SOVIET OB NOTES: SAXONY, SAXONY-ANHALT, THURINGIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002700240007-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: May 5, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

FORM NO.S1.4A
SEPT.1948
i FORMATION REPORT CQ NO,
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY , REPORT NO.
CLASSIFICATION
COUNTRY Germany (Russian Zone)
SUBJECT Soviet OB Notes: Saxony,
Saco Anhalt, Thuringia
PLACE
ACQUIRE
DATE CF
Drs den (F29)
a, Nordplatz Barracks. Approximately 600 armored troops, with thirty JS-1
and JS-2 tanks, arrived in mid February, More recently, 1,000 1928 recruits
arrived at these barracks and were assigned to the tank unit. These troops
may go to 1dnigsbrUck shortly.
b. Barracks at Kdnigsbrackstrasse and the Marienallee are occupied by MVD
and armored troops - combined total 400 men,,. No tanks are in evidence,
Vehicles; X 8-65-01 to 42, and some others in the X &-66 and X 8-68 series.
Dresden/Ra.debeul (F19)
Meissnerstrasse barracks are held by 1,,500 tank troops. whose equipment, ac-
cording to a police official* includes sixty JS tanks (type number not given).
Some of these troops are soon to go to KdnigsbrUck for training. 'Vehicles.
X 8-48-09 to 62, B 3-19-21 to 53,
Dresdeen/Uebigau (F19)
Engineer troops, equipped with pontoons, left for Thuringia at the end of
February. Vehicles: E 1-16 and E 1-18 series,
the troops stayed temporarily in the Modlin-Ostpreussen reion o
Poland,, entering the Russian Zone of Germany via Stettin. ?
r' 3.16-11 to 38.
KonigsbrUck: (A31)
a.. Barracks opposite the Bahnhof are occupied by approximately 400 riflemen
and 800 artillerymen. The latter have been in these barracks since late
1948? arriving after summer maneuvers in the training area. Sheds hold four
122 mm and eight 76,2 mm guns, Some additional (undescribed) guns and ap-
roximately 200 recruits joined this unit during mid-February. Vehicles;
3-17-14 to 73,
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b. Approximately 800 armored troops, now living in block houses, moved into
tI onigsbrUck- SchwepnitzJroad area of the training grounds during February' 25X1X6
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~y~ asge barracks were evacuated by a forestry school and
Azmored troops who arrived in early larch. 'No tanks,
t4M Vi" MOx2 2-42 and S 6-61 series
men is now an
nrsCl;n its advance party of 300
a I~ rarr, or the s unit went to rin,gia in lade
t r der are awaiting s pment. An art f.ery unit is to
echule _is occupied b approximately 4500 tank troops
1 the onersch u.e is a bridge building column of
vet ctur . mic- r e oru ary.
oiZ rschule compound:
t34v-- too and
C 4-78.01 to 38', (I 4-41-18
some others in the C 4-7115)
r troops are billeted in the Dessauerstrasse.
fed b'goxiately
rua .
dONF
Fdel"ef 16
000 armored troops, eighty percent of
quipment includes 138 JS-1 and JS-2 tanks.
96 deta is are given anent Movement of these troops
:n area to Stettin.
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