MILITARY INFORMATION FROM BERNAU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005400450001-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 7, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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soviet zone of Germany
;ilitary ii 'oriiotion from I3ernau
REPORT NO. (1,11)
EVALUATION CE OBTAINED
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DATE OBTAINED E PREPARED 7 Tulv 1950
DATE OF CONTENT late: '1nril to 3 :,;'V 1951
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1. Only a rear detail s whose members wore red-bordered black epau-
lots, was stationed in the Luf tnachrichten k aserno on Ldelweiss-
strasse, Bernuu (i' 53/L 96) , at the end of 'ipri1, and at the
25X1 Bbe innin, of ."'a 195 about 3C soldiers were seen doingoalis-
thenicso Truck moved into the barracks area.
2m The occupation of the pigeon station was unch^rk;edo Eighteen
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toward the freiGht ramp on 415 ,,pr D 0 .% train carrying
materiel, including; 37?mm,kA guns, arrived from the direction
of i. berswalde ond -'eceived an additional load of trucks
at Bernau o The train was not seen to depart on 25 ',pril 1950.
3, The soviet bakery on iieinersdorierstrasse moved to Tomplin in
Mid?;jpril 1950, taking all of it8 cb finery and field ovens o
4, Twenty officers and about ICO soldiers wearing red-bordered
black epaulets, some of which had artillery and motor transport
insignia, assembled in front of the tire dump opposite the gas-
works on 1 '.,.ay 1950. This was for the ~,.ayday demonstration.
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25 April 195o. "1 rucks mounted a heavy machine gun on a
tripod. The tra was already loaded with four 37-mm guns
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6a rear detail of 50 to 60 men was observed in the Luftnach?
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The pigeon station was also occupied by only a rear detail
after 4 gay 195o. Eight soldiers drilling with a 3?-ate ,.,.A
rand four sentries were seen.
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strasse, at the corner of eissefseestrasse.
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9. oviot dependents were living in the buildings of the Nadi
richten. yaserne in Eernau on 13 ;,":ay 1950. The barracks
buildings were being reconditioned by German workmen,, Thirty
soldiers participating in athletics were seen in the bar-
racks yard. Thee, and guards, were the only troops tab served
in the barrac'cbs.
10.
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noxnment. The report indicates that, except for some
reels ?emaining in the barracks, and A units going
to vustrow, all Bernau troops had moved to Templin by 4 a,y
1950 for field exercises. The troops from the Luftnachrichten-
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aserne had left as early as raid