SOVIET AND GERMAN BORDER TROOPS IN KOEPPELSDORF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001700590002-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 7, 2010
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 1, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
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CLASSIFICATION.-.
O r o r5 i`e y -y,.....,a.~.. r~'3 i i Y St'?? n ........ _ ..... ~~ .. ... ~ ~. E
R PORT
lo On 27 March 1953, the Soviet border unit in K
NCOs and EM and included trucks
and1oaae tank truck and three radio trucks
25X1
2. Between 27 March and early April. 1953, excavation work was done at seven
sites in the billeting area of the VP border alert force in fcoeppelsdorf0
Pre arations for excavation ,ion work were also underwa at o er e
it was pl~?nned to con-
s rue sor" n s ra on ua ngs, no r vehicle storage sheds and low
barracks buildings. ruilding materials were trucked to the billeting area,
which, in a wide circle, was cordoned off by VP sentries4 t"?tor vehicle
1observed at the border alert force included torch radio truck
prisoners' carrier
J ambulance
carrierF
Phaenornen personnel carrier
struck trailer Phaenomen 25X1
fforc?~ truck and fiorch truck
Twenty-eight ran of the bor or a ert once stationed at
oeppe_s.or occupied a low building to Hoehnbach, which was constructed.-in
early April 19532
25 YEAR
RE-REVIEW
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