INFORMATION FROM THE BAD KOESEN ENGINEER TRAINING AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005500240002-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2006
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 21, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOT'iC fnf'oia.atio i frc ~.i the Sad Noesen hri ;ir ser `fraininF; Area
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. DATE PREPARED 21 July 1,950
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25X1 l The e iginees r tr;,..irlin'-1' area, about. 111m long and I k u wide, extends along
the southern hank of the 5aal.e :diver from the point south of Bad Koesen
toward Rudelbur" . #'errTbwat landings were seen along the, river bank
in that area.. Two anchored motorboats, and about 10C pontoons, in the
water and on ! and, were observed. Eight trucks designed for carryirr ;
pontoons were .)arced nearby, Uridjing tu==ber was piled in ,readox~s.
25X1 2.. Truk occupied by eight soldiers wearing black-bordered rod
epaulets, left. .he woods in which the troop camp was located.
3. About 300 officers aind L-,, most of thca wearing black-bordered b .ack
epaulets and red-bordered black epaulets, but sale wearing blue--bordered
black epaulets :end black-bordered red epaulets, watched a Dame of
soccer at the athletic field between gad Koesen and the if?Litary camp
4. otor vehicles
25X1 * ~JComment. The report indicates that the engineer training area near
Bad rowers was used for orate:: exercises by engineer troops of the iLzhtn
Gds .4,.r my, Sim=ilar activity was observed there in 1949,
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