VP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ON RUEGEN ISLAND

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000300570001-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 8, 2003
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 10, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 25X
INFORMAT90N REPORT
COUNTRY
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Con:ct:r:action. Projects on ~ JC', r4 t2 Island.
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25X1 I:. On 30 October 1952, VP telephone lines on Rue on Ia.'-and included lines:
between Prora and Eggesin, Rostock. Pasewalk, r,'a.t ee? sl.t3, .Lietzo*,i,
Sassnitz and Bergen; between Bergen and Stralauxd, ~'ostock,, Sa.r snitz,
Lohrne, Lietzow., Olowe, Binz, Trent, Witte, Ruden, 'dieck, T itbus, Laauterbach,
Dranske, Arko and I:ellin; between Sassnitz and Fostoc C and Stralsund;
Sagard and Berlin; Stubbenk ..er and Berlin; .Do:*nl)us^--h and Stralsund;
and between Putbus and Ooehren`I
2. On 11 November 1952, the first seven-story barrar;ks building in ?rora,
which had a length of 450 meters, was completed ~.ind quartered units
of the Soviet Arr:V. Three other buildings of th':s size were still.under
construction. Fifty percent of the workers were VP personnel of camp
II?ora who had been organized into special brIgai les The Pa were still
quartered in tents.. Their poor quartering condd?.ions allegedly caused
so much Illness that the hospitals could not has lle all cases and that
sick personnel. was continuonnsly sent hone 4
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a VP unit would occupy the following barracks btd ld3
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the building,; F__ I all, other buildings
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In the former- Kraft durch Frreude (KDF) resort woauLd likewise be oe: upied
so that VP units and Soviet units would be quarter ed side by side ,,
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On 10 ZIovember,
F. platoon of about 50 Vf's receive drill in a
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heavy rain under the corninan{ of an officer who ' ra the new unif
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Another officer standing by his side wore the old 'blue uniform.
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the latter was a Rus
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In late November 1952, personnel of Ire units staticned on luegen Island
wrote to dependents that the III prneekorxus with the 2d and 4th Division
In a total strength of about, 20$000 men was stationed In Proraa. They
stated that the soldiers were now quartered in :oarr.anent quarters and
alternately engaged in training and work, They said, that, under supervision
of Soviet o-'f icera,,,. they received infantry training,, and training on light
and heavy weapons Including T 34, tanks, gleans of 20 to230- su caliber
including AT guns aard rocket launchers. They specifically reartion.ed the
hard work they had to do when operating the 280--,n gain, `)
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Sagard and. Ber
Lohme, Lietzow,
Dranske. Arkona
between Pr?ora and
sick pe
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quartered
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which had a
of the S ovl
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n ..onpleti.on :s. the building.
in t ye forner Kraft dutch Freude
so .at VP units and Soviet units
avy rain under the corn iand of an o
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oti.ior officer standing by his side
the latter was a Russiano
In late November 1952, personnel of VP
hard work they had ro do when operating .he 20'
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to stationed on Ruegen Island
s with the 2d and 4th Division
stationed in Prorau They
in perr;.anent quarters and
said that, under supervision
iraing, and training on light
1.n c3 siding AT guns and rockai launchers, They
of Soviet o 'f?icers, they received infantry t
and heavy weapons including T 34 tanks, guns
alternately engaged in training and work. T
stated that the soldiers were now quarter
in a total strength of about 20,000 men wa
f about 50 VPs receive drill in a
cer who sore the new uniform?
e the old ',3lue uniform
wrote to dependents that the III Armeelo r
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the following barracks building
all other buildings
DF resort would likewise be oc upied-
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l ephone lines on Ruego 1 I s:-'and included lines:
I ostock, Pasewalk, P:?ir:e:?wald,, Lietzow,
en L'ergen and :'tralsu zd, Rostock, S ar snitz,
z, Trent, Witte, Ruden, Uieck, Pathos, Lauterbach,,
between Sassnitz and Fostock and Stralsund;
ara.er and Berlin; .Do:^nbusch and Stralsund;
1952, the fir.'
t seven-story barrar,ks building in Prora,
ers, was conpleted !and quartered units
ength of 450 re
t Arny. Three otk
w Fifty percent o
ad been organized I
in tents. Their poor
buildings of this size were still under
the workers were VP personnel of carp
to special brigai ies a The - Pa were still
uartering condi-~ions allegedly caused
is could not handle all cases and that
`+l ness that the hospit
;onnel was continuously
20 to280 r-m caliber
ecificrslly mentioned the
at "i~
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6. Color patches worn by VPs in Bergen.during off-duty hours were:
deep reel, almost shading into violet; black; dark-blue bordered black;
dark-blue; medium-blue; and light blue.. Three captains who wore wings
on their collar patches and allegedly belonged to the new air force had
light blue service color. dark-blue bordered black
collar patches belonged to tank troops and that the medium-blue collar
patches belonged to motorcycle units .4
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7., in late November, that construction material, chiefly
cement, lumber and bricks, was shipped. in quantity to Dranske, Burg,
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of the former German ammunition depot. The last bunkers of this depot
had been blown up in August 1952.. artillery ammunition,.
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sea mines and V I and V 2 missiles had been stored there prior to the end
of the war.
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1. Compnent. It is believed that the telephone lines between Prora and
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l sewalk and Eggesin are for the division in Prora and the Armeegruppe
Nord in Pasewalk. Other lines are in existence between Eggesin and Pasewalk.
paragraph 2. The lines between Prora and Rostock
25X1 and Frimerwald probably serve to connect the division in Prora and the KVPD
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2. [C=t, The information fails to indicate the ation
of the barracks, buildings. E ttT
part
of the new constructions wolua ne,mr-eurled by Soviet troops station d in
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should be quartered as indicated. It had been believed that the Soviet
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installation and that the VP would be stationed in the southern section.
3. Comment. This is the first inforx ration to indicate a IIId Armeekorps
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Prora had been known. The indicated strength of about 20,,000 men checks.,
however, with available data and would permit the establishnent of two
divisions. No 280-mi guns were previously observed with the VP.
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4. I Comment. Previous observations indicated that the infantry had
red service color, the tank and mechanized troops had black-bordered
blue service color, the artillery had red-bordered black service color and
the engineer had bltie-bordered black service color. No previous information
indicated a special service color for motorcycle units.
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