(SANITIZED)MOTOR VEHICLE, TANKS, SP GUNS, ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS AND ARMORED SCOUT CARS OF THE THIRD GUARDS MECHANIZED ARMY(SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002200280030-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 18, 2009
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: September 25, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CtNTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENc REPORT
I R M ATO M RE T CD NO.
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT ?$otor Vehicle ItifQ. OF PAGES 57 25X1
Tanks and SP Guns,, Armored Personnel Carriers
PLACE and Armored. 3cout Cars of the Third Guards T?kclhe_nizerj
Ain # r"rnrn~ n
ACQUIRED (L15TED `BELOW)) wr.
DATE OF
INFO.
.u ..' aweawaU ro AGO V AUTNCZMKD P2SSOU Is PRO. .:
Z 1ThD L( {1481. Vx#1UocvCSY061 Opp TI U) FORK Is PRmlarmD- 4j
2, In June 1952,
the Third;
time been observed in conjunction with motor vehicles of the 6th Gds Tank t~_}iv.
It cannot yet definitely be stated whether these motor vehieiea are away:.; a>+ d,
DATE DISTR.. 25 Septeioer 1953
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORtMAt IO4
Gds f~ecz Army was aliociited 5,425, motor vehicle Since all these
:
of between 5,400 and 5,500 vehicles as a basis, the wartime equipment ma~'I,'
number between 6,050 and 6,325 vehicles.
to the Soviet units stationed In Last Gerr-jany. Taking a peacetime a uip
Z
12 percent have hitherto been observed. A conservative '22stinate indii.tes
at-. A [A I? 1. _ n.. - ,. .. -
have increased only insignificantly from June 1952 to June 1953,-there is~I+V
reason for believing that the present :rotor equipment of the ax-AV. is i:et;ex=i
5,400 and 5,500 motor vehicles. A total of 3,910 Individual vehicles or1 b.ut
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3. The assiL rnent of the individual motor vehicle to the 25X1
divisions, brigades, regirieats and independent battalions is indicated in
the annex.
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CLASSIFICA?' ON SECR'ETjcoNTR0r: - jr.,; n t?r:it t nN7v
25 YEAR
RE-REVIEW
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4. While it had beea possible to obtain a rather good survey of the dlAtrytt.,stion
of motor vehicle ~'ith the arrly troops and the 6th Gds rank Div, his 25X1
analysis was Only partially possible with the other divisions of the ar*t -,
This may be due to either the quartering areas if 25X1
the units or lack of in: ic, tions for assi;nz ent such as arms insignia,,
calibers etc.
II. I I Tanks and SP Guns.
6th Gds Tank Div.
a 1 . tri tv equipped with tanks and SP guns.,
in several barracks installations made it possible to identify
Althouj~h all tank units of the division are quartr_red in Uitten&rg, they
comparatively six ple allocation of separate quartering of ursat
i3eseler ICaserrae in Wittenberg.
73th Oda Hv Tank SP Ile Pt:
A, total of 44 JS tanks, 21 heavy ;;,"F Fins
ward 10 medium tanks have hitherto been
obs rved. The regiment is organiz d into
two tank battalions each 'pith 21 JS tanks
one haavy SP gua b:~attaldon
and one ?mediun tea-, ettmax.i7
5-1v.1%, G s Tezrk R gt:
A total of 42 medium tart have ritltherto
seen obsorved. The regiment cons hts of
only two tank battalions. The tni*d
(heavy ?) tank battalion is not A-t in
or:istence.
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'r . y l .k K sc n-io ir.t '.!ittenoerg.
52d vrd 0.; Tank Regt:
;t ioii of 58 medium tzorlks wu.s oat erved.
The to regiments seen to be or at ized
i.T ~.o three oettalions a,-::ch. The third
-2.tta.1i c,n is .,till def'initri ce:t . p?v f
:!ith odi- m, tanks.
OIULY
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s 14th Gds 1'.eez Div.
insufficient for evaluation.
III. Armored Personnel Carriers..
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