MILITARY INFORMATION FROM DRESDEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003901240009-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 11, 2002
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 26, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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it11tary Information from Dresden
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Between 18 January and 19 February 1954p the Polizeei Kaserne (1322) in Dreesden-
lieil.eerau was still. occupied by about 150 soldiers:, No straining activity was notice.,
The Napola (1303) still quartered about 250 soldiers who wore red-bordered black
epaulets and about 50 women who wore reed bordered black epaulets On 19 January, a
ditch., 100 meters long, about 1.80 maters deep and 1.20 meters wide was excavated in
the barracks area,, parallel to Koenigsbrueecker Strasse. 3 meters off the fence.
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Betimen mid-January and mid-February, the Hermann Goering Kaseerne (1302) was occupieed
by about 500 troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets including some with motor 25X1 B
transport insignia, to training activity was noticed
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After 1.9 January,, 6 wooden masts9 about 3 meters high, with frame antennas and lead-Ans
were erected on a wall hill. in a triangular formed by Pillnitzer We g and Koenigsbruecke~,
Strasse,, On several days during the period of observation, two gun barrels of 120 to
150 mm caliber were seen over the edge of the hill, During the morning hours of 19
January,, three 3-axle armored scout cars drove from the 25X1 B
eamplaceeneent to the Hermann Goering Kaaerneo
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d black-borderec1tblue heepaulets, The installation also housed daabout 30
officers with blue epaulets with silver and white stripes.
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Between mid-January and mid--February, the MG K?aserrne (1318)
occupied to capacity by about 350 soldiers
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Alaun Plata was
";, The Adolf Hitler Kaserne (1305) was a.so occupied to capacity. It
500 troops,,
quartered about
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Between is and 20 February, the barracks installation in t eb orf
quartered about 26,000 troops who wore black-bordered crimson and
black bordered blue epaulets,, Troops organized into groups of up
to 200 men practiced carbine firing with live azamaanition or engaged in
combat training in the training area northeast of the in.^taal.l tionw,
`hey practiced attacking by advancing in bounds and aiming at tar gets
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~ I Gent. Report indicates no changes in the occupation of the
barracks i.nstall,-;tions? The identified by two 25X1 B
sources .confirm, the MVD3 battalion in the barracks installation in
Weixdorf? The device seen by the first source is a type AA1 MJ2 AAA
firing director. as was inferred from a sketch forwarded by source,..
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