REPLACEMENT OF DISCHARGEES BY RECRUITS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010000380009-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 29, 2011
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: December 21, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION 46"TT~CONTI L/US OFFICIAL
r' Germany (Soviet Zone~EGUR.ITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY REPORT
TOPIC Replacement of Dischargees by Recruits
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT
'ATE OBTAIN
,REFERENCES
HATE PRFPARFn 21 December 1951
PAGES 2 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS-
1. During; the period from 8 to 16 November 1951, as many as 50 unarmed soldier, s
wearing red-bordered black epaulets were seen daily arriving at, and depart-
ing from, the Altruppin (N 53/Z 49) railroad station. All these soldiers
arrived from the direction of, and left toward, Neustadt. (1)
2. Twelve pontoons and 2 flatcars with engineer equipment were dispatched from
the Altruppin railroad station toward Neustadt on 17 November. (2)
3. About 1,600 unarmed troops, who were about 20 years old and. wore red-border-
ed black epaulets, arrived in Altruppin aboard a train of 47 boxcars at
6:30 a.m.. on 26 Povember, and marched to the Fridericus Kaserne. About 600
troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets v,ith tank insignia were seen
boarding 16 boxcars at 8:30 p.m., and departing toward deustadt. They were
trained troops and NCOs. (1)
It. The following troop shipments were listed in the records of the Altrupr: i.n
railroad station between 25 and 30 November:
25 November. Fifty-three boxcars with troops arrived at Altruppin via Guhen
and were unloaded. (1)
26 November. Nineteen boxcars with troops were dispatched from Altruppin
to Doeheritz (3)
28 November. Seven cars with troops arrived at Altruppin from Schwerin 50X1-HUM
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30 November. Fourteen boxcars with troops were dispatched from Altruppin
to rrrankfurt/Oderborder (5) Four boxcars with troops 50X1-HUM
were dispatched from Altruppin to Altengrabow.
5. A train which passed through Eberswalde (N 53/V 08) at 10 a.m. on 17 i?ovember50X1-HUM
coming from the direction of I3ernau and proceeding toward Frankfurt/Oder,
consisted of eight boxcars, each of which was occupied by about 40 soldiers
who wore reel-bordered black epaulets and were not believed to be recruits.
(6)
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6. Two T-3L/85 tanks were unloaded at the Eberswalde railroad station and
went to the tank repair shop on the Nagerna prenmises on Ceschwister Sch,ol.l.
Strasse on 19 November. (7)
7. A train which passed through Eberswalde at 9 a.m. on 20 November, coming
from the direction of Bernau and proceeding toward Fran'