MILITARY INFORMATION FROM WEISSWASSER TROOP TRAINING GROUNDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003000460004-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 17, 2009
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 6, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
CLASSIFICATION
East Germany
REPORT
Military Information from Weisswasser Troop Training Grounds
'K: ALUATIONH
ATE OF CONTENT.
:' J;rE OBTAINED
F ErERENCES.._. .
1. The following loading and unloFding operation's were observed at the Weisswec~~
railroad station between 17 and 21 October 1953: 25X1
At about O p.r.2a on 17 October. 8 T-3/s/85 tanks
1 salvage tank and truck were loaded onto 9 SSy--type cars, and
about 60 troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets with tank insignia onto
about 2 boxcars,, for shipment toward Cottbus.
:.ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
At about 11 o.m. on 18 October.
25X1
4 x 57-mm AT s and trucks
were unloaded
from an undetermined number of flatcars, boxes from boxcar and about 150
soldiers wearing red-horde.:?ed black epaulets from 5 boxcars. The train had
come from the direction of Cottbus. The troops departed toward#Iochten. They
were quartered in 10 tents at the artillery range.
and about 300 r bps wearing re - or ere
6 x 82-mm mortars, 2 field kitchens
black epaulets were unloaded from a train which had come from the direction of
Cottbus. The troops subsequently marched to the infantry firing range where
they pitched up tents.
Between 19 and 21 October, tank and AT artillery firing was dai heard from
the artillery range. T-3 85 tanks On 20 October,
jeep occupied by a co one and 2 ma ors w insignia was en 25X1
route be wean ochten and 3oxberg.1
2. On 5 October, the firing range southe-.st of Nochten was occupied by about 100 25X1
soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets, including some with tank insignia.
The .,.nit was catered from a kitchen with 2 x 100-liter boilers and 1 x 2'_'.:-liter
boiler, A colonel anpounced an occupation of Camp Nochten for the next days. T1o
movements were observed in the. vicinity of Altteie and Cam =?ochten
between 5 and 11 October. On 10 October, 2 truck.; 25X1
occupied each by about soldiers drove toward the.aochten firing range. On 11
October, 5 T-34 tanks and about 60 soldiers arrived at the firint 25X1
range southeast of PZochten, cor::ing from the direction of .Cottbus.. -Sedan
was.also observed.2
25 YEAR
RE-REVIEW
PLACE OBTAINED
12 T-34/85 tails
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25X1
4orimont Motor vehicle and tank olifirm th.t tie 9th
Meez iv, o, continued their firing prat ices.
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