INFORMATION ON KVP UNITS IN THE ALTWARP AREAS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003000400004-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 3, 2009
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 11, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED.
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COUNTRY ~T =st 'terzrny _--,-REPORT
TOP CIrfornat on on KV11 Units in the Al.twas : Area
EVALUATION ~a __._ PLC-CE OBTAINED_~
C' ASSIFICATION ):t;}'.r.-1
_._DATE PREPARED_._. 11 tiove:n:ber 1953
PAGES 1 _-ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)__.- .
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This is UNEVALUATED InformationL.
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On 8 and 9 October 1953, the bulk of the AAA unit whose total strength was estimat-
ed at 4CG men returned to their quarters in Altwarp. Senior Lieutenant Zirdmermann (fnu)
was acting comn.ndin, officer of the unit, while Captain Knuth.(fnu) was its chief
of staff. The tent came .previously occui::ied by the unit was bein dismantled. The
driving school i the strength of about 2CC men remained quartered at the KV1' in-
stallation in All warp. The quartering, building used by it was only occupied half
2. The previously assumed transfer of the mortar unit from the cantonment in Altwarp
to permanent quarters in Karpin was confirmed. Road construction workers were
allegedly to be quartered at the cantonment. 1
the fast German Government had 25X1
made further monetary means available for the construction of KVP barracks installe-
tions. Thus for instance, work on the construction of a third block of barracks
buildings was started in the billeting area of the AAA unit in Altwmrp. The outlay
of the three blocks is identical., and all of they: have dormitories with. a total ca-
pacity of 400 men. Each blocs. furthermore includes a total of 48 dwelling units for
officers and NCCs. 2
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temporarily been employed in East Berlin.
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place within the framework of scheduled construction work. No large-scale construc-
tion work is expected in the foreseeable future.
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