MILITARY INFORMATION FROM BAD FREIENWALDE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002400250008-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 7, 2005
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: August 31, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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to On 20 August 1953, the Panzer Kaserne in Bad Freierawalde was oec pie
by about-2, 500 troops with tank and artillery i nslgniraa
20 On 15 Ault,, the Panzer Kaserne was occupied by about 1,,000 troops
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wearing red .bordered black epaulets, mostly with tank insign
sow with artillery insignia. Between 4 and 15 Augusts an undetermined
number of troops with gasmasks was repeatedly observed sit rasi'ch prac
tides On 15 and 16 July, 10 to 14 T--34/85 tanks,, about 5-to-6 x 57-=
a large ? number' of vehicles 2 field kitchens, billet' ng'equipm
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25X1 at and ammmitlon were entrained in Bad Fretenwaldem The materiel
had come from the Panzer Kaserneo On 18 and 3.9'3ulys mom tanks
25X1 and vehicles left the installation r road,, followed l '
,as the Maselberger Forest,, Beginning on 20 July,,
25X1 about 120 troops receiving infantry field training., A ne -
book with data on - the history of the Red Army was found near the; Pan-
??er Kaser2fl On 8 August? billeting "oquipmont, repair shop
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equipments, tank en nes and numerous boxes were dot-rained at the-
Freie station and were shi to ,the- installe.tiofa by
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25X1 12 Auguatn 7 T-34/85 tanks, 4 trucks.,, occupy e by troops and ,aa # .
towing a field gun; 1 BA -4 armored scout car, and 1 armored ;four-
-vhsel chine gun carrier left the installation =towhrd D nz uberga
25X1 press ably for an exercise Six 76-m field Runs were in a shed in
25X1 ~Vhe barracks area.
30 On 2 August,, the Panzer Kaserns was occupied by about . 350 troops wearing
red-bordered black epaulets, mostly with tank insignia, and a few with
artillery and motor transport insignia,, At about 2 &.Mo.on 15 J ,
loadings of tanks, armored scout cars,, half-track vehicles, AT guns and
mortars started at the Bad Freiercwalde railroad stations Material entrain-
ed on 16 July included trucks, sedans half-track vehicles and motorcycles,
25X1 All vehicles bad covered numbers, II On 2 August,, about O. tr?oo s with
gasrnasks and rolled blankets had fallen in the barracks yard. Two half-
track vehicles ate. an armored scout car without number entered the instal-
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lation from the direction of Gersdorf. At about 9:30 a, m. , about
25X1 120 troops carrying blankets and gasmasks and armed with carbines,
wearing red-bordered black epaul t with tank lnsi ia0 source ob-
served unusually many officers. a
small now unit had arrived at the installation as o cersa, as well
as ':~a4 frequently asked for Information in the tow#ao Four T-34 Ito,
were seen in the barracks yard.,
subr-achine guns and machine guns left the installation toward the
training area.
On 2 liu t, the Panzer Kaserne was occupied by about 400 troops
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1. ho-Want. The varying occupation strength during the )eriod
from 2 to 20 August, presumably is due to the temporary absence of
elements engaged. in exercises in the area south of Bad Freienwalde.
25X1 ?- Ebarswolde; an assumpt .on which, to a certain extent is confirmed by
the observations on 2 and 12 August mentioned in paragraphs 3 and 2
25X1 rae ectivel On 1S and 10 July$
ns er on six wains rom Bad Freienwalde to
25X1 East Ber3.in4 It is undetermined whether the elements which left the
installation toward the Haselberger Forest on 18 and 19 July also
went to Berlin or' participated in exercises The arrival by road of
25X1 elements of the 6th Gda ?ecz Div was not observed in the Berlin area.
according to Information in paragraph 4, an officer course presumably
was stationed in Bad Freienwalde since late July. No other indiaationa
for a new unit stationed in the barracks installation are available.
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