GENERAL MILITARY INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002100020008-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 15, 2005
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: July 16, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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General Military Information
SECU ITY : :FORM TION
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I :EVALUATION-J PLACE OBTAINED
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DATE OF CONTENT
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ENCLOSURES (NO. & TVP )
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red-bordered bla main entrance of the
Torrrter Kreisgericht on Seh stattring in St. Po ltenm Four soldiers did 25X1
rairnI:e nce work on two artillery pieces of about 80 mm r tanding in front
of the garages west of the former Kreisgeriohtm Five trucks were parked at
the Eugen Kas3erno. Little activity was seen in the yard of the Rainer
Kaserne where 8 trucks and 2 tank trucks were parked., 25X1
driven by a soldier with black-bordered black epaulets and occupied by
abut 20 EM entered the Franz Josef Kasernea The soldiers wore black-bordered
black epaulets with signal insignia and carried field equie ent The barrier
riser the Franz Josef Kaserne was guarded a sentry with red-bordered black
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all.ve}isles driven by soldiers with red-bordered black e:paulet8 Officers
wearing black-bordered red epaulets played handball with officers wearing
red-bordered black epaulets, in the garden of the officers ' ses o iighest
rank observed was a captain.l
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several soldiers did maintenance work on four T-34 tanks at
Camp Spratsern south of St, Poolten (0 49/W 88).
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red-bordered black epaulets, left the installatian,1
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DATE PREPARED 16 July 1953~
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8 SU-76a, 49 trucks, 4 jeeps and the radiators of another
26 motor vehicles were observed at the former Landesheilar.stalt in
Mauer Oehling (0 40,/W 26). A group of 3 officers and about 4.0 EM with
a horse-drawn vehicle carrying practice targets left the former Landes-
heilanstalt to a drill ground west of the installation. The soldiers wore
black-bordered red epaulets and carried field equipment. Five groups of
about 10 EM each did close-order drill without rifles in the and of the
installation, Much activity was observed with r:iotor vehicles. 25X1.
soldier with black-bordere d epaule s; and
driven by soldiers
with red-bordered black epaulets were seen at the order Lar..desheilan-
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troops with AT gas moved to a
troop training grounds, and recruits arrived at Mauer Oehling some
tine ago 02.
occupied by three majors with black-tordereed
red epau a s, a mayor wearing red-bordered black epaulets with artillery
insignia, two lieutenant colonels and a major of the medical service with
red-bordered black epaulets, left the hospital in Amstetten (0 49/W 27)o
Soldiers with red-bordered black and black-bordered red epaulets were seen 2.5X1 A
at the hospital. Some of the soldiers were bandaged,
5. officers and al arriving at the Goepfritz railroad station
a e: from Tulin (0 49/S 10) 'and Absdorf-4{ippersdorf (0 49/S 01)
on the regular train from Vienna were hauled toward the troop training
grounds a soldier with red-bordered. black
epaulets driver by soldiers with
rec bordered black epaulets went toward oep ritz from the ration supply
depot at the former factory. Vehicles driving from Goepfritz toward the
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epaulets.
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7. . troop train
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