MILITARY INFORMATION FROM HALLE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002300130010-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 9, 2010
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: July 31, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC Military Information from Halle
EVALUATION,
DATE OF CONTENT...
IDATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
FACES 2 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
FEMARKS
DATE PREPARED 31
July 1951
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On 20 June 1953, 18 tanks were detrained at the
Halle freight station. A ran carrying tanks~ and the others
passed through E.erseburg, proceeding toward Halle. The un-
load n of a troop rain, which had come from the direction of Merseburg, was
later r observed at Halle the
2 ar-
morea personne cart er armored. scout car 1 tank
chassis, motor vehicles and 5 boxcarloads of troops were
detrained and left forte Luftna c chten Kaserne. On 25 June, 5 T-43 tanks, ire-.
eluding 1 JS-2 tank were entrained at the freight sta-50X1-HUM
tion. On une, T-43 tanks and 1 SU-100 gun
were entrained at the freightstation and left toward . 1 At 5 a.m. on
1 Jul armored personnel carriers ; 58 soldiers and motor vehicles
were detrained at the freight station: 50X1-HUM
On 5 ,July, 43 ?T-43 tarnks and 2 SU-100 guns were detrained at
the freight station. On 18 July, the Luftnachrichten Kaserne was partially occupied.
About 300 troops, xostly wearing red-bordered black epaulets, were observed at
training at squad level.
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2. From. 11 to 14 July, the Luftnachrichten Kaserne was partially occupied by
troops wearing red-bordered black and black-bordered black epaul. ets . Noises
of tank engines were heard from the installation. Motor vehicle
Cs rssner . The tanks of the 21st Gds I ecz Div had been transferred to H 11-
from Lossa. thr. ee trains with a . total of 51, tanks
? assed through Igaum g. The tanks were employes in the town prior to 27 June.
On 28 June, they were rather definitely loaded
were seen en route to the installation.
3. Between 17 and 30 June, the occupation of the Luftnachrichten Kaserne had taw-
porarily increased. Between 1 and 1.4. July, only one of the six main buildings
of the installation on Feide ..lice was occupied to capacity and six windows
of one of the other buildings were 11ghted after nightfall. Six T-34 tanks
were seen in the installation. The installation was occupied by an estiinatiwd
4CC troops wearing red-bordered black and black-bordered crimson epaulets.
tlonmen;'t, units of the division again
transferred to Halle on I and 5 July. They were stationed in the Lnftnac::ri ;Men
Kaserne until 18 July.
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