GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE DEMONSTRATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002100770006-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 20, 2005
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: July 15, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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",OUNTRY..East Gar:ta P!
.-REPORT NO.
T OPIC.e........ General Ingptm Ilion on the Demonstrations
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..DATE PREPARED_15 Jule 195'3
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1. From 17 to 20 Juno 1953, the inhabitants of the wood camp Fraureuth near Zwickau
went on strike? A motorized infantry unit under the command of Lieutenant Colonel
bA1 Nikolayev (fnu) was employed.
trucks were employed, The troops fired at the crowd and killed and wounded an
to master the situation. At 2:30 p.m., Soviet units with tanks and troops on
On 17 June, large scale demonstrations were held in Leipzig. The VP was not ably
undetermined number of people. Martial law was declared. Soviet troops occupied
all municipal buildings. In the afternoon of 18 June, tank and AAA units totaling
about 1,200 to 1,500 troops entered the Heiterbiiok kcaaserne, coming from the
direction of Halle. Twenty-six T-34/85 tanks,, 46 (?) JS-2 tanks and 8 to 12 x
37-mm AA guns were seen with these troops. In the afternoon of 18 June, about
1, 500 artillery soldiers were observed in Sc.,hoenau. In addition to these troops,
6,000 to 8,000 troops, equipped with 30 .S-2 tanks, 26 T-34/85 tanks, 8 x 37-mm
AA guns and trucks mounting four-barreled Ate guns,, bivouacked outside of the
Installation,
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3o On 19 June, the bari?acks installation in 7 _,no i .. shoe u was ocuaa ied by about
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occupied by about 600 troops wearing black-- .ordered blue anauletsc The hospital
in the north section was occupied by about 600 troops wearing red-bordered
black -paulets with motor transport insignia. On 20 June,, the Hey. terbiick Kale; ne
was occupied by about 1, 500 troops wearing red-bordered black enna!ulets with tank
and motor transport insignia. On 22 June, 6 T-34/85 tank s 25X1
I ja;re seenat the komendatura and SP Buz I land T-34/85 25X1
tank were on Beethoven Strasse., l
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Hv Tank SF Regt of the 8th Gds Pcz Div. from Leisnigo The artillery units
e majority o the T-34 tr.nks belongs to the 19th
$ ?ecz .eg . roztt a oz g . choenau. and the JS-tanks belong to the 64th Gd
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fairly definitely believed
he occupation figures given for the Hin?
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en ug Ka.serne an the ospi a ppeex? to be highly exaggerate
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