SOVIET TROOPS IN AUSTRIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001000770008-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 25, 2009
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: March 19, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

. Approved For Release 2009/02/25 :CIA-RDP80-00810A001000770008-8
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rocket laua~cner?s tin fihx?ee-exle n~c~tos? veh~c~,e:~
12 rotor vehicles with a f field 25X1
kitchen ta,nt~ track truck truck 25X1
was abservec'~ at thy: Hamburg ~~ lye/~ $9) r~~d s a ~.ons canvas covered
2~ vn 19 ~?ebr?,aa,ry9 the following eno;rz~inmexav 25X1
ox~~posite th?~ haspa.tal building ore I,eibniz C~ass~e.a 1 -----
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and srba: arxce a.xzd soldiers wearing
re ~- x? ere ac epa ets artd ~.nclu~i~zg s~~ae grlth artillery, signal or 25X1
motor trans7~art insignia fire twta boxcax-s b 5c~an dri~pen. by a saldier
with red-border?ed black epa.u~.ets and carrying a general caxre from the town 25X1
and drove to the loading ra~.p? A truck anal ~ taaak truck stood iaa the yard
of the ?'iaraisr Kaserne which was guarded by soldiers with red-bordered
black epaulets? A flag was hoisted in the ~.r~sta~,lation?~
~ a Un 19 Febs?uar y~ the folla~r3.ng off'ic~rs acd an'otor .vehicles were identified
in traf'f is frar.~ and to the buildings on ~'hea.~cr Matz and Stalin Ring iri
Baden ~(7 4q/~ 3?); about 25 fislc: grade of`f?icer~; wearing black?borderr~d
red epa,ulets~ about 2(3 field grade c~ff:Lcex?s ure~~r^ing rea-bordered black
epaulets with tank, or artillery irasigxaia s grad ~ ~`ield grade officers
wearing black~bordex?ed blac~r e~atlets? sedans
a avers ~ so_ ers red rdc~red black er.,auletse Veep 25X1
driven a, sald~.er with Y~lack~bordered black epaulets sedans
bath dritteza ~a;r solc3i~:rs with red-bordered black
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l a On 16 r ebruary 1953, trucks both d.~iven. by solc~i~;rs
with red-bard~red black era e~ s,~ rave in~o the Troat IS.a,serne in Vier?~ _
Soldiers with rod-bordered black epaulets ,~ngag~,d in motor vekaicle ,25X1
tenance work in the yard of. the garage on ~'erne:??storfer Strasse which was
bordered black e-:a.u?.ets~ ar..bulanc;e
guarded by soldiers with r~:d-barclGred bla.c'j~ et~a~~t7.et Mcator vehicles
identified. at the garage includc~ci ~.mbulsnc~ trucks
truck ss:rbulance and trucks
~?uck c~rive~a by a ~ldier sx~~.da.ex?s
~',t~ks red-borcierc.d. ~+ls..;n ~~,~:~_~.ets~ ruc;cs a dr~.v~:sa 25X1
'~~ sc~ld~.?,rs w~.tkz re=~~-~"r.~rel.e;t?e:i bJ_ack e4~at~.c~ts; sc~c?~.~a ~~r. uckC
seders wx?uc:~ ? iv ~~s'z. bar a so? dJ.e.:? to ~.t'A~
re ~ rL Urhd 'oJWa.ck ~gt~? e'~s, ~ rL:ck da?ivexa by ~, sol?kle_t? with
red~~~t?d?:res~ k~lr~ck epa.t,lets~ tr?~~:ck dr3~r~rs - scric~ier t~7~,th
~ed?~b:~rder~~ 3~J.ack ~~ .aide Ws ta~.tk~ Barak ~,rssi~z:i~. f ?:c trttek
~ee~b a.rsd tr. txo??: a:ll dr. i?ite?s tFy salda.cra~ 25X1
?~:~,la3z ?eed~'~ordered l~;~a.c~1: e':'].iadi.~t~o '~kso nara~;e^ ore '~kte ~?P?':'?1~~;'~3 0~ tkae ~`oraner
atatoi.:ohiJ.e arse ~ix~c:~a.??~ ~;nr~~~rse t"s,ctcsr~ ort Ga'~z?lol.er 8tras~=~e wa.s t~.rdeCj
serstrl.es y~ritk~~ x?ed~~horcl~vx ~,d black e?^.a.ul?~ts o '~ 25X1
a~.r~,orI scc~s.st c:a,rs anck 1~0 ~, tacks, axed. C t~r~.ckcs - r.. the y~?d :+_nc;J,.szdi?:~
~:i.ed b~ r~ soldier wit}~ r~;e?m~rd~red 'cJ.arlc ?~sr~tz ~ c:.~, o
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F7eep
ds?~.~en "may a ~oJ.c?~er t~t~a red-horrJur~~d bJ_ark. e~ffi~,t? ?~ts 25X1
r~.rked ~,xs Front old ?~ka~ ~~?1~*rt3. Or~3~a.aia.~a. Ten sol~:kiars ~tit?~ bJ.t~ck-~-borr~crEb~
black eraau? ets enrol? ed ca.bl~ reels at the ad,~ac~rst athJ.ca?~a3,c i'~.e;2cim~?
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