MILITARY INFORMATION FROM THE SCHWEINRICH TROOP TRAINING AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001600500010-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 5, 2005
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: May 13, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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;Ly '' zn on 11 Apr11 1953, 10 T-34 tanks,I
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and 8 trucks carrying luggage and
about I5? soldiers with red-.border black era e s were unloaded at the
Dranse railroad station. The uni.t marched to the Schweinrich troop training 25X1
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grounds.. At day and night between 12 and 16 April, motor vehicle co
drove -s~hwough Witt-stock toward the troop training grounds.
2. The following unloadings at the Dranse railroad station were observed bet-
ween 16 and 2=3 April.:
Cn 16 Aril. About 12 trucks with 122-mr field howitzers; and 60 sidecar
motor-cyc:i es .
On 17 April. About 40 sidecar motorcycles; 8 SU-1COs,
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DATE PREPARED 13 May 3.953
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Thirteen S - s; T-34/85 tank
trucks with equi
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On 23 April, the occupation strength of the Schweinrich troop training grounds
e about 6,000 troops
Qu 27 April, a division from Ludwigslust, r'arahir and rerleberg was quarter-
at Camp Schweinrich. On 27 April, only a guard detail of about 130 sol-
diers with red-bordered black epaulets was stationed in Ferleberg. 2
Prior to 18 April 1953, the arrival of components of the 18th
` )iv at the Wittstock troop trainlug grounds. was previously observed..
The present report indicates that the movement continued up to 23 April 1953.
';bus, the number of troop trains observed between 12 and 23 April 1953
totals at least 26 trains while about 202 tanks and $?' guns of all kinds
were unloaded. The number of 122 mm field howitzers
probably was m s en as, as ear y as on 14 and 15 Apr .l 1953, elements
of the '1054th How Arty Regt of the 18th Meoz Div were unloaded at Wittstock;
and, allegedly on 17 April 1953, another .1 howitzers belonging to this
regiment were entrained at Ludwi slust. . The un-
loading of troops, probably of the 50,52. ,or o on 19 April is
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v transr-er-r-ed o ttstock inoluded: the 58th ')ecz Ragt; the 33rd Tank
Regt (US); the 119th tds Hv Tank SF Regt; the 1054th Hot' Arty Regt; the
592nd ?port Regt (US); the 2511th AI Regt (US); the 120th Mtrcl Bn; and the
348th Engr En. It is believed that, on 23 April 1953, the movesr,cnt of the
18th Mecz Div to the troop training grounds was generally completed,
Between 12 and 23 April, components of the 18th Meoz
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