MILITARY INFORMATION FROM WITTENBERG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012800300009-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 16, 2006
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: June 18, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATEPIZEPARFD 18 June 3 ?52
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During the period from 23 to 15Lar 1952.1, the Tauentzien K: erns on Berliner
?Strasse, Aittenberg 52/E 37, vas occopiod by about 200 -,roops nearing
red-bcrdered black epaulets, pprtly v: ',h tank insirimia. installation of
the division headquarters also aas occupied. 25X1
Durine the period from 13 to 15 1714? the Beselor Kaserne or. Teucheler 'Wag was
occupied by about 150 troops woaring red-bordered black epaJlets with tank
insignia.
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During:, the period from 7 to 14 :lay, the Beseler Kaserne on Teucheler Tag vas
occupied by a guard detail of about 70 troops wearing red-t ordered black epau-
lAi-eq On 15 T5a7r -workers were seen reconditioning the inst.
Durine the period from 7 to 14 :lay,ihe Tauentzien Kaserne c Berliner Strnsse
was occupied by about 500 troops wear-.ng red-bordered blaa epaulets 9 Almost
al: troops searivare rocrui..s On 9 33 unarmed recruit i marched out of
the installation in the dipect;on of .,he taa., I 25X1
On 35 nayo abc It 200 recrtits
organized into eight groups wonling rt-t-oordiered black epac Lets and arwed with
submachine guns and carrying f:.old eq,7-1praorit left the insta llation toward
north. ?,cditional personnel wearing red-borCered black epa Ilets were seen
receiving training in the barracks yard. 25X1
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On 17 Hay 1952, a cqinrin nf t.ruaks occupied to capacity witl personnel. and,
including 11 trucks' left 25X1
Atterberg in the direction of Dessau 52/P, If),
6,? On 9 ray, the Arado installation on Dresdener Strasse was u:cupied by about 200
troops and mlarded by sentries wearing rod-bordered black e)aulets. Four oMoorst
10.mon_of a band and 18 ranks cAch of 5 troops and 14 ranks each of 4 Tien
entered the installation, coning from a ceremony at the cerAery. On 3 Liiy?
7 T 34/85 tanks and 1 0-249 gun were seen in the barraohn?.rard. A hundred
soldiers wore engaged in gymnastics.
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On 10 hay 1952: the engineer raterial including
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logs and planking which had been stored in the Deseler Kaserne on.
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TeuchelerTieg had been hauled away, I ]erides under
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construction on the Elbe River adews in early Ea
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the setuiiment had been used there.
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8. On 9 :Tay:, the Tauentzien Kaserne on Deelaner Strasse as occupied by
about 500 troops and was guarded by sentries wearing .ed-berdered
black epaulets. A total of 430 soldiers wearing red ordered bleak
epaulets and a group of 50 troese, 'rearing black-bordc7ed black epau-
lets returned to the inseellatie ion a ceremony at ohu cemetery.
on 2 :Tay, 4 groups of 41, 32, 2f3 and 36 soldiers resasctively were
seen leaving the installation, I Ithef wore either
black-bordered black epaulets or red-bordered black eoaulets.
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On 3 Ilay, the Flak Kaserne in the Teajuhn suburb was
>occupied and was guarded by senteiee wearing red-bord
epaulets. Three T-34/85 tanks etood in front of a ga
Of 10 trucku, left the ine
10. On 24 May, the Deseler Keserne eu Teucheler Jeg M3 V
detail of 20 1311 wearing red-berdered black epaulets i.
by the Tauentzien Kaserne. No Peter vehicle traffic
only lightly
ored black
"age. A column
"Lallation,
leant. A guar
is furnished
vas noticed,
During the period from 13 to 24 lay 1952, the Tauenteeen Kaserne on
Berliner Strasee was occupied by about 1,000 soldiers, most of whom
wore rod-bordered black epaulete, but some wore black -bordered WA&
epaulets, A large number of young soldiers with cloo)ly cropped hair
wore seen. Os 12 flay, 60 soldiers carrying light field equipment
and entrenching tools and oreaneeed into five groups narched to the
Elbe River meadows for combat .4.?siee practice. Two geoups totaling
67 soldiers wearing red-bordered Week epaulets who carried licht
field equipment, entrenched toeee, ndre rolls and rapW fire weanont
marched to the Elbe River meadoee on 13 May., Since rld-April,
between 40 and 50 soldiers wearing'lack-bordezee
black epaulets with engineer ins3gnaa constructed trelches in that
area, built diversion dame in tho Kibe River, made we den raft
stored pontoons, 4 meters long, :.050 meters wide and meter high,
and construction materaal incluciing about 30 iron girlers, h to 5 me-
ters long, boards, lumber and slaved timber. During the period
from 30 April to 8 :Tay, the ?aree was guarded only by two sentries, end the
stored material was still there *
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iv has boon in its uunuer canp on ierder-Uarkenderf The headquarters
however, has not been confirmed there andlI
25X1 Inay still have been in the Taventzien Kaoerne In ;'ay. 25X1
Although the other installatione were eeportedly oweied with a strength
usual for rear details, the Teueetzien Kaserne, accorling to tbe
infarmatior ape3ars to be occepied25X1
by a training unit of about 500 soldiers
the observations on the engineer training s:ate
on the Elbe River are indicative that the engineer treinine for whieh
all engineer units of, the Third :Ids L:ecz Army were transferred. to
!ittonber::, :Icr:ordin to other information, is undervv,
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