GENERAL MILITARY INFORMATION FROM KAGRAN, KORNEUBURG, STOCKERAU, ST. POELTEN AND CAMP SPRATZERN SOUTH OF ST. POELTEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000700650009-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2004
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 3, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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General Military 1-ifor mation from Ke:prsn_
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DATE OF CONS ENT 28 to 30 Januar - 1953
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i. On 28 January 1953, eight IS-3 type tanks and one BA-6 t four.-
wheel armored recon iwdissance vehicl
seen in the Kagran (49/i P we-re
49) oe.: r"a v cs installation which was
.'uai-de i by sentries wearing red-bore Bred black epaulets with ar.-
tillery insignia. Jeer andf truck both driven
by soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets motor trans-
port insignia entered the installation. Soldiers were trained onl
three 37-mm AA guns outside the AAA section of the instllation.
2_, On 28 January 1953, rotor vehicles sien near the Hover arse office
in Korneuburg (0 49/S 30) included jeeps
driven by soldiers with red -'3or:lered bla u .e s, and sedan
occupied by a colonel and two majors wearing red-bordered
black o aulets with artillery insignia. Trucks
both driven by soldiers with red-bordered ac epaulets
were seen near the Albrechtskaserne. Six 37-mm AA guns were parked
in the yard of this installation. About five 37-mm AA guns were in
the camp on the road to Loebendorf w:Iich was guarded by soldiers
with red-bordered black e a lets, T:^:acks entering or leavin, the
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About 50 soldiers were trained on two ballistic directors in the
Y rd of the Artillerie Kaserne where four 85-mm AA guns were parked.
T:'uck and sedan[ I b,: yha driven by soldiers wearin
On 28 January 1953, about 40 soldier.: were engaged in rifle drill
in. the yard of the Prins Eu en Kaser;ne in Stockerau (0 49/S 21).
'rucks both driven by soldiers with red--
b''rdere ac epaulets entered respectively left th
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On 30 January 1953, jeep l I ai:d truck whi
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from the direction of Camp Spratzern (0 49,41 e, , and sedan
rked in front the main, entrance of the former
c is r ct court on Schiesstattring in St. Poelten (0 49,44 88). The
jeep and the truck were driven by soldiers with red-bordered black
epaulets and the sedan by a soldier ;;.ith black-bordered red
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25X1 ~'patalet;s, Vehicles crossin the hate of the Franz Josef Kaserne which
=aseaarded b- sentries with ;ordered black e aui_ets
25X1 trucks jeep
and tank truck a o hem driven by sold r. ? rs
25X1 i h red.-borderad black epaul ets. Sc lan driven by a' soldie
with red--borderad black epaulets anc occult: ec, by two r!a f ors wearing
25X1 red. hordored black epaulets with artillery insignia. parked in front
of the building on t? e ;Tern- Strasoa. This car had previously been
25X1 observed at Camp Sprat ern.
25X1 5. On 30 January 1953, gran and rifle fire was heard from the direction
of (A the region east of Camp Spratzern. About noon, four T-34 tanks,
ynuribered 125 through 12$, an four trucks occupied by soldiers
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the can cord front eastern direr' ion. The trucks
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c rivon 5 sol_dlers .Tr. n red-bordered black epaulets. A tar ;et rarge
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25X1 truck and jeep both
25X1 c-.raven so . aer? s with red-boriered black epaulets,, . ti ok
;river br . a s-Meier with slack- b-ardered red epaulets trucks
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