MILITARY INFORMATION FROM THE KOENIGSBRUECK TROOP TRAINING GROUNDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003200320002-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 29, 2005
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: December 3, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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rilitary Information fror: the Koenigsbrueck Troop Training Grounds
VALUATION
"+ATE OF CONTENI
,ATE OBTAINED
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DATE PREPARED
'AGES ENCLOSURES (Na. & TYPE)
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54 B
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ew 9 3 T
ft 9 l :r
Ur 3
troops
empty
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690 hi fuel
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3 December 11,153
Frankfurt/Oder
Koenigshrueok
Frankfurt/Oder
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Strasegraebcher.L
Koenigsbrueck
Schriorkau
Brest Litovsk
Klotzsche
Schn,or kau
Koenigabrueck
Radebeul-East
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1, On 23 October 1953, the Nachrichten Schule, Koenigsbrueck, was occupied
by about 500 to 600 troops, mostly wearing red-bordered.- black epaulets
with tank .insignia, Only little activity was observed in the quartering
trucks. were in the barracksyarda
`ca. At, about 6 pm . , about 30 troope left the installation. About 6O
ops engaged in phusical training in the barracks yard.
20 On 23 9atcrbery the AltesLager was occupied as previously. Five piles of
arunuunition boxes and fuel drums were seen in the barracks area and 18
On 23 ectoberr, Neuss Lager was occupied and intensive ehicular traffic
was observed
October and 9 Novenber included :
Troop trains observed at the Koenig thrueck railroad station bet*en 31
T - tank car
P - boxcar
54 B
October 31
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Number and Load
Tye of Cars
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Between 2 and 10 November, 120 to 200 recruits were daily observed in
Neues Lager, receiving basic training. On 2 November, 30 troops received
advanced combat training; on 6 Novenber, 3 trucks and 12 motorcycles
engaged in cross-country driving and, on 9 November, 30 troops practiced
airing,
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6. On 13 November, the Nachrichten Schule was occupied by about 800 troopa
25X1 wearing red-bordered black epaulets. About 30 T-34 and/or T-34/85 tanks
and about 20 x 37-mm and 76-r= AA guns were observed in the quartering
area. At 8:25 a.m.. on 7 November, T-34 tanks F- I
25X1 I hleft the installation toward Bohra n On 9 November, about 80
recruits received basic training. 1
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On 13 November, Altes Lager was occupied by about 120 troops wearing red-
bordered black epaulets and a guard detail of 21 troops wearing red-bordered
black epaulets and coning from Neues Lager.
8, Between 2 and 13 November, T-34 or. T-34/F5 tanks almost daily engaged in
driving practice; in the Aue area, while 3.20 to 200 troops wearing :red
bordered black epaulets received field training. On 5 days, an undetermined
number of trope engaged in firing practice.
25X1 1. Comment, The 44th Gds Tank Re - is again confirmed in the Nachrichten
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reported presuma y one to the 4t Gas AAA Div
25X1 station in Neues Lager. It appears doubtfa.l whether an A,pA unit Is
permanently stationed in the Nachrichten Schule, as the :installation is
25X1 believed to be occupied almost to capacity ?by the tank regiment, the 270th
Gds Yort Regt and the unidentified tank training battalion of the :11th
Gds Tank Div.
25X1 2. Cas- ent. Fuel and ammunition are stared in Altes Lager as previously,
33. Comment, In addition to the 4th Gds AAA Div, the unidentified artillery
brigade of the let Gds rtecz Div is carried in Neues Lager. However, no
recent confirmation of these units has been received,
25X1 4e LLJ? Comrent r The three trains from Frankfurt/Oder fairly definitely carried
recruits from the USSR to the area of the First '-Me Meoz Army. However,
the shipments cannot yet be confirmed by reUorts on transportation.
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