VOLKSPOLIZEI DEROITSCHAFT IN PINNOW

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005900750009-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: September 11, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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Soviet Zone
TOPIC VoThs olizcr3. Deroitsci3 ft in PinnQ
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DATE OF CONTENT__..._ 6 1gm t 1950
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1. Tuns were 1,136 officors and mon in the VP Dereitochaft in Pinney (I 51/Q 21),
`L is officers included VP 0berrat Druaclmor, (ihu), CO; and VP Oborrat Stuebeling,
(fm) j, Dpty CC and FN-Lei tor.
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2. Tir Doreitscaaaft had four TT-34 tanhe and four SF guns of 122 r caliber. The
aruorod vehic'? es, which were always ready for operation, were accessible only
to the cress trained on than. 4 * The first eoapanies of each Kor ndo were
armed with 98-K carbines., #he second companies were equipped with subzrachine
guns.
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3, Throe boxcars of munition had been stored at the VP Dereitschaft prior to the
;".Utsun rally of the FE , lie largo shipments arrived after that date. The aces
munition rihich w ms in storage had not been issued.
4. The motor vehicle equip ont of the Doreitschaft included 12 Soviet caterpillar
mriunition carriers, 4 Soviet trucks, 2 Iborch true':-.s, an Opel truch, 5 passenger
cars nnd a passenger car for the Soviet Inspokteur. Gasoline cone from Ebers.
walde ~' 53/V 00).
5, Dasic infantry training, conducted according to German Army nmuals, was scheduled
to be cc feted by 1 September 1950. -Ali police had participated at least once
in combat practice firing. They were trained in the handling of 98-K carbines
and submachine guns. About 200 police were trained as drivers of tame- and
SF-Guns. Advanced training in combat firing with the armored vehicles mars to be
conducted soon In the area of -Seo an Felchow.
25X1 om mont. The 2nd VI' Doreitschaft (,mod has been confirned frequently as
25X1 being in =old ar nuzition depot at I noer.
25X1 VP Oberrat Stuebeling was previously identified as PK'-Leiter.
statement on the strength bears out the generally observed increase personnel
of the Dereitschaften.
25X1 **I ommont. The small number of armored vehicles indicates that the armored
ere sc do rat still. be considered as training units rather then combat units.
The 122-tm OI' guns probably wore the old-typo Soviet SU-.122 SP guns with 122-mm
havritzers rather than norm ISU'-122 or SL'-219 5P guns.
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