SOVIET AND EAST GERMAN ARMY ACTIVITY IN LUEBBEN AND COTTBUS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A044800410001-9
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 16, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 6, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT I N FORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Soviet and East German Army
INFO.
PLACE &
Activity in IIebben and Cott
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DATE DISTR. 6 OCT 19M
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Easernefl and Cottbus (Disaenchen Easerne) on 8 and 9 September 1958.
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EAST GERMANY
Soviet and E.G.A. activity in LUEBBEN and COTTBUS
(8 and 9 Sep 58)
1. The J1tEGER Kaserne (BS 3341), as at 8 Sep 58, was occupied by artillery
troops. The main entrance to the barracks is from the BERG Strasse. Only
il1i11UU.LU Ute.LY vutislae tine oarracx area, is
a small building, un;uarded, but -;;ith a notice forbidding entry. The building
is approximately 30 metres long and 15 metres wide. The windows have been
bricked in. The entrance door is only 2.5 metres wide and 3 metres him.
The buildin? looks as if it may be used as an implement shed.
To the west of the Jaeger Kaserne and west of the goods railway station,
there is an exercise ground :rith several wooden sheds and t,io new wooden sheds
under construction. On 8 Sep 58 no Russian troops or equipment were using
the exercise ground ;hich is small and only approximately 1 km. in len;;th.
4. INFANTERIE KASERNE CBS 334j
The barracks -?ere v tc ated by Russian troops in May 58 and since that
date not used as accommodation for Russian or E.G.A. troops. On 8 Sep 58
in large white letters above the entrance to the barracks the words "G+'TREIDE
AUFFASSUNG" proclaimed that the barracks is used for grain storage.
5. Very little military activity was evident on 8 Sep 58 of either a
Russian or E.G.A. nature in the town of LUEBBEN.
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7.
The DISSENCHEN Kaserne (BS 3081) is, as at 9 Sep 58, occupied by
Russian artillery. The barracks did not appear to be fully occupied.
Opposite to the entrance, within the barrack area, there is a large,
two-storied block with two wings. The front has two rows of twenty windows
and attic windows above. The ?.ings have two rows of six windows. A
similar sized block is located along the east side of the barrack area.
It is also two-storied and tio-,:-inged. The second floor has continuous glass
frontage.
There are four wooden gara,e or storage sheds behind the barrack blocks.
Only a few soft-skinned vehicles entered the barrack area on 9 Sop 58.
Troops :sere exercising on foot on the exercise ground immediately west of
the barracks.
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