INFORMATION ON THE 1ST MECZ REGT ORANIENBURG OF THE MECHANIZED DIVISION POTSDAM.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003700150002-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 17, 2009
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: February 8, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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EVALUATION, ,,,J
CLASSIFICATION C~.. P'T tDF2 TIAL
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Information on the 1st 2:ecz Reg't Cranienburg of the , echanized
DA T E OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED,
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PACES --ENCLOSURES (NO. & ' YPE), ___
1. The let Eecz.Refit, also referred to as 1st Mecz Koramando, is stationed
in Installation II on Bprnauer Strasse, 0ranienbwrg, a former. S -Kaserne,
and was subordinate to the Mechanized Bereitschaft Potsdam of the East
German !inistry of the Interior. The organization and strength of the lst
Metz, Regiment is. as follows:
Officers
NCOs
i+
Headquarters
17
Headquarters personnel
6
10
10
Headquarters company
7
12
80
S-1 Company
5
10
60
S-5 Company
5
20
40
Technical. Company
10
20
30
SB (,Heavy Artillery) Battalion
12
30
70
1st Battalion
12
20
70
2d Battalion
34
78
386
3d Battalion
12
20
70
C-Battalion
8
10
70
School
5
10
50
The strength of the 2d Bn allegedly corresponds to the authorized strength
of this battalion. 1
2. Officers assigned to this unit included:
Lieutenant Colonel Klepsch (fnu), Co, assigned to the unit since September 1953;
Captain Ludwig (fnu), Deputy Co and-political officer;
Captain Berger (fnu), chief of staff;.
Captain Uh11g (fnu), CO, C-Bn;
Senior Lieutenant Diete (-,'nu), school cornandant; -
Senior Lieutenant Kroll (fnu) , commmnder of the technical co:-,, :any;
Lieutenant Legler (fnu), Co, S-1 Co, previously at the Panzerschule in
friemer Wald.
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unit in Granientrurg (previously in Grosse ain) into a mechanized
re 4inent. It is surprising that these weapons should not have beek
turned over to other KVF units where they are authorized, equipment.
3 0 Cor?:ment. The armored personnel carriers and sidecar riotorcycles 25X1
wets delivered from the 1EBR.
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