MILITARY INFORMATION FROM WISMAR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003701030006-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2009
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: February 19, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION S- TR'l_/
COUNTRY East Derr ny .,_._.._
Tejpir dilitary Information frog: Wismar
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DATE OF CONTENT.
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1. On 4 February 1954, the Flak Kaserne in Wismar was heavily occupied.
On 12 January, a SU-76 left the installation toward town. It returned at
about 2 p.m. At about 9:30 a.r. on 17 January, 14 trucks, each occupied bi
16 to 18 soldiers wearing black-;..ordered crizason epaulets moved out of the
installation. They returned at about 3 p.m. At about 2:30 pu:~.. on 18 January,
a jeep, 8 trucks each occupied by 16 soldiers wearing black-bordered crimson
epaulets and 2 trucks towing 85-.mm AT guns and each occupied by 16 soldiers
with black-bordered on-:son epaulets and 1 SU-76 entered the insLalla tion
coinin from the direction of Sc 25X1
On 21 January, 1 jeep and 6 trucks tow Inc 85-m;:i A guns
entered the instaallation from the direction o the town. Between
1 January and 4 February, about 180 to 200 soldiers wearing black--:.iord..red
crimson epaulets daily left the installation, heading for the former Dornier
airfield. They used to return between 5 and 6 p.m. About 70 to 80 soldiers
wearing red-bordered block epaulets daily marched out, of the installation for
carbine firing with live ammunition at the former German t..-.-get range on
Floether Wag, just south of Rostock,--r Strasse, at the eastern exit of the town,
near the military cemetery, The soldiers returned in the afternoon. About 70
soldiers wearing black-oordered crimson epaul is practiced aiming in the north-
eastern corner of the installation every morning. On 4 February, construction 25X1
work, apparently reconditionin : work on of the barracks buildini~s wA
continued.
After daily sharpshooting practice at the former German target range on
Floether Weg had been transferred, no trai:iing activity waa: noticed in
Koepernitztal and on the aforemuntioned target range.
3. On 4 February, the residences north of Highway No 105 were occupied by a
signal unit. Sentries obse_'ved wore black-..ordered black epaulets with signal
insignia. About 60 to 70 soldiers wearing blac.-bordered black epaulets c :ith
signal insignia left the two houses almost daily at noon, heading for the
barracks installation. They were presumably going for dinner.
4. the new road by-pass north of Wismar,.which 25X1
;gonoects Highway No 105 with Highway No 106, was about 75 percent completed. Work
had temporarily been stopped because of the heavy frost.
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5. After about 25 January, threw municipal bui .ding:. in ..he ttl,~.:.ent of the
:rationalized ',.a" thias- The sen-Werf t in Varwen_,orf were ocoupied by 'soviet
a 'f leers" deNendent ,, An inc:~eas;~d ,of _ viei chi.luren ;ere
soe-i 'n Wisi.:a.r after lati2 January.
Co:-spent.
the present re ort indicates'tha:, the occupation of the Flak KK.as::rne remained
unchanged. ? The 35. nn AT grins which had previously
been observe belong a for o the 2::3th Gds 1 tz Rifle Fegt or to the 19'.th
Gds Gun Arty :togt of th 94th Gds 1:tz :tifL.A Div. Th.:; ::,ignel oper:.tion Jietac .rent
in the reef onces north of Highway ',o 105 has been -mown long since,
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