INFORMATION ON KVP TROOP MOVEMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002700070002-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2002
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 6, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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ATE OF CONTENT -y 1 September 1953
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On 10 September 1953, the maneuver held by about 6,000 KVPa in the area
east of the Woisswasser.-Rietschen railroad line was completed. The mite
involved in the !aneuver were entrained. According to local residents of
oxberg, a total of four KVP troop trains were assembled in Uhyst and
dispatched toward Hoyerawerda cn, 9 and 10 September. Source learned
that two trains of 24 boxcars each, loaded with KVP personnel.,
l e.. toward oerl..i:tz in the night of 9/10 September.
In the night of 10/11 Septe .ber, a KVP 'troop train consisting of 12 boxcars
loaded with z personnel , and an undetermined. number of flatcars carrying :10 T-34/85
tars and S x 57M-yin AT guns was assembled at Rietschen railroad station. During
the same night, another train consisting of 28 boxcars each loaded with about
30 K-jPs was asse.nbied at the Weisskeissel - station. The two trains left
toward Cott'ous.
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On 1.1 Segptember, a convoy of 12 trucks each of which loaded with about 20 KV's,, 25X1 C
trucks each towing an 82?m& mortar, 3 truciLs each loaded with a field kitchen,,
2 kitchen trucks and an ambulance were observed proceeding from Weisakeissel
4. On 11 Septoiaber, Gawp ;?dochten still quartered 100 KVPs with red service color
who had come from Loebau and who did guard duty at the installation.
Iar~:. . The troop movements observed were connected with maneuvers
-. t ich lasted about 10 days.
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