MILITARY INFORMATION FROM KOENIGSBRUECK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003200600002-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 29, 2005
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: December 14, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATIOP!
COUNTRY East Gera+nv
TOPIC Military Information f rc a Koen zRI- ieck
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EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTEN
DATE OBTAINED t)ATE PREPARED __. 14 Dece-;mb.'a _ J.
REFERENCES
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REMARKS
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Ajtes Lag ?:.? wvs occupied Syr .:about -50 tL-oo .3s i carlu _ w _ 5ar ..a
23 November 1953,
black epaulc ..s The insi;,allatic ::a, a: previous:i.y, se,: vod as "u ; l d a oot. A total a r
16 trucks, was weer, in the _.nstaUat .tn tare ._Li- tln
vity was observed.
3. On 9 Novembe ?, the fachrichten 3chule was ccc zpied by about 6:)O troops wearing
red-bordered black epaulets, mostly with tt:nk insignia.3
4. On 15 November, the iachrichtor Schule vas occupied by about `?00 troops wear ng
red-bordered black epaulets with tank insignia and Including bout 150 rocru.ta.
25X1 120 to 25 tanks in the quartering area. On 3 Novembsr, about 123
troops.were drilling and 7 T--3./.. tanks oractidsd driving in thU Mae. Jn 6 Novombe ,
25X1 T-34 tanks, left the installation or driving pract i---
ce in the two area, On 9 November., about 11.0 troops we .ring r3d..-bordered black
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November, an undetermined number of troops cleaned 3 x 37 A guns.
5o On 15 November, Neues Lager was occupied. Between 28 October ;and 15 :November,
about 50a .troop .were re~xated seen drill` emi other troops were seen receiv
advanced combat traininga
6, On 21 November,, Neues Lager wao occupied by troops wearing red-bordered black epau-
lets with tank artilie.y and motor transport insignia.
?. On 21 November, Altos Lager watt= occupied by about 200 troops, Guard duties a per..
formed very laxly, with the watchtowers in the installation being ia,ioccunied and thi
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o ;3 entrance being guarded by a sentt'r onl a cr xa.:~ . i ? i out 50t: to 60C 7
Luesl dr were a torod the
3. On 21 November., the Nachriohteaischule u as oecu >iet ~a about 1 r UO t,roon s vaa:?: n g
Pad-bordered black enauletsE_
Was _eELrd:, : 'om. e
area nor h n' the insta 1. a ono krueks .1I_41,32 rall,..>r
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loaded with aoalp ni'f;ered vzie :r_SliiLa.
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i na- 0 prey oi13 Ybdc r. c5: '
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r percent. o t TIC? troops in 1 eue3 15 r wore Gant f:! i c
25X1 psr,~ ,, a 5 on _g once reported 'i;i erS 4 Jar tanks i F13'-:)r' are 1`9JrO It
remains undeto- ned. whe-=:,her a Link unit. po;:,sib]- ' of the 11t h Gds Tani. Dave is
actually stationed J m th4 i nsta::.Latiofo
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es a in diet a til &,n oCt3u 'ion rexi~i~i 7r ! 1 ~t'r`Ji3 to D:Cf in ti w ,or of
1952/1953, which corro pard.s :r, z'e to the -~wo t;nd a a1f re ,Iwz..nte c ?rc.d ti re.,
The ,l .th Gds Tank. diePt and. the ?Lanidentified ttni,xainin battalion have re- bften no peat-25X1
yil 4 ?uisc% t)md u9i n
a.: k Reo; ranaj. rre:. to Tae os Lager,
25X1 2A appear: pui3s 0 ~u that .,a sit i s a
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