GENERAL MILITARY INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001300470006-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 2009
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: April 27, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTEIV T
DATE OBTAINED--
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PLACE OBTAINED
DATE PREPARED.-.27 April 1953
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and about 110 soldiers wearing, red bordered black epaulets e
the '.Ileissivasser oov gaining grounds -toward Cottbus. wearing Aprdlborder-
5 T-:34/85 tanks
e' back ,dparil.ets wit4l tank insignia were unloaded in Weisswasser from
the direction of Cot us? The tanks and troops left again -It.owarrC Cottbus
in i t`:ae evening. On ii April, 2 T-34/85 tanks park-
ed i? It the Spremberg railroad station. On 11 April, Camp Nochten war,
occi spied by about 50 soldiers wearing; rEi bordered black epaulets and
aboi at 50 VPs. Fro 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 11 April and from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
on 3t .2 April, tank firing was heard from the training. grounds.
Durj Lug the time .f = om 3 to 13 April 1953, tite Flak Yaserne in Wurzen
was occupied by vroops who wore red-borders-d black epaulets, some with
al ,illery and tink insignia. The troops eraaged in, drill., athletic
x ; re arations for their transfer. Arrr"red scout cars=
1 T-43 tank, and 3 rnorta,s were observed. Ammunition
va: s 'unloaded from 8 boxcars. On 13 AApr?il, -iracti.ce Targets and range
fi: nc:ers were, tr.,icked to the railroad 3ta ton. I?fottor 1?ehicles seen in
tr aj'fic from At-d to the barracks installat$ On
r? about 5:15 a.m. oxi24 Farah, 1 trat.?q e~fthout locomotive Tent loaded
with. 6 SP guns, 5 trucks, 2 radio tru:k,a, 4 jeeps, and troo,,;3 on. 12
boxcars stood on tho seconi rain tr rack at the .Koethen r.?ailroM station. 3
At about 11 a.m. on 24 'arch, a coo umza of 14 trucks witiz about t,OC troops
'Uack epaulets
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was seen mo ins through Wittenberg-Fiesterat7.,
coming from an easterly direction and proceeding ' toward a we;aterly di... 25X1
rect-:ion. 4
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dent. The report Indicates that the na `ority of the 9t.,h Me z
Div had not arrived i ~feisswa?sser b 11 A ril .
2. ~ ~Caent. These are the first indications as to the departure of
units of the 8th Gds I eez Div, presun ably for Koenigsbrueek.
1Co ent. Presuarably, the th i .ent of a tank firing detail to
Letzling Heath.
4. I~oa ent.
to the 6th Gds Tank Div.
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the unit belon?
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