GENERAL MILITARY INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000400400003-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 11, 2009
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 28, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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the unit of su.-.ply officer
Major Marlin (fnu which had been quartered in Albrecht der Baer Kaserne
in Stendal was transferred to the Tauentzien Kaserne. The motor trans-
port unit of Caaatain Korolov (fnu) was also transferred from the Vieh-
halle (stock yard) to the Taueaztzien Kaserne0 The Tauentzien Kaserne .
also quartered a small., engineer or signal unit which was cornimanded by a
Captain #irys (fnu) and which had orevio .sly been quartered in the Garde-
legen Remonte Schule.1
2.. The motor transport unit comr.-anded by Captain Frolenko (fnu) was trans--
forred from the stock yard to the unit which was commanded by Lieutenant
Colonel Kres (fnu) and which had remained in the Albrecht der Baer Kaserne,
Major T%rchenko. (fnu) was suonly officer of the Stendal komendatura0l
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The firing range headquarters o the Letzlinger I eido troop training; grounds
was located in the former forest-house in #?tanken. -Part of the headquarters
was located in the new mess building, Two transmitters were near this building.
Seven or 8 low wooden buildings which also quartered a club and a motion oic.
ture theater were also located there.. Cam No 1 in sunner quartered a tank
unit from Burg which had Lieutenant ;olonel Zamzonov (fnu) as supply officer.
Camp No 2 quartered a unit from Rossiau the headquarters of which was located
in a former iinni in Alt 4'laanken. Camp No?3 which was referred to as the large
crLrAp quartered tank regiment from '~iargaretenhof in I+ agdeburg* In the sirvr~er
of 1952; the regiment had Senior T .eutenant Zolotukhir.!. (fnu) .s supply
officer, The former large inn in Juetten in summer housed. a commissary called
T'orpov .za No 9 which was stationed in Magdeburg in winter,2 An interpreter
of the German border oo? ices who ranked-as senior lieutenant and was nreviously
e:" loved at the Gardelegen airfield was now as igned to the Soviet border unit
in ?eckfitz which was commanded by an officer in Buchhorst who
wes battalion commandant and also coamne.nded a unit in Yloetzeo5
41, in early December 1952? a lieutenant colonel who had. been commanding officer of
the Gardelegen komendatura was replaced by Major Podubetzki (fnu)? Major Pelevrin
(fnu) was political commissar at the kom.endatura,, 6
CL.ASSCFICA`i"ION
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-DATE PREPARED_W~.,- 2' ,Tzanuary~19 2
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The Tauentzien Kaserno is believed to be occupied by (1) the 977th
Independent Sig 13n of the LXXIX Mtz Rifle Corps having , "a jor xhriln
(fnu) as suoply officer who irxas reported previously; (2) an engineer
unit, arobably the 338th FEngr Bn of the 207th 1Mtz 'i.f'l.e Div which,
on the basis of rather vague indications had previously been carried
in T'angerrtiende al though it is also ppsible that dangerer`e may
be the location of an engineer equip-cent depot storing equipment in.
winter which is used at the 13ittkai enrrineer' training ground in
su er; and by (3) a motor transport unit which was previously
stationed in the stool: yard on Haferbre iter Wag and which is erwumanded
by Captain Korolev who is known from-previous reports. In July 1952,
a signal unit equip-pod with radar e^uipauent in
the emon e .3chule in Gardelogenq .'his unit
was possibly retrans.ferrWd to Stend.al,. It is doubted that this unit
should be a component of the 977th Sig 13n because of the radar ' equip?a
vent, It is believed that the unit or Lieutenant Colonel lies which
is quart red in the A-lbrecht der Baer Kaserne includes the 16th Tai. k
SP Regt of the 207th Ytz Fl.fte Diva A previous rep rt
indicate*l that the motor transport unit of Captain Fro_enko had been
transferred to Quedlinburg along it f t d n
is implied by the ?aresent. report,,
num-ber ecd. camps, see .Annex?
The .. - No 9 probably is the
commercial section of the 19th Gds Mecz Div, Senior Lieutenant Zolou?
tukhin i.-as previously re;norted For layout of
t"pmr rite The installations in Peckfi.tz, Buchhorst and 1Llootze
are believed to quarter elements of the 5 Pifle Regt of the
207th 114ts Rifle EIv', Euchhorst, however,
was reported for the tirst ,,rep rec z oos.% ly quarters the
regimental headquarters or it is at least erected that this head-
quarters will be transferred to Peckfitz u ion. completion of all
local. installations.
4, ..orient. '%jor Pelevin was previously mentioned
as holding this assigmrEiento
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