MILITARY INFORMATION FROM PRENZLAU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011500030009-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 13, 2006
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 25, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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1 o Cn 16 January 1952, Captain Zemyc.nov (fnu), suo 1
C,e;narany (Soviet Zone)
~di:li tar - Information from Prenzlau
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o 'f" c r of Unit Chorrnin in. Prenzlau (i 514/ Th).V that he had a let aer
and learned that a colonel) rather than Lieutenant Colonel Chernin fnu),,
Z' eny'onov a s superior o: fi cer, was in comriand of the tank regiment referred to as
Trait Chernin, This unit conducted firing practice with live aryl.anition With five
7-31t tanks in the Zehdenick (N 53/tT 70) area, from 8 to 13 January 19510 The 25X1
cfficcers were quartered in earth bunkers? The firing practice which involved all
cffioers of the unit was witnessed by a colonel from the division headquarters i.i
Cran:Lenburg Td 53/Z 77) and an army general from Lberswalde (N 53/V 08),
Major Borizov Shoravlov, comriarxiin; officer of Tank Unit
Shoravlov, had been transferred to the Uo6oO.R4, for reassignment at the begrinannin,
cf' January 1952. Captain Zemyonov said that all officers serving with units in t:
. :avieet ,one of Uerinany for a prolonged period of tine would be transfer 'ed to the
oa3.itp and be replaced by younger officers?
Units Chernin and Shoravlov each consisted of a raor.?tar
company and a "field" company, and that each company was com.:anded by a major. A'
f ield kitchens of the two tank units were co,:l7letely overhauled by Cerrnan firms,,
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lo avoid any contact between German Workers an 1 Soviet soldiers, Gor:.aan employee,
v;ere escorted by Soviet guard details to where they were to work together wit}
E:ovi,.t soldiers in the barracks installations,. In mid-=January
IIfive earth bunkers, about 1 motor aboveground and 1.80 motors under;-,rotund., <
tnde:w construction along the road to Luisenthal, southeast of the barracks
installation on t;l~ south side of 3_'erliner Strasseq The bunkers were provided :vi-
embrasures facing vest and had splinterproof top;
2, Cn 9 February, the barracks installation on the nort:i. side of Berliner Stras:3o Tr,,
c ccuoied beyond capacity by troops who wore red bordered black em ul ets includin;
--ore, with tank and artillery insignia. i ght 3L./85 tanks ? and six J'-, tanks'T
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3n (n 9 r'ebruary, the barracks installation on the south side of Berliner .itrasso wi.
c ccu.oied to capacity by troops who wore red-bordered black epaulets including so)
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w j th tank and artillery insizgnia Four grouos of 10 ran were instructed on
f) GO-M mortars in the barracks ;card? Four ZlS- 3 nodel t
were also noticed in the yard,, Truck's
each towing a 3!--,'% ;V, gnu were e paving the billeting area
A00-,et 60 soldiers drillod nn e tr,,inin; field soa:t.r?est of the inst aA;Catior ,
Ps?ior to 11. Po wary., four units of about l14G soldiers each Poll iia eve!^,r
:u)rning in the yards of the eas torn and western sections of tho barracks
iiautallation on the south side liner Strasso., 7 ch unit was headed by
5 to 8 officersf, I Ix:ajor Cazionok (phonetic poilin, )
(frni) was comiandinL the troops in the eastern section and "a3j:)r Chernii
(fits) those in the western section and that both officers were predominantly
engaged in administrative work, Lost of the vehicles in tho gara-;Us in ? he
eastern section of the installation were, signal vehicles two or three;3 tar_ks, 13P tuns, Light AT guns, heavy mortars
and nin. er s, trucks were parked in the garages in the western section,
.mast of the tanks of the unit were stationed in t; i barracks
arast~:llation on the north side of Ierline.rr -trasse where the
17,-Is also
at the end of iiovonraer and
aT, Une Deg=rang ' Decerb-er, about .CO troops were returned to the UOS?So;l.
for discharge after three years of service, They left for the UOS,bRO in
snail , ouos and, were r enlaced by al out as raa ay recruit?4 Officer, including
one :1,ioutonant Colonel Vosenko (phonetic spellin?) (fnu) were also trans-.
fesrred to the ~t,,.~?ae~7ulbo for reassignmont., Training activity the two barracks
it: tailations comprised infantry training close-combat training and basic
training with various heavy, weapons? Only the trained personnel loft for
dr:.ily practice on the training; field south of the barracks installationt.a During
ti ;e week from 2O to 28 January 19.5 52., routine activity was performed at rii:ght,
beginning at 6 ps,m, and ending at 6 a.m. The troops slopt daring the days?
All Garrian women employed in the of s: icers' billets had been discharged come
weeks previously.,
Coy rtt, The report generally confirms the two barracks installations
tc r is er tae 175th 'Yank 1:ogt: the `33d Gas I;v Tank SP 11egt and the u.+ -
ic.envifled mortar rogiri nt of tho 25th Tank Div and, presurnab ,r also ar
i~r.ddontified AT artillery unit or artillery unit, I . Tin
Gt's V,y;~jor Charnin (fnu)., i;aeritioni d in the present riport, was s,y
rcported,, He my have been promoted to the l rank of lieutenant colonel. His
pcsition has not been definitely det;rttinoc iie is `-elleved to be r~up,-.) y
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officer of the 17r;th Tangy
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a sir uant~ Colonel