MILITARY INFORMATION FROM POTSDAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R015600420007-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 3, 2003
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: December 5, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE PREPARED
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DATE OF CON.TENT_.Ta 2 October to 5 November 3952
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5. December 1952
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1, Or, 5 November 1952, the r"avallek ieschule in `?'rampnitz, north of Potsdam, was
occul?ied as previously by about 6,00 troops. Preparations for the ceremony
for the (etober revolution were observed in the barrages installation. On
31 October, about 700 Tien, some of there carrying rucksacks had fallen in on
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come from other places to attend ? an illustrated lecture. On 3 November, So
to 60 troops nearing red-bordered black epaulets with tank insignia and
.7t;a.t-.oned in buildings Nos 51 and 52 were discharged at a ceremony, with a
military band playing. Each dischargee was given a diploma. On 5 November, the
dis0hargees and another 150 troops with baggage left the installation on 12
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On 23 October, soldiers were seen
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of 22 c;ctober, About 80 to sidecar motorcyles, which belonged to the 25X1
motorcycle unit in bui= d:inn No 3, were parked in building No 88 on feiter darsrn
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On 25 C~ctol,e_r, eight 57.rrv4n AT guns were seen. Jn building No 88? Truck
stood alt, r filling station on the cast side of the hall. Four `T-31L/85 , ks
25X1 ere in building No 89. On 27 October, about
technical sergeants and :NTCOs wearing red-bordered black epaulet, with motor
tvansport, tank or artillery insignia had fallen in on the athletic field on
25X1 Reiterdarnrn. Subsequently, they left the instal" at on with baggage on 10 trucks,
25X 1 Vii th a military ba.rr.d. playin . building No 25 u r tered a
25X1 tank repair shop. SU- 26 9 cnin8 and JS tanks were,
seen in front of the tank garages on . ordstrasse. On 2? October, seven .3U 2J~1.9
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tank garages on Nordweststrasse, about 40 SP gins were 25X1
pai ked in building No 62. Numerous wooden boxes with tae* axnmunit.i.on which
were covered w th canvas, were in the area between the tank a? 'ages. Tank
a trctun ti.an repeatedly was trucked to building No 59 25X1
the SP guns were loaded in the tank garages. On 30 Octoberr several trucks
armored scout cars and sedans here soon in buildin No 57. 25X1
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During the period from 24 to 29 October, all quartering buildings of the
Kavailerieschule in -rarq)nitz were occupied,- About 1,000 NCOs had allegedly
been discharged during the period of observ a. ion . The conversion to a bakery
of a stablo, building Io 16 was not coanpletecl by the target date t.,rhich had
been set for 28 October.. Four large twin coa.l burning ovens were being erected.
On 25 October, 3 onir SU 152 guns were in the inaner yard in front of a garage,
building No 56. i if t een to 18 officers and 25,0 to 280 EM weari.ntg red-bordered
black epaulets with motor transport insignia had fallen in in s'roups in front
of bzil_di.nr ),To 15/
Z From 24 to 29 October, the Kriegsschule at the intersection of Palm, el Alice
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and Kirsch Alice was occupied by about 1.,000 troops, inciu ..ng some officer
candidates? 0fficors who were seen for the first bane and wore red-bordered
black epaulets with tank, artillery or motor transport insignia and black-
1-ordered black epaulets 7,j`:_th signal insignia, :incl,.i,di ngg a few with air force
insignia, and some officials were seen entering and leaving the instal ation0
The constriction of garages in the east section of the installation w-.?s
continued; a pistol target range was be:in:, :onstruated.. on 29
October; 2 T-34/85 wanks 1. =I W3 tank an 'jU 1U,
0 gain were
loaded on flatcars which, ?n:re a Ltached to a regular freight
train w .th it locomotive a e ~~x Lopa railroad scat?iono The materiel had
come from the ?Criageechul.e o 4
On 28 October, the Adolf Hitler Kaserne on P >eel Alice was occupied by about,
1,2C)U troops who wore red-bordered black epaulets, including some with motor
transport insignia, send about 300 uniformed women. :"ra officer and 11
including, some rccruitw entered the installation coming from the firing
ranges
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8. on 29 October, the north sect:_cn of iolizel ':aserne at IC - 12 aet or
Allee, was occupied by a o'at 30 recruits, w{ ar . -r, rcd--ordered black
epaulets and incl ad'n some with black-bordered crimson epaulets :entries.
observed wore red--bordered black epaulets Tith artil'.er tisi cn i a
9. On 24 October, the b~;:rraci;cs insta:tlation in Goitm was occupied by about
3C k, troops with the sentry wear' ri b-lack-bordered black
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gnia were seen after 17 uc tober - The personnel o the new unit wore
black-bordered black epaulets and, a fey,, signal i..nsi nja. =tier 17 October,
the former ordnance shop and the 'garages in 'rye east; sect on of the instal
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la,t-i on, were used as ,-rotor vehicle repair shop? The northwest sect4 on of the
installation, which previou3l quartered 'VP units, was vacant., The construct en
work was be'_ngg ccr -let,ed. tlic, artillery units had.
been stationed in the barracks installation in (7o]-Lin ,, after. '.heir re -urn from
the maneuver, had ao-ec to the Lohen'_obe "Isc me and Luden-lorff "aserne on
i'edlitzer ;. tra.sse. The ammunition depot in niche and the r, rntonment, near the
Landessender (1ransmitter) in T'otsdam had been vacated.,
1C On. 22 October, the barrack.: installation in .ildpark est, cast of Crosser
.Lntenfae,ger Lake, w e occupied by about troops rear L r red-border.,* d
black eraulets with iiotor trans :or?t insignia ,, The soldi.er,,, ob czrre ? exclusively
e n :. ed in technical ser rir+e ._~nd 1rivinp? sch+-ol nrac ice
11.1 On 22 Uctober, the richen" ohe ' :-rserne on #edli tzer tetra sse was occupied by
about 3W tr- ~-I-)s., and the Ludendorff '_aserne north of the hoiienlohe t'aserne
was occupied b-, about 4ue _ troops wearisi red.-o.or ?tiereuI It'L,;.cl, ep aulets with
rtillex~,r or rotor trans~:ort _..nsi-ria4 on 22 .,etobor, 9 officers and 13:4 I. MM
wearing red-torckred ulac ;.. epaulets rith ai:-tiller - a.ns]Jniia, including a fel.
with sirria . arise d writ , rifles and carr'rin?- prac ' ice targets narched
fro':, the ti.r he niche Kasorne to the firing ranges.. 7
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On 30 October 1952, the s c ath sec+.; on of Delius TCaserne on \acdlitzer Strasse
was occupied by 6 GO 700 troops wearing red--'::ordered black epaulets,
including some with artillery or motor transport insJ. gnia of service.
A soldier stated that they belonred '~o a rioter pool. The north section of
the installation was occupied by IjP;, 5
25,, On 29 October, the Carde-du.-Corps Kasurne on Otal in w,r.s occupied by
l.OC to 150 troops, with the sentry wearing red-bor''ered black epc.ul.cts with
motor transport. insignia, Twenty-one tank trucks were seen. in the garages
The police headquarters had moved, and its quarters in the rear tee- ion Of the
installation were occupied by a poli, a school. 5
26. On 22 October, I?lajor ianrei (fnu) was administrative officer in the "dolf
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AII v kitchens were in operation. in a ministrative officer, allegedly one
Colonel. flukatov (fnu) was identified in building No 9. He if, .-is subordinate
to one Praznikov (fnu),, Fuilding Ato 10 w:r s occupied by a hceadnnar zers _
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2c'?? On 2F' ctober, the ':avallerieschule in K'r a ir_,nitz was occupied bed; and ca acitrt
Twenty trucks and 10 tarsi: trucks were observed in thc: barracks area.J
I Com?lent. The information on the occupation of "Le 7'avallcr?icscl?.Li1e
in rampnitz,which quarters the bulk of the 10th Ods Tan'. Di.v. Indicates
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The sidecar mo orcycles in building No 88 most probably belong,
o e z ,(s kltrcl B3.L ti'hi_cl~a thus can I e confirmed in Kr r:- nitz until. 23
October 1952? The gist Cads Hv Tank SP n is confir.-,ed in '.rampnitz by
The exchange of p ?scnnel of the
s Tank _ev was ^ T ously reported, For key to numbered bi:.i'dings
see annex frigacier C-cneral }Nraznikov is car-ied as com:ianr'.ing
officer of the c.ivis _.on, _
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as Occupied b units of the 56th rotor Trans A4er?ti, of the GOFGG as previously.
a informs tior on the Occupation of the, Adolf
J varzna 2nc~ca no chan~7c.s since the reference rc-..o_^t, (no Gds
Major was pre-Jviousl~; reported as adr:zinistrative officer in the
Ruinenber/, Kasr.e, no. The Leibgard.eh-.a.saren ,.aserne .and tkie Garde-d?;-Corps
"aser?ne possibly quarter rotor transport w f. i s of the Ieomendati,ra in Potsdam.::
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Ini :C'lE -.:schuI in early reportecL rat , :, _n c n arses 25X1
hold involve officers ; zd officer can .a da? e j W The 'a. l'- s loaded .-ere pr?es :rmab r y
tanks In nec:7 o ' repair tat-_ ch had been used for instr?uc' iona1 ptupoocs in the
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a z r.; t can lac carried
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I-V . x hc%d.ouazters and offices, the ' clize . ..ascrre wris also vacated. itj
''- zore7'c re,, appears i.ncrc diblE. that the in tal anon should have hee,n occupied
ompte:r t. Tn c on jimc t :,.on with t-7'ie f;.l'. nsf'er to '.ue: risdo 1~' -` oss 3T of the
cY,r 6C? 'to Ft,C_ troops t.rl ch,