GENERAL MILITARY INFORMATION FROM EAST GERMANY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001400790005-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 5, 2009
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: May 8, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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2a On 8 and 9 April9 the quarters of the unit with finance officer Colonel
Tulenev (fnu) at Sc'Loenwalde Fliegerhorat were apparently occupied to
capacity. Colonel Tulenev returned from furlough on 6 Aprils On 8 Aprils
a motorized radar with parabolic reflector and a type.T generator were
seen on the drill grounds, the attending crew wore red-bordered black
epaulets. The three AAA emplacements ere occ-piedo 25X1
On 8 April, the quarters of Unit Chesnakov were occupied to capacity. A
sedan occupied by a, general wearing one star stood in front of the
headquarters buildin-o A lieutenant colonel carrying maps left thr
headquarters. the commanding
officer of Unit Chesnakovo 25X1
3. On 11 April, the Panzer
Kaserne of Gross Glienicke0 a barracks inutalla.tion was one third occupied 25X1
by Soviet border guard troops with black-bordered crimson epaulets and two
thirds by. VP border policee Truck stood in front of the quarters
25X1
the unit with finance officer Major Pavlinkov.,3
4. On 11 April, the Kech in Potsdam included Lieutenant Colonel Kononov (fnu)
as head, Lieutenant Colonel Cherber (fn'u) as deputy chief and Major Tusenov
(fnu) as chief of the planning section04
1,, z-:~'Cm enter the major'ty of the
units of the lst Mecz Div was at the quarters until 9 April, with no changes 25X1
having occurred in the distribution of the units.
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Fzxcept for Lieutenant Colonel Sdor (fnu) and
Captain 'Timoshenko (fnu) the officers are known
The following units of the afore mentioned 25X1
division are considered confirmed in Doeberitz until 9 April 1953, The 72d
Gds Nv Tank S2 Regt, referred to as Unit Zurkine in the Loewen Kaserne; the
37th Mecz Regt, referred to as Unit Berezin,, in the Flak Kaserne; the 35th
Mecz Regt, referred to as. Unit Busi in, in the Flak Kaserne; and The 18th !; `a
Engr Bn referred to as Unit Popov (fnu), in the Till Euenspiege_;. Settleme:it0
confirms the departure of the last elements of the 2d Li ht Art
Brig from the Olyanpisches Dorf on. 9 April 25X1
2a 1 C tints
Fliegerhorst Schoenwalde was occupied by units of the 31st AAA Div 25X1
with Colonel Tulen and by the 90th RL
T
he installation was occupied to
capacity until 17 April 25X1
Regt of the -Second Gds Mecz Army with Lieutenant Colonel Chesnakov (fnu)25X1
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