THE ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE SOVIET GROUND FORCES IN EUROPE AND THE USSR AND THE GERMAN KASERNIERTE VOLKSPOLIZEI

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• Publication Date: September 22, 1953
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Tie tra,thin,7 fov.zes and ty,7,opuit of thf..
7,..h4nh hari b9cr 1-er way ir AP'lt
was suspended for seert3 1,Jeolcs by th,: employmn oi troop A ip supi
siti-
of the raellion in )flA:--:,Y MR.?,1W nnd the Zorl on sh .ftat LAT4 d&moi
stratl*no resultee tm tLe decrt,ure f7on t roop tr6k.rii
pajority of the con.6at di,r1siors and Ineir empio:fmnt in the suopt;34
the (7,.urtaAtaes. The of_,,IEdens aiinot exelueivoIy ttransferre6 to 1,144 ,
;isionarea[;, with major elemsnts of three divisions of the Z;econo -
6ds ?leez Amiens vho had remined at their posts, employed in the t?i4 rer -
Detailed inforratIon an the employment of Soviet units after 17 June 4-a
previously rorwarded,* in late June and/Pr early July, the gcrovd tie
In the zone had normalied enough to make it posnible that. Large oie/r4-tv of
V-e employed tJ:ocps aould be retransferred to their training camps,
7.ERLIN, howeveT, remained occupied by mcjor troop elements wno were reviel=ed
"cy Gew ct-clo!D only in :ci-JuIy. lnformax,ion obtain July teoped 1,4;* -
indicate that 3eLiovIeL LIgh mranand triod to rake up fok -(,he pe-,71od iA
i:dme i 1.11, ?Le evonts in b1;,, second h.,.111 of June ay intensiyingtht
r:ogram This bemve npparen by the larf7e nufaber oT orarc14s, End
fir!ng proT;ices of speried milts such as AAA, artillery and enginPerrnite
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arder of .Ehttle,
Availatle reports rece'lved during the period fro n 1 June to i A-,:g11,t L95)
confir the following units with their perranent past, Gate
cbservatien:
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4ith AT Arty frig (DS)
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PATHENOW 19 June
ALTENGRAFOW 18
POTSDAY 30 14ay
POTSDAN iihpr4,i..
POTSDAM 17 itp31., f_?
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FOSTOCK 2ci &mot
P.LIIAGEN area_
area -1-, Jag,
FRAUF:EURT/06er- 2C
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GLAIJOHAU 20 -J-71-311,---1
ALTENPURG tlay
ALTENETIRG jvq,
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Ohl:De:a 20 pr-; i.
LAUN 243
VT,,ININGYN J!.1--1--,
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LEIPZIO-SGECENAU 22 APt
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17th Cd s Tank SP Regt
WFISSENFELS
6 April
Hq 21st Gds Mecz Div
HALER'
25 May
69th Gds Mecz Regt
HALLE
18 April
70th Gd Mecz Regt
PALM
6 March
19th Cds Ey Tank SP Regt
HALIE
19 April
54th Gds Haw Arty Pegt
HALL
17 March
58.6th (?) Ilcrt Regt
HALLE
11 March
2505th Gds AAA Regt (US)
HALLE
14 April
114th Gd itrc1 En
HALT2
18 April
25th Gds RL En (us)
HALLE
19 April
A Gds Sig En of the 21st
HALLE
18 April
Gds Mecz DIN
732d Ttotor Trans En(US)
HALLE
20 April
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Army Hq
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11AGDE13UFtG
15 Farah
4th Gds Arty Brig (US)
SGITITRIN
2 jay
10th GdsflL Regt
scumEnIN
5 June
283d Grds Mtz Fifle Regt
HAGENOW
25 Me,y
2gFth Gdv 'AtM Yifle Fegt
WISMR
May
74th Tank Regt
SCHWERIN
17 Hay
0tht:.-A,A Er.
SCHWEnN
22 June
336 t;.3r11,: Revt (us)
PARCH II!
6 March
iiJ9UGt3r HT. Tank 6P Regi
LUPWIGSLUST
Fay
20t11 Mtrcl En
PERLEPERG
9 June
Turk Tog In of the 18V
LUDVIGSLUST
20 ay
Uses Div
dc, FirstSuards Arm-%
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In Army '6ngx. Regt
DlSD'SN
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20th Gds Meoz Regt
WURZEN -
25 May i.
it Cds ittnk Regt
He; 9113. Tank Div
POIR.NA
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2 January
10th Gds Ev Tank SP Regf..;
RI:i-,SA
il April I
Ilq 11th (kis Tank -17iv
1,4th Gds Tank Regt
KLOTZSCHE
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31st AAA Div SCHOENWALDE 3 June;
Eq 9th Gd s Tank Div NEUSTRH, ITZ 13 June
33d Gds Itz Rifle rept ,7,1.;i'..:01STENPERG 3 Fehriarl-
'lig 12th Gds Tank Div NEUEUPPIN 11
49th Gds Tank Regt NT,UP.UPY IN 26 Mai, 1
71-st Gds liv Tank SP Rein NEUTIZPIN 10 tiay 1
An LkA Rect of t.'-e 12th NEURUFI.IN 17 June i
Gds Tank Div
H.q 1st Mecz Div DOEFFTiITZ 24 Julyi
35th kleez Regt D07BEFITZ 13 l',:ay 1
2g3d (7) Ode now Arty Regt DOEIF.PITZ 2 Ittiy1
1382d AAA Regt, (US) DOEFurn 5 Jurve i
294th )ort. Pelt (US) DOEFERM 3 ..Tu' y i
4ist El En (U$) DOEPERIrz '18 ma)
57th Rea ryi DOTTRPITZ 17 Ma N f
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91st Gds FL
Jz 4th Gth3 Fae Z DIV
Tank Rept
Gds Taak Div
Cds Hv Tank SF Rept
7th Oc.is Tank Div
Div
Lecz Rep,t,
';-:Oth Mertz 'Rept
71f3t Pept
Tank fiept
999th Si P: tin
JUI;TERFOG-
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Ci.,TTFUS 28. iYfaii-
COTTFUS 15 April
COTTPDS 20 Ant il
COT '",.'FUS 14. ApTi
LUTTTEN 16 Arril
undetermined 2.1 .1.7r..5..1
GO`l'IBUS 5 Apri.1
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676th Roy Arty Regt
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320th CO AAA Regt
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52d Gds. RL Fn
F ETINAU
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22d Gds Fngr f-rt
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33d Gds Sig En
FERITAU
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34th Tank Tng tn
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6th Gds Mecz Div
fiq 7th Gds Meez Div
FUERSTENVALPE
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26th Gds Mecz Regt
FUCTISTENWALDE
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57th Gds Tank Regt
FRA71KFURTiOder
Felrv
P4th Gds Yv Tank SP Regt
FRANIGIIRTiOder
28tith Regt
111ANKFURZAMer
Thrt.try
111th Tank Regt
162d TrkRegt
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ica had been established in April 1953 and the installations of ,
which had not zolt been completed by 15 July.
e As the buildings under construction at the TEMPLIN troop traiuin6oroup4e
have not been completed in time, it is believed that, after rid-Od'c.ole4
195, three units of the 25th Tank riv pre-viously stationed in the 31_11SYNL
TIUS11 concentration camp will move into the veinse Otadt
nootrictad area in OiliNiriPUFG, as had previously boon reported, 1-nine
had apparently been plans to quarter pernanently al nrits prevf,o11V
stationed in 0:1'!Inei1iG at the TETILIN troop training grounds in: ,he
'all of 1953,
1,t21221.meht during _the Disturbances in June.._
The movements and employments of Soviet units Curing the emone,ratinoot on
and after 17 June have been reported in a special sinrrar7 which wae; ?
pl.Aed on 12 July,* inforoation obtained after this date, geneeellY cort..
firmed the situation as indicated in this summery? dovevnr, recent nejorts
supplemented available information as follows:
a, Area of AS f.RLIN
he expectation that fAST BERLih would be vacated 'WBeiviet trtio a ny'
. _
july did not cone true. The units of the 1st t
Gal Tank Div, which had still been in FE,ELIN in the beginning of 1-11f
vere withdrawn from the town and its vicinity and were retransfa '3,7 to
their rests benween 11 and 17 july0 rowever, new units startsol rinring
on 15 july. Sinee this movement was not oocas5.oned i any new d :Aar-
lances ok ".u.rg-scale ctrikes? there is reason $.2 conclude tha
!:oviets, at least foil the following weeks, wantri.aue nonstentiy f
uni-Ls in x,le Cooviet Sector of PE}LIN and tha iiamediate vid nity of
the town to be able to quell any anti-government demonstrations i'rom the
outset. These units will probably frequently be rotated for training,
a,3 they are mostly quartered in the tents and have no training P:sEiliii-
in the vicinity of their quartering areas. Between lf arE,!,8 July,
elements, probolly the 16th Gas Meez legt and the 93d Tank Regt.i.T
the
Gds recz Div left BLA FREESNWALFF on six trains for the riirmr-
17,5DOEY area while other elements, presumably the 24th ad (1-ds
iter',,s of the 7th Gds Meca L1V, sftFUERSTENWAFFS on ,nXiS
VG:WEIDE APFA. Additional Unidentified alemerts of thei,u4) di-
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vie one nt,y e;j110 e eiclyloyed,
of 77.d (.4is Necz Diy?,
tyPdiu:', to 6,Absccinent information, Camp iiitROSE which ,v
hi)6 been uccupled by the bulk of toe 7th Gds Nees Div had heel :aa ted
77 12 June ii troops, excepi; for laajor rear detaf,ls,n,rd moved
Irti-11T/0da1' and FOET6TENWAIDE by road. From that de until
t7e de-cr-.11Te to LIIT PERLIN on 15 July, the larracks instaliWoils in
l!'irSTEIDE were occupied to capacity by units of the divis101, whidh
been sLationea there during the winter months. No caeflnitei inform-
tion has been received on the retransfer of units of the divislen perma-
nently stnUoned in FRANEFURT/Oder. Available incomplete infornation tendeto c
indictate that the barracks installations were partially occqpied after
cbout 20 June and that, beginning in early July, units of the 4ivision
left FRATIKFURT/Oder toward south, presumably for L1EFFROSF, Ai, however
:1,:eordihp: to information by two sources which confirm eadh tth4r, the
cairn) was iii occupied as previously only 15 majoi guard details an
25 July, no definite information on the whereabouts of e1ement4 ar the
Oivision was available at the tine this report was completed, '
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e, i1 10 pf .te 9th 7ecz
Aceording to reports which confirm each other, the bulk of the
division left Carp FOPST TAUrR toward south on about 18 June
and returned there between 26 and 29 june. Units or the divieidn
had in the meantime been stationed in the larraCes installation*
in COTTFUS Smell elements of the division were also observed
in the 1.7IeSWASSEH area after 17 June Individual shipments to;
and from GOFFLITZ tend to indicate that the security units of tb,,
division permanently stationed in GGEPUTZ had been reinforced
during the demonstrations in the zone
E4.129yment of the 7th Ods Tank Dime.
The evaluation of all reports from the zone reed-vet) after 17 Jei-
fails to give indications for -1Ie employment of units of ti'e 7
Gds Tank Div from LEMING YEA1E during the period of the rebeiLloe.
Only individual motor vehicles of the division were observed 11'
YAGDEFURG after 17 June. The assumption that the units had La
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employed in the HALBE-rFRSEEURG area could not be confirmed?
S. Employmept_of thie 21st_Ods Mpcz Diva
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At the beginning of the demonstrations, major elements of he di-
vision fron the LOSSA. troop training grounds wore emploed ir
suppression of large-scale strikes and riots in the HALLE eves When
the workers of the Buna }lents in SCHKOPAU near EEaSEEURG aguiri vent
on strike between 15 and 19 July, major tank and mechanized in; ,s of
the division were called in from LOSSA and were again employed4
reports of July? according to which civilians observed Soviet Amy:one-es
neving from the zone toward east by raii or. roadocould not te coi:ireed
by credible sources. As employment in Poland of Soviet troop uniie
te zone appeared possible during the period of the deronstrationan
:est Germany, the above statements could only be disproved after a
longed period of observation. It can new rather definitely be stated
Velat these reports were based on rugors among the German populatio
throughout the zone and developed as a result of the unstatility the
eituation.
vrainirel.
The training of Soviet units at troop trainine grounds, which hni ict
eLerted until atout 15 Fay, was resumed in the first half of ,luneo iostlY
.zt cemeany level. exercises involving major elements were oteervSC at
- trenIng eeounds only in a few instances. The interruption c treinin:ued hr g
the rebellion differed in length for the various units depending
their employment and lasted until late June and, in some cases l'Ii1111).-
TJN KVTUGSERUECK), mid-July. All units returned to the erainin grounds
f: or which they left on 17 June. It is believed that normal tre4in was
eenerally resumed immediately after the return of the troops. Al .ougb
the coverage of the training grounds was rather poor because o eict
security measures and available information on the activities of tee
teoops was rather incomplete, it is lelieved that, in July, the rin effort
concentrated on training at battalion level.
Floe the unusually heavy noveeents which were observed throughoutILft
eine month of July, it can be concluded that the special exereiiees of
the enganear units and the firing practices of artillery, A.A.A and tank
units were the main problems of T.,ne summer trnining. es in preee6ng yeare,
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the engineer units held their exercises in the knovn areas on the n ddle g
[le; the artillery and IAA units at the WnTF0%, pi.TTI\CFA.C& and, :
JT-1-.0 Troop training grounds; and the Innk units in the ILTZ0.4 g
;
-,I AIT,' The folllowinz detailed inforration has teen reocived on thuse
- ecial oxerciEes:
nnganeers
(1) ET,NV.Ii7KF:',,17111( jaM,, in late June, exercises of units pf the
Third Shock Arn.y which nresunablynnad been. stationed in Capn
FITTYAU since Yey, as no arrivals were observed during tha tire
preceding the exercises9.
(2) i G F,rj.PTITI771qMg,Areq,,, Lc i. about 2 uly, enercnnss on
the vent bank of the abe River Of units of the Fourth neon
Arny which involved units from El7FSWALFE3 FITAAU, TT.NrtS.1.41WALDE,
T3v.pru and 7,97TNICK and possibly ended about 23
JTJZICKFIrea. Foginning about 7 July, exercises on the *et banc.
of the Elteu River of units of the Second. Gds Eecz iiriny,1,11j.;_ch in-
volved troops from ell :costs of the army aroan,
A.U147WSA11AvinsL .About 5 July, engineer units of the
Vs
Rifle Corps were rotated between AFEli and the LOSSi'.. aii YINDYL
troop training grounds.,
2TUNI:ITG7COpt4IG_Aref,,,, On 30 June, elements of the 1111E4 Gte.
ingr Fn.!. of the 7th 6-73 Tnk Div vrrived from LETZLING nnd, on
3 July, units of the 14th Tngr Bn (US) of the 14th Gds Ficz Div
from JL'EMRPOG, These units, along with the 35th "Angr c i US)
from AFOLIYNSDOU and, nresuitally, the lath Gds. Tngr En CT he
6th Cd t Tank Div, continually held exercises on the Elbe Tver
until late July,,
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Tt4SITIC Aree?, fetween 9 and 14 July, several engineer un4ta of the
:First Gds -Rees Army were assembled on the Yldde River, JOi of the
town, They presumably included the engineer regiment of tne arrlY
WI ich, on 7 and 9 July, had left DPESPEN in a western d..nrf.otion,
Mere were no indications for a completion o:;.: the exerci3tI4,
censtruction of ferries and bridges was rainly practiced fn;?ail
t7aining es. Individual tanks were involveu in river-crospinTrac-
ens ir L:pe =T'ERG and nnSnAU areas 1
". AnUllerv,?
A3JE1121,1,1_Cy l'etween 16 and 18 July, two 1.-inigt.des tiet th
r (us) were rotated between ALTETIGh.117(i'd and FOriSn14.?
.:u..cnng, to renorts on shipments to arid from ..:,..,TENCTI,1E04, tee
flowi units are believed to have participa ,ed in firling Fracce L T,c1;GFAL,01,1 between. 1 June and 1 August 1953:
two ,?z-th'TT-xs of units, possibly of the 39th Ons Ytz Eifln liv? free
F7,..ir and '3FA'.,a7KEL, from 5 ray to 3 June;
o?n.: unin:, of t:nc.- 31st AAA Div from SCECENWALTE from 7 Pry to
June, anC after 12 July;
units of '..he 9th Ode Tank Div from NITSTIftin,dr,e, fror. In t.oy to
June;
each one nat'...,ery of the 124th By ilow Arty Frig (113) frcnnilITIW-
77.MG fxon 19 to 23 Fay and 25 to 29 July;
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irelel? unit of tee ,z-ur force from the LAERZ airfield from to eo
eee and 13 to 20 July;
L' eonrettly of the 6id AAA !Div (US) fro:. fq?TERSIENWALDE
ehy-
e7.11 12112::: of the a r force from tile STIeiDAL-EORSTfo.
kti Li). 2 5
olements of the 13th AAA Div from WEPAR after 3 June ands :eoer
after 4 July,;
a unit from Iii-LXIKTI.1-'Ite until j June;
extellery or AM units of the IN Iltz Rifle Corps from SZIPOE-71:1Jmii
6 June.;
o(.' the air force from the EPATLOZORti BRAO,ID &Let': :-.11.-;s
after 9 and/or 10 July;
a 'omit., possibly of the 91st Gds RL Pegt, from LIKKENVALLIE;
end two units, pros-meetly of the 14th Gds Mecz Die and/or 1?3th tight
Ortei Peig from .ILL,TLAT'OG, after 10 July;
en ertillery unit of the 9th Gds Tank Pier from LEUSTRELITL after
12 July;'
artillery units of the 1st leecz Div from DOTTERITZ, from 12 to 2Ceeu1y,
enits of the Fourth Gds Mece Army from l the TEK-LIN trot )p trairr-oef
groonds from 10 to 24 July;
elerents of the 199th Gds Gun Arty Regt, of the f'4th Gds. Ftz Lj ItDie
?roe 7,415.11AR from 11 to 23 July;
elements? of the two corps rocket launcher regimente of -the ke4eti,
Gds Army from OfIRDBUF and -KINDEL from .12 to about 22 July;
smell elements of the 4th AT Arty Frig (US) from :nom and the :36 Gde
AT Arty Brig from ROSTOCK Until 22 July;
rn .tekA unit of the air force from the11767,.kc airfield afeet
unidentified Mit S :CPA% and j end/ol .1,
and from COTTEUS , HALD? and OENIGSf r-Uu; C; until 24 .haji
a unit of the 25th Pa, Brig from 1{AT/V.N&Y49 after 29 July; aoil
of the unieeutified artiliery Leigade of the ;Fourth, Gds 1:;,eoe eloy free.
TM'LNnftor 29 July.
Ites.pons observed during the ririag pricticeeat .el,l'aiGILieBOle
1.22-mm howitzers, -:11U-ZYI AT guns, 76d-Ren field guns? 57-or AT gori )6a-am
nrd 120-reo mortars, 300-rim and. 132-min rocket launcners'; 37-eari LA, guos ead.
;7'leve machine guns,-
This sumer ? the JUETERPOG troop training greunas E Et toe
el,TENGiTATOW training grounds, is Leing utilized? as in preced--ng yeare,,
%y artillery and At4t units for firing practices? Accordlni, t.: r-eporte:
transportation, the following units were assembled there le :ems
end July .1953;
eee6,e, tlee 1st :,ece eror IJ
.ee -`21ileei
te of the 12th Gds ?i!ank Clr from 4 to 9 41-ine b to .12 ..;t1.1
caul coming from and from :er/ to i. eu&I,Le,?
ooets oi the 9th Gds Tank !dye irom 14 c .O6 ui 19 ree .11e; c.:4
'el eater;
cnits of LO.e :Joist AAA Div from 18 to ,3.1. th.1.4 ORO ee'tee d3 ere;
imitg Of tZle bth Gds AJA Ply from reete;A:1.17., from 18 te,
eel units of the air foroe :from from ?el June
efter $ Jetty: from aferDill..eLORSTEL until :Le July; and freiti
after 17 Jule
ee_A units of the k)ureth Gds Pece Army from LIEF2ROSto TlaTtke
NOTNIRSTLD'e after 8 June; it Is assumed that these elemento
their units in connection with the dernonstrations,
ielL. units of the Fourth Ode flees Army from Tram.PLIii, F.F.RTIA`J
and--?-fit.113i, -we/oder , after 15 July until 21 July,'
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ah AAA unit of the cir force from the JRZ airfield fror 2,6
7./Nr end 13 to 20 July;
a unit possibly of the 63d AAA Div (us) fror. Fth-7..,'RSTEIVALDF aft4.
1.9 -I-lay;
AA unit of the air force from the PAENDAL-EORST2, airfield
untel 25 1-'.y;
elements ot the e3th ALA Div from Vi.,17AR after 3 June aid. i, ,i1:1.:1-? -
efter 4 July;
a unit Iron NCUPUFFIN until 3 June;
artrllery or Ail units of the 1X tz Rifle Gorrs from, SCHI:ElTlieturell
?Tone;
AAA units of the air force f!.'om the ERAIVENBURG and BRAND airfields
9 and/or 10 Jay;
unit? possibly of the 91st Gds RL P.egt? from LlIGYENWALLE; '
and two units? preeumatly of the 14th Gds Ilecz Die and/Or 199* Light
,%rty Brig from JITETERPOG? after 10 July;
iflartMery unit of the 9th Gds Tank Ply from NEUSTREtIr e.f0e.r
12 4111.y;
artillery units of the 1st Mace, Div from D.0EFERI1Z? from 12 to 20Ju1y
units of the Fourth Gds liecz Army from the TEli?LIN troop trai4en :
grounds from 10 to 24 July;
elements of the 199th Gds Gun Arty Regt of the 94th Gd e rtz it DiV
from WISMAR from 11 to 23 July;
elerents of the two corps roacit launcher regiments of the FActir
Gds Army from oraLTUF and ElJfel., from 12 to about 22 ..117.4.;
srlail elements of the 4th AT Arty Frig (us) from FROM and ill 3e. Gde
)rig from 'ROSTOCK until 22 July; ?
an MA unit of the air force from the WITTSTOCK airfield afLe4 2 July;
unidentified units from EISI-IcA011 and JUEMBOG after 23 and/u 24 July
and from curthus, HAW. and NOENIGSHIJECK until 24 July;
unit of the 25th FtL Brig feom RikTi1n011, after 29 July; au& i7.:ait
of the unkientified artillery brigade of the Fourth Ga3 'Meet fro=
TEL after 29 July ,
Weapons observed during the firing prfctices at ALTENGRABOW inclured,;
om o ittzers100-ren AT guns, '76,termi field guns, 57-4= AT ga411
120.-verl mortars, 300-mm and 1e2-mm rocket launchers, 37-mnn gime end
"4.2.7-4.3n&A chine guns,:
1.2) JUETJ3,L?. This summer, the JliETEffe0G troop training grouneq iete
.Aielf.X1-20i training ground ei t;is being utilized, al. in preced.rc year
by aerelliery and AAA Units for firing practices According. ie reports
t).n. Lrensportation, -the following units were assembled there, 4r. :enne
e.ry. July 1953%:
1st Fecz lily from. 31
eniee, cif the
te or the
? r nits
,inics of the
12th Ods Tank Div from 4 to 9 June 6 to 12 j11.; 7 ? the
coring from PePLIN; and from 27 to I Suguet,
9th Cds Tank Div, from 14. to 13 July. 19 to 3r.i. ; '113; and
;',e, 1;7) 31. July,
-orate of the 31.st AAA Div from 18 to 31 July and. after 28
Ju
units of the 6th Gds AAL iv (U.) from 01-111NI1Z from 18 to
eel, units of the eir force from EDANDENDDRG from 11 June to
after Jui7; from ,STI.V.DALet,ORSTEI, until 18 ;hay; and frot4
efter 17 Sane;
arits of the Fourth 0d3 iecz Arm' - fror. LIEPEROSE, Ta71. X
..'013.Vi.--,TEPT after ti June; it le asstheed that these ole menti rturned
to their units in connection with the demonstrations,
units of the .eourth Gds Mecz Army from TWP.1,3:N, BERNAT', :eouzascrtzT
and FRIANP'UTIT/Oder, after 15 July until 21 July.
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(3) WTTSTRC During the month of Jul, the ;AA units o tno arr4 w-i6
had been tt 1=P011 sineo April, vere cych,F.nz,ed against elenents
ict 1-lad 1.eer with theil units. The ALA units of tho rir fc ct
Which 7,ere retrunsferred fro', .:1.CW in July, hnd erri4ed th3re a:
'late es 2.e.y and June, so the treining !erioe of these units al:parr
to i.e n'rtorter than that of the AAA units of the arry_
rediur AAA u:dts conduct their firing rraetices at this training 1
grOUT166,, loents of the following units are rather Eafely 131Ioi-d
to have stayed at the troop training grounds;
2d Gds Div froo 6 April to 6 July; tu.).6
13th AAA Div eleirents fron LIP. IG fro- April
4. July; and elements fronVIA3:Aftafte
4 July;
from 24 April to 4 July; after ,1 1,ay aria
!,*
3d G-0.9 AAA Div
ft)..r 14 juin;
4th. (As AAA Div after 4 June;
? fror :30 'arch to 17 July; anu after
J7117;
eler:ents fro' FUEMENVAIDE from 23 1:reit
to July;
31st AAA TAv
63c AAA Div (us)
49W, AAP, Fegt (116)
ALA Regt (US)
U/1 ;._AA 4egt of the
LYYIX !its Rifle Corps
A.A1, Mit5 of the air force
Uli AAA units from ROSS-
VI _AAA unit fror. LADLE
units from
F..i.dfy of the 12th
GJs Trok. Div
aftar 5 Jltriei,
;!.
frcw 8 Aril to i
after 2 July;
iro7, FIESTIDE from 10 to 2 JiHlke,
'EP=CifFil after 7 June; and frnr.
77130W from il June to 18 Znly;
fro 5 ilay to 1 July ) presunal.1
rPdiam .A.AA
units of tiel
"4i_st
after 4 July
aftr
or 116 June;.; nnd atcr
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AAA. Div (US) and the 62d. Div (J3) vcre ":U"::;T7:1C1 in-jurfi are.? .
units of the tAn. GdE (T3), Invo contluually leen ot*trlod .
at IT-FAIGar;CK since Oc 195') and, in July, a littlt
2orho fir ol,se:ived at JUITTOG. T'fw
DiJ (US) fro: '1.ijEITTJR110der and 1 wat- at the vusTrm fi.ritt24 rtnge
te't-,Toen 23 Vareh and 5 June-, A) other Fovem6nts of this division. 14,-:.ro
olsorvado 71aents of the i'.,U6) transferred. from P77.TtO(TRF
to VS'ITOW on 2t) eleonts, according to the exchangelaNr-
gr Fihro-ddd ave re'-,:,urnd to tIA.A.f now D!:3SAU-KOCP:JEDT post inrjtly,
It furhor undetelhed for wha per1od of ti2.3 and in what strcW::;1
tho nnieentifid_Alit r:riment of V:lo a It.ts rifle Cor7-4: ffor
1.1-acLices at 'W";.ft0W, The first transfers the
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in mid-July, tank units resumed firing with live ammunition at tie
wriimarm-SALCRAU firing range in the south portion of IOLT7/1kK,
2,ocord:oog to reports on transportation, elements of the
.1.01-ring dattof participated in firing practices in this area in th4
aeond half of June
,1-2pents of the 220th hv Tank SP regt from GLAUCHAU fror 23 to 19 ,P1'7;
elerents of the 20th Gds Mecz Div from CrAWI'SKL, from 16 to 20 July1 ?Imo
t -,er 22 July;
,1.orents of this division from JEiA after 20 July;
,--ooments of the 25th Tank Div from 0111411.Nriihil fro 21 o 31 Juy
onyik unit of the officers' courses of the GOFG from POTSDA.1 after
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elements of the 57th Gds Nt rifle llv from YAM after 30
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From 6 to 13 June, an exercise was held, presumatly in the
WITTSTOCK area hro details indicative of its course could 'be dete::ininr
According to the troop movements to and from this area, elements of' teS first? -
Socond and/or Fourth Gds Pleas Army, as wtall as of the Third Shock
the Pr Arty Corpe? may have participated. As only a small number of ini-7.1.4,
toaina was obseoveci and, on the other hand, army signal units were sees at
line construction, the exercise may have been a cur -rand posti e4*.c.4:
oO' the a.bovementioned armies,, The dismantling of the lines apparently toreo
di/oleo-343 as a result of the demonstrations in mid-June until early July %tior .rains nt
calocoodnig signal units went from HATHENOW to FULTSTY:htalit,:
28 June and il July, an air transport exercise was condua-
ar1F,TFURT-FiliDERSLEEIV airfields .110stween. 20 and 3O joil4
6ds 'itz Rifle ;;iv ifom LiartULI4 and ?..)LidTIJI ?31:1
z( to Ic:Ad_CS to participate in the exercise, and, on _19 JUAO)
it entere the zone and was stationed at i_14,NDI -
Jtr exercises wnich? however, involved eleoets of tLe
11,m Or/ had been held at the same tire.
C'A 1S JVA8, un ts o the ti Gds ?fauic Edv fron the141,14t0L-:ar.. Dow
k -:.:_t-TEA;I:-nG and Ov)ail. Un 9 and iu iui.v ei_ei
o 136s NelEt and the -,45th Gd3 Lv Tanc i.c iiezt retuned to Olaf zx,inong
'e ki three sklomuate. Units of lithe 51st Gds lank iiegt and 1,,rw 3i4mefA3
r-t 3d Gel '-ftrct 2.11 rained in 'i.1114;1,hGo Ln tuo oii wit4
0118 OC. ,:;;)e 53d Gde 'Auk Eegt and elements of the 3d 6ds Arci t, ware
-:eTr*11 J.::.,T1,1110C to WITTLarLDG on live trains. Ja 1.6 ui ice
, 7f 71-11 Gds Iv Tank SP Tegt which had stayed 111 1411111&64
_0 J1:11v, and a r.) tank battalion of the 51st thds sank Regt Wtifl
7RF0O on three trains. Un 22 July, one or -ow? snip:Taunts cc marsoi
Ude Tan!: 14W, co,A transfrred to WiTlhNEERG0 it undaterrivaic
az_erous rxr,eionts were rade in connection will security
-r wth axurcises in tile i.IITLNFEEG areao
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,e, exercises of units of the ).XIX Gds Rife noe)
unit of the 25th PI, Prig from RATUENOW poesibiy weee
north of WEIIIAR Detailed information en this
been received?
Fron 18 to 24 Jur
which involved a
held in the area
cise has not yet
Trangostation,
11, In spite of the unrest in East Germany, the traffic situation of the
East German Railroads was normal during the period under review, t kee weic
occurred in some railroad repair shops and maintenance installation wEnie
all the other railroad personnel turned up for duty as usual
col-mated on a normal level, although there were some delays? Heee,e4,
eieeeted train system in BERLIN was disrupted and the situation neroi IC,
not become norwel again before early July, The number of railroad el ei
claimed by the Soviet occupation forces Sharply rose in late Anarelkee44
Jury as a result of Soviet troop movements involving the return to
troop training grounds of units committed for the quelling of rloce,
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thus continued to be far below the normal level, In July, the daflJ ].
consumption quota was fixed at 170800 tons. The East German raelri ad-
elnestration requested that a special winter coal reserve to the am t
of '4 days' requirements of which two thirds were to consist of h
eee. he ;err:led.
In eune, traffic to and from Poland and Czechoslovakia was norral.
,w3r, since early July, Soviet transit traffic through Poland was
verrelv sifected by sabotage acts committed against transit lines im ic-
lene, While border crossing traffic through HOREA, FORST and GahE
re4ped normal4, traffic through FRANKFURT/Oder and later also throu
'eUt-,TRIN-KlETZ decreased. Some of the traffic previously directed rcgh
the latter two border stations had to be rerouted via other border 4.
tions or via Baltic Sea ports. A decree issued by General &mead
chief of the SCO Transportation and Signal Division, on increased el UI ty
eeeeures for Soviet seepments refieceeo certrin difficulties ceece:u
-ee ,`:oviees on their long communication lines4, owever eheee
eiete evidenee or the actual extent of the derangement of this tre e
Sence lc July. eoviee leave teains, wnich were previously exceuee ee
ieencied by Sovect Locomotive Column 10 4.2 have been operated by ee
lolemotiee iersonvel,
To eats, no increesed iood deliveries from the USSR to East eeemeeeif elee
been observed despite Soviet propaganda to the contraiy, ehe Pieue)
erain, Lard and butter diipmente continued on the same levee ae -
ee- ee since the end oe last year, Military supply shipuents from
ie
UeeP to Fast Cerrpenv decreased during the period under review?
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).4., The speed of the irproverent. of the: 'at Ger:-,an railroad net - is
down by cuts of the 1953 ra.ilrosd construction prOgrEtril, which 1,01,--0
effected for inner-nolitical reasons., The connecting CUIVegi at 1:t)
and FCCST, Which were designed to .i;-prove he efficiency. of .1,13s -
border stations, were corpleted., The t-:?1-,Jiost. corpleted Lrenti
between SAGALD and (.11,0WE on ,?uegen island Wa.2 dislentaee. after
l'ueen 1-reject, which involved the construction of a naval as
been cancelled. The roadbed or the single-track 1';',.E.17..1.AU-TE117.?IN
road line which is e:einF reconstrtoted was co-piteci, and ucrk on
laying cf tracks was started? Prepaxatory work for, the roconiUt
st
of t/e 1-ridges over -the Wer hiver .neer
'4el.spe River near 71..Li1CAU ims started, The re-electrification o'
rAGD9'Ilrfi-FAL1F-LEIPZIG line will not e c rred oichefore-
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In conjunction with the reorganization of he ,;CG no Ligc:
the SCC transportation agencies attached to tha individual reu (1-aCratil'wJ
beadouarters were dissolved in the course of Ju:4.. Only 6 30V
transportation control headquarters (VOS0), 1.tta4hQ
each reci-ine railroad hsadquarterse
a view to tigatening the security for Soviet shipments,
road agencies were forbidden to list data on L.ns and the nat4s of
0viet shipments in d is patCh records or on shipping pal;er s, %4a Ol ls
and so on::
c- _iince early July, boxcars have been converi..ed to t.i.'0,1p
.3Pe.3ed rate in the T-FLII: rai.ircad distfic? 1.:3"f order C f tiE t 3
This incitcatcs that major troop Movelrerit,b,
sonnel, yc lamed for the near futiu-e, in2o t 'N1 7: 7.
able that Liar construction activities are also -andcr'
ra
Suftav?,.
ifl June, a total of 1,047 carloads or suppi ere otseiv4
C'e-r;i-any en rc.).te ,:rozo Uw -J1'...? Although it cannot be statld w1 3
supply traffic was ,...oveled cot pletely, the 0 of tx!sff..
have ieen nomad, infori. -Lion vailable for July is :3
;3-,;;.1. 'Jr far ti:1 '4:;he situatjOri. however, i..}ere is e L
of supply traffic decreased in July, it is unknown
!-oviet. sup:oly tafic was a fleeted rtisan ctivitie a
i{owaver, it is aa estaicli3iled fact that the III",lcr7T/A-,s larder
,
ir r ci ot LC ii i: supply traffic exc1-x;f.'..i5-41. .:-Tirt-cte2:
c ett lc--)eause railroad j1 0 ti141_3,.,er,.1c) L4J.
or this situation, toe possibility that nilitaryTtffic wi9S- ci-irectet
other ix,Lder s'..e..-Lions or even Ialti.c :::ea must, e tak'2r
Jefinite infortration to this CIiC hov ever
vt,:..table,
-10-tewortits- feature in the fillitacy supply traffic fr.-1/4)z the