MILITARYN INFORMATION FROM EBERSWALDE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005300110005-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 2006
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: June 8, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY ..d.....- Soviet Zone of Gem.nor
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lA Former Artillerie Kaserne on Freienwralderstrasse, Lbcrswa. de
(N 53/1 0S):
a. Four JSU-32.2 SF ns left the barracks toward. Finow on
16 April 1.950.
20 to 25 guns left the barracks.
the barracks towed town on 17 April 19500
bQ Two amored reconnaissance cars,,
c. The following vehicles left the barracks toward the
freight station or. 1C April 1950:
(1) Seven JS-3 tanks and two JS-2 tanks
(2) Five radio trucks
(3) Five trucks with
I ? ci U ngaanA gun;
(4) Truck
(5) Ambulance
loaded with chairs and lockers
d0 About 450 officers and 1tt were entrained at the freight
station.
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tables, chai rs, lockers and mattresses were a so
en r ne o The five trucks towing guns, which left the
barracks, .five armored reconnaissance cars and five armored
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jeeps were not entrained and left the freight station tov.ard
i*inow. Wight to ten other trucks, carrying.; abou L 120
officers and i.,; and bi.Lieting equirment, were Also observed
to leave the ireiEht station toward rinow apparently because
they could not be entraa inedy tr.e train
was bound for em aiin.
.f. ThU four eastern barracks buildings appeared deserted
while intensive traffic was observed in the western barracks
section at about 6 p.m.
C. Two truck convoys left the barracks toward the town
between 2 and 4 p.m. on 20 A ri1 1950, The first convoy yj
:y,ade up of about 35 trucks
Ten of the trucks towed AT :funs oi about 50 m caliber, one
truck towed a field kitchen and 15 to 20 trucks were loaded
with billeting equipment. the convoy also included tans; trucks
and two radio trucks. Passenger car brought
up the rear. The second convoy consisted of about 30 trucks
loaded with billetinr equipr;aent.
h. A convoy of 1 to 15 trucks, coming: Prom the direction
of Freienvaaldc, passed through the town between 2 and 4 p.m. on
20 ~A,p ril 1950.
hacn truck was occupied by one to three Lk and mounted a heavy
machine gun for AA protection, (1)
Troops underwent infantry drill and instruction in small
groups in the area near tine barracks on :0 and 21 April 1 -5O0
One hundred to one hundred and fifty men In s::ca11 grou s of
up to 20, marched out of the barracks,
track, towing an. AT gull of about 70 mm caliber
truck, towir4; an AT gun of about 70 mm caliber
passenger car, occupied by a one-star general
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3. 1 ormer Ardelt Plant
No changes were observed. Gate guards wore red-bordered
black epaulets.
Passenger cars,F.:ach occupied by a one-star gene-
ral, leaving the main building toward the town
passenger car
passenger car (3)
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Comment: The report confirms previous infonnation
on the transfer to the T'ernplin area of eanponent
units of the 6th Gds .ecz Div and headquarters units
of the Fourth Gds Metz Army, from ,:berswalde and r'reieri
walde in mid-April 1950. The troops moved by road and rail.
Comient; The bchuetzen Kaserne units, primarily headquar-
ters units of the fourth Gds Y:ecz Ax-my, were still in Ebers-
walde by 21 April 1950.
I Comtagnt: The llq Fourth Gds Mecz Army is stationed in ttlo
Ardelt Plant.
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