GENERAL MILITARY INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003701030004-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2009
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 18, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION "' RAT
Austria
General rilitary Inforration
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On 28 January 1954, shouting of orders and singing was heard from the
yard of the Trost Kaserne in Vienna. The installation was guarded by
a sentry with red-bordered black epaulets. A group of 1 NCO and 6 1
with red-bordered black epaulets cars from the direction of Alxinger
9tras:+e and entered the installation. The soldiers hauled a rr.ortar which
had a base plate of one meter in diameter and was loaded on a cart with
two rubber-tired wheels. Four-wheel arriored scout car were
engaged in driving practice on the training grounds of the Trost Ka.serne
Officers and soldiers with red-bordered black epaulets and dependents
were observed entering and leaving the building opposite the Trost Kaserne.
Truck 0 loaded with fuel containers and occupied by a driver and
three soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets left the repair shop at
109 through Ill Trost Strasse toward the water tower. A group of 16 soldiers
with red-bordered black epaulets was seen in the yard of the repaf.r shop
which also included garages. Truck and 8 x 76-mn Zi -33 field
guns were parked in the garages near the water tower on Windten Strasse
which were guarded by a sentry with red-bordered black epaulets. The
garages at 97 through 103 Aixinger 8tr.asse had a quartering capacity of
about 25 vehicles The garages were apparently occupied. About 20 soldiers
with r?-bordered b ack a ulets did maintenance work on vehicles
including ambulance at the
garage on Perrierstorfer ? trasse 0 The installation was guarded by a sentry
with red-bordered black epaulets. 1
truck was occupied by about 12 soldiers with red-bordered black epaulets.
The installation was guarded by a sentry with red-bordered black epaulets.
An artillery piece, probably a 57-;! AT gun, was observed in the barracks
yard. Truck driven by a soldier with rep-bordered black epaulets,
entered the forie:er onierzeuant. 2
entered the forner Pionier Kaserne in Klosterneuburg (0 49/S 30). Each
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On 29 January, a major wearing red-bordered black epaulets with artillery
insignia,, and soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets, including song
with artillery insignia, were observed at the f)^inz men Yaserne In
Stocker^au (0 49/s 21). The installation was guarded by a sentry with red-
bordered black epaulets h Targets attached to six trees and a. movable target
installation were observed in the barracks yard. Poldiers wearing wad-
bordered black epaulots, including some with artillery insignia, VA) trucks,
a tank truck, a radar station and two movable target installation ,rare seen
at the Ar?tilierie faserne which was guarded by a sentry with red-b: rder ed
black epaulets 0 Truck__________ with a driver wearing red.-bor rJered black
epaulets was parked in front of the installation. A sentry wearing red-
bordered black epaulets with motor transport insignia guarded the billets
on Schaumann Gassse, 3
r"e%t,,. The .,lath Gc s 3 ecz Regt in stationed at the Trost l ?serne.
Contingents of the artillery battalion of the above regiment are q ssr?tered
in the garages on Windten 8trasso fi The garages on Aixinger I:trasse and
Pernerstorfer Strasse probably are a- Igo nae-unigd by thin r;lvirsan#..F-
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The 46th 2 ecz Regt and the 8th s Bn are stationed 25X1
in Klosterneuburg. all vehicles
belonged to the 13 s meco v. 1,
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3, Crarnt b On the whole, the information indicated no change in the
previous occupation, True belonged to the I1q 23rd AAA Riv. 25X1
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