RUSSIAN TROOP MOVEMENTS IN THE PRENZLAU AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000500790007-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: May 13, 1947
• Content Type: IR

CONTROL
U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
COUNTRY Germany/Russian zone
SUBJECT Russian Troop Movements in the
Prenzlau Area
25X1A
DATE:
DIST. XIM May 1947
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1. From 10 - 16 January 1947. practically all troops.in thenArtilleriekaserne
In Prenzlau left during the night in the direction of Juterbog, Dahmer,
Warmth, Luckenwalde, Treuenbrietzen, Niemegh and Belzig.
2. On 17 January 1947 fresh infantry and artillery troops arrived in Prenzlau
by truck.
3. Of the Old Prenzlau garrison, there remained in the barracks the divisional
staff, the AA unit, and the anti-tank unit. Small type : ,;;;cnnaissanca cars and T-34
tanks are still to be seen in the barracks area.
The newly-arrived troops wear red shoulder straps with black piping and two
crossed gun-barrels.
5. The tactical sign on the vehicles which arrived in Prenzlau on 17 January
1947 is as follows:
c.---White border
'- White cross
Black background
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