MILITARY INFORMATION FROM RIESA AND OSCHATZ

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003300240008-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 12, 2005
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: December 17, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASS IFICATI0N .t+
COUNTRY-_ East German
REPORT
TOPIC Milit;jrv T i!"ntdmatnn frrxn Ris+:a anA nsar,hg3+,7.
ALUATION
LACE-4 TAIi ED
5MTE OF CONTENT
511TE OBTAINED TE PREPARED
REFERENCES
PAGES 2.ENCLOSURE S
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17 December 1953
to On 23 November 1953, the Mudra Kaserne in Riesa was occupied to capacity & y
about 1,500 to 1,600 troops wearing red--bordered black epaulets, including
some with tank insignia, and black-bordered black e u1 t 25X1
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10 a.m. on 13 November, about to 5 trucks, each occupied by about 20 troops,
10 T-34/85 tanks and 12 JS-1 tanks were seen Leaving the installation -toward
Groede1.s 4 km east of Riesa? The troop wore black-bordered black e p: ets At
about 11 a.m.. 6 T-34/85 tanks were seen near Groede l and at about -no n
25X1 tanks r rear -1 erschvitz,
25X1 n 19 November, - a zanks were seen in
the barracks yard. 20 i oveammber, trucks occupied bya total cf 120 to 150
25X1 troops left the installation toward Groedel for a river erossinLr rxas=_ :iec _ II
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On 23 November, the von-der ltz Kaserne was occupied by about 1,200 to 1,300
troops wearing red--bordered black epaulets, including some with tank insignia.; and
black-bordered blue epaulets, Numerous troops, presumably recruits., who wore black-
-bordered crimson epaulets were observed in the installation on and after 19 ai n
All quartering buildin ,s ware ted after nightfall.
Firing of carbines mac nine guns was ear rom
o no anon. On 13 November, about 35 to 4.0 air force
soldiers left the installation toward Mertzdorf and were later seen receiving basic
braining in a wood patch near Mertzdorf. They returned to the installation at about
7 porn. On 22 November, about 18 to 20 T-34/85 tanks eft the 25X1
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machine guns and mortars was practiced in the ZeithainnJacobsthal area, while
30 to 35 JS tanks were seen at the edge.of the woods east of Gohlis. On 22 Novem-
ber, about 80 to 90 recruits received training with submachine guns in a wood
patch near Mergendorf-Zahna and subsequently left toward Riesa. On 23 November.,
about 120 to 160 troops. practiced firing with carbines and machine guns at the
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23 November, Camp Zeitbain was heavily occu z a weer and 23 November re
ports of mortars, AT guns and tank guns were daily heard. The number of tanks and
armored vehicles observed outside the installation and vehicular traffic in the
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vicinity of Zeithain had decreased,2
4 On 18 November, the Nudra Kaserno was occupied by about 700 troops wearing
red-bordered black epaulets,, including some with artillery and tank
insignia,
about 300 troops wearing blackkborder~ed black epaulets;, including some with 25X1
motor transport insignia; and. a few soldiers wearing blue-bordered black e pau..
lets. 1 oontocn 1tween the vehicle sheds. F
5< the troops wearing xed' bordered black epaulets
ery ? ns gr..ia and eirp oycd at the AAA emplacement were quartered In
Camp Zeithai.n., At about 9 a.m., an undetermined number of troops received insfuca=,
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6o On 24 November, the west section of the Infanterie Kaserne in Oschats was occupied
by about 150 to 200 troops weerri>.g red-bordered black epaulets with tank isignia
and black-bordered black The R ,
.the doors of t the vehicle shed.s of the installation, which are located in the area
of the former Remonta Kaserne x were open. No vehicular traffic was observed.
7. On 24 November the east section of the Infanterie Kaserne was occupied by only a
guard detail. Sentries observed wore red-bordered black epaulets with tank i nsignia0
On 22 and 23 No?-n
veidoe , s- 1 e the installation toward
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Gonent , As the 108th Tae? Regt and the 70 Gds Tank SF Regt of the 9th. Tank
;'' v which are stationed in ~ i?wsa are equ.ip,,ae d with medium and heavy tanks, they
-theref or^e , cannot individually be confirmed in the . Mudra Kasorne and/or von-dew-,
--Gol,ts Kagerne. Information in paragraph 3. tends to indicate that the 286th Engr
3n (tT3) stationed in the Mudra Kaserne participated in river-crossing practices
east of Riesa as late as Novc;ni r 4
rcent~ The heavy ccc'a: . tlon of Zeithain and the light occupation of
Esc45,,,._77n Wto indicate that he regiments of the 9th Tank- Div stationed in
Osehats again tan ferred to Zuithain0 It cannot be de tor,zined whether the tb a.na-
:' r at that t:.h:e was Ueda' for 'training purposes"
LC t r _, The location of he Mt,,, e. p:ia ement mentioned is undetermined0
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