EXERCISE NORTHEAST OF NAUMBURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002700070008-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2002
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: October 7, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC I Exercise Northeastof. N umber. L!
EVALUATION_
DATE OF CONTE
DATE OBTAINED.
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On 27 and 28 August 1953, the woods close to the former artillery firing
range was occupied by reserves and supply vehicles during the exarcise
northeast of i'-aumburg. Source noticed several kitchens, 1 field hospital,
tents and about 120 trucks. Residents estimated that about 10800 infantry
men and abou 250 trucks were assembled there. Approach roads were secured
by AT and machine guns. There seemed to have been no enemy party. At 8 p.m.
on 28 August, the exercise terminated, with the bulk leaving the area via
Markroehlitz-Weissenfels. Six large and 15 small amphibious vehicles i
through Weissenfels to the autobahn at 3 p.m. on 28 August. 25X1 C
Source believed that they came from the exerm
c se. p.m. on 28 August, 10 guns, presumably of 76.2 mm, 15 heavy mor-
tars and 35 trucks were loaded in Naimi-
burrg-Oa t.
25X1A IL p. S source sup-.lied two snorts on this exercise by the
25X1 A 57th Gds Mtz Rifle Div. . The loading on 28
August tends to indicate that the troops returnod to Kindel rather than
Naturg. Another source observed units of about battalion size in
W1 however,, from 22 August to 10 September. F- -i 25X1 A
25X1 A The march direction of the engineer vehicles allows of no in-
ferences.as to the whereabouts of the engineer battalion, which went to
Kindel from the area of Dessau-Aker otzly in mid-August,
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