MILITARY INFORMATION FROM WUENSDORF-ZOSSEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000900530002-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 21, 2009
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 18, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Mil.itar;t Information fron Wduensdorf--Zossen
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2. On 9 January 1953, the Cambrai Kaserne, southeast of the Hindenburg
Kaserne was occupied by about 2,5CC troops who wore red-bordered black
epaulets with artillery and motor transport insignia. At 4:30 on 31
December 1952, an AAA battery which was emplaced
just north of the barracks installation fired 10 to :12 salvos. Motor
vehicles were in traffic from and
to the barracks installation.
3. On 9 January, the Lutz Kaserne on the east side of Highway 96 and north
of the Panaertruppenschule was occupied by 5,000 to 6,000 troops who
wore red bordered black epaulets. There was intensive vehicular traffic
from 28 December 1952 to 9 January 1953.
in the Hindenburg Kaserne. 1-
1. On 9 January 1953, the Hindenburg Kaserne on the east side of Highway
96 and south of Zehrendsdorfer Strasse, Wuensdorf, was occupied by
about 2,000 troops who wore bl :.ck-bordered crimson epaulets. From 28
December 1952 to 9 January 1953, the
units from this installation detached guard details for the barracks
installations on either side of Zehrendsdorfer Strasse and for uniden-
tified quarters In Staminlager Zossen. Motor vehicle Owas seen
4.
On 22 January two units of 130 to 15C soldiers each, wearing black-
-bordered crimson epaulets, were said to have moved out of the Stm=-
l.ager Zossen on trucks, proceeding in the direction of Zossen. Two
barracks buildings were not lighted on 23 January. The guardhouse at
the southern exit of the Stammlager was occupied by soldiers wearing
red-bordered black epaulets with artillery insignia, wh le the pre-
vious guard detail wore black-bordered crimson epaulets. Mca aor vehicles
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prom I to 24 January, th* Staid-tiger Zossen, in its southern section,
quartered an A unit of about 300 men and a topographic unit of about
60 soIdiem.
7. From 2 to 9 January, the middle section and northern section of the
St? lager Zossen were occupied by officers and women of the GOFG
and two signal sections which operated two radio stations.
From I to 24 January, from 40 to 50 soldiers engaged in work in Office 25X1
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 ----_corsnent The strength of troops in the Lutz Kaserne appears too
nigh.
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1. t~arr et~t ~'kte I ndenburg i~rsserne c~u rters headquarters units of
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motor transport unit of the GCMG a rotor vrehicle repair shop
of the GC'FG and one or two re Y.ments of the 2d Gd AAA D'
-one ?~t"i~-c~
the installation was occupied by I CC to 1,2CO troops with
blaok-bordered crimson epaaets in the sinner of 1952.
Kaserne is occupiers by a
t The Ca~rbrai
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i ~, ~~ p taa t tine southeastern sect? on or^^. the agar 'Zossen
quartered an unidmitified AAA Repirrent of the c mots AAA VIV.
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