MILITARY INFORMATION FROM HALLE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000500550003-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Sequence Number: 3
• Content Type: REPORT

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DAT !PREPf RE 11 Febr a3 ~y 953
1, On 18 December 1952 the Luftnachrichten Ke.serne on Heide Allee in Halle was
occupied to capacity by 21,000 to 2,500 soldiers wearing red-bordered black
25X1 epaulets including some with tank and artillery insignia. On 6 December, 20
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soldiers practices marching in, the barracks yard. On 16 December, 45 recasts
received training in the barracks yard; 15 . soldiers carrying rifles and targets
-aer e r--bserve d entering the ins ta-"'L ation; and five armored vehicles inc12..ding
T.34 tank were seen at the Brandenberge training field. On I8 Dec:emberk
3 tanksl 3 SiJ. 85 guns nd
.3 trucks each towing an A. gun were noticed at the so-called airfield. "bout
180 to installation on six truck-:,, towing
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