MILITARY INFORMATION FROM RURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000400430011-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 10, 2009
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: January 17, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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3, prom 1 to 11 January 1.953, the panzer 7 aserne in Burg was occupied to
capacity by troops wearing red-bord.ered black epaulets with tank
insignia. Between 9 a?m, and 9:30 E.M. cn 2 January,, 30 soldiers
were clearing snow. about 30 soldiers engaed in v.riou duties and, 25X1
about 60 had fallen in in front of building 2jo 8. on 6 ,lanuar-y,, F ,.bout .
30 troops received i4str?uction on a model tank,, pt about, 10 a,m0 on
10 J uary, 30 soldi-ers were a-e il.hing wi'tli carbines in the barracks yard and
30 soldiers were not engaged in =y special duty. 'a xt~~soldiera
armed with submachine guns., marched toward
Kraehenber.?ge (hills). They were followed by an JSU 152 gun
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2., From 1. to 11. januaa.ry, the jrtillerie yaserrne was occupied to capacity as
previously. About 60 to 9)0 percent of the windows of the barracks buiidirtas
were lighted after -nightfall. on 2 ,janufa.r?y, 90 troops wearing red-bordered
.black epaulets wit.11i artillery insignia were :omrchiag In the barracks yard, and.
30 troops wearing ; ed bordered black epaulets with artillery insi6nia' fell In
in front of building tao 1. Two 100-Mr, A j guns were seen near building No S.
On 6 January, 60 soldiers not enL;aged, iu any duty were aeon in the barracks
yard, and 30 soldiers were firing with carbines at the uedplatz (south aquare)a
Sixty soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets practiced with a im me,
circles in the area of the hraehenheeg gea The area was marked by red flat-,,5A.
m trzx vehicles lea7ing the installation. on 9 January toward Alton gr.. bo W : E,,c1uaed
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respectively. Both officers wore red bordered black epaulets with artillery
insignia; and tr:uck.s loaded with equip.mac nt, possibly sighting;
mechanisms; and each occupied by 20 soldiers wearing
red-bordered black epaulets with artillery insignia,. Three prime movers,
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each towing a l52 zraa field howitzer
a,:d each occupied by 8 to 10 soldiers who wore red-bordered back
epaulets with artillery insignia went toward the graehenbarLe, They
were followed by two platoons of each 30 soldiers apparently
recruits? who were armed with carbines,. Thirty soldiers wearing
red bordered bl,.a.ck epaulets with artillery ?i nsienia onaf;ed in
aiiiing practice on 2 x 85--im! e ~a l:s and 4 x 37.-;.,m AA Lluia L-1 the
barrack yard, Thirty other soldiers practiced aiming on 4 x 152
field howitzers 4.t the :;uedpi.atzr. Two prime movers were parked near.-
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On 8 January? the panzer Kasertze was occupied by an estilatef 1y,0?10
to 1,;200 troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets, ixacluding some
with turk insignia. About 70 to dO rcent of the windows of the
barracks buildings were lighted .after nig htfel l 0 At -about 1 p,mv f,
5 officers and three platoons of 18, 21 and 40 soldiers with snail
arms returned to the installation, probably from field traa,iniaL
At the same time, a J S-3 tank returned from the direction of p gde urg,
An of'xiccr and abouut 10 I;~j were seen in the, south section of the
iastnllatione, apparently engaged in instruction on a JS---3 tank. 'F'orty to
50 soldiers practiced firing with carbines. ;;ix guns,
were seen at the new fixing range outs=ide the
installation, they were fired iaein - subcal.iber
tubes. Trucks
were seen en route to the installa-
Gn 8 January., the Artillerie K_?aserne was occupied by an est .n'.tketed 19200
to 1,1400 troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets, including some
with artillery insiaraiaaa. At about 3 demo, two groups of 24 and 32
soldiers armed with carbines and carrying shovels and snow-sweeptrg
equipment left the installation toward the a::uunitiop defot. bout 250
soldiers were drilling and other soldiers e e sweeping snow at the
installation. 'Marks! mnsh:. p training 4th carbines was. held at the
tra isla,z ; rpa, south of the inst Nation. About 120 troops. organized
in squads/ .q ct_~e.d Iii field t r ninng;., `;'ficiy wianulated an attack a ai.nst. the
field fortifications. At about 1G a 0m? , c soldiers were. seen dram ing
a 57-m ?-;u n from the barracks installation to the traini.rar_ area, F'd
truck were seers in the ooen shed in the, south section of the i:.stal.ia-
tion