MILITARY INFORMATION FROM WITTENBERG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002600390006-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 3, 2003
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: September 29, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE RRE!'ARED 29 September 1953 25X1
u Eetween 30 Arxgust and 6 September 1953, the f3es?ler Kaserne in _Wittenbei~g
waa .occupied by an estimated b00 .troops wearing .red-~rc~e~ed 'b~.ack c~psulets
with tank inaign3aq~On 30 Augusti two groups, each of eig;.it soldiers,.
received' instruction on a hea machine gun izz the baf rac?ts yard9 Two 25X1 C
T-34/g5 tanks, were in_ ~nt of the tan: sheds, Fifteen
T-3&/g5 tanks were seen in an own shedo twse:n,10:30 a,m, and.10:.50
a.r~. on ;Septembers .six-companies, nu~bsr~.x~g about 550 t~?ogps, tad three
officers with ranks from mayor up to and including lieu~:enant colonel had
~:~~:,:;f,'~,I;~+~ in the barracks yard, The officer. ~Q~~ notes, ?:Che troops were
addiressad by one of the 'nstallation
toward the towns Trucks ~~ s,~near 25X1 C
the entrance of the-ins
~o Prior to 6 Srptemberp the Flak Kaserne waa occupied .by about '700 to S00
traaps wearying red-bordered black epaulets with tank inaignia, 'Phe barracks
buildings were only partially Lighted aftQr rag ghtfall,~ fln l September, four
camas-?co~;~red tanks, prestoably -T-34s' were seen- in front of a shed ~ Abouf;
20 soldie~?s were cleani 10 T-34 ~ tanks in axa o n shed. ~?~otar vehicles
were seen en.route
to an from t e ins alla ono .
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3o On 2 September, the Tauentzien Kaserne was lightly occupied by troops wearing
red-bordered black epaulets The large building in the center wa.s dark
? whilb 'the -small side wings were lighted after na.gh'tf all ~ Truce 25X1 C
was seen in the barracks. yard. 1 On b September,? the engineer! training
camp at Apollenmdorf was v~can.t.~ - ~ -~ -- _ --
L,.d~ Between 29 Aug;u~t and 7 September, the Tauentzien Kaserne and the town
.house were occupied~by about 5~0 troops wearing red-bordered bl~c~c epautetso".
Oa 2 Septenabera two T-34 tanks urer? aepn leavz~g the installation,.Fi~~
grataps of 15 soldiers each drib?d ~~ the `bar'r?acka yard. About 45 soldiers
left the inatallat3an toward Teuchel a Threw a.rmoxed smut cars went to the
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s~,~oltersdorf troopa training ga?osxnda , t}n ~, September ~ three T-.~1~ tan~:s
were leavinz; the instillation and were subsequently ob^srved cl~ring
csbstaclea at the Teuchel training area ,, T~ie~r x?etux'netI at abc~~t l ~ 2t'i
P~~'Aa About I20 troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets were lined
up in the barracks yard, and 6 g?auras of S unarrked soldiers each were
drillings r'i.ve graups of l2 s~lclierseach drilled with rif~_as. R~?otor
5 ~ 1~etween 29 Au?'u.t. and '7 Septes~ber, tk,e ~eseler ~aserne wa.s occup~.ed ~
a?,rxaut 1
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3t~ red..bnrdered blacle epaulets, On 3~. August,
l? glroups, each of 12 aaldiers wearing rec~-~bardered black epaulets, mere
drib link; and 25 troaus received anstructi.on on four 3`7 ~ Ate grins ,
~~orty~-~3.ve ~`roops ler"t the installatl.on taward ~'e~uche?no F'ir~mng ~?rith
la v? arranun:i.?tioz?. wa,s praet?Lced at the firin ran Qa
i:?rnops c x?rying a.etice targets and ~ g g Un 4 Sente~~bery 35
~, ~?o~APs of 25 soldier?s each s carr~ring
a:~+a; ..saws and s_~,des a left the irxsta,llation toward 'i`euc~iel Tengz?oup~ of
i. `= soldiers each reaeirred .indivieltaal trainitag is~ the Marx?a.ek.7 yard,
t~arksmansh9.xr training was held at the f ix~l.ng ;range near the ~'ue~. depot on
=7rr:lnbergstras~sea :dire x`'-43 tanks practiceol clearing of obstacles at the
Teuchel training ~c?ounds p About Z4'0 troops d-e~3x?ing red~ioordared Y~lack
epaulets engaged in the construction of field. f'ortif ica.t:l.ona , Seven ?`~-3~.
tams Isere seen a.t dsriving practice ~.n tPte Ax?a.do insi;a].lat~.on and the
`Pauentzian asprnea S`otor vehicles sees en rou?~e to and i'rom the insta:~latit~r~
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~arior to 7 Geptea~ber, the f laK Kaserne eras oc~yupied by an estim,~Led.
I,,~00 troops weaving recd-bordered black epaulets. Cn 29 August, 15
gaups ~aeh of 12 soldiers, rECeivEd individual training in the bax?x?acl~s
y~rd~tln 2 September, 25 soldiers received instruction on 6 x 35 ~~.
guns in the b?~racks yard, Five armored personnel car:?iers, each ot;cupi+ed
~" l0 s:~ldiers t~-earing red-bordered black ep~.ilets, and an undetermined
numbmr of heavjr machine guns left the installation toY,amrd Wol.tersdorf
as sell as 2 T-~.3 tams and 1 SP gun, each ocdupied b~~' ~ ;~~ and 1 off3.cer;
*~~ile 4 T-~.3 tanks, each occupied by 6 soldiers, gent toward Te-u~.he3: o
~iac groups, each of l2 soldiers, practiced aiming at the obstacle coursee
tan '7 September, #'ive T-~:3 tanks wero seen lea;ri:~g the installation to~vd
Teuchel p ~'tirenty-five soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets received
instruction on four 9`7-rt~m ~ guns in the barracks yard o I~1ork Baas being
perforgr_ed ih the tank repair shops ~ Tanks fro~:n the Flak Xas;,xns? Beseler
ISaserne and 1'auentaien ~Caserne conducted joint advanced combat firing
pract~.c?s at the ~'euchel. troop training grou.~zds. About 120 troops wearing
red-bordered. black epaulets and carrying inf'ar:~f:ry wea.~ons and light field
pack participated in the axes?cise. motor vehicles seen en route to an~~ fort
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7. At about 5 a am. or3 9 September, a train of 6 c;o~z~erted boaccams and 30
f?la,tcars was unloaded at the iJi.ttenber~ railxoad s ~at:ior~. Four '~-4~ ts.r~Rcs
rrrcre seen en route to~~rd the ..A,rado instal? at~on and about 50 soldiers
wearing red bordered black epaulets orate seen near the tr~.in~
a:nd ,3 bo~ecarloads of troops wear: ~,ng red~abordered black
~spaulets with tank insirsnla were entx~ainsd at the Wittenberg ra3l.roae~.
station The train included 10 empty flatcars w:~:ich, later, were
pr~;susna.bly alsa loaded. Curfew for enlisted p~?sonnel in ~aittenbe.~g
was at ~ p,m,, including ~undayso
o At 6:15 a om o on 3.1~ ~epternber, ~ J~~2 tanks, 25X1 C
I~~D'-2~.9 gun ~ bo:~carlfsr~s o:~' amnuna. on
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25X1A ? a0~om~~nts Pria7or elements of the 6th Gds ~`ank Div are coazfi.ned at the
-post
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ether safely believed to be statianed st ~~F~~14~~-r~~~arkendorf ~ ~Jurzerous report
on transportation indicated that, since e?~r1y J1ly 153, tank units were
co~ztinually rotated betwean the training aroa and the post, L'~aring the
preceding two years, the tank regiments of the division had stayed gat Werd~r,~
":arkendorf throughout the summea? months,
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