2 L'ield
kitchens and about 250 trceps Wer:.4 loaded onto an uneetendned ot flatcars
and 9 boxcars at the Potsdam fret stationd
11,1e t.,1-Pr:.mt, iel-i,
,?ward Wildpi. ..c /After 17- February,. the southors'seeer4 ,-..2 :'cic.: De-
lius Kaserne (2269) was again ligthed 70 to 80 peroent-4hi1e, rrior to :7 Yebrwiry,
' ' section was-lights4 only about 20 percent. Fresh imprints of il.,..rks led to
the barracks installation from the direetidn of Wildpark oril7 Pebrnery.--Four trueko
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also led to the installation from the direction 'of-ifildpark.)-
2. On 15 February, the Kris Sehule (2288) was occu4ed. Sentries observed wore rod-
-bordsied'bleck epaulets including some with roto transportinsignia. Eo en 3
and 15 February, about 60 soldiers r,:racticed-marchin-in the ,barracks yard and about
25X1 25 troops trained with 3 x 120 -mm mortars 'on Bornstedter Feld. Trucke
25X1 I I!ere parked near the mortirs. On 4 and 5_February?*2 x 37-mm AA guns tiltoo-.
in front of the halls and, along the wall and fence, ,about 30 mortars and about 40' ,
trucks were parked.1
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3, On 15 Februarr, 'the Adolf Hitler alserno (2287) was occupied.. Sentries were red-bor
dered black epaulets with tank insignia. On 5 Febroart,"about 50 sol:liors drilled at
group level in the barracks area. Forty other seldiers'trained with tto tanks and
about 60 soldiers wearing ed bordered black epaulets with tar.k 1 4i7rLLe left the
installation toward Bornstedter Feld./
4., On 15 February, the Hohenlohe Kaserne (2291) was about 40 percent lighted' at dusk.
Sentries wore red-bordered black epaulets with tank insignia. NO training activity
was noticed in the barracks yard./
50 After the Ludendorff Kaserne (2292) was vacated on 10 February, it was again about
50 to 50 percent lighted at dusk after 13 Ft,bruary. Sentries wore rod-berdered black
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epaulets with motor transport inaignia. No training activity was noticed.
6. On 16 February, the Hohenlohe. Xaserne (2291) quartered about 400 men who wore
red-bordered black epaulets with rotor transport insimia. No training activity
was noticed, 01 13 February, 3 trucks lero parkc,d i4 the
barracks yard.'"
7. On 16 February, /the Kavallerle 3cbule (2261) in Kral,..pnitz Wir; cloe,led by
6,000 to 7,000 troop. who wore re4-bordered black opaulots with tall?
signal or motor transport insignia. On 22 February, no training ac;Ivity wae noised
in the barracks area. Outside the barracks arca in the traLninF. area north of the
installatioe? about 1,000 troops onemed in trainink. Several pronps (11: soldiers
were seen east of Fahrlandd
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lOn 13 :?ebruary,,-no train!n activity wns not.dosd 11.
the barracks area. About t!,0 sold jars Ceparted through the eastern gate toward Dullen-
winkel.3 .
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8. On /2 February, the Adolf Hitler ZaSerne (2297) was occupied by about 1,000 troops ?
? - who wore red-bordered black epaulets inclUding some with tank and moter transport
insignia. About 90 soldiers engaged in radio training in the installatien, and abou
?AO so1dier5: eft the installation toward Bernstedtsr Feld, on 9 aW.4 12 Febranry.
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On 12 Feruary, the Kriegs Schule (2288) was occupied by about 1,2O0 troops who were
red-bordered black epaulets incluti.ng some with artillery or motor tranoport insignia.
Gm 9 February,. about 30 to 40 mortars and about 40 trucks were pared in the yprq,
i On 12 !iorruar7 auout, 25 soiolers sraanea in ,,,a i.,,,4?,,,.owe ,-/oLo.. :A-
bout 40 other solliersyith-s,ades entered the installation froa,, rc.Jrnatter Pold and
about 120 soldiers redIved trainin in the torrain OA Bornstadter Pold.
0 10. On 13 February,' the Adolf Hitler Kflaerne (2287) was occupied 1"oy trcapo who wore.
red..bordered black epaulets includLng BDM with on or motor. transport insignia...
On 10 February, about 30 soldiers .zrained with as protective ogulment? and on 11..
February, 25 soldiers construct,i4 wooden ,'eds.. Two canvas-covered tanks were par-d
in two of the bar s already oomplet(td.I
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11, Oa 13 February, the Erlegs Schule (2288) was occupied. by troops who were rod.,borderod
black epaulets including some with artillery pr motor transport insignia. About 4 x
120-Mm mortars were seen in the barraeka area. On 10 February, about 20 soldiers cleaned.
mortars. On 12 February, about 40 soldiers eRtered the Installation. from the direction
ck Bortin. No vehicular traffic was noticed
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12. On 10 February, the Ludendorff Kaserne (2292) quartered about 500 troops' who wore
red-bordered black epaulets with artillery insignia, and some soldierevea _ny
blackbordered black epaulets No trainiw: activity was noticed./
13. ,.On 10 February, the Hohenlohe Ksserne (2291) quartered about 500 troops wfo wore
- red-bordered bleak epR1ulets in nsimti
cluding some with artillery i'a. No training
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On 10 February, the, Polizoi Kaaerne (2285) was occupied by about 500 troops who
wore red-bordered black epaulets, most of then with artillery insignia. No training
activity was noticed.
04 10 February, .the southern section of the Leibgarde ?Husaren,Kaserne (2282) -quarte
red about 500 troops who were black,-bordered critheon epaulets and some red-bordered
black epaulets.!
On 13 February, the Kavallerie Schule in Krampnitz (2261) was oc,,,upied, Sentries
seen wore red-bordered black epaulets including some with tank ilsiunia. On 10
February, 6 truckstowing 57-na PT crams am- each carrying 12 soldisrs left the ilstal-
lation, On U. February, a column of 7 armored
oProonne
Ear auer ore olrard Kartzow.I
on 13 February, heavy guns wore loaded at the Potsdam freiht stfl.tf.on,:. -
on 16 February, 3.froight ear; with troops
4z16 .i---wow-irea.olactc epaulets, aria an urdetermined number of flatc;-Ars with about
10 x 122-mm field guns, about 10 Trims movers, 2 field kitchens and several trueko 25X1
were soen passing,. Warder railroad station en route toward 1,,Terder.
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6.3d Oth7 Tank Rogt-of. the 10th Gda 7ank Div cEl.n be held in. the Moir Hitler Kaoerne
and -'67!_e 229th Ode Mort Ret and 359th Oda AAA RagL of the division in the Kriogs
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the occw..._at1;.ors of these barracks iaf-;tallations.
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