MILITARY INFORMATION FROM KOENIGSBRUECK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000800330005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 22, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 11, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Or 9 Fabruery 1953, six armored scout-rears and a track---were :seen enter.
i : v the Neiaes lager, west of the road to 7Sehwepnitz, 1.5 km northwest
cc Koenigslnwueck. Source expressed the belief that the vehicular traffic
ht~.d considerably increased and that new troops had arrived at the camp.
Source observed numerous soldiers wearing black pa 'lets-without piping.
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On 9 February, several railroad tank cars were emptied into tank trucss F-- I * t the Koenigsbrueck railroad station.
25X1 C The trucks went to Altos Lager.
On 7 February, the Altes Lager, northwest of 'the railroad station, was
occupied by about 15C troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets. From.
2 to 7 February, the troops were engaged in fatigue duty in the sheds,
depots and repair shops. rotor 'rehicie 25X1 C
were identified.
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On 5 February, about 70 soldiers left, the installation to ?ard Neues Lager;
Vey returned at about 5 p.m. mn 7 February, trucks
each occupied by 6 to 10 soldiers loft the installation toward Koeni.gn-
bru~eck. Driving ivving school trucks were seen in the
7.74:1 i acks area.
5. Between 2 and 7 February, one L euttenant Colonel Golubev (fnu), referred
te. as t'iGB chief by source, was determined at the post..
6. On 19 February, the Nachrichtenschule was occupied by about 1,COO to
1,;2cc troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets, including sore with
artil.l.5ry and a few wit 8 a.m. on 13 February,
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mortars left the installation toward Neues Lager. At about 8;10 a.m.,
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even 76-r^r field s drawn by troops were being move from the in
c,t -I'l ation to the artillery emplacerent south of the installation..
lira 14 Febr ary, about 8C to 100 soldiers organized in groups were seen
,at advanced combat firing practice in the Aue area. On 17 February,
6 soldiers practiced aiming with 1.2C.-w. mortars and, on 19 February,
-nztat 4-5 soldiers were engaged in service of the piece drill on four
t`r??:'w"r, field guns in the Aue area. Motor vehicles seen en route from
#x d to the installation
':erect black epaulets drilled in Altos Lager. At about 9:30 a.m. on 15
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the afternoon of 14 February, about 60 to 70 soldiers wearing red bor-
k eba r y, 30 soldiers who wore red-bordered black epaulets left the in-
>tall tioaa and marched to the r&i.Irnnd ntAtAn a .otor vehicles
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L"om ?3 -.o es Lager.
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0n 1C `obruary, four JS-3 tanks entered N1eaaes Lager. Between 12 and 15
Febrru r y, 3 to 14. JS-3 tanks several times were seen en route between
the camp, ?mrad the meadows in the Aue area. Motor vehicles 25X1 C
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At 5 p.m. on 12 February, 3 JS-3 t mks, 2 trucks and 1 repair shop truck
were being entrained. at the Koenigebrueck railroad station.
25X1 A p lent. Tanks and armored scout cars are reported in Neues Lager
err t. e firs time. It is possible
that individual tank units of other
!; i.visions . of the First Gds Hied, Army moved into the camp at the beginning
of the advanced combat firing practice at the training grounds. This
assumption would be strengthened by the infarm a tion in paragraph 1 of the
present report, according to which vehicular traffic has increased and
?:4U troops arrived, at the camp.
Y o changes tap pear to have occurred in the occupation of Altes Lager' an