MILITARY INFORMATION FROM DRESDEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007300660002-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 14, 2003
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 14, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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The Adolf itl r ICaserne was occupied to capacity by soldiers wearing
red--bordered black e s ?.. war
stricted to quarters, :..otor
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sere seen. (2) 25X1 B
lr, + trreen 3j January and 3 February 1951, the aucher Kaserne in Dresden
('N 52/F 29) was apparently not occupied to capacity. Young; soldiers
we,arin -reen epaulets .-rere observed in the installation, Passenger
oa occupied by four officers, was seen. (1) 25X1 B
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3? The ;,renadier Kaserno was occupied to capacity by soldiers who wore red-
bordered black epaulets. :..,any officers of-all ranks and branches of ser-
vice, and heavy uehi.cular traffic, were observed between 30 January and
3 FF'Pbruary, all the ira_oortant officers 6 meetings,
indoctrination courses and lectures, including those for officers .from
other military posts, took placp in the club house of the Grenadier Kaserne.
The Ht) (iiandelsoz anicati.on)(Trade 0r;anization) hotel managers were instruc-
ted to send Soviet officers to the club house for night lodging in case
their hotels were filled. (3)
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The Koenig '.ieorg Kaserne was occupied to capacity by soldiers wear !%! red-
bordered blac,e epaulets, :. for vehicles weere seen
there. (4)
On 1. Febrruary, barbers employed in the Flak Kaserne, Dresden-'r.ickern, said
that tips installation quartered 300 men, including officers. The barbers,
who were served all meal . in the installation, stated that food was poor,,
The soldiers had loaves of bread and foodstuffs brought to them at the
fence by local civilians. Necessities and luxuries were sold in the iristalla--
tion by the IHO store several tiaes Yreekly. Lcval residents said that eij;ht
AT guns, wosumab of 76 rnn were stationed in the billL.ting area,, ? lr
vehicles I loccupied by soldiers wearing red--bordered
black epaulets without branch-of-service :rpre seen there., (5)
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(1) It has been kno6m since 190 Bucher Kaserne quarters an.
.MID unit.
(2) This information contradicts previous observations 25X1
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aserne since March 1950. To date, a si szzal unit and a mainten.
unit were believed to be stationed there. (3) Previous reports indicated that the IIq First Gds Lecz Army has been
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This is confirmed by the present report,
(4) According to a previous report, it is believed that the 7th -Ids 1,1v
Tank GI' negt of the 11th Gds Tank Div tered in the Koenig
Georg Kaserne. 25X1 A
(5) The estaxzate of the number of from s in the Flak Kaserne a;Tre ti
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