MILITARY INFORMATION FROM SAALFELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003600660010-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 23, 2002
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: January 29, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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Between 17 December 1953 and 9 January 1954, the -f Prinz"1 uis--Ferdinand Kaserne,
Saalfeld, was occupied by an estimated 500 troops wearing red-bordered black epau-
lets with artillery insignia and 30C troops wearing black-bordered black epaulets
with engineer insignia. Individual soldiers, who presumably were detached for a
driving school course held there, wore black-bordered c
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mson epaulets. At about
rocket launchers were being emplaced and changed position
en terrain between-Saalfeld and Schwarza. At about 6 a.m.-on 30 December,
all windows of the quartering building were lighted. At about 10 a.m., 5 groups,
each of about 25 soldiers,drilled in the barrarl a?ya.rd. Between 9 a.ni and noon
on 9 January, about 40 troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets and armed with
3 light. machine guns, submachine guns and carbines engaged in record firing at
aiming silhouettes in the tai ning area in the vicinit of the installation. Lotor
a- ii is aflation appears to be
coupled as previously.
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