MILITARY INFORMATION FROM MAGDEBURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001600490008-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 8, 2005
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 19, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. After the loading operation at 11 a.r, on 20 April 1953,
the tank tracks led from the Magdeburg--Friedrichsta_ . ?a oau,
to the Nachrichten Kaserne. On 29 April, the Nachrichten Kaserne was occu-
pied-only by a rear detail. The :aeeckt Kaserne and the Luckerbusch Kaserne
appeared vacant on 29 April. The sere observations were nade at the Anger
Kaserne and Herrenkrug Kaserne on 1 May. Motor vehicle garages seen from the
outside were closed. The leaxi-to roofs were empty. the Hindenburg Kaserne
was only lightly occupied,, large piles of barked lumber were seen between
two buildings v A pig pasture with 20 pigs was located north of the *a agesm
e food
ra pan supply depot and a pig stable were housed in the Hindenburg K.as:rne:,
2t. On : May, Magdeburg post appeared to te occupied as followss
Flak Kaserne: 400 soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets
an 21 trucks.
Seackt Kaser.na: Rear detail.
Encke Kaserne: Occupied as was observed before
Herrenkru; Ks. Berne: About? 1,000 troops wearing red-bordered . black epaulets.
Anger Kasernes About 400 a id.iers wearing red-.bordered black epaulets.
Zuckerbuscb Faserne: About 1C0 soldiers wearing; red-bordered black epaulets.
No training ectivity was noticed on the Kleine and Grosse Anger01
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the 10th Gdr. t,ecz v rron the a zr c- ,en serne was loaded on 20 April,
that the other mentioned barracks installations were occupied only by rear
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details and that the majority of the units of the 19th Gds Niecz Div
from the Nachrichten Kaserne, Flak Kaserne and Herronkru -:ginger Kasen e
apparently transferred to Letzling Heath, and units of the 3d Gds AAA
w, until 24. April. E- I
the 3htdz Pon Fridge Rea o the GOFG from the eefs
aserne spatted fo:c suL er training east of Rosslau at the end of Merch.
It appears that elements of the 105th Sig Regt of the Third Shock Arty
and motor transport units, or units of the 19th Gds 1iecz Div from the
Hindenburg Kaserne also were transferred. So far, no ration supply
depot and pig stable have been reported in the Hindenburg Kaserne?
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