MILITARY INFORMATION FROM PRENZLAU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003300250007-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 18, 2005
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: December 17, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONTENT
ENCLOSURE'S
REPORT
_ .-.DATE PREFARED17 December 1953
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On 26 November W933 O e barracks installation northwest of Berliner Strasse,,
Prenz aa, I 'MILS occupied by about 1,000 troops wearing red-bordered black
efolets.30 troops practiced firing position in the barracks yard and
2 tanks were -F;e i In the sheds.
On 26 Noz a bar. to barracks installation southeast of Berliner St's ase was
occupied b_ arou.t- 2,,00troops wearing red-bordered black a ulets,
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On 26 -Nover? ber , out :1_20 troops wearing red--bordered black epaulets with
,auk insignia? armed with subnachine guns,, carbines and 3 light machine guns
and carrying i ve Kpo ge were semi marching toward the town,, coming from the di-
rection of t4h : ~' .rrackz. installations.
Several detsils did
Via ltue duty,, -Lb troops wore lac ~ .ered crimson epaulets. aiie tank ditch
In the south se -ton of the installation was being lengthened by about 30 meters
,_nn deepened to .'out, :Era metera6 The mound along the ditch watt t-:rot ht to a
uet *,ht of about ' : , meie 'sgi The mound at the west end of the ditch was also
being re,11, mad b=reed by a board 'Aal. e. new
t -ain:eig grow c. a, .s being built south of the installation toward Kleine Heide.
he area was to r:;g. cleared and fotioles1 3 x 3 meters and 3 x 4 meters and
1-,5 meters deer, i.nd t;.ench positions were being dug out. The insidci walls
c)f the trenche:rr were :being boarded and. suppo: ted by props. At midnight on
,'F November, a