GENERAL MILITARY INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000900780008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 7, 2003
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: March 13, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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On 12 Februe 1953, an AT gun without muzzle brake and three trucks 25X-TC-
were seen in a fenced-4n section of the Albrec is 25X1 C
e serve in Vienna. Tank trucks all 25X1 C
occupied by personnel wearing rcu-curat~rea ae epaulets, drove up to
the installation. The assistant drivers went into the installation and 25X1 C
returned a short time later. The trucks joined a column of tank trucks,
which cane from the'ilhelms Kaserne
the entire column left toward the fuel depot at the winter
2 on 91 February, four JS-3 tanks and 25X1
c- occupied by an officer and 12 soldiers, all wearing red-
bordered black epaulets, left the barracks installation in Kagran (P 49A 49),:
The column went o ,he 'ring Sueszenbrunn (F 49/1-3 40), from where
thpv ed Jeep occupied by a captain and truck
lso left the installation. The drivers as well as the captain
wore red-bordered black e ulets~
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3o On 10 February, five officers, including a lieutenant colonel wearing red--
bordered black epaulets with artillery insignia, were seen at the former
Pionier Iraserne in Hainburg (P 49/X 89). Only a few soldiers, about 6
rocket 'aunchers, 2 tank trucks and 12 trucks were seen in the installation.
A rocket launcher left the installation. A local resident stated that the
present unit moved into the installation in the fall of 1952, after the
installation had been vacant for a.aut two yearsg3
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On 9 Feb..-wry., true and sedan II the drivers 25X1 C
of which wore red-borderer ack epaulets, were seen at the 25X1 C
Prins Euk,en Kaserne in Stockerau (0 49/5 21). About 30 t>oldiers
practiced on two ballistic directors. Two 5- rri .AA gun's were in 25X1 C
the Artillerie Kaserneo About 15 soldiers were practicing on two
other 85 -rid AA guns. ?`iniature parachutes were roved and. corrands
shouted, at the installation for rovatle targets A major wearing
red -bordared black epaulets with artillery-insignia and another
rajor wearing black-bordered red epaulets were seem at the installa-
tion on 3chauraanngasse, which was ra.r ;txy wearing red-
bordered black epauletsg Radio truck a driver of which
wore rd-bordered black epaulet-s, was seen In front, of the it stalla-
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7. Yaterial, loaded at the StJoelten (0 49/41 88) railroad station on
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11 Febrmtry includeda jeeps
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sand SU-76 guns and
com.hg from the direction of Camp Spratzern and hai.i.ng rod an-
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antenna: and ' k truck II at about noon. Truck 25X1 C
driven by a soldier wearing red-bordered,black epaulets,
carrying fuel barrels and coning .fror the direction of Camp Spratzern,,.
was unloaded and subsequently returned to the cagnpe, L ort i re
later, trucks E:- I and radio truck 2 51 C
arrived from ? e direction of Carp, 3pratzern and W X1
a field kitchen arrived fron the direction of the tarrac :s ns la-
tion west of Schiessstattrin ., :subsequently, these vehicles were
entrained. bout 100 soldiers weering rod-1-ordered
black epaulets with artillery insignia and 3 rajors wearing red-
bordered black epaulets with tank insignia,, and coning from the
direction of the barracks instellation west of Schiesststtring, were
entrained in 2 coaches end 3 hoxce.rs, The engine of the troop train
was facet= . toward Tulln (C 10) The garage
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3e arr^or Pionir~r iaserne in Mein Yirg. The statement by a local
resident tha.?; the present unit moved into the installation as late
as in the fall of 1952 and that the installation had been vacant since
about 1950, does not contradict available inforr:ation. The unit My 25X1 C
'relonc to the., 15th Gd.e Pub En of the lath Gds.1'ecz Div.
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