MILITARY INFORMATION FROM WITTENBERG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002900150006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Sequence Number: 6
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2006/11/09: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA002900150004-fl
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DATE PREPARED'29 October 1953
ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)--
Prior to 7 October 1953., the Tauentzien Kaserne in Wittenberg ",fz; dc, upift.. Tip'
about 550 soldiers wearing, red bordered black epaulets. In the : ior=n ng of 2 Oc-
tober, 30 soldiers were engaged in athletics and. 60 soldiers let the insl i1a
a.Ion while others were engaged in maintenance work it the garag?a s, Cm 3 0t:tler'
18 soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets and carrying ft ,;Id telec:h rseks a.ad-
lephone poles left the installation. On 5 October 1 armored prcoImel ? arri.sr
and 1 armored scout car left the installation aad patrolled the ov s1 , ~ t 9 ? (.,' ` a
on 7 October, 2 sidecar motorcycles,; l armored personnel carr_le ? I arfijci*:h :.cot,
car and 1 truck occupied by about 30 soldiers wearing red-horde ?e 'Ll r x- left the installation toward B?zliner Strasse. e q
ad armored personnel carriers
ax=lor- to 7 October, the Beseler Kaserne was occupied by about 1_100 soldi,
25X1 wearing red-bordered black epaulets. On 3 October, about 1,00 soidi rze in
of 80 soldiers each were lined up in the barracks yard0, i aI tern nno won3
don on two T-34/85 tanks. On 7 October, about 130 soldiers were en.,ipp,
25X1 Iet-ics;, At 2:30 pm,,, two groups each of 150 soldiers marched t-) the t o
:`, o? the barracks building in the rear section of tht installat or