MILITARY INFORMATION FROM DRESDEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003300390001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 21, 2005
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 22, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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On 40 Novc bcr? 3.953, the Luftnachrichtw~n Kaserna, (1306) in ur*sde: tered
3,030 to 3,300 troops who wore red-bordered black epaur..e tc. About 40 percent
of the troops; wore artillery insignia, F t perce=nt motor tra ispor?t i ssir;nia a ad
10 r?cenat signal insiglai:a, The troops included abou ; 30 u:ai~'ox?. ucd wo; aen who
wore red-bordered black oy-,aulets with ar :,illery ire rigaia,. On 3 Nove u bo:r, abou t
2,500 troops fell in for roil call while about 200 soldiers marc , ed into the
installation, c o m i n g from - he direction of the ."ir:?ing r .n& On _t Noverr;_ e:r, abo ut
200 soldiers equipped with 21 heavy machine gum,;, subv?aa chine gun 4nd carbines
ng god in combat training on the garrison trailing groands or practiced fir-rag
with live anmua".ti.on at the nearby target "a:nge, At about 7 p.m. on 1 yov'e1;1ber,
33 trucks and 4 prime movers towing 18 152-mrm howitzers moved into the installa-
tion. On 17 November, about 50 soldiers cleaned 6 x '35-ants AT L mm in the barracks
yard. On 20 b ove ber; 4 ,rucks towing 7E:-0.a m: AT ;nuns rnovz d out cz the installation,
nea'.1in; toward i ;;sischa. AT an firing was heard. frooii the direction of Kreischa
2. Or. 16 November, the Wilde- Mann SS Kaserne was occup.i a by about 800 troops who
wor-1 red-bore erc d black epaulets q mostly with tank insi: ;nia.. On 29 October,
about 50 soldiers constructed two additional firing lan=en at the nearby firing
s,a:n;;ea. On 9 :3nv nbor, about, 80 soldiers trained. a ith 7 '-34 tans l1 jeeps and
20 motorcycles near the ,gar?aes.
5x37-mm AA guns ve o emplace at the ammun: tin depot northwest of the instal-
la.tloon. On 14 Aovemiber, about 2,50 soldiers with 6 ii< ht raaehine guns and submachine
;guns engaged in combat, practice on AUf der Hello=r. On 16 November, 12 new trackcs
and a new tank truck were seen en route ,?ot:w:ard the barracks installation. Mo for
vehicles
were idea ' a la ' a a iris a Ea ion.
On 20 iJovember, JS--2 t .nP i _--left the Ir rr^ rres Cooing Kaserne
town: ~ the Heller and, on 21 November, T-3L tank in
Corirent> Ayo oa:di:ng to previous reports
t17# r_~aax"trr~c Thri t.en r,..sj;:rArzi in :Nickern is rather el lra.i ,cr . ;e . '3v'- ' o a ; ar er
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the 399th Gds How Arty R gt and 5.3d Gds N.L Bn of the 11th Gds Tank Div and
a motorcycle battalion of the First Gds d'fecz Arury or 11th Gds Tatil: Div.
The artillery regiment has repeatedly been reported
however, with varying statements on gun calibers. The
statement viat about 2,500 troops were quartered in the installation on
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2.L I0omzent. Units stationed in the SS Kaserne are believed to include
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Hermann Goering Kaserne. Tanks are carried with the regiment.
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