SOVIET TROOPS IN STENDAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005600160010-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: July 25, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
COUNTRY- Soviet Zone of GQMBai'v
TOPIC Soviet Troops in Stendal
EVALUATION_ _. 25X1 X PLACE OBTAINED. _._ ..~.~ 25X1 A
DATE OF CONTEN
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Jul,r i~SU
DATE OBTAINED._.,_ DATE PREPARED
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1. Troops front three Stend:.l barracks left the post toward Gardelegen
25X1 A during.; the night of Several local residents stated tnat
about 2,500 troops, 50 T-34 tanks, 120 motor vehicles, some towing; AT
guns, and 25 to 30 SF guns left that night. All tenets came from the
Hindenburg Kaserne o
20 The units which left Stacidal during, the niJit of -v;ent to 25X1A
Letzling heath, according to people living in Gardeleven county.
3. Residents of .' ' 'olmirstedt county told of large tank and artillery units
staying in the goods at Dolled
4U After the departure of the troops, as many as about 700 troops wearing,
black bordered crimson epaulets and red-bordered black epaulets remained
at the Tauentzien Kaserne, Stendala rorty officers and about 700 "L':ii were
seen in the barracks yard during a roll call on 0 25X1A
5,, After the units departed, there were 800 to i,000 soldiers wearing red-
bordered black epaulets and black-bordered crimson epaulets in tue iiiriden-
burg Kaserne, Stendal. In addition to troops en aged in routine training.:
activity, a telephone section with black-bordered black epaulets was ob-
25X1A served practicing the construction of an overhead line along the Stendal-
Unlingen road, on
6. About 1,500 to 2,000 i,roops had reiaaiiied in tiie Albrecht der Baer Kaseriie,
including tie Russian quarters. No trainiri'-?g activity was observed in Lela
training area near Arnim, after the departure of troops during; the night
25X1A of T:.e training of drivers continued at the previous rate.
25X1 A Comnent. ith troops still at their Stend--,l post on 25X1 A
sesne of the units, especially elements of the 207th iZtz Rifle Div, left
25X1 A during: the night of going to the i etzlini; Heath troop training
grounds. See the,heavy occupation of the Stendal bar-
25X1 A racks indicates that several elements of the 207th Utz Rifle Div or nead-
quarters units of the LXXIX itz Rifle Corps remained at the poste
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This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
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