MILITARY INFORMATION FROM WEIMAR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003400650008-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 17, 2009
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: January 8, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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REMARKS
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1o On.4 December 1953, the.luetzendorf Kaserne, Weimarm was occupied tcc rapacity
by -troops wearing red-bordered bleak epaulets with motor transport i=3ignia,
black-bordered crimson epaulets and black bordered black epaulets wi.i signal
insignia. Between 27 November and 4 Decembe tr s were d e n. wing at,
. __~~from the installation.
Vehicular traffic had considerably decreased,
2. T Kaserne Sias oc led b about 1 200 trsa
about 24 x 82- u mortars buy. neither vehicular traffic ncr arty
a tivities in the barracks areas
3o On 4 December, the Nachrichten Kaserne was occupied by about 600 trco3s,: Sentries
observed wore black-bordered black epaulets with signal insignia. Bc J>reon 27
November and 4 Decembers troops observed engaged in reconditioning cf telephone
lines between the Luetzendorf Kaserne and the,Nohra Flieifferhorat and l ijiea _ which
led from the direction of Natriburg to 161eimar.o
40
50
On 9 December, the Luetzendorf Kaserne was occupied by about 500 to 700 troops
wearing red-bordered black epaulets with artillery and motor transport insignia,
black bordered crimson epaulets and blue-bordered black epaulets wit--) signal
insignia; and about 300 sick. On 25 No ber., about 20 trooas ecei ed instruction
^-rs+hwtk,%-t of the barracks installation
about 40 to 50 troops engaged in
transport insignia
column of 6 trucks,
On 9 December, the Tannenberg Kaserne was occupied by about 400 to 6C0 troops
wearing red bordered black epaulets, including about 100 to 150 troops with motor
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of the installation and a column o.
the installation.
t practice in j west
6. On 9 December, the Flak Kaserne was occupied by about 250 to 350 trc. s wearing
red bordered black epaulets, including about 25 percent with artillery insignia
and about 5 percent wit - 0-bor transport insignia. On 5 December, a.i undetermined
number of troops practices, marching in the barracks area and, on 8 =ceuc'ber8 bout
~marksm north - at r of the instillation
17
00 VPs practiced
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a in the occupation
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of the ins-La4].ations over e s ua on
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Provided that the information on the ca2ibe
must belong to the 65th Gds Mecz Rem Tannenberg Kaserne, however, also
quarters the 581st Gde Mort Regt
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