MILITARY INFORMATION FROM WUENSDORF-ZOSSEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001700550004-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 17, 2009
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: June 3, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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OPIC?_ Militarrr Information from Wuensdorf-Zossen
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTE
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.DATE. PREPARED. 3 June 19
On 15 April 1953,I Can AAA er:p? acement with 4 heavy AA guns.- 25X1
3 to 4 trucks, 4nd 8 to 10 tents, 300 meters west of the Zossen-Wuuensdorf
railroad line, in line with the St.ulager Zossen. Troops observed there
engaged in the construction of splinterproof mounds. On 15 April,, an ALA
emplacement with 4 x 76rr. or 85-rm AA guns was determined 150 meters east
of the Zossen-t$uensdorf railroad line, 8(C meters north of the t'uensdorf
railroad a3 ation. Troops observed there were preparing splinterproof mounds. 1
On 8 April, an emplacement of 3 x 7 mr or 85-rm AA guns and 2 x 37-'r.: AAA
guns; 1 radio truck, 5 other trucks, and IC to 12 tents was determined
1CC peters south of the Wuensdorf-4flausdorf road, 90C paters west of the
Wuensdorf Lake. At 10:30 p.m. on 14 April, 18 trucks, towing 37-- AA gas
and occupied by 8 to '10 soldiers each, left the Canbrai Kas7rre, Wuensdorf,
toward Spere:zberg. 25X1
On 17 April, 4 x 85: AA guns, 6 boxcars and about. 10 soldiers were seen 25X1
at the Zossen railroad station. The shipment subsequently was dis tched
each occupied by 25 soldiers with ly-aggage, were seen
en route from the.direction of Rangsdorf toward Zossen-Wuensdorf. At about
5:30 p.m. on 5 March, three T?-34/85 tanks which had arrived
from the direction of Dresdei, were unloaded at the Wuensdorf railroad sta-
tion. On 6 ?4.rch, the total Strength of the troops station-
ed in Wuensdorf and Zossen at about 25,000 nen.
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14. I15 taro-story quartering
buildings without baseients, each about 70 meters long, would be erected
immediately east of the Zossen-Evuensdorf road. The date for the beginning
of the construction work had not yet been set. 3
15. Beginning 16 A`.arch, the Zossen-Wuensdcrf road was blocked for civilian
traffic.
16. t~ff'icers' names obser ed In Wuensc orf in 11. ch included, Colonel iTeli ov9
and Majors Kuzr etsov, Nakzixr..ov, and Shloma (a11 ntt) , ese of'ficer?s,
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who airrost exclusive]y were engineers, controlled rr:ilitary shipments in
Leipzig during the second week of March. They appeared to be familiar
with production rethods, quality of goods and rrachinery. The office in
Wuensdorf allegedly was headed by one General Bykov (fnu).
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17. On 2 April, an undeterrined number of trucks, occupied by troops and
towing heavy AA guns, left the 8tarranl.ager Zossen. 41 gates were open.
Or. 13 April, four
vrm or E,5-=.n AA guns were at the athletic field.
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Cor rent. An IND unit is rey orted in the Lutz Kaserne for the
first time.
5. Comment. The inforvmation to ds '~o indicate that the supply unit
ie the trade agency oa the GOFG which is in ch, rze of ,he 25X1
supply of the GGx