MILITARY INFORMATION FROM BRANDENBURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003101040009-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 15, 2005
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: November 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Military Information from Brandenburg
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the Pionier z{aserne, Brandenburg, was occupied by
about 100 to 150 troops. 4cce pt for a rear detail the installation Wis.
vacated only snail groups
of 4 or 5 soldiers were scan going to, Qr coming from, the quarters.
Source did not observe any sentries.
the Infanterie IS. serhe was occupied by about 850 to 900
troops'wearing red.-tordered black epaulets
training activity in the barracks area. Groups o to I;e soldiers,,
carrying arms, spades and targets, were occasiorsall seen leaving the in-
stallation toward Goerden, returning before dark
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the Flak Kaserne was occupi?d'1~lav capacity by about 400
to 450 troops. the instalie tion had been vacated by
major troop elements. Sentries observed wore red-bordered black epaulets
with artillery insignia,. The 100.--min AT guns previously observed in the
barracks yard were no longer there Only little activity was 25X1
.observed after Groups of u to 30 soldiers were daily seen re-
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the Generalfeldzeugmeister Easerne was occupied as previously
by about 900 to 950 troops, Sentries seen wore red-bordered black epaulets
with artillery and motor transw )rt insigniao 1200 troops
received instruction on carbines in the barracks area. F_ I
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the Genera lfeldzeugimeistar l(aserne was occupied. Son tries
observed there wore red-bordered black epaults with artillery ineignia..
203-mm and 122 --mm howitzers in the barrack
area o 100 troops, presurablyy recruits, in.-
eluding 60. troops wearing black-bordered crimson epaulets and 40 troops w'arit?.g
red-bordered black e amulets were seen entering the installation. On
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occupied by 3 officers and 22 EM, all without arms, left the .installation, 25X1
troops stationed in the buildings on M gdebvr er
Strasse moved to the rear section of A e installation', 25X1
the buildings imr.:edia'tely on the street were being vaeateit
intensive activity and hea4 y vehicular
traffic were observed in the barracks area,. 25X1
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shipment
cars and an undetermined number of boxcars; and 25X1
7~ I ea empty train of 27 boxcars and flatcars was seen
at the Brandenburg stadt railroad station. Troops and mste:riel fror
the Flak Kaserne which 'were aztrained at the ?ran.denburg-.Altstadt rail-
road station I I and left toward ;t ... Bra.rxienbu rg r;e a:a! tion
included:
and 26 w ldiers on. foot left the installer on toward the rolling M1.11 &
1' AT gunsg 12 cater l.11ar tree=
tors, `7 tracks, which, , 25X1
were field offices, 6 field kitchens, about 40 officers and 2(X) to 250E'
which had come from the Fle f*Pstarne- were entrained st the Brandenburg--
Altsta station,, were identi- 25X1
fied. two apartment houses on
Fouque Strasse which had been occupied lry icers from the Flak Kaserne
were being vacated, with the entire equipment being trucked to the Breeden
burg-Altstadt railroad station for entraining with the aboverentioned
13 half-track vehicles, 9 x 2.00 -an AT , AT .s wbicb.
were 5n-mm guns 4 tank trucks 4 25X1
33 or 34 truck boxes, billeting 25X1
equipment and troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets on about 18 f'lat-
s ambulance 25X1
10 field kitchens, 2 sedans, boxes, billeting equipment, 25X1
baggage and troops wearing red-bordered black, epaulets with artillery in-
signia on about 23 flatcars and 29 boxcars.
troops and rid teriel loaded on
at least 10 flatcars and 10 boxcars u Brand enbux: -Al tstadt rail oad
-the station included 3 armored half-track 25X1
3 x 100.-mmi AT guns, boxes, billeting equipment and troops wearing red-
bordered black epaulets and coming fron the Flak K,asern.ea 25X1
a irment of' IV., flatcars alcd. ato'st 7 boxrars
carrying 3 tanks or SP guns, toxe:E, 25X1
billeting equikanent and troops wearing red-bordered black epat:d.e-:s was
being assembled on the sidings north of` gdeburger Strasse, nmr the
Brandenburg w=Jlt.,,tadt ral l.roa.d st .t:, r .
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no troop trains were loaded and unloaded
at,or passed through, the Brandenburg-Altstadt railroad station.
2 buildings and the east side of the third building of
the Flak Kaserne 'were fully lighted. 25X1
10 officers and 100 to 12 troops practiced marching
review on the street in front of the vehicle sheds. in the barracks
area. coal was dEi ly hauled to
the Flak Ka erne from the Brandenbur'_Aitstadt railroad station by
11. either loadings nor unloadings
were observed at the Brandenburg- te;tadt railroad station)l
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had een erected in 4pn kl'OrGST, s o
been connected with the local lighting system: The area was being
surrounded by a w~re fence and light poles were being erected :round
the installation.`
The inforrlation again confirms the known loadings of
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the 63d Gds Tank Regt of the 10th Gds Tank Div and the 20th Arni &T
Arty Brig (US) which involved nain:iy 25X1
the heavy elements of the 1rigadea Th infor- e 25X1
mation on the occupation of the Flak .. serne and .e O.. A o 'rne in
I correspond with the departure of the aboverieritiored units.'
whereas the n anterie Kraserne and the Generalfeldzey rneister KVserne
can he carried occupied as previously by the 299th GE[s Mort Refit and
the 359th Gds AAA Pet of the 10th Geis Tank Div and the 124th Hv How
Arty Brig (US).
Commmen .,,, Coripare with previous Information.
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