SHIP MOVEMENTS IN BALTIC SEA

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 9, 2005
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: July 16, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
I FORMATION REPORT CD NO.
=:OUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Ship Movements in Baltic Sea
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teas made up of a naval vessel of about 800 tons and four smaller vessels
resembling torpedo boats. The formation was in line astern and under the
direction of the larger vessel:, They fired from t he sea at the :3teep
coast near Kolikeort. The machine runs and anti-aircraft fired at the
chalk cliffs Which splintered and powdered into dust upon being; hit. The
forward weapon (estimated to have been of 8,8 cm calibre) shot into the
water before the shore line. High columns of water were seen rising vthere
he shells had fallen in the yr ter but no targets were observed.. A small
motorboat followed the formation apparently as an observation vessel. It
?_us about 20 meters long. All the ships carfied the black, reds, and yellow
flag on the sterna
between 1000 and 1100 hours near Buoy 5 near Sassnitz. The formation
ax: !,a,,-,t ~otte naval formation at target practice
The loading boat was probably named the "Ernst Thaelmann" although the
surname could not be seen clear],y~ A weapon of about 803 cm calibre was
on the very high forecastle. One four-barrelled anti-aircraft reapon was
on either side just below the stack. A smaller anti-aircraft weapon was
on the "'erdeck, * (See sketch ;'l,,)
The four small vessels reserbl ng torpedo boats were about 4G-50 meters
long. Their designation was not visible. An anti-aircraft weapon was
mounted fore and aft in addition to several machine guns, (See sketch Cr2.)
ha Searchlight exercises against aircraft were observed near Swineende on
9 April botr.~en 2000 and 2100 hours. On 10 April in the morning between
0700 and 0800 hours, two jets were observed flying at rather high altitude.
They were coming fron the direction of fuegen and flying towards Swinnniende.
On 11 April 1953 from 3330 until 31..00 hours: aircraft maneuvers of two planes
were observed between Sassnitz and Bornholm. The planes departed in the
direction of Ruegen.
5. Training courses for younger students for Licenses A2 and L2 are now taking
place at the navigation school in t.ustrav near 4arnemuende.
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70 2ctvven forty and fifty fish cutters are saV to be
fishing undisturbed in the c;; or an' ant' to be a t;l e to ei C r
l i ch -)o?r t s tg ('if f f i cultics.
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vA The ~'olec are no longer ."snsi3tin[, t~ ut foreign v cs cl a oi:?scrvo
the twelve mile limit oaf the Polish slloroa reconti;;
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were ru _ ss ~r cad ured, now they are able to travel =.ita:in t C area
h l thout nc_rance. One can also anchor near the Polish coast tiiout-
c'ifT? culti cs now.
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n o ' cri l in, cutter. i vc ap ?roac :G( :.1t:3' "n one and one-half t l- C:' o the
oiicii coa:; t recently thoirb being leste
,~. "n 22 ;..~rii at 1c,00 hours, a _'usrian naval vcs-el Z.ac teen leaving
.:ti. r iucnc'o .with a I;'. course. It had a former ucrr+ miaval Lorry barge
(17aeilr,3rafn)in tow. 2'lc -ussian ve -cl carried the nunber 111,51" on
its Jos:, ~l'~iere .Tare two anti-aircraft 'Lo a'oons c ach ..orc and. sit., The
lead ship flea a coz ancant's ,ennant and both vessels ilc:: the soviet
flags The naval Lorry b r:rge bad an anti-aircraft weapon directly in rant
of the bridge which was located exctre;,io1,y far aft. (~:ee 'A etch 1,3)
10. On 23 :,nril between 1100 and 1330 hours a .lid;" er -.:`hich had been reb i t
as a tanker was observed on a course igetweon ,: nG; cnc'e and the
Grei svi-alder Oiea It fl.ei. the blaclk, red, and yellow flag. :.t t .e sari
time a 2us curl tug toed a hG av. .y laden li titer with a course cu st from
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110 ..t 1600 hours on the sari clay, an .:art ::one ;,mac'. vr.~ : el 25X1
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eas 16 sea miles, It was )Onted a nediu.-n shade of fir
120 On 2 '-;Z;, Source o..n-erred a to: do Loat formation of seven boats in line
Sb of Stubbcnlm=mr~ fffl;e formation was fol:l.ov;i.ng a S., course. The ooata
z:ere all of the sane type (one stack)
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T.-re on :le wog . a. The crew consisted of about 11, mn. (Oce `:.etch
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ort]L'lenti 'ossib3,y a flight control boat.
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