THE ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE SOVIET GROUND FORCES IN EUROPE AND USSR AND THE GERMAN KASERNIERTE VOLKSPOLIZEI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001900400008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 58
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 2, 2010
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: August 5, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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The Order o Battle of the Soviet Ground .Force ;
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3 o =bat divisions, which departed frog their posts during the second
AW of April 1953, were confirmed at the troop- training grouDds during
the second half of May. Wining at the troop-training grounds gener-
ally started about 15 Yayq no exercises outside the troop training
rounds were otserved up ;.~ the end of the period under r eviewu Trade
cent special units such as rsrti- lery eler!ents AAA elements, and engi-
neer elenevats started summer training iPnrediate1:y after arrival at their r
-special training areas until. early May 1953 or?, If the transfers had b?.euu
conducted earlier, continued training, The transfer to the area of ?EF>LI
:' Individual units, which hsd already been observed in April 1953, was
completed diving the first half of May. GK Q maxi. tt of the group were pore
1;E.o:.ely concentrated in the o eaa of WU N D0FF by this regrouping, with the
AAA division and 4n>v engineer regiment of the Thi d Gds Mecz Army advancing
;o the southwestern section of the army area. Some of tho elemeaat.;, sta