MILITARY INFORMATION FROM EBERSWALDE

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000500550002-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
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"'Ormacion xrnm 6berswalde
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DATE OF CONT
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From 6 to 11 January,, the eastern section of the.;Artillerie Kasen in l;berswalde
was occupied, to capacity by an estimated 1
500 soldiers wearin
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epaulets with tank insignia or motor transport insignia. At 9:30 atim. on 8
January,, 3 officers and about 160 soldiers wearing red .bordered black epaulets
with tank insignia who carried light field pack and were arwed wither ifles and
h
ad Freienwalde0 Motor vehicles
were seen at the i nstallation2,
2. From 6 to-11 January,, the western section of the Irtillerie Kaserne was Occupied
to capacity by an estimated 22000 soldiers wearing either red-bordered black
epaulets with artillery insignia or motor transport insignia or blacic bordered
black epaulets with signal insignia, Soldiers were drilling in the barracks
and at 10 a,,ma an 8 -Ts-1a=L-3 Motor vehi ' ?
Prior to 11 January,, the M at the I1einetaedterbahnho' railroad station was
still occupied by about 250 soldiers wearing r?d bordered black epaulets with.
artillery,, motor transport or signal insignia. On 11 January, 24 new trucks,,
2 radio trucks; 2 tank trucks and 2 kitchen trucks
shed in the ardo Trucks
were seen bazuerm4 Vie . .s3 iia ono new bunke
x 10 me ers, was built at the AA emnlacexnent in forest section 19R On 8
Januarys it was occupied by 3 officers and 122 soldiers wearing blue-bordered
black epaulets or red-bordered black epaulets with signal insigniaa2
Motor vehicles transporting soldiers for medical treatment hnanitml nn
the Oderberger Strasse or haulinff medieInnn
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From 20 December to 3 Januarys the Schuetzon Kaserne was occupied by
an estimated 3b000 soldiers wearing red-bordered. black epwalets with
artillery and motor transport insignia and other soldiers who wore
black-bordered black epaulets with signal insignia. At 10 a.m0 on
23 December,, about 100 soldiers were seen drilling while about 40
soldiers strung telephone lines and constructed a telephone exchange
Na training activity was noticed in the area of the installation in the
afternoon on 2 January. Rocket launchers
Iand trucks
were seen entering and leaving the installation.4
7. From 13 to 17 December., the wood camp in Britz was occupied by about 800
soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets with artillery and motor
transport insignia. At noon on 13 December, four groups each of about 50
soldiers were seen leaving the eamo toward Britz. Trucks 25X1
towing 37-=.,i . guns were seen 1c ~,.ving 25X1
the cam.
Se On 15 December,, the Deutsche Notenbank in Potsdam,, on orders of Unit
remitted to the fish section of the DHZ '1
pro sons 24gl10 eastmarks. Soviet main depot Eisenspalter? 25X1
remitted various amounts to a number of offices. 25X1
9. from 27 December to 13 January,, the barracks camp on Breitscheid Strasse
was occupied by about 120 soldiers wearing black-bordered black epaulets:,
Six groups each of 8 to 10 soldiers were seen drilling with rifles on 10
January. Truck carrying 27 soldiers wearing black-bordered black 25X1
epaulets and to ng a our wheel trailer for lumber was seen entering the
installation on 12 January. Barracks buildings Nos 2g 3, and 4 were fully
lighted at nightfall while only one wing of barracks building No 1 which
source believed was an administrative building 'and only one third of barracks
building No 5 were lighted. Four soldiers worked on telephone poles neqLr the
guard house on 13 January. Eight to 10 trucks were in the parking loth
Units picking up items at tkle Eberswalde do i during the period under
review included: the hakhilov unit with truo::^ probably from 25X1
Bernau; depot No 2 with truck which wus seen r the first time; 25X1
Unit Deka, = ' section No 5 with trucks '1
nit orobyev with truck amp Britz 25X1
with
an Unit Chernik of the air force in 1,dnCow with 25X1
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10. Prior to 20 January 1953, the Schuetzen Kaa acne quartered about 3,500
soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets. with artillery insignia or
motor transport insignia and the headquartahrs building quartered ari
estimated 1'000 soldiers. Four to 6 trucks each towing a 37-mm 1 Gun,,
a radio truck, 8 trucks and 25X1
1 field kitchen with 3.20 to 140 soldiers wearing red-bordered black
epaulets entered the installation at 9:45 .a-m. on 13 January. At 10,-45 a.m..
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on 14 J'Snuary. bus carrying;; desks and occupied by 12 off icers,p 25X1
radio truck and armored personnel carriers Nos 25 and 27 each 25X1
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on 20 January, 20 to 25 trucks
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each towing one 85-m Cunt 25X1
8 to 10 trucks each towrix. ? a searchlight,, 50 to 60 25X1
trucka 25X1
carrying emmunition and equlpmen le 25X1
kitchens taaak 25X1
trucki and a total of about 500 soldiers wearing red-bordered black 25X1
epaulets with artillery insignia and motor transport insignia entered the
installation coming from the direction of. ex-auender? C iaussee~, At 10 anm.9
there trucks were followed by 5 trucks 25X1
leach carrying 25 soldiers wearing re -w or ere : a 25X1
enauleta-zadg at l aomo by trucks with equipment including tuck
which$ was a` radio tr ck04
11. Prior to 20 January, the .Artillerie Kaserne was occupied to capacity by an.
estimated 4,500 soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets with tank
and artillery insignia. At 3:15 p.m. on 12 January. t JS 3 tanks were seen
eaat?:rir f the installation Je tank truck kitchen AI
truck 8 trucks with 25) 5X1
equipment,, trucks each occupied by o cers wearing 25X1
red bordered black epaulets and. 3 trucks 25X1
carrying equipment entered the installation at U a.m. on a,nua h At
2 p.m. on 16 Jan wary, two armored scout cars including scout c 25X1
entered the installation,, One armored scout car towed an armored personne
carrierol.
$,2. At 94+5 a0mb on 1 J?~nuaryb, a column of 15 truck each carrying a pontoon
and a life preserver, and includim crane track and 5 trucks 25X1
carrying bridge building, equipment 25X1
was seen moving toward Tramper Chaus gee coming rosy the ec on 25X1
or now. ,At 11330 a.m., the column was followed by 5 trucks includin
1 carry in aontoon and 4 trucks carrying bridge building equipment. 25X1
All trucks were occupied by a driver an an 25X1
assistant driver wearing black-bordered black epaulets,. At 2 p ,m. on 17
Januarys, 15 soldiers wearing black-bordered black epaulets loaded nine
pontoons at the Zberswr ale freight station and then left toward Kupferhauraer.
weg on . truck 25X1
1,= The Information indicates no changes in the occupation of the 25X1
ti a Kaserne Prior to 20 January 1.953. The last report was in December
1952 motor vehi clmenti~cne d be-l" 95X`1
to the bth Us ec V c.
srl Cad ,..} $ S 'It is believed that the MW s$:I1 + querters the headquarters 25X1
occupied by 3 to 4 soldiers wearing red-bordered. black epaulets were seen
leaving the installation toward. the town. At a,1a on 17 January, four
trucks each towing a 37 -mm AA gun and true each occupied by 10
soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets with billeting equipment and
mattresses entered the installation coma P from the direction of Finow0 At
interest d
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rr r t Motor vehicles of various ,=its of the Fourth Gds Meoz 25X1
armr and the air force were seen entering acid leaving the ration supply
depot on Itupferhammerwe., anal. en route to She hospital and the dairy. In
paragraph 9; the Hakhilov iu,it which probably belongs to 25X1
the unidentified army artillery brigade of the Fourth Gds Meoz r in
Bernau the Unit Deka to a headquarters ur u of the amy and Unit
Vorobyev and Chernik to the air force 25X1
unit in Potsdam in connection with finasaca.a. Transactions In lv>;d
.;; F an unidentified unit in 25X1
Polotsk, Bielo-Russia the 25X1
commercia). section of the our s N ecz JvAapy.
4. c=a t The information indicates no changes in the occupation 25X1
o the e Schuetzen aserne until 20 January 1.953. The last report was
of the '6 d MA .D (US) have beer, carried 25X1
in this barracks instal .ation. the 25X1
movements units tioried division except for
which have been believed 25X1
to belong to the 43d Gds ?ra Arty Brig air,. or 38th Army AT Arty Brig
of the Eighth Gde Armr. The light A&. guns obser-,,red on 13 January, belorw,
to the 32d AAA I)llr (U3)
the 63d AA-A Div (US)
it does no appear plausible ,z.', vehicles of the artillery
brigade in Altenburg should have appeared dth A guns of the Eaighth.
Gds :Army in Eberswalde. Motor vehicles--of the Light'. Gds A.xnty were
observed at the army clothing depot at Be:.?_au in m .d.November 1952.
Motor vehicles of the
ZIghth s Arrq poss. V appear r the area 'of the Fourth Gds Metz
Army because the Eighth Gds Army appeared td have too many vehicles
during the allocation in the summer of 1952 and had to turn these
a,c
This would, P n.so account. for the
a a er a short perio r the vehicles of the Eighth Gds Army were
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no longer observed in Bernnu, This rM
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5o a t The wood camp in Britt is sl hi.l believed oc ied by 25X1
g z and medium units of the 63d AAA Div (i3S) " F77 125X1
6. v As in the summer of 1952ffi the barracks carp on Breit- 25X1
scheid Strasse is probably still occupied by a sigml unit of the GOFG
or the Fourth Gds Metz Ate,. The building cumbers are keyed to, sketches
which are not available.
jV~ pto The columns belong to urd is of the 3d l agr Regt of the 25X1
Fourth Gds Mecz .# ?;y which fa~.3 r ` r
latter was previously reported 2 1
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vehicles q
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