MILITARY INFORMATION FROM WEIMAR

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP80-00810A002300360003-4
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
Document Creation Date: 
December 15, 2016
Document Release Date: 
October 1, 2003
Sequence Number: 
3
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Publication Date: 
July 27, 1953
Content Type: 
REPORT
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)hl T1 ~Fl A rOmt4chFor Release 2003/113WIC ;'ilitarv Inforr at?i on from Weimar 25X1X 25X1A EVAI UA 1O1' _._. ~__-_r __PLACE 013TAINED DATE OF CONTENT Eriorr to 7 July 1953 25X1A DATE OBTAINED- _X...,..._ ---- --DATE F-iEPARED__. REFERENCES 2 _ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)_ .,, PAGES 25X1X 27 July 1953 25X1A 1. Troop trains loaded at the Weimar railroad station after 2 pm d on 4 July 25X1 1953 included: a train, carrying 8 x 85-m AA guns, 10 trucks 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,, Approved For Release 2003/11/21 : CIA-RDP80-00810A002300360003-4 Approved For Release 2003/11/21 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA002300360003-4 25X1 25X1A 25X1 25X1A 25X1A 25X1 25X1 25X1A 25X1A 25X1A 25X1A ?tGrri~'~': E!I SIS,V'rt W