MILITARY INFORMATION FROM WEIMAR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002300360003-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 1, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: July 27, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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;'ilitarv Inforr at?i on from Weimar
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1. Troop trains loaded at the Weimar railroad station after 2 pm d on 4 July
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d 8 toxcarloads of troops; a second
25X1 train carrying 1_ x 85-m guns,, 4 it 37-aim AA guns, 12 trucksF_ _j
25X1 and 12 boxy>arloads of troops; and at night a third shipment, de-
tais of which,: hecause of security measures, could not be determined. A rail-
25X1 B roaxlmaan stated that the shipments were hound for ''i rr.1 At 5:50 p.m,, on
4 July, a train carrying 4 x 152-mm field howitzers, 4 x 122-m field howitzers
25X1 B and r.trucks nd including 3 boxcars occupied by troops
pa-se d through. Weimar, coning from the west D2 On 5 July, about 1, 500 to 2,00O
troops stationed at the post participated in an athletic contest in the swimming
pool and stadium in "eimcr$ During the contest, the barracks installations
were occupied only by small guard detaails o Troops participating in the contest
included 308 soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets, from the Luetzendorf
Ke.serne; 296 soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets, from the Tannenberg
Iiaserne; 250 soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets, including; 50 wearing
tank insignia,, from the Flak Kaserne, raid 250 soldiers, including about 125
wearing motor transport insignia, from the .Mueller Kaserne,
2. On 7 July, the Fliegerhorst !aserne in Nobra was occupied by a rear detail of the
headquarters of about 30 men and a guard detail of 60 to 80 men o Four sedans
were seen near a building. Vehicular traffic which had been rather heavy during
the rebellions again was very light. The courier plane to and fror Weimar,
which. had daily been observed, was no longer seen since recent?yo="
3. The Luetzendorf Icaserne was occupied by an est bed 350 troops, the Tannenberg
Kaserne by an estimated 350 to 400 troops and the Flak Kaserne by *,n estimated
250 troops. Source expressed the belief that a smll unit of the armored co-immm'
was stationed in the, Flak Icaserne. 'P'rior to the arrival of units called-in
during the rebellion, 5 T-34/85 tanks left the f Kauserne for the railroad car
factory in VeImar.4 The Mueller Kaserne was occupied by a rear detail of about
300 to 350 troops,, the bulk of which apparently belonged to a motor 'transport
units A guard detail of an officer and two 04 was daily picked up at the station
by a truck. The Tanzer Kaserne was occupied by a guard detail of about 13 a ldiers,,
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