MILITARY INFORMATION FROM STENDAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001400760008-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 19, 2003
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 8, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Military Information from Stendal
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14 to 24 April 1953
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2.. From 17 to 20 April 1953, about 50 percent of the window of the Tauentzien
Kasorne were lighted at dusk. One building was unoccupied. From 100 to 150
troops were daily observed at basic training without mss. From 15 to 17
April, maintenance work and cleaning of guns were observed in the AAA
emplacement in the Hindenburg Kaserne. On 20 April, the AAA emplacement
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Hindenburg Kaserne left the installation between 20 to 24 April. From 20
to 24 April the windows of the Albrecht-der-Baer Kaserne were not lighted
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troops. On 19 Apri8 boxcar oads of troops,, and an undetermined number
of AA guns,,-searchlights and rotor vehicles$
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entrained in Stendal, with the shipment leaving toward Wittenberg.
2. Troop trains passing through Stendal between 14 and 22-April included:
14 .nril. A train carrying about 22 heavy AA guns, and including 10
boxcars occupied by troops,, coming from the direction of. Schoerhausen
and proceeding toward ?ittenberge or Salzwedel.
A train carrying an undetermined number of AA guns of three different
calibers, and including 10 boxcars occupied by troops, proceeding toward
Wittenberge or Salzwedel.
i. A r 1. A train carrying 2 radio trucks,. 15 trucks and about .15 arr:ored
scout cars, and including 20 boxcars occupied by troops, coning from the
direction of Ferlin and proceeding toward Magdeburg, at 6:40 a.n.
A train carrying 3 field kitchens,.2 AA guns, and 1 radio truck and
including 20 boxcars occupied by troops and 2 flatcars with sideracka each
carrying 60 barrels, coning from the direction of Berlin and proceeding
toward Gardelegen, at 10 a.m.
Three other shiprents en mute. toward E?erlin.
20 April. A train carrying 31 trucks with
152-mr field howitzers, and including 8 boxcars occ-}pied by troops and
4 closed boxcars, coming from the direction of Berlin and proceeding
toward 2agde~curg, at 6:30. a.n.
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A train carrying 16 trucks with covered nwnbers, 4 tank trucks, 3 armored
scout cars, 1 tank, and 2 small Ali guns; and including 14 boxcars occupied
by troops, coming from the direction of Berlin, and proceeding toward
1ittenberge-GtLrde'.egen, at 7:45 a.m. A train carrying 4 AA guns, and 20
trucks and including 10 boxcars
occupied by troops; and 12 flatcars with sideracks, each carrying 12
motorcycles, from the direction of Br lin, at 2:50 p.rr
L prj L . A train carrying 30 trucks anal including
10 boxcars occupied by troops, 6 closed boxcars, and 16 flatcars with
sideracks with guns, which were 152--nrz field howitzers,
coming from the direction of Berlin, and proceeding toward P`agdebvrg,
at 2:50 prrri.
2 l r~ 2 A train carrying 25 trucks I land 20 guns
which I were 152_",;>, field howitzers; and . nc siding 10
boxcars occur red 17 troops,, coming from the direction of Berlin, and 2
proceeding toward Ifagdebursg, at 8:10 an.
25X1 I. otrment? Tf:e bulk of. the units of the 207th t4tz Pifle Div stationed
in Stendal probably left for Letzling Heath between 20 and 24 April
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Jaevenitz, which r 7as used by the d.i.vision,, was occupied by 5,000 troops.
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AAA units of the Third Shock Arrky T,rere loaded on 19 April. As the 953d AAA
Dn (US) of the abovementioned division is carried in Tangerrs.uende and the
AAA unit stationed in the former parachutists' camp south of the Fliegerhorst
BErstel according to available information, is believed to belong to the
air force, the shipment cannot be accounted for.
25X1 2. Cgrr cn&. T:r,oop trains I between 15 and 22 April
include?. AAA shit cents to `'ustrow; shipments of units of the 10th Gds
Tank Div to Letzla.ng Heath; and of elements of the 6th Arty Div to
A1tengrabowQ The three trains observed en route toward Berlin on 15 April,
presumably consisted of empty cars.
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