KVPS AT WEISSWASSER TRAINING CAMP

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001900210004-4
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 24, 2002
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 2, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Topic M7'8 at Weisswasser Training
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EVALUATION. see below _-PLACE OBTAINED
DATE OF CONTE T 11 A;ay,.to 2 June 1953
DATE OBTAINED_
.DATE PREPARED-.,2 July 1953
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Prior to 20 May 1953,, an infantry detachment from Loehav of about 170 men,
who were frequently exchanged, was stationed at the t eist: riser training
camp. On 20 and 21. Nay 1953, about 200 KVPs, who wore b: ck-bordered red
and blue-bordered black collar patches, arrived at t1 a Ne+i en camp from
Leipzig, The soldiers said that about 20000 other mcn we:i9 scheduled to
be rotated to the training grounds from Leipzig and. ial.le c r- ifig June 1953.
They stated that nor ire soldiers were pre dously att tioned at the camp for
insufficient hygienic conditions. Major Kubisch (frig.), prev?.ous1y camp commander,
was superseded by another major, who wore b1ack..bor?dered red collar patches o
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On 30 May 1953,, a special train with YV from Halle was observed arras at
Welsswasser0 The train, which had 'rain No 267 l1 (or 269 0), core; Lstel ;)f about 25X1
35 boxcars with EM including one boxcar with women lice and four flvt4,-s
carrying machine guns and each eight light guns.
sirilar train had arrived at l4eisswasser in the, riornang and four other tray:.3
with .K' at are earlier date 0
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Wine, prior to 27 May 1953, the Nochten carp had been constantly occupied by
about 400 K "s who equally carne from the Loebau. and Zittau posts and were regu-
larly relieved by the sane number of other EM even; :dour days,,. source determined
that on 2 June 1953 the camp was occupied by about OC nen.: Soldiers said that
still larger units with.tanks and guns were expected to arrive. Soviet soldiers
recently were no longer observed in the training ground. On 30 May 1953, record
practices previously held at the infantry training grounds discontinued. The
troops subsequently further enlarged the camp and training grounds and construe-
ted new telephone lines and lighting rains.
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5=3 On 27 i~iay l953p. three boxcars, each with a 25-ton load of 1 Tg: taa?r.a.u- 25X1
lens, arrived frorn, the direction of CottbueK. The ta.rr,a.uuins were
unloaded by 25 sol.c~a.ersq who wore yellow- :ordered black cellar :.tc) es
and were trucked aura in the direction of Nosh: ten irlth trucks
Four officerss who used jeep
were present during, the ua?loading,,
6. A"":,3:30 S r-=> on 29 May 1953, 200 's arrived. at Weisswa.sser on a train
f ?or, the direction of 0oeriitz and were subse uenti'r trucked away in the
d section of N'ochten on truck.
.,e went The irf orxnation s ipplements preirious -reports by sane
sources. The Wpisswass sr training carsp seews to be occupied to an
increasing extent by I NT' units of TVs 3000, Dresden and 6000 Leipzig,,
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