MILITARY INFORMATION FROM BERNAU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000200380001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 11, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 15, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Azilitary Infornation from Bernau
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1. On 3 December 1952, the Artry Clothing Depot I on Weissenseer Strasse
Bernau, was about 66 percent occupied.
of all units stationed in the clothing depot; and one Yakoblovski (fnu),
civilian engineer. Major Pdrkin (fnu) left the depot on 4 December. He
was succeeded b,. Lieutenant Colonel Zubov (fnu) (phoneticrl spelling)..
Lieutenant Cclonel Pretov (fnu) was also stationed there. On 1 Decembrr,
a battery was marched to a place were the troops received. Heals. On
2 December, 24 x 76.2-rm AT guns and 24 trucks were seen in the clothing
depot. In the afternoon, about 7C troops received instrretlonon, 6 6.2-=.
AT guns west of the gun sbec? Between 11 a.m. and noon, }e an
on which a b i a.d _er ueneral r. arrived. was identifiedF
officer; Lieutenant Colonel Kirilov (fnu); '/,akrevnov (fnu), administrative
officer; Colonel Xhlopov (fnu); Colonel Aleksiv (fnu), cor.nding officer
2. Froir 4 to 11 Decerber, the names of Major Crebtov, Cnelitser and Zabrodin
(all fnu) were determined in the Luftnachrichten Kaserne, north Schoenower
Strasse.
3. From 4 to 11 December, Captain Bichko~ (fnu) was determined in the motor
vehicle repair shop on Am Angergang.
4. On 4 December, Army Clothing Depot I was occupied by troops wearing
red-bordered black epaulets, including some with artille insi nli
In front of the sheds were 16 rucks .
5. On 4 December, 200 troops were seen drilling in the Luftnachrichten
IKaserne. Twelve trucks with trailers were seen in the installation.
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6. F'ron d.f to, 23 Z;overber, 2,CCC recruits arrived in the Luftnachtrichten
to 23
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a-hall and
76.2 rt-, guns were seen daily leaving the installation at 8 a,m They
proceeded to the sma.l l tra.ini.i g area on Wands itzer Chaussee
7. From I to 2 December, the Luftnachrjchten Kaserne was occupied by
2,CCC troops wearing red--bordered black epaulets with tank and art;t i lery
insignia. During -she period of observation, 12 ZIS...3 guns wer3 s con in
the installation, and 40 troops left the installation toward the Schoe
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training area. 1
8. From 1 to 2 December, the restricted area on Karl Max Strasse was
occupied to.capec ty by officers wearing tank and artillery 1nsigr.1~t?
From I to 2 December, the SS homing pigeon station at Rutenfeld was
occupied by an artillery unit of about 2CC troops. 2
1.0. From I to 2 December, the Army Clothing Depot I on Weissenseer Strasse
was occupied by about 7CC to 9CC troops wearing red-bordered black
epaulets. About 14C trucks were seen in the garages which were south
and outside the Installation and 9C trucks were seen north of ages
under construction.
1. From 1 to 2 December, 75 percent of the windows of Army Clothing Depot II,
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l2. On, 27 November, Army Clothing Depot I was occupied by troops wearing
red bordered black epaulets with artillery insignia. Three motor
vehic?.e sheds, in which about 100 trucks were seen, had been completed.
in ths area of the installation-
construction.
Conant,. The present report Indicates that the Army Clothing
.Depot I, prior to early December 1952, was occupied only by elements
of the 11th Oda AT Arty Brig (7). The motor vehicles of the Eighth Gds
Army and 122J and 152- m field howitzers mentioned in a r evi u rt
in mid-November 2 0,52 were no longer seen
It remains to be ,seen, whether units
o e Eighth s Army were quartered in the installation- only tenmorari-
1,g. Except for Lieutenant Colonels Zubov and Pretov, the officers
mentioned are knourn. They are believed to belong to the above ' mentioned
br-'_Lmde.
Ca m>s.ent. The present report also indicates no c an.es in the
occupation of the Installations over previous reports
The tanks obeervec. in the Luftnachrichten. Xaserne are a r y e n . &.e. y
believed to belon': to the tank battalion of the 35th Oda Reez Re and
'the 34th Tank. Tn Bn of the 6th Gda c?
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