BASIC MATERIAL FOR THE LETZLING HEATH TROOP TRAINING GROUNDS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001500800003-4
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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2005
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 15, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Soviet Troop Training Grounds at Letzling Heath
1. Oocupation:
a. Permanent occupation: Elements of the 19th Gds Mecz Div in
the barracks installations of Hillers-
leben.
b. Temporary occupation The LXXIX Mtz Rifle Corps with the
during the training 207th Mtz Rifle Div and the 19th Gds Mecz
period: Div; army troops of the Third Shook
Army; the 7th Gds Tank Div of the Third
Gds Mecz Army; the 10th Gds Tank Div of
the Fourth Gds Meoz Army and, occasional
ly, small tank units of this and other
armies.
20 Detraining stations: Neuhaldensleben, Wolmirstedt? Colbitz,
and Jaevenitz.
3. quarters and other
installations:
The total quartering capacity of all
camps is roughly estimated at 45,000
to 50,000 troops. The data on quarter-
ing areas are incomplete.
Legend to the map:
1 Camp in the woods southeast of Jaevenitz
24 Barracks insta114tibne south-of Staats
2b 044tOnma21tsouth or Boergitz, also referred to as Camp
Uthtspringe
20 Traini,!i area for tank and artillery unite
3 :Gant about 4:km south of Jaevenitz at
4 Gleating-:$0 B4rriere ZiOnW
5 Aramunition;-depot south or Jae venit z
6 Tank firing: area :
Y Cantonment eastof Born
8 WaldlagernearBorn
Wald lager III near 8-avn
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10a) Motor vehicle parking las of the camps near Born
101'
U. Tank parking lots of the caps near Born
'Born fuel depot
13 Waldlager II South of Huetten, also referred to as Camp Planken
14 Huetten food ration supply depot
15 Firing range headquarters in the Planken forest office
18 Planken quartering area (headquarters I?)
17 Ammunition bunker
18 Mo.-ter vehicle and tank parking lot of Waldlager 11 near
Zuetten
19 Camp in the woods north of Born, possibly for tank troops
Barrier? Zienau
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nairatikS?instailatiOn at the western exit of Hillersleben
21 Barra.oks instalaation at the northeastern exit of Hillersleben
22 Temporary engineer training site at Polvitz
23 ,1040412? area for artillery units
24 -Target area With about 40 observation and aiming bunkers
25 yllwo radio stations with 4 masts each, north. of Waldlager II
near Huetten ?
26 Artillery target area
27. Wale. lager I at Qolbitz
28 Waldemar II :t Golbitz
29 Hillerlaeben 4)iltti, firing range
ii
orders: See map entries. The borders are believed. td:1- .ocimpaes
the training, a.rea used for firing with liVeit ion.
Maneuvers were frequently conducted in the adT0ent ter-
rain, especially in the eastern sector of Letiling Heath
as far as the, Elbe River.,.
5. Guard, and
security
meEtsures: The main approach roads to the training area are blocked
by road barriers. The training area, as well as quarters,
is heavily guarded by sentries and. patrols respectively.
The larger camps are also oocupied in Winter. They quar-
ter guard details.
6. Camps tem-
porarily
occupied
t
per
Waldlager II at Hue tten (13):
Waldlager III at Born (9) :
Waldlager I and III
at' Born (8 and 9)
CamP in the woods soitheast
of graevenitz (1)
barfaoks installation south
ofAStaatS (2a), and camp
the woods south of
Boergitz (2b)
WaIdlager I at Born (8)
Patti, S4cok Army
Waldlager at Colbitz I and
II (27 and 28)
7th Gds Tank Div
undetermined
19th Gds Meoz Div
: 207th Mtz Rifle Div
: headquarters units of the
: 10th Gds Tank Div
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nairatikS?instailatiOn at the western exit of Hillersleben
21 Barra.oks instalaation at the northeastern exit of Hillersleben
22 Temporary engineer training site at Polvitz
23 ,1040412? area for artillery units
24 -Target area With about 40 observation and aiming bunkers
25 yllwo radio stations with 4 masts each, north. of Waldlager II
near Huetten ?
26 Artillery target area
27. Wale. lager I at Qolbitz
28 Waldemar II :t Golbitz
29 Hillerlaeben 4)iltti, firing range
ii
orders: See map entries. The borders are believed. td:1- .ocimpaes
the training, a.rea used for firing with liVeit ion.
Maneuvers were frequently conducted in the adT0ent ter-
rain, especially in the eastern sector of Letiling Heath
as far as the, Elbe River.,.
5. Guard, and
security
meEtsures: The main approach roads to the training area are blocked
by road barriers. The training area, as well as quarters,
is heavily guarded by sentries and. patrols respectively.
The larger camps are also oocupied in Winter. They quar-
ter guard details.
6. Camps tem-
porarily
occupied
t
per
Waldlager II at Hue tten (13):
Waldlager III at Born (9) :
Waldlager I and III
at' Born (8 and 9)
CamP in the woods soitheast
of graevenitz (1)
barfaoks installation south
ofAStaatS (2a), and camp
the woods south of
Boergitz (2b)
WaIdlager I at Born (8)
Patti, S4cok Army
Waldlager at Colbitz I and
II (27 and 28)
7th Gds Tank Div
undetermined
19th Gds Meoz Div
: 207th Mtz Rifle Div
: headquarters units of the
: 10th Gds Tank Div
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