(SANITIZED)SOVIET UNITS IN THE BRANDENBURG AREA(SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001800410007-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 14, 2011
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: August 25, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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ac 27. Juno: At 1600 hours Soviet Air Force personnel and dependents f'rox
the Ar tirfield at Neuendorf entrained for Tnsterburg (ft/55) r The tr. Ln
consisted of 10 freight cars and 12 coaches; only the First 5 coaches "e,Ypx?e ;ry
cupied, the rest being rest vcd for a unit in k hkenwerder bei ra: kfurt/0dcr,,
c,,, Vehicles were observed morning towards....henow (t..:3)
about 21 Tune ssibly indicating a transfer Oars fo ?merly
met Train Berl n' deburg, to pick up m0.1; this service is now performer'
by cars
d0 22 June, Trucks left the Arty l.ler~ eke+. rur~le
in t .e rection of Magdeburg. Eight rucks were counted, each carrying 20 :yen
with full equipment,, Vehicles of the sage unit had arrived at these barracks
the previous day from the Fotsd erstra; se or Autobahn. At that time six
vehicles with AT guns were o'bssx?+ied0
e, Soviet trucks at a re-pair sho bxhero
primer movers were sing overha ed 50X1-HUM
t? 2(Y-27 June: Mee'. intended for the local a ulation was requisitioned,.
for rr gri'd` depcncent trans orts, Troops wire` going on maneuvers
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dependents were returning to, the USSR.
u 29 verse; 1 officers appeared at the Brandenburg Gr:.rd.nal Police E) 50X1-HUM
one ;~ said" June 1nqu rf Y about re tionax~ elements
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On 22 June work r ii the runways of I3riest Airfield Was being- in-
tensifi.t:d to such an extent that Soviet troops were being; employed.
As of 7 July,
flying activity 'lad practically ceased and all aircraft had been
catnoui'Laged aga/nst detection from the airy
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a., On 1c July, Soviet strength was estimated at ' l2,,000='15, 000 men.
b, Troops c>>serred included a small infantry unit,, ttsched? to the
l aite:kdatural one 1,30 mm mortar battalion of four lpa.teries and ap