EXERCISE IN THE AREA SOUTH OF KOENIGSBRUECK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000400420005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 11, 2009
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: February 4, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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East Germwix ..._-REPORT
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I xer?cise In the Area South of Koenigebrueck
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An exercise was held in the Gross N.iuendorf - floeckendorf - Graef snbain
area south of Koeni g sbrueck on 14 January 1953. At about 1 P.M.
one colonel, two captains, three senior lieutenants with ts.nk insignia
aid eight soldiers wear.n rid-borc.:red. black epaulets with artillery
insignia and motor tr- nsport insignia an thy, uo*'~ c~nb r phi 7l e officer
medium tanks came under AA run fire near Hoer kendorf at 1:25 p.m. The tanks
withdrew toward FHoeckend.orf. Eight aediur taW/ s and four heavy tanks proceeded
on the Gross Nauendorf road toward. Hoeckendorf at 3 p.m. They were fired at
by iA guns.
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were seen nearby. Six guns were emplaced in the pgoods at the
Vogeiberg .. l1.) near Grossenhain at le20 p.m. and were trained toward
Gros senhair.e. Six trucks and 48 soldiers were seen with these guns. Three
The thre:: medium tanks observed at 1:25 p.m.,
prob3blly drew fire from AT guns, ^ather than AA guns.
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