MILITARY INFORMATION FROM FUERSTENBERG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002800450005-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 28, 2013
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: October 21, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
East Germany.
INFORhATION
Military Information from Fuerstenberg
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DATE OF CONTENT_
DATE OBTAI N Er
REFERENCES._
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REMARKS
--DATE PREPARED 21 October 1953
ENCLOSURES Om & TYPE)
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1. At about noon on 2 October 1953, about 15 BA-64 armored scout cars, about
10 six-wheel armored personnel carriers, about 40 trucks
and about 300 troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets were unioaaea at the
Fuerstenberg railroad station.- The trucks subsequently drove toward Ravens-
brueck, while the armored vehicles departed toward Steinfoerde01
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2. On 2 October, the restricted area at the southern shdre of Roeblin Lake
appeared to 'have been occupied to capacity by a headquarters whose personnel
'wore red-bordered black epaulets. Motor vehiel
.Pq qP4WIT1n frnffin
quarters
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3. On 25 September, the barracks installation at Droegen was occupied to crpa-
city by about 1,500 troops who wore red-bordered black epaulets with motor
transport insignia. It about 4 p.m. on 24 September, about 80 soldiers with
rifles and 3 heavy machine guns marched into the installation.3
4. On 25 September, the barracks installation at Castaven Lake was occupied.
Between 5 and 6 p.m., on 24 September, 7 armored personnel carriers and 1 BA-64
armored scout car moved into the installation. A truck towing a 120-mm mortar
and carrying 10 soldiers drove into the installation on 25 September. At about
2*p.m., 3 armored personnel carriers /saved out of the installation toward
Lychen. Motor vehicle was identified.4
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I sedan occupied by a general and sedans
occupied by field-grade officerawith red-bordered golden epaulets
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Ravensbrueck on 24 September. At about 7 p.m? the sedan occupied by the
general was seen en route toward Neustrelitz.
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1. Comment. The motor vehicle belongs to the Second Gds 50X1-HUM
Necz Army. It is possible that headquarters units of the army and/or
the 33d Gds Ntz Rifle Fegt of the 9th Gds Tank Div, alich participated
in exercises of the division in the Nirow-Ptheinsberg-Neuruppin area 50X1-HUM
from 27 to 30 September and which, wilt
from Altruppin to Fuerstenberg on train
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Comment? The information confirms
Fuerstenberg until 2 October 1953.
general presumably belongs to the 9th Gds Tank Div.:
were
unloaded.
the Hq Second Gds
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Comment. Corpared with the last report of mid-September
the batbacks installation at Droegen seems to
oecupied by the 34th Gds Ntz Rifle Regt of the 12th Gds Tank Div.
___10.Comml% On the basis of a report of mid-Sgptember
the barracks installation on Castaven Lake was carr
pied to capacitr by units of the 33d Gds Mtz Rifle Regt.
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