MILITARY INFORMATION FROM EBERSWALDE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001100470002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 29, 2009
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 2, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE OBTAINED.
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DATE PREPARED- Avril 1953,
L. On 17 March 1953., the troop billets. of the Sc huetzen l aserne on Bernauuer
i eerstrasse, Eberswalde were occur led by 3,6CC troops wearing red-border-
ed black ep ,uleta, costly with artillery .nsignia; and the headquarters
billets were occupied to capacity by about 1,CCO troops :lncludin r 200
uniformed r March- an -a
ti if ei~*
by a generals were seen in
diera wearing red-bordered
20 motorcycles and armored
rocket' launchers,
'AA tC:!win r c; ms;
anti svran occupied
the barracks area. On . `- 4{:rah, about 250 sol-
black epaulets were xcainteiianci gng 3C trucks,
scout caa Or 17 Yin c:;s 2- ,
r I.c trucks
and an a detezmin nuic er o
~c s
wcr o ;~... arrac- s area.
2. On 17 March, tii6 A1rt~illerie i{azierne on i?'reienwalder Strasse was occupied
by about 4,500 troops wearing rod-bordered 'black epaulets with tnnk and
artillery insignia. Troops and materiel 1.e..avin the ii stall.ation during
.17 Yarch toward Aiaperruuendor Chauaaee included 2 truck
each -tax 8,2-mra mortars load
towing 1 0-mm most ret trucks
and a total of 17C troops wear in
er islets. Motor vehicles
were seen en route mm and tithe ir:,stal.i .tion,
h On 3.4 arch, the cantonment on Ereitsobeidt St-~?asse w: occupied by
troops wearing black-bordered black epaulets. rotor vehicles.
were seen en route from and Li t..x in-
4. On 12 March, the west section of the Arti.lleri_e Xaserr.P, GaAs :ccupied
to capacity by about 1,800 troops wearing r^ed--borderer black epaa-diets
with artillery and motor transport i.nsi. i.a. In the morning of 10 March,
an undeteriri,ned number of troops were drilling in the barrack yard and
received theoretical instruction in the quarters Mo yc: vehicles
-, PLAOE OBTAINED-_J
CLASSIFICATION S ?,Cat ?
were soon en route 'roe and wc:: a in-
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On 12 ;;arch, the east section of the t'yrtillcric Kaserne was occupied
to capacity by about 1,500 troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets
with tinnk an wofnv+ an rte f insi i On 1C I.-I
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The troops were in t zC- ;:carters.
vehicles seen en route from and to the a.txstal.latio
occupied by ta. general and two other officers
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On 1.2 March, the Schuetzen Kaserne. was occupied by about 3,CCC troops
wearing red-bordered black epaulets with artillery, sig
,nal or rotor
transport insignia: and black-bordered black opau ee s. Gn 100 March,
about 150 troops were drilling in the barracks yard; aid C. soldiers
were en ga ed in icy ing a truck lire on the road to Tra vc .
On 4 Larch, the Artillerie 1 aserne was occupied to capes .ty by about
2,5C(C to 3,000 troops. On 23 Febr;:.ary, about 3GC to 4CC troops were
engaged in physical training at the east aide of the barracks area,
and a 15-piece band wearing red-bordered black epaulets with artillery
insignia was seer at the east exit of the installation.
On 4 ;:arch, the Schuctzen Kaserne was occupied to capacity by about
3 500 trop -s. Fror 2 to 4 March a radio truck
was daily seen in operation In e ter Sa F.a area..
At 10:30 a.m. on 4 ?'Arch, a coium of 15 sidecar motorcycles left the
installation toward Trar:pe for a practice.
Gn 3 1art a a,r, envelo . e addressed to re A
was found in the woos ed ar ::a:scuth of the
Artillcric Yaserne, near the LeuerborFTer :;':tcse (am:eadow _:nd the firing
range. 2
1. 1 Comnacnt. With the exception of the tank firing details which were 25X1
absent for advanced ecrbat firing practice, the Sehuet.,en ,.usorne can be
caxrIed occupied to capacity by the headqu rtcrs and any troops of the
. ourtrh Gds ecz Arr, . and the Artolfl Brie Kaserre by units of the 6th Gds
ecz Div. In February and i!ardlh the cantonment
or 'i had been 'icy ed oceuj ied by cnJ y a rear detail.
It is be15.cved that a signal
unit of the army is permanently stationed y, exe.
3,.. PL U, .
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