MILITARY INFORMATION FROM GERA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003600660001-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 23, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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3 February :~~54
1. On 10 January 3954, the Reuss Kaserne in Gera was occupied to capacity by troops
Who wore red-bordered black epaulets. Between 4 and 10 Januar;~, about 180 to 25p
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ducted-with the AT s rked in-the agree berrecke rd. 1W~ traini was eon-
2.. Cho IO January, the Panzer Kaserne in Gera-Tint was still occupied by about 150
to 200 'tx'odpw- On several slays between 4 and 1C Jamaary, soldiers rc3c~ived armored-
engineer traizsing.
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~ 100" .AT and c about 180 soldier entered th+~a~ t~~allat on,
ery ns gnia or orator transport insignia. Fran 250 to 300
soldiers received close-order drill. At about 3 p
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~? ~ 4January, the Reuss Xaserns eras still occupied by troops who yore red-bordered
black epaulets incl~irg scam with artillery or motor transport ineiga~ia. On 3
J~uary, soldiers tra~.ned with 6-glans of about ?6 mm or practiced drivin with
ong the Gera;~Horna road. Trucks
~`e parked in the road -along the n n,g
s s one, c o about 20 men carrying signal squilxaent, maPah-
ed along the Gera Borne road. Aalother signal section entered the.Reuss Keserns.
4? ~ 8 Januarys the Reuss Kaserne wss occupied by troops who wore red-oordered black.
epaulets with artill i i
5 a Ora 8 Jana ry, the Panzer Kasern~ in Gere,~-Tint quartered troops who. E~ore red-bor~
tiered black epaulets wil`,h tank insignia. About 180 soldiers e s ed in excavation
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7. Gn 12 Januaz?Xt, the- Reu~s:t KBrer ne was still occupied as hac previou~e:~5= veen ob-
served. Un 3C December , ~? prime mouerr~, each mowing a IDC-anm A'T guc~ aYxd carry_
3ng 1C saZdiex?s were seem in the barrack9 yard. The guns were subsequezrtly em-
~-Iaced, ~ - ~bo~,;,t 7q soldiers received claw-order drill. On ~; January,
about fit` soldiers received gun drill with 4 x l{ C-~tn AT guns end 2 i; ~.2C.-~
field ho?~ritzex?s in the barracks yard. Gn ll January, ~ prime moversy each to~t-
ing a 122 t~ fiel~3 h+~~~.t~er, and 2 trucks, each carrying about 3~ men left the
installation toward I~.ngenberg. At about 1 p.mq, 2 prime r.:overs, earth towing
a lCG-mm AT gun entered the installat3_on, esam~n; from the direction of #lainber r.
a='y, 3 prime movers, each towing a 1C0-mm AT gun and 2 trucks
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~? Cn 12 January, the Panzer Kaserne in Tinz quartered about 3CG to 35C men. BetWSen
2~ December 1953 and 12 January 1954, about #yC; soldiers daily received basic
traininn with carbines in the barracks area. No vehicular traffic was noticed. 1
I~ot lase
trunfn from loo hol8s _ -_- v_ ?,?-_`-, ??' ??~ l.. ?~+? 1 J .aaa~, ariAiRlcs ~i V-
g p ,pointing toward. north. A dumm~, viz age was established
a distance of 75C~ to 1,gCti meters f'tom the gunn. Uniformed women were ales seen
in the emplacement..gn '~ January? about 12q soldiers engaged in field training ~.n
the training area on Ilainberg hill. They returned to the Reuss Kaserne at ab~tct
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57Bth AT Arty Re~;t of tho 3C`8th Arty
t. These obss~rvations refer t~ the ~arri~aran tra4ni nn r,~..,.,~.~ ?_..+ ..~
fall of 19 a ns a cans described aboverprobably serve~f or~AT gun firi
with mounted rifle barrels. ~
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