KVP ENGINEER UNITS IN FUENFEICHEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003700970006-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 26, 2009
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: February 12, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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East Germany REPORT
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IVP Engineer Units in Fuenfeichen
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1. On 23 October 1953, a registration group from Berlin visited the Puenfcichin KVP
installation which quartered the units commanded by Muehle (fnu) and Fricke (fnu).
The rou consisted of about 2 men includia~ 20 ciro lions and arrived h? sedans
After a stay of about half a day, the ccanr,? ss:ion left for,
an unknown dent n on.
2. On 12 November 195 Captain Kicsslich (fnu) had been reassigned 25X1
to Dresden as an instruction officer.
3. At that time, activities in the installation included instruction, :ports, Sainte--
nancing of motor vehicles, fatigue duty, and painting of pontoons. Soldiers quarter-
ed in. the installation said that the summer training program had been terminated
in late October 1953. The winter training program was allegedly scheduled to coum uience
on 1 December 1953. The reconditioning of the billets of the instruction company
which belonged to the Fricke unit was postponed as the instruction company was sche-
duled soon to be disbanded and to be divided up to the other four companies of the
Fricke unit.
On 6 December 1953, about 100 recruits wearing various service colors received
basic training in the installation. 2
5. On 18 December 1953 the installation quartered two engineer batta-
lions each including one headquarters company and three training companies. The in- 25X1
stallation also quartered an engineer instruction company. 25X1
each company had about 60 men and_about 600 men were quartered in the installa-25X1
tion.
6. Officers identified at the same time included Captain Fricke (fnu), battalion
commander and senior officer; Captain Muehle (fnu), batt .on commander; Ceptain..
Wuelfert (fnu), who made numerous duty trips; Senior Lieutenant retzold (fr4u), chief
of staff; Senior Lieutenant Schulz (fnu), supply officer and successor to Senior
Lieutenant Giesler (fnu), who was transferred to Muehlhausen; Senior Officer sakler
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(fnu) , political officer at the installation; Lieutenant Halligan (fnu), presumably
a company officer; Lieutenant Schonknann (fnu), and Junior Lieutenant Willi Schulz,
head of the dispensary. 1
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