MILITARY INFORMATION FROM THE SCHWEINRICH TRAINING AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002000240005-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 12, 2004
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: July 6, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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.. ,ory' infor cation frcm the Sclxa~ei.n' =ic::. `rraintn Area
F\1,LU:,TPC,I --2,51.1. OBTAINED
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OEJTA NED .25X1
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i4 to 5 Jane j953
.....ENCLOSURES (MO. & 'YPE)_-..
REMARKa~ ~.__ .,.....,._ ......
eEen bet urn the northwest s.xore of i ranse T a~z.i and the =ailroad line in 1nne;.
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At about 6 p,,m, on 25 Mk r 117'51, four T-4' tar-':; anti about, 150 troops at re it u
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tacks ;col _owec` by three waves totaling about V10 infantryza?n were seen bot :;h h
railroad. :.ine in a co icentri v attack toward Wa 1 iiuC:;bl r c.:orisn : fron, the, vw* +M:
br ashxaoed-, cohered by blankets or tarpaulins, .t about 9 am.,, on 26. ,ayl C:.xr4;;
tank3 toward uh Muckendorf firing range and the others `t;owar 1 west, proc:e
an east. immediately before the railroad lne, the. troops withdre , No s ,.j_die3-?
en.F-: iy troops were seen.. Source ?,)eli cved that all. tanks obsserz ;o we
tanks,, of tera carspletion of t',e exercise;; four tanks left toward Griebsee. .,ire,
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rer.ge was
bordered by the railroad line and tb roads, meeting at 'o `x t l 90 -,
about 10 a ,an? on 26 May, 5 T,.,:43 tanks were seen driving a the firing rr ng
.ne:. i3naniy'c v (fn a) was a0a?; rreserltr, on ; - ig i,:
,.lea '?::1,' ,3R a.::,rd that his deruty was Ha-or Zova.cin (:"nu).,
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,8th M,scz ?i h snits of which -taxte=? i:nte.as`,tire training ii t itrit y Fi
M.id9=3itr;'r.. Cr a c!os a ara-ti.v"e:ty quiet prari.c d p ?io:r to i!ha.?; date
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,irdt%' of -..he tral'tr ng g:nourld8 bets n Dr oli-3e a -v.1 Bus hhof" .taim.oet as:U1 ?-)f the
~ xi.'; ea osserv d in the .r :ixain g ax a he ca ?4; to the a1? rnenttc~ned 10 3:I
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re^ar+ ao hi .a/ ens. .. c, ee . wh:i.cn nvc.,iv d units o the 124,h: Gd.s ark 141 , -vis
a'+ so repo- ,ed ?';;r aar:.other t=our C C.~or"c Colonel. ~r ow bra-,a (frr i) g a thtz
kraca *?~ chi? o :st;af'.' of he :i?risior asr.d 14. or ;aor'oki 'rat is also rfo r.. aae
b l.o: ing "arr the d ,.vi sier:. and. ta`!loried i =arl aerg.,
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Approved For Release 2004/02/13 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA002000240005-8