MILITARY INFORMATION FROM WEISSENFELS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000100170001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 27, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 6, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
,..DAT5 PREPARED- b January 1953
1., On 26 November 7952, the barracks installation north of Se'auer Strasse,
Wei.; seenfels, was. occupied by an estimated 800 troops wearing red.'bordered
black epaulets with artillery insignia and black-bordered crimson epaulets.
About 200 of the troops were officers. At 11:30 a.n on 26 -November, 15 to
20 groups, each of about 20 soldiers wearing black-bordered crimson epaulets
were seen at drill and about 80 troops wearing red-bordered blacks- eraulcts
practiced falling in in the barracks yard. About 40 troops wearing red-:bordered
black epaulets enpaged t.n fatigue duty. At 2 p.m., three units of 60 to 80
soldiers each had fallen in in the barracks yard to receive meal.: One officer
and 25 EZ4 wearing red-bordered black epaulets with arti . err insi n?ia and
carrying practice targe?!.s left the installation toward Selau. Fifteen soldicre
patrolled the barracks area. Trenty trucks were in the garages. The bar..racacs
installation was fully lighted after nightfall. Troops were clean ng weapons
and reconditioning their requiprient in the qua.rters.1 At 2 ...? a woman arrested by sentries in front of the installer i.
On 26 November, the barracks installation south of Seiauer Strasse was occupied
by an -:~stiriated 20- to 300 troops who wore r ed.-bordered black.epe tJ etc with
tank insignia, including about 8'0 to, 120 officers. No tral- inU ac-tiv:i:ty waobserved. At about 3 p.n., 10 't-ware oleanierg 10 ' trucks. About 40r,) to 250',
officers and EN;, who wera not recruits, and wore red--bordered bla,ek e, .ru.le{:s
with tank insignia left the installation toward the - own.2
Gomm ut. The 171:th Gds Mtz Rifle Re .t of the 57th Gds Mtz Rifle Div
is confirmed in the Infanterie Kasorne north of ell suer Strass - the blac_k_
bordered cs irison epau?. ets obser^v-d tbere. Recl--'? ox-e? e 25X1
black epaulets with artillery insignia have been observed in T Wait, 1.nsta.Ua i.or,
only since, the fall 1952. Th13 observation ?vvagu' cly indicates that, the 932d AAA Bit
(US) of the 57th. Gds Nktz Rifle Div is stationed in Waisannf-la than ~j
`taumburg, On 4 October, a shipment of this battalio went trcrz 25X1
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~:orts? nt The 17th Gds Tank SP` R^gt is Vrtac uely confirmed in the Pioni.Qr
Kaserne south of Solauer Str -!sse by Joforln,_tio.n c-ntained in this report
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