MILITARY INFORMATION FROM DRESDEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008100500006-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: June 26, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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Military Infornation fraa Dresden
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1. On four days between 1 and 14 "ay 1951, no changes were observed regarding the
occuoation of the Kaserne, Dresden-ander eiann. Trucks
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occupation of the installation did net change prior to 1 June. (1)
On four dare between 1 and 14 Agay, the southern section of the Koenig Georg
Kaserne was apparently vacant, whereas intensive activity wasobserved in the
northern section of the installation, Thirty soldiers with tank insignia were
seen narching from there taaard the city, and 20 soldiers received instruction
on three tanks on 7 144 0 Seven van-like trucks were larked in the barracks yard.
25X1C Driving-school trucks . which were occupied by
20 student drivers wearing red-bordered black epaulets with artillery insignia?
were identified on E6mmerweg near the installation. The occupation o2 the Koenig
25X1 Geor, Kaserne had not changed prior to 1 June-. Some vehicles with numbers cei? the
were also seen. (2) .
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Between 16 May and 1 June, vehicular traffic:, but no training activities was
observed in the Laschineneewehr Kasernee Sedan
and motor vehicle were identified. (3)
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The former 101st Grenadier Regt "aserne seemed to house a headquartee5 and a guard
detail of soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets and blackabordered black
epaulets without branch-of-service insignia. Between 16 and 18 .leaare hawever, only
sentries yearina red-bordered black eoaulets w r eedan
identified during
TLlS pen o c ange in the occupation of the installation occurred prior to
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5. Between 16 and 18 May, the Adolf Hitler Kaserne appeared to quarter about 1,000
troops who wore black-bordered-black epaulets without branch-of-service insignia,
25X1C and we, o served as sentries. On 18 eaya 5 sedans and
were parked in the barracks yard. Trucks
identified in traffic at the installation. Except to the appearance of a metor
no change was observed at the installation until
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On 3 ay two units, each of 100 soldiers %taring red-bordered black
epaulets without branch-of-service insiolias left the SS Kae rne for
combat drill, No heavy weapons were noticed,, Zieveral soldiers with
truck laid a. heavy field wire near the instnliation, (1)
On 21 Llayp one barracks building of the Iiachrichten "asernes, Dresden-
Uebigau was occupied by soldiers wearing rd-bordered black epaulets
and a.second buildinglv soldiers who wore black-bordered black epauletr
About 150 soldiers from the second barrack. build were seen marchiag
out for traininr, All other -barracks buildings wore believed to be vacant.,
otor vehicle was seea in harracks-trofficn (6) 25x1c
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e..)Q On 17 and 20 ray, the Polizei Kaserno in Dresden-elleran was occupied by who uoro red-bordered black_22211121,2_21ILa branch-of-sorvico
insignia resembling a double cross, 111111111111111 that Bmall oups of
recruits carrying heavy bagga ge arrived by streetcar, They were !let, by
=Os and senior I and marched to the barracks n' ii personntlo
ineludinc sentries and rearuitss wore the sesre branch-of-service insir:nia.
All the windows of or barracks buildinr a 25 percent of the windows of
another barracks building were lighted at nightfallo third. rracks
and the wooden RAD (Reich Labor Service) 'barracks were '1:1 cant, (7)
(L On 11 the naschinengewehr Kaserne still seemed to quarter not :lore than
100 troops,, :Ehree groups of In soldiers each were seen practicinE with hand
cronades,, .;leven sedans and 7 new trucks with canvas tops wore parked in the
barracks nrd, Trucks identified in barracks traffic between 7 and 29 j,ay
were numbered
100 On 29 ;ays the former 101st Grenadier Regt i',:sserne still seeed. to quarter
from 200 to 303 troops who wore red-bordered black epouleta and black-ordered
black epaulets, (4)
On 7 May,1 200 recruits wearing black -bordered black ea lets, who had
apparently recently arriveas wore seen assoriLling for roll call at the
Adolf :iitler haserne, On 3 lays 40 to 60 soldiers with motor transport
insignia on red-bordered black epaulets or on blacordcred black
orrauletsrn sten cleaning 10 notor vehiclos in the Ilarrlers ynrd. (5)
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beliovel to he stationed in the -:lachinerewehr ,aserne
away- for survi traininE!0
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Liouthern aroup of l'orcess
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black epaulets, as stated in paragraph 5, bec ause
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black. epaultrts,
the occupation of
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on the instaUations has always distinr:uished between
k-llorderad -Ls and others wearinr red-bon:trod
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moot of the barracks buildings of the Nachrichten scrne. -Jrtoden-
Uebigauz, arc vacant, it is believed that the 134th Gds .]/.117 R
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llth Gds Tankiv has moved to Kotnigsbrueck and the unidentified AAA
unit of tht 4th :ids AAA Div possibly to .Ustro4,7
the exceAion of a hospital, no troop unit i mown Ln h ermanent1y
stationed in the Polizei Kasernel Helleran indica tes 25X1C
the possibility that a processin center of the arpy for outgoing discharcees
of the 1927 class and incominc recruits may havo been temporarily establihed
in the installation.,
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