MILITARY INFORMATION FROM BERLIN-BIESDORF AND BERLIN-KARLSHORST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003100470004-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 6, 2005
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 23, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

CLASSIFICATION S'`i L TL
COUNTRY
TOPIC Militarv Inforimtion from Be" Iin~.Ri a~irln,-f' am
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EVALUATION.,
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES 2 _ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS
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ATE FREPARED_ 2'L ! NmJer~..J953
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the restricted area in the west portion of the former
e. ans (insane asr?.u;ra in Iiuhi.garton was occupied b:-,r eboui: 1,100 to
2,000 troops 'easing black-bordered black epaulets and cede-borde,_-ed black
epaulets. Fifty tanks an:: the motor pool previously, observed Ur- -ve were
in the quartering i.rea. len 500-liter tanks, presumabl(r for fu&. ~ we >-s
seen, Tanks at driving n.actiee 'pie 61)apivtari riurir , 4+.c rr.nneriti~?.~ ,a-,...
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course, was occupied as p_-evi.ous:ly by troops wearing rep:`--hordered black L3A
epaulets, including some with tank and artillery insignia. Abo+at 5r) trucks,
7 BA-64+ armored sc:,ut ar-. and about 5 van.-like trucks, incl.udin 3 rnuii_o
trucks with rod anterrnas, were seen in the barracks area.. F
that 10 one--story err_pora Fy. buildings. which weru, veh `Xle 5X1
sheds, had been c,:ynzpleted,, ;about 8C to 100 offi
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were a it seen leavingr t"-,
3. that the former depot for captured
ma'Coerlel in o ann-s a , opposite the new KVP Kaserne between Grose, erliner
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Dam and the Schoeneweide operation .l railroad station, was ocoipied. About
10 to 12 trucks were cont:.nually observed in the yard of the insta1ia Lion .. On
the in:3tallat-.on was
4e the Wuhlhe:tde cantonmer.t south of the Karl shorst racecourse was
occupied to capacity by about 2;,000 troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets
with artillery insignia and black-bordered black epaulets. 3evah more large
wooden one.-story buildin : were being erected in the west portion of the in-
stallation, about r.,0 troops were erecting dummy houses and 25X1
wire obstacles a gg of_, tranches in tie west portion of the installation,
I [E b BA-64 armored scout cars, 18 armored half-tra t
personne carters and _a ::u 4 trucks in the barracks area s
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Between 2G and 2,' October, 10CI to 12C troops with
,pfly ?~n, -.rrs in a.c'.vsncod combat p actice in the
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training; area west of the elevated railro# d line ceween
Wuhlheide. The exercises i cluded a:ssaal', against trench poesition:3, buil-
dings and wire obstecles and close cocb t practice with fixed t ayoneus. The
troops subsequently left for the [Juhihead(: canton ento
the Wuhlheide cantonment south of the 4arlshorst racecourse
was occup as revious o Ten new one-_story temporary hu'lan};a lied teen
completed
6.1 a restricted area in the west portion of the Wuhlg?rter
Hi 4-ft twa occuled bf-erve2 1
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quarters between TresKow xiiae, e rten. Heilans
soldiers are presumably employed in the construction work in the 6in- 25X1
stallations.
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