MILITARY INFORMATION FROM ZEITZ

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003200600003-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 29, 2005
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 15, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

Military Information from Zeitz
COUNTRY Fast Gsrana r
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1. On 3 November 1953, the 1xt11 :1 Kaso>nt iY; fa _ ;: oc .ta34!z.d
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November, about 240 'e.? oc pt3 xe i3_ a-~ .x4u... t'%' .92_` h > .s y:
.Wt the installa.tioa vcwa d :u 3 :ui u : 3xA . yCzw_ .. ,1 v: the "~ b r
about 800 to 1,000 troops had . ',acts in !.a Yard, On Z). 311 VA..,
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in front of threpair s.n~op_ r dime), 25 almost exclusively clear:.in y a3tu; I';3r;. YS'e f3 ca ~1_ a tut: 'P i e a sd ..ate :`...
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troops wearing red--bodes?eca b) epaule ,; .s.L1,ib in-6- p z z.. On 2 3fflce u t ? =.i t, . !o training o tiior than i.ia.inLo-
nance work on :riaotor vehiclea :n is " tpton bl_ ;3 :J G=, '~ft)d On 8, Covim-aar Cut '50 `!+ xis
were lined up in the baL?i ci .s ,,?xd. They w& r to sa:^ c ~#a e in ' e ;r: ?e.aort e
On 9 November., about 200 troops wearing : e ;;_! oral r;: black e-;aulu-t_with arti1le:,_ 7
and motor transport insi ; >-e.lt the a.t o-~ ,.or the tw aini. C-, nour 1I
terwehr. t ooDa ear ^'_ed C- ya uA'efichini' ciC its
clank was being 1pt1~.~.~.$31K'x e Ia fruii~a z? 'L411 ~ . ep ' T :.hop, On 3
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insignia and the othcra wi aov. x-.ic:.h. of r r:rri :, wwai a~3a On 2 TIovambar,, `1' 34-/8;
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Gda Mee z Div can again b a cr~.a.' x-ied in Zeitz ~ 'r~a~~ io s 1.r4o1.1na w i.oi ind '-i = ec_ # ~=.t
the A.rtillerie Kaserns west o _-j'riedenstrs.sw: waz occupied by the 36t . (7) Cd
Tank Regt (US) and the 2+1th (ids R.a., an (US) raha lnfanterie aser ie oast .of
Friedenstrasse by the 67t a lids :ticcz Regt,,:
Approved For Release 2006/01/31 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA003200600003-7