MILITARY INFORMATION FROM THE LETZLING HEATH AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002300020010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 28, 2002
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: August 11, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE OF CONTENT
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25X1 1, the camp south of Huetten was occui.Aed to capacity.
aou T-_74-tanks were lined up at the north edge of the quartering
25X1 X area. About 1,(: trucks were seen nearby. Source again observed the
two four- cast radio stations at the northern edge of the camp. Officers
and troops seen in Camp Huetten wore red-. ;ordered black epaulets, including
some with tank insignia. Source did not observe any training activity.or
exercises.
2. A double-sentry wearing red-bordered black epaulets was at the entrance
to the camp 1 kilometer north of Born. Troops were maiatenancing two
T--34, tangs on the west side of the hi ;hway~ opposite the camp. Other
troops cleaned 6 x 37-mm, AA guns in the AAA emplacement 2 i:ilometers south
of Born; and three T-34 tanks were seen at driving practice. About 200
trucks and full-trac:-, vehicles were seen at the parking lot east of Born.
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route to and fro::, the earn,. , .
3, On 16 July, the camp south of dottendorf was occupied to capacity. Il wly
Pitched tents were seen in the east section. Source, therefore, concluded
that new troop had arrived. Forty to 50 officers, C to 10 sedans and
sever,:!l trucks were seen on a hil.., 2 to 3 k"loneeters south of the camp.
intensive t ra' l ? - activity wan a the training area. Motor
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the camp
4, On 16 July, the :barracks installation at the western exit of the town of
Hillersleben was occupied of to capacity by about 500 to 601(; . trooi.ps. Six
tanks were seen in an open :3hed in the west section of the installation,, and
tru..ke were parked near,,-.y. 4old-!.er3 observed in the barracks area en"aged
exclu;;ively in fatigue duty. Pour T-34 tan-s were seen at driving practice
in the training area northeast of the installation, and about SO to 100 troops
received instruction iearoy.
5. On 16 July, the barracks installation at the eastern exit of thgtown
occupied not to capacity. Sentries observed wore red-bordered black epaulets
with artillery i.tsi znia. Troops seen iryhe training area north of the instal--
l:ati on . rr/;a~ od in flold trainin: and service of the piec drill on f ur 57-may AT
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seen ea route to ,nd ter o:n the
Pena. :iotor vehicles
[A three-story brick ;aai lding, about 50 me tors long, was under construction
in the area east of the barracks installation at the western town ex t.2
A about 10 a.m. on 13 July, 5 t -n: s, 2 JS tank hulls, 2 trucks and an
undeterriined number of troops wearing red-bordered bie ch epaulets were
,ntrain.ed at