MILITARY INFORMATION FROM BAD FREIENWALDE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003500590006-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 18, 2002
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: January 20, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2002/07/29 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA003500590006-3
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1. Eet' een 17 and 29 December 1953,,; the Panzer Kaserne in Bad Freien,alde was
occupied by about 1,200 troops who wore red..-tes'dered black epaulets including
some with tank, artillery or radio insignia. Up to 20.0 soldiers __n groups
of al_out 30 men were' repeatedly seen engaged in infantry field training in
the Pralitz-FreienwEalde area. Close-,order drill and firing pra.ct.>_ce were
observed in the barracks yard. it about 11:30 a.m. on 25 and 26 eccnber,
2 T_34/E 5 tanks, 1 BA-64 armored scout car, ? sidecar Motorcycles occupied
by 3 men each equipped with machine guns, 2 half-track vehicles mounting twin.
barreled AL guns, 2 armored two-axle personnel carriers each. occupied l y about
15 men end 2 light prime movers were seen moving to the txrrain. The unit
held exercises in the area of R: d Freienwalde. The vehicles drov' along
special roads in the woods, with tanks and arrored scout cars forcing the head,
On 25 December, about 60 men with telephone sets roved to the trr_%ning area
where they laid telephone lines. On 27 December, the following r