MILITARY INFORMATION FROM NEURUPPIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000700220001-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 6, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 26, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE OBTAINED
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PLACE OBTAINED,
26 February 1953
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ENCLOSURES (NO. & 7YPE)_.
1. On 22 November 1952, the Friedrich-Franz Kaserne, west of Fehrbeliner
Strasse and north of Thomas Mann Strasse, Neuruppin, was about 80
percent occupied. Sentries observed wore red-bordered black epaulets.
About 70 percent of the barracks buildings were lighted at dusk. On
22 November, 24 soldiers practiced with three 127-zmm field howitzers,
chile 20 other soldiers fell in near five trucks, in the barracks yard.
At about 4 about s r
school
2. On 22 November, the main barracks building of the See Kaserne South
of Karl Liebknecht Strasse and eaot of Feldmann Strasee was occupied
to capacity? Sentries observed wore red-bordered black epaulets. All
windows were li hte at ni htfall. 0n 22 November four trucks
each towinr a ? ^'.~
mortar, entered the barracks installation
3. On 22 November, no soldiers were seen in the cantonment on Scholten
Platt. The sheds were closed and the AAA emplacement along Scholten
Strasse was no longer occupied.
4. On 22 November, troops practiced driving on the grounds of the former
girls' school on Puecl:kin Strasse.
nightfall.
5. On 22 November, the Fridericus Kaserne west of Altruppiner Allee, 2
km north of the town, was occupied to capacity. Sentries observed
wore red-bordered black epaulets with tank insignia. All quarters
were fully lighted at dusk
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tra_ ning, especially in tank dri?-ruing practice.,
From 6 December 1952 until 8 January 1953.
headquarters,, Lieutenant Colonel Hn.lashov (fnu), the supply officer
of the division, who as to return to the U.S S 3H-. on 8 January,
was still at the post, His successor had already started Working
On 8 January, Captain Chea3nokor (fnu) was
the head of t e .ez His former assistant, Senor Lieutenant
Astafyev (fnu) wa3 transferred to Neustrelitz for reassigruneut and
succeeded by Seri;or Lieutenant Khomenko (fnu) The Koch still
supplied 24 unit. including: Unit r'ajor Trush.kov (fnu) whi.:h was
stationed in tl garrison hospital and had its bathing Installation
on Alt Ruppinei Allee, and Unit Senior Lieutenant Stebknrski (fnu),
garrison bakery in Neumuaehle. The following nuwber of nits which.
were supplie-?. by the Kech were quartered in the individual barracks
1nstallatiore as follows:
this rai.ning.. The officers included also those of the division
a: Frider4.cus Ka.sorne:, 8 supply units
b: See Ytserne: 2 supply units
c: Fri"Ydrich Franz Kaserne: 3 supply units
d: GF,rrison hospital and other division headquarters units:
supply units
e: Telegraph construction office: 1 supply unit
f ~. District konendatura: 1 supply unit
?r; Wulkow: I supply unit
h: Former girls' school: 1 supply unit
i: Gentzrode: 1 supply unit
s On 8 January, the Eridericua Kaserne quartered about troops"
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s.a 5 December 1952, six T-::_1/85 tanks were
in the installation. From 6 cember 1-952 -until 8 January
1953, six tanks daily moved out of the installation to the tank
driving area southeast of the Kuhburg Weg, opposite the Storbeck
target range. A low wooden building, 12 x 35 meters" for a permanent
guard detail was erected in this area. Tank driving Twactice which
~,ras witnessed most of the time b}- the division comnnrader was conducted