MILITARY INFORMATION FROM WISMAR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002200200015-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 1, 2002
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: July 21, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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EVALUATION
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r'rom 1 to 9 July 1953, about 180 troops wearing black-bordered crimson ep .h ats
daily drilled in the east section of the Flak Xaserne, Wqismar,, during
hours. About 350 troops wearing black-'ordered crimson epaulets and cr. r: ;r$ ti,: snra.i 1
arms daily left toward the airfield, They returned at about 6 p.m, Carlo *
with live ammunition w,:~s daily held in Koeper n:+ tz 'dal0 At 4 p ~m. on 4 J1. 7 8 trucks
towing 37-mri AA guns and 10 trucks occupied by troops wearing red-borde. et clack
epaulets entered the Installation., coming from the direction of the Sta..iro Ka.serne.,
An informant stated that., at noon., a shipment of 7 trucks and AA guns,, -.a? 4.^h had
arrived from the direction of Rostock., was unloaded. The shipment left to-hard Flak
Kasernea On 8 Julys, the installation appeared to be heavily occupied,, _)o 6. 95
percent of the windows of the barracks buildin4:s were lighted after nigh't'+.:21.1.0
Supply traffic was normal.. There were no demonstrations in the towns
QC m c 1t ~ The information indicates no change In the occupation. o. thhe
unidentified AAA unit possibly transferred to Wustrow for firing; prayti-: e;; but,, ror
unknown reasons, took quarter in the Flak Kaserne0
installation over a report of 30 June by the sario source.
CLASSIFICATION SECRET
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Approved For Release 2002/07/15 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA002200200015-9