SOVIET TROOPS ARRIVING AT THE KINDEL TROOP TRAINING GROUNDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001300450002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 17, 2009
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 24, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC Soviet Trocos. Arriviw. at the KiMe1 ' roon Trninin
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DATE OF CONTEN'
DATE OBTAINED
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24 April 195'
prior to 18 April 1953, the Kindel troop training grounds was occupied onl- tY
advance details which were observed loin,;, reconditioning work. On 18 Aprilp the
first troop shipments arrived at the training areae Two shipments includir bout
500 troops who wore black-bordered crimson epaulets, and about 50 truck
25X1
and another ships t
cl n,, about 100 trop s who wore red-bordered black epaulets, and 15 to 12C, isks
were observ t
station. Three S t were seen on r ro cars
Highway No 34, which crosses the training area, alieged3y wig ..
blocked after 18 April.
~G,y~r a tam, the first shipments of tA.e 57tth
Gds Ntz Rifle Div s a aned In iaum nrg arrived at the training. grounds. The date of 25X1
arrival is about the same as in 1952. 1X1
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