MILITARY INFORMATION FROM WITTENBERG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002300140003-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 9, 2010
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: July 31, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Military Information frc:+. Wittenberg
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each each occupied by 8 soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets with 50X1-HUM
tank insignia, left the installation toward the town. 3
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T--34./85 tanks, At about 6 p.m.., trucks
epaulets with tank insignia. On 13 July, 12 soldiers cleaned four
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each occupied about 20 troops,
seen leavi the Installation toward Teuchel 2 T.`otor vehicles
were seen en route to the installation,
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3. Prior to 12 July, the Tauentzien Kaserne was vacant o On 12 July, the.
installation was occupied by about 20O troops wearing red-bordered black
1. Between 23 and 26 June 1953, the installation in Ap611ensd.orf
was occupied ~ about 1,200 engineers. Fifty . ruc s .
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new trucks were seen in the woods east of the installation.,
At about 10:30 poir_. on 23 Jr. ne, about 10 trucks were loaded with pontoons,
and boards and beams were hauled to the Elbe River. The engineers
constructed two pontoon bridges within 1 hour, and later dismantled the
bridges and left toward Apollensdorf. 1
2. Between 9 and 13 July, the Beseler Kaserne, Wittenberg, was occupied
by about 80C troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets with tank insigrr.ia.
At 1:30 p.m. on lO July, about 20 T-34/85 tanks were seen in an open shed.
3 six--wheel machine gun carriers, 4 BA-64 armors scout cars and 1.0 to
12 trucks were detrained in ~alittenb'erg and left for the Kaserne.
Other unloadings involving tanks and :rotor vehicles took place during
the night on 12 July. 4
4. At 4:30 pair,. on 1.2 July, 19 T-34/85 tanks
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Troops end materiel from the Beseler Kaserne entrained on 3-6 July h-cluded.a
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10 J8-3 tanks truck towing a 50X1-HUM,
field. kitchen, ruck aan armor personnel carr3 er
,at 6:30 a.m.;
L. T-34/85 tanks
12 trucks the latter
towing a field kitchen; and others of the 3-05-'x' series; and undetermined
Lietteriel or troops on 7 boxcars. at 10 a?m.: 10 T-34/85 taank 50X1-HUM
1 tank chassis, 4 truovcs
of the towing -wnt ie s; and an und.eter?mi.ned nun
of trucks)
at 12:30 p.m0 Motor vehicle
was seen at the loading ramp.
At about 10 a,m,> on 16 July, an exercise was held on the Elbe River south
of Die Wendel A T-43 tank crossed the river from north to south on a
th ,ee ntoon. ferry, which was towed by a motorboat,, The tank was occupied
by about I0 soldiers armed with carbines and t7e ferry by about 15 soldiers
h -merry, after 10 minutes,, returned to the north 'K; nk, carrying T'43 tank
with 15 soldiers wearing black-bordered black epaulets and 10 soldiers
wearing red-bordered black epauletsm At about 10: 30 aan., an assault boat
and 2 pneumatic rafts, each occupied by about :20 troops crossed the river
from .north to south. Six T-43 tanks,, 12 trucks and I crane truck were in.
the meadows north of the rived a The area was sealed off in a distance of
about 200 meters, Beams were unloaded from the trucks, Two platoons each
of 80 soldiers, including 75 percent wearing rod-bordered black epaulets
and 25 percent wearing black-bordered black epaulets with engineer insignia
were seen 1 len east of Die Wendel, marching toward Wittenberg on Highway
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At noon on 12 July,, 5 T-43 tanks and materia1
and equipment were detrained at the Wittenber freight station and were
hauled to the Flak Kaserne trucks At 3 - dmo
20 T-43 tank
armored personnel carriers ~
about 30 rotor vehicles
and 15 sidece motorcycles arrived from
t, he direction of ue er g an were detrained o At .A1.:30 p 0m v p 20 T-43 tanks
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which arrived from the direction of Jueterbo
re detrained, At 4 P.m. on 16 July, T 43 tanks
carriers
3 armored scout cars armorednne.
and motor vehicle?
were entrained at the f r ei g gat std L i o
and left toward Jueterbog at 11 a am At 11:30 a.m., T-43 tanks
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with the c angel nuns er?a
and 350 try 400 tr so oo
wearing re - r ere black epaulets with as or signal l insignia from the
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Beseler Kaserne were entrained and, at 4 p.m.., left toward Jueterbog,2
On 18 July, the Tauentzidn Kaserne was occupied by about 500 troops
wearing red-bordered black a paxilets with tank and motor transport insignia.
T-43 tanks were identified? Motor vehicles seen en route 50X1-HUM
'to thn installation
Formation drill was observed in the installation.
8 ? On 18 July, the Beseler Kaserne was occupied by about 800 troops wearing
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JS-2 tanks
a ?aracared rsonn1 cart- er
J SU-249 guns L_
.sad motor vehicles
were observeda2
9 On 18 July, the Flak Kaserne was occupied by about 800 troops wearing
:-ed-bordered black epaulets, Individual training and, training at squad
level were observed, Motor vehicles seen en route to the installation
The Arado installation was Deco ji ed
about 20 troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets. T-43 tanks
nd. l.. SF gun
On 18 July, the installation in Apollensdorf was occupied by about 300
troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets with signal and motor transport
in.aigniao Training at squad level and engineer training were observed.
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of the
tni s Macs Army was in the Apollensdorf training area until 7 July
anc': a bridge construction across the Elba River took 2 hours.
gm kit Between 18 June and 16 July, the Beseler Kaserne was occupied
by major elements of the 51st Gds Tani Regt and the 78th Gds fly Tank SP
Reg, stationed there n A heavy to rals compac. of the 78th Gds By Tank SP Regt
was retransferred to Jueterbog on 9 Jul
Paragraphs 5 and 7 of the present report indicate that another heavy.tarsk
company of this regiment and a medium tank ttali n of the 51st Gds Tank
Regt were entrained on 16 July and 50X1-HUM
ire transferr el to Jueterb
The 800 troops which, according to information in paragraph 8
were in the installation on 18 July, in addition to some tanks of the two
regiments, may have belonged to the 286th Gds AAA Regto
Gprnmen The d Ode Mtrcl Bn, after its employment in the Dessau
area, arrived in the Tauentzien Kaserne on 25 June, coming from Lamp
Gross Kuehnau, and,. accordingg to information In paragraphs 3 and 7 of the
present report, was ' still at the installation on 18 July.
The 120th (?) Gds Engr Bn which, on 16 July, engaged in the river crossing
practice mentioned in paragraph 6, is also carried in the Tauentzien Kaserne
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information in paragraphs 7 and , ,_ carried two medium tank battalions of the
sad. Gds Tank Regt and elements of the 3d Gds Ytrcl Bn respectively,, which
?.3ent to the Flak Kaserne o It cannot be determined whether these movements
i7nre made in connection with security measures because of future demonstrations
1 in connection with the engineer exercises.
~Co ent a Prior to 9 July., the Flak -ltaserne was occupied maintr
el cment. of the 52c1 Gds Tank Regt which
returned to J ueterbog on 9 and. 10 July
On 12 July, however 5 trains
went from Jueterbog to Wittenberg and, according to
cacuupied as previously by the unidentified to
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'raining Batt liolq
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