MILITARY INFORMATION FROM JENA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004000640004-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 20, 2009
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: April 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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4. On 6 N'arch, the barracks installation in Jena-LoebEtedt quartered an estimated
1,50C troops who wore tank or artillery insi nia. Trooi)s trained with. 5 n of
about 76 mm in the barracks yard,
5. On 6 March, the barracks installation in Jena-Zwaetzen was occupied by about
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1,200 troops who wore tank, or artiiery insignia.. Heavy w'
included 3 JU-1O03T-34 tanks and AA euns.F
6. The Forst Kaserne (8225) quartered about 250 soldiers on 6 March. About 20C sol-
diers wore arti?lsry insignia and about 50 signal insignia. The troops seemed
to be very young. The Polizei Ka3erne was about 75 percent occupied by an
estimated 700 troops.
On 8 March, the barracks installation in Loebstedt was occupied by ab t 2-000
troops who en'raged in intensive v tx at the installation.
8. On 8 March, the barracks installation in Jena.Zswaetzen was occupied by an est.
ed 500 troops. Vehicles identified in February and earl March rclxsdiend ar.a
rnored scow car Sm3 tank SF__P s
9. On 18 February, a colwnn of about 85 trucks fully occupie by troops with full.
pack passed through Jena toward Kahia. Thirty of the trucks towed ezns:',i field
guns. During the rights Y etwen 18 February and. 5 March heavy Arun fire was
heard - rom a southwesterly direction. a large-scale exer-
cise had been conducted in the Kahla - Rothenstoin - Schorba - Bucha - Magda3 .
area during that period. On 5 larch, a unit which had probably participated in
the exercise was I oad ed at the Jena freight station. 4
Cis Mech Div. presu bly to Ohrdruf,:
a ship Font of the 20th
.}, n.,, .. Another exercise of the 205th Gds Itch .Div- ~~s~~;:,,conducted in the
Ze iaz area at the same Vime.
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n?it. omponezts of the 20th Gds
sec Div. in Indications are t=int, the headquarters is stationed in the
barracks installation in La cbstsdt, the engineer battalion and tank training
b ttalion in ? he Forst K aserne and -,;he signal battalion in the Folize-a seine.
Cprrsx?rtat a unit of the
308th Art;.. rig resuma ~ was ray. s_: err rem era-to Oh_eds for. 25X1
firing practice an ebruary,
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