MILITARY INFORMATION FROM THE SCHWEINRICH TROOP TRAINING GROUNDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003901220010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 1, 2002
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 24, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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M iitary In.fcarraLion frorn the Schwain:rbich. Troop Training Grounds
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At about 8 a.r, on 6 Nfarch 195., 20 Tw34 and JS tanks,, including Nos 2.21,
222, 4-32, 240 246; 10 trucks towing 10 AA guns, 10 trucks towing AT guns,
25 other trucks and 15 }':,-3 armored personnol carriers arrived in the Neu=
Gli.enieke area from the direction of Neuruppin. The trucks, which towed AA
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occupied positions and quarters in Jagen (forest section) Nos 88 through 91.
2a At about 10 a?m,, on the sar^e day, 14 trucks aarriv '. 25X1 B
in Jagen No 92. The vehicles had a white quadrangle,, 0 x c, cm, on their
tailboards, with Nos 1 through 11+ in the quadrangles.
training area from all directions, apparently for a large-scale exercise. The
vehicles were marked with red or white flags and the troops wore roc: or white
bi-assar'dss. Source determined that the troops a ched to the training area
-i`a.a Franhdndorf Raegelin, Fi etzdorf,,, Walsieben, Neuruppin, Wulkow, Wittvtoek,
insberg, Diener rat de? Itall.itz and 'Zuehlen o The white party approached
The troops fired with l ve aimnunition. No targets were observed,, At about
5 p~m.z, the troops returned. to their previous positions,
ei., Between 6 p.m< on 9 ;larch and 8 a,rr.0 on 10 Tech, troops arrived at the
4, On 7 rch, trench positions were constructed in Jagen Nos 109 through 112,
while tanks, AT and AA runs took possit1orr in Jagen Nos 81 thro ".gh 91,
5. At 930 a .m., on 8 Marceh... 20 tanks and about 200 infantrymen armed with machine
guns and submachine guns were seen in e. simulated attack toward north-northwest
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from a northeastern to southeastern direction and the red party from a
:tor tth stern to southwestern direction.. All roads were blocked, The exercise
I.terr:_inated. at about 6 p,,.ro on 10 March with the units departing on their
approach roads. All roads not used by the troops had been blocked by barriers
and ditches. Source determined that., during the exercise, several tanks were
towing dwn..aiy tanks, about half the site of a rea.L tank. One tank towed 3
di .x;,ies, with the first deny being about 350 meters from tho tank, the second
80 meters from the first dummy and the third another 80 meters from the second,
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reinforced by ele aentes of the 6th Gds Nech Div and., Yrobably, the 71st Light
Arty Brig (us), which started south-south-east of? f uexltz Lake on 6 March and
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According to turret ra ber?: , the units which arrived in the Neu : en 4e area
on 6 k r?cb, apparently included unite of the 111th Tank fegt of the 25th Tank
iv, which probably had been shipped to A+euruppin from Vogelsang ~ These units
probably were to arotect headquarters elements which arrived on the same day
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