INFORMATION ON KVP UNITS IN THE KARPIN-EGGESIN AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003000400001-3
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 3, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 11, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC .~~.__.~.Information on KVP Units in the Kartin?-Eprresin Area
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-DATE PREPARED . 13 iliovriber_1953
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In early aeptember~ KVP? unito leaving the irxstallationki a =; Xsrpi.n 25X1
Involved were allegedly three regiments which were sent tee Berlin. Batijaen 2 and
October, these units returned to their pasts. On 14 October, a new KVP unit .egaiip-
:ed with 1.8 to 20 model }1-3 6-wheeled err+ored person lel carriers arriv .1,n:, the area.
and was quartered at Installation VIII. No details on the new unit were available. 1
2. During the time of observation, the -permanent buildings of the for er FOLD C-. p ,`t
sou ,hzei~,:n ewit of Eggesin quartered a division headouarters whose coi m ing
r- c1onelsxegf iced We`sa' Major Franke (fnu), who remained ire Eggesin when
ca ion r?i
employed in Berlin, and Captain Baer (fnu) . who wtr o ~ .UK service
;7oo1or , were also assigned to thin headquarters. Senior Lieutenant Wegener (fn ) , vhc
was on detached service with the SSD ; had at-;ended a schcnI in the USSR.
3. about 35 IS tanks a a< a ? a t ICC T 34/85
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nxcs on a parz ng lot south
the billet inL1 area of Installation tT12I at Karlin. 25X1
4. The so-called C Fark opposite Installation VIII, on the other side of the Karpin--
wore allegedly stored there. Ten canvas-covered tanks, 10 to 15 model BA-64 armored
; :.out cars, 4 AT guns ~. or ? truck . 2 ans and 2 or 3 field kitchens were ob-
carved in this area. further weapons were stored there.
5. On 11 October, I the unit had r?eturne $ from at Berlin. The
S- Kammando was now stationed in Karpin. A special detail of about 1CC men of
this unit had been charged with guard rissions at the Central Police Headquarters
on lexanderplatz in Berlin. The 5-6 Komriando was equipped with a total of 54 -.ort3rs,
I..e. 18 mortars for each battalion which consisted of 3 batteries each. Each battery,
which was composed of a headquarters platoon and.2 gun platoons numbered 56 men. The
authorized officers' strength for each battalion was 22 officers. The Kcmrnando was
equipped with 63 cross-country rotor vehicles, 7 for each battery.
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Zia About 2 -o.m. on 9 October, a train with about I9C0C ms'srrived t ,g;~:,Ysin
railroad station; another troop train with about 500 Men rr t ved two hr_ urs
later. These solders who carried field ecui cent a r4 were arried ui_th e bines
u :aequenUy march the bar' acks install .lion in the ? coded area a rirby.
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p ly few tents had r a~xained at the tent camp. The sheets of thr, dismrn led tents
were being folded up a. all metta ]. tent accessories were 'being greased before 25X1
th were trucked away. The afternoon of 16 October.. a convoy of 1.5 ~,et ans cc-
aupied bi high ranking Soviet officers including allegedly z?evf.rai gensrals,
were see:i proceeding to the barracks installation in the wood