SOVIET TROOPS IN STENDAL
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CIA-RDP82-00457R004600390002-1
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RIPPUB
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C
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4
Document Creation Date:
November 16, 2016
Document Release Date:
April 12, 2000
Sequence Number:
2
Case Number:
Publication Date:
March 8, 1950
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REPORT
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The following observations were made in 5ternaal (au. 53/Y 8.5):
1,, a., Tauentzien Ka Berne on Osterburgerstrasse: Occupied
on 12 January 1950 by about 1,200 troops allegedly belongingg,
to the following units:
(1) Unit with rec:-bordered black eaulots
(2) Unit with light-red a auleis
(3) Unit with red-bordered black e:aulets (tank company).
C, hindenbure Kaserne on Schiller.:rasse
(1) Occupied' on 22 January 1950 by about 2;;000 troops
allegedly cnping to the following units
(a) Unit with red-bordered black el:aulets
(b) Utt1t with light-red e,~ aulets
g) Light :artillery unit,,
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(3) several convoys of trucks, c arry ine j ontoons and
j,neur(do floats, left the '.aserne toward ~~rnim (153/
Y 85) between 25 and 27 J~,nuary 1990.,
d& Albrecht der Baer Kaserne e including d the P~usser-vieztel
(Soviet residential. area)'.
(1) 0ccuied on 22 January 1950 by about 5,000 troof;sq
allegedly belonging, to the following unite:
(a) unit headquarters (presu.nably the h:eadcLuart rs of
an army corps)
(b) Tank unit
(c) Light artillery unit
(d) headquarters unit
(e) ,VL unit of about 200 men.
(3) E,bout 120 25 or 26 ye ~ir=old soldiers;, i earing red-
bordered black e bulets and XSManSYS.:.p badges, arrived ~
on the regular ex re s train. on 13 Jan.uaar,~ ].950 ?
They were transfsrrea to the ",lbrecl-t der '3Qer Kaserne by
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e The ;soviet korc andi ..9tura on :ol'tke~~tr-ts re was vacated
bet\:?:Een 23 and 28 Janu:ary 1950 and the a~;artr:~en.ts 1806d at
the disk,ocal of the Ger: an housing of fice.;
f, . Rumors were that the :Soviet tro o, s would leave for
rrianeuvers in ::arch 1950 and would not return to the rmili-
tfary Vos t rafter that,
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2 Fifteen JS tanks were seen at the drill area near
Stunts (i;; 53/Y 6i.) on 19 January 1950, Another
tank, ;presumably having engine trouble a was standing
on the concrete road about 2 km south of Staatsk
Judging from the tank tracks ? the tanks came from
3tendal,.
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