WULKOW AMMUNITION DEPOT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002900070007-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Sequence Number: 7
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECRET/CCITROL - U.S. Orr, IC
CO U NTRY_
TOPIC
East Germany
Wulkow Ammunition Depot
SECURITY INFnF ,TTn
REPORT
EVALUATION]
PLACE () TAINED.1
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
DATE PREPARED 30
October 1953
REFERENCES.
REMARKS
1. In mid-September 1953, the ammunition depot at Wulkow was occupied by an
estimated 600 EM and 60 officers .l The installation was surroolnded by
four concentric wire fences, with each fence 10 meters from the other.
A watch tower with two movable searchlights, each occupied by two sentries
with carbines and a light machine gun, were placed at intervals of 100
meters along the fence. In addition, powerful arch lamps were placed between
the watch towers at intervals of-about 20 meters. A total of 61 ammunition
bunkers well camouflaged by grass and earth mounds were counted in the depot.
Three buildings, each about 80 x 20 meters, observed in the depot area were
detached from the other buildings by barbed-wire. They were heavily guarded
by sentries. Details of about 50 soldiers each were employed in three other
buildings. They cleaned and painted ammunition, possibly of 122 mm, which
was later picked up by lorries and horse-drawn vehicles.
2.
The following is ipments whichi
F
arrived at
or were dispatched
from, Wulkow ammunition depot
,
between 1 July Snd 6 October 1953:
Incoming Shitaments:
Date
1953
Number Load and Tons From
of Cars or To
July
16
8 B amunition, 120 tons
August
3
6B 90 tons Frankfurt/Oder
8
3B " 45 tons Finow
9 August to 6 October: no incoming shipments
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July
25 1 B annunition, 15 tons
August : No outgoing shiptzents.
September
22 3 B ammunition, 45 tons
2B it 30tons
11 B " 165 tons
24 9 B 135 tons
25 10 B 150 tons
3 B " 45 tons
29 1B " 15 tons
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Altengrabow
Altenhain
Altenhain
Roederau
Dannenw,aal.de
Jueterbog, Altes Tager
Finow
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15 tons
30 September to 6 October: No outgoing saippents.
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O,ca!2- nt. The strength of personnel at the depot appears too h
The last: estimate at the beginn _ng of October 1951 was about 450 men.
roo. n station.
Comment? The shi talent was reviousl ret Or. teed from the border
Cot~aa;~;:at The small volume of supply traffic
is' noteworthy.
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