O[B] SITUATION OF SOVIET GROUND FORCES FROM INFORMATION OBTAINED BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER AND 1 NOVEMBER 1951

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COWRY Germany (Ruasian Zone)/kustriailiungary/USall
SUBJECT OD Situation of Soviet Ground Forces from
Information Obtained between 1 October and
1 November 1951
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and 1 November 1951 indicated no changes in the
ground forces in Germany up to the middle of
installations in the Soviet Zone of Germany,
1. Reports received between 1 October
genera disposition of the Soviet
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2. The following units and rear service
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Forces Gormalz (GOFG).
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56th Hotor Trans Regt
WUBUSDONF
27 September
66th CO Sig Regt
POTSDAU area
3 October
25th RL prig (or Rogt?)
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5 October
An Arty Div
POTSDAU
29 September
A Gun Arty Brig
POTSDAU
29 September
6th (?) Ode ,AAA Div
CITEUNITZ?AUE area
27 September
32d AAA Div
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17 October
53d Central Repair Shop
DMLIN-0=5CH0ENEJEIDE 6 October
123d Tank Repair Shoo
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820th 'Lotion Supply Depot
Main Clothing Depot
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JESSEN 7 October
Main Engr Depot
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Hq 39th Gds :Itz Rifle Div
RTIDOLSTADT 23 September
114 20th Gda 11eo4 Div
JLMII 23 September
H4 57th Ods l'tz Rifle Div
NA, Qum 26 September
170th Gda LA Rifle Regt
NAtLIBONG 30 !August
172d Gd a ;,tz Rifle Regt
GOTHA 3 September
114 21st 'ids ilecz Div
MILD 10 September
54th Gic Nau Arty Regt
August
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15th Ode Engr Dn
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10th Gds a Regt
Hq 94th Gds Utz Rifle Div
283d Gds Utz Rifle Regt
238th Gds Utz Rifle Regt
Hq 13th rem Div
58th L:ecz Regt
60th :Jecz Regt
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1st Gds Tank Regt
64th Gds Hv Tank SP ReEt
19th Gds flecz Regt
20th Gds Uect rat,
358th Gds AAA Regt
40th Gds Tank Regt
44th Gds Tank Regt
45th Gds Tank Regt
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Army Fuel Supply Depot
Hq 9th Gds Tank Div
33d Gds rtz Rifle Rost
71et Gds Hy Tank SP Rogt
Hq 1st I.:49oz Div
19th Uecz Regt
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HQ 9th ljecz Div
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Army ClethinL; Depot
23 September
26th Gds Leos Regt
31D FilEILbALDE 7 September
3.5th adc; Locz net
asrmu 22 October
676th How Arty Regt
131MNAU 3 October
34th Tank Tng 311
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Hq 7th Gds cz Div
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FILTITURT/Oder 23 September
Hq 25th Tank Div
CitAIIIENDURG 12 September
175th Tank 1Zegt
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4. Movements e including some which were reported when they W I in the
planning stages and which were effected in September r Ootober
1951e included the movement of the Hq Fourth Gds Mece ,UODs from
the Ardelt Plant to the Schuetzen Kaserne; that of hiq Army,
WEIMARs from the Sophien Hospital to VIE17:0,110HVA au mt of the
unidentified rocket launcher regiment of the Second ,Ce " from the
Weisse Stadt settlements ORAIIIMIBURG0 to the barreeee ,e!o.t SCHOEN-
WALDE airfields with only the unidentified AT artill or ?: the Second
Gds e,eee Army remaining in the Weisse Stadt settlemee eeee-eeale construction
? of new barracks installations was started at BAD SAACU Tho :eilldines at the
exit road of KOENIGSZSTERNAUSEN toward =SE!! were io bo vacc.., allegedly to
? furnish quarters for an unidentified unit from Fa....:KPM/Odorn The former Kayser
chemical factorys ORANIONBURG0 was vacated by Soviet troops, whereas groups of
buildings west of the former ORAIIITIBURG concentration camp were cleared of
civilian residents in order to be used as troop quarters. The former Auer Plants
ORAIMOIBURG, which has not been used by the military to dates well alleeedly be
occupied by an AAA Unit.
pekear-eelee .1LosLur Tr oop_Tre ainire_eseinds.
50 The combined-arms exerciees above roeimental level which were started at the
troop training grounds arel their vicinity in early September 1951x were continued
by the divisions until the first two weeks of October 19510 These exercises
involved tanks, infantry, artillery, and special weapons. The first indications
that the troops were planning to return to their winter quarters were reported
about 10 October 1951. The first signs of the return movement were usually the
departure of advance parties to prepare the quarters at the home stations, and
the dispatch of shipments of ammunition and equipment. The troops themselves
started entraining several &es later. ? Toward the end of Octobers renorts were
received_ which indicated that troops at all troop training grounds started
to leave in the middle of October 19511 with the exception of the troops at
? =DEIN, 7IERDER-MARIUMOHF ane TRUISM, who began leaving only after 20 October
19510 The information was confirmed by reports frem numerous military posts
which mentioned the arrival of troop units. :Tone of the reports received by
the Ulm this report URS completed indicated that any of the troop training
grounds had boon completely vacated by troops.
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Fall Exercises.
6. The field exercise in the ROSSLAU-WITTEDDBRG-DELITZSCH area, which was rep6rted
in the middle of September 19512 vas later confirmed by subsequent reports ? *H.
On the basis of these reports it has been fairly definitely established that a
command post exorcise was hold from about 18 September to 1 October in the
VITTENDERG-DELITZSCII-ITALBARMDT area under the Hq GOFG and invelvied individual
combat elements of all six armies in the Soviet Zone of Germany
Only some of the troop units leaving the troop training grounds returned direCtly
to their winter quarters. Others earticipated in the large-scale final maneuvers,
which were conducted in the L1'TZLID3 HeatheSTETIDAL-RATHENOLJ-GENTHIN area and the
? ROSUAU-ZERBST-AEEN area, These maneuvers began about 20 October and are believed
to have ended during the last days of October 19510 Since the information received
by the time this report was completed indicated only movements of troops to in
and from the maneuver amass it has been impossible to analyze the manenverss
completely determine the units involved or establish the degree of cooperation
between the units. It. has been. established'? 'hotievarg that the troops involved in
the maneuver in the LF,TZLINa-Heathx.ARATIIIVICUZENTHIll area included: Components of
of 01 divisions, corps and army headquarters units of the Third Shock Army,
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components of the 7th Gds Tank Div, the 25th Tank Div: the 6th Gda Lees Divs
and the IV Arty Corps; and, possibly? SOMD elethent th ith Gds Tank Div
and of the Eighth Gds Army. The maneuvers if it UA' ')( nelAootively by all
of the units mentioned, nen probably conducted br poet of the He
GCFG in the TANGERHUETIE area. Simultaneous, a maneuver
involving the 21st Gds Aecz Div and components Div, the IV
Arty Corps, and engineer units of the 00FG was L T,038LAU-ZERBST.
AN area, The purpose of the to maneuvers in '7Q been tne
crossing of a river in conjunction with the conelln T outs.
The components of the Second Gds uecz Army are bellovoU to have conducted field
exercises in their on army area beginning in the firstveek of October 1951.
14e areas used for these exercises and the Units involved have not been ?
ndentermined. There have been indications that the components of the army did not
conduct joint exercises. Field exercises were apparently held in the HAVELIERG,.
0LOEWOLareas the so-called Rhine LUch southeast pf NEURUPPIN and the area north-
east.of NEUSTREUTZ. They are believed to have terminated by the end of October
1951.
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Prior to their departure for their home stations, the components of the Fourth
Gds Mecz Army which had been concentrated in the TELTLIN area are believed to
have held a final exercise lasting three or four days in the GROSS SCHCENEBECK
areas allegedly practicing a breakthrough of an encirclement0 N?
specific information on this subject has been received to date.
10. No reports on large-scale fall maneuvers have been receved from the areas of the
First and Third Gds Mecz Armies, or the Eighth Gds-Army. Information emanating
from these areas indicated oily the usual movements of troops returning to their
'winter quarters from the troop training grounds. The only exception sin the Third
Gds. Mecz Army area antreres.?41:',,- some email components of the 9th Mecz Div, which
:.vaint'..from their COTTBUS military pest to the VEISSWASSER troop training grounds
as late as about 15 October and, in the Eighth Gds army area, the 21st Gds Mecz
ply*, -which conducted a final maneuver on the Elbe River. See paragraph 7.
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11. .Artillery units at the ALTENGRABOW range began leaving the range in the middle of
:October 19510 It appears that only two artillery components of the Third Shock
Armywill'remain at the range throughout the vinter.
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No information has been received from the 'OSTROW- AAA range during the period
:COver,'04)0Y-this report.-. Since the Movement of AAA units departing from the AAA
-range Considerably decreased ab early as the end of September 1951, it is be-ID:Mod
that only a few:units vere still there in October 1951.
13. The of engineer troops in the ROSSLAU-GROSS EUEHHAUnarea were cam?.
-clupted eentinuosly up to the middle of.0ctobar1951. It has not been determined
'1#hether-Ainits,training there participated in thefinal exercises of the 21st Gds
Vbev:Div's.'which began on 20 October, and subsequently returned to their home
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Personnel.
14. The influx of personnels probably recruits or specialists, from the U.S.S.R. began
again in early October 1951 as in 1950, but to date the volume has not been as
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ers abidemod rbewesikl'and.25:.04tobilv 19510. As before, the
incoming trains vent primari4y via the border-orousi m! points of KUESTRIN and
FRANKFURT/Oder.
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and redispatched in small groups to military poste le ,ene of
Germany e;onfirmatory reports have been received f,r;e.; % ,tary
posts, stating that new personnel arrived and that
probably for the purpose of swearing in recruitee, eere ee!e ,e( report
stating that the shuttle-trains transported discharneeo on '..eeir return
trips to the east has not been substantiated. The .Cect, ehat the
units returned to their posts upon completion of see leer treining flakes the
resumption of the repatriation of dischargees a distinct peeeibility.
The volume of daily leave traffic between FRANKFMT/Oder and 12,P,ST LITOVSK
gradually increased from 112 men going east and 465 men going west between
21 and 2h September to 630 going east and A70 men going west between 18 and
20 October 1951.
Transoertation Situation.
The transportation situation prevailing during the reported period was charac-
terized by heavy demands on railroad transportation space by the Soviet occu-
pation power since about the middle of October 1951 when troops began re-
turning to their home stations from the troop training grounds During the
second half of eetoeer 1951, a daily average of 1,800 to 2000 cars were used
for this purpose. 3ince these increased demands on transportation space coin-
cided with the usual seasonal increase of freight traffic, for example ship-
ments of sugar beets, potatoes, fertilizers and coal, there have been con-
siderable operational difficulties which were reflected in a mounting backlog
of undispatched cars. This backlog rose from a normal level of 500 to 700 cars
to glieut 2,000 cars. .
1 . The coal situation has become more critical rith an increased dqily consump-
,tion and inadequate coal deliveries. On 23 October 1!-151, coal stocks wore
down to 217,648 netric tons, a quantity adequate for 9 and ?fdays. Coel stocks
of more than 400,000 tons were available during the corresponding period last
year. Serious operational difficulties will result in the coming winter if
? coal deliveries continue to remain below requirements.
190 The most important construction projects include:
a. Uonstruction of a multiple railroad junction with 6 connecting curves and
13 bridges near GRUTCAU. This project represents the second stage of the
conetruction of the southern section of the BERLIN Outer Freight Ring. It
is believed that the scheduled completion date of 1 November 1251 will be
mete , It will be possible to start operations on a teeporary
basis at that tine.
b. Reconstruction of the second track of the GUDEU-FleiNicirMT/Oder line which
is of importance as a cross-connection between these two major border
crossing points. The completion date for this project has been postponed
four weeks,: to 30 flovember 1951.
Reconstruction of the dismantled single-track. 5011aAAN-DITLTZ04 railroad
:Line. The coepletion of this project will establish a second feeder
line for the Deltic seaports of ROSTOCK And VaRVELTUENDE.
The, rails and ties required for, these projects have been obtained by the dis-
mantling Of auxiliary or branch lime in all of the eight railroad districts.
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20. Observations made in October 1951 indicate that,
tions have boon streamlined. It appears that tho
operations has boon shifted from group to arrty
zation process is reflected bv the establishment of soy,
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of supply
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depots, in CanneOtion with which the sites for arlum:i.ten and fuel de-
pots:have been chosen from a strictly military point of view,
removed from -important target areaso
210 An increase in the volume of incoming ammunition shipments from the
U.S.S.R. has been observed since the 'middle of September 1951, pro-
bably in an effort to replenish the stocks depleted by the summer and
fall maneuvers. A new office in charge of distributing ammunition to
the individual major ammunition depots in the Soviet Zone of Germany
seems to have been established in FRATWUPT/Oder.
General.
Prior to the middle of October 1951$ there ware no discernible changes
in.the'strength and organization of the Soviet Army units in the Soviet
Zone of Austria.
AUSTRIA and HUNGARY.
, Order of Battle.
? The .foilawing Components of the 95th Gds Ntz Rifle Div were either con-
'firmed, or identified for the first time after the umr, on 30 September
Hq 95th Gds Mtz Rifle Div
233d Ode Gun Arty Regt:
344th -Gds Haw Arty Rogt
140th Sig Bn
977th AAA Bn
1303d AT Arty Bn
3T. POELTEN.
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in-addition,'the 2d and 17th Gds Necz Divs were also confirmed in Hanzery
up to 30 September, A Soviet document with reidontified the
4th:Gds:Mocz Regtof the 2d Gds Me-0z Div for: the first time since the war
and confirmed it up to 7 August 1950. The regiment is believed to be
? stationed, in central Hupl:ary.
The location of the Hq 13th Gds Necz Div, which left VIENNA in July 1951,
has not yet been determined.
-.Termination of the Summer. Trainin7, Period.
The summer training" period of the two combat divisions stationed in
Austria appears to have been completed by 25 October 19510 ?similar to
observations in the Soviet,. Zone of Germany. ? The 46th Gds Mecz Regt of
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the 13th Gds Lbcz Div, which moved to the DOniMor.r Ling
grounds at the end of June 1951, was again at i: c'; IMMO
on 10 October 1951. Covonents of the 284th rids ,. )1' the
95th Gds Ntz nifle Div were detrained at their on
15 October 19510 Components of the 95th qds 2 ,
their quarters in the barracks installatiors or -' '1 ' 3T,
POELTEV; Camp SPRATMR14 and WIN about 20 Ocol., ' .,..-trmatory
informabion on the departure of troops was receilind crt 0=L'3road
stations at ALLLETOTTIG and GORPFRITZ? both of Tv41,..n are close
to the DOMLLERSHEIM troop training grounds. Aceordmc, (01. residents$
small units are scheduled to hold trainine cycles at the
troop training grounds during the winter months.
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? 26. Resettlers, Who left the Banat in Nay 1951, confirmed the presence of a
Soviet tank unit in ARAD, probably a medium tank regiment.,
POLAVD.
27. According to an unconfirmed report frow OPPFIN? the Soviet tank units
previously stationed there loft the post toward LIEGNITZ in the spring of
1951. The quarters vacated by the:A, wcre then occupied by Polish (droops.
This indicates that the Soviet tank units were reassigned to another post
rather than transferred to a troop braining grounds, such as nummailt 25x1
only for the duration of the suer months.
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