MILITARY INFORMATION FROM EBERSWALDE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002100760007-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 10, 2009
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: July 22, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. On 10 July 1`53, the Sehuetzen Kaserne in Eberswalde was occupied by about
2,000. troops wearing red border black epaulets with tank, artillery, signal
and motor transport insignia; and blue-bordered black epaulets with signal in-
signia; acid by a headquarters. Training; of recruits and physical training were
e-bo lerec?
-border of black epaulets with signal and motor transport insignia; bl
black eaulets? and red-bordered black epaulets with signal insignia.
the troops belonged to a telephone construction unit.
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were seen en route to the installation. On 10 July, the Artilleric.
Kaserne 3 occupied by about 2,9000 troops wearina red bordered black epaulets
with tank and artillery insignia. JS-3 tank was seen near the entrance. 25X1
The carp on Breitscheid Strasse was occtpied by about 300 troops wearing black-
black s:aulets, entered the installation. Imprints of tracks of a heavy tank led
into th~,, installation. Noises of tank engines were heard from the installation.
The cantonment on Preitsche $trasse, on 10 July, was occupied to capacity by a
si al insit. Truc was at the entrance.
by abo 2,000 wearing red bordered black epaulets with tank or artillery
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occupied by a one-star general, was seen leaving the
insignD.. Sedan
install.itipn. Truck occupied by a major and 10 EM wearing red bordered
troops itsaring red-bordered black epaulets with artillery insignia and. a few,
a Nine M-13 rock wt launchers] trucks;
signal truck and jeep,
occupiee- by field-grade officers, were seen entering the installation, coming
from. tho direction of Britz. On 10 July, the Artillerie Kaserne was occupied
On 18'June, 25.T-3/+ tanks were
seen ?rs Eberswa7de, coming from the direction of Angermuer ?.
2. On 20 Otily, the Schuetzen Kaserne in Eberswalde was occupied by at least 2,000
were seen en route to the installation. Shipments 25X1
coming; from the direction of Fraienwalde and proceeding toward west included 200
troop. wearing red-bordered black epaulets and 28 M-13 rocket launchers, on 22
Juno; T-31a t a n k s on 3 u ? and 60 facto -new trucks on . July.
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3. On 5 Ju)y, the Schuetzen Kaserne in Eberswalde was occupied. as previously
ine'.udinp the he u to s. Thirty-six trucks
towing AA guns were seen at the entrance
as
_ o rent. The information does not indic to a cha
me i the occ -07
the instailationa mentioned over observations 7t,
the rocket launcher
shipment had been entrained in Eberswalde on 22 June
The report had so been worded that the shipment Was believed to have beeu., eaui ',,"
shipment rasher than a troop movement, especially as, on the same day, neK
rocket launchers from Brest had arrived in Eberawelde. 25X1
the train on 18 June probably carried units o we s secs ijiv
which came from Templin and possibly were detrained in Eberswalde for the Artille-
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