MILITARY INFORMATION FROM GERA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004100260003-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 5, 2002
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 13, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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On 12 March, the Panzer Kaserne in Tinz appeared to be occupied as previously,
Several groups of soldiers and 2 T--34 tanks were seen in the field. 3
3, In the morning on 15 March, 12 x 85-m AT guns were detrained at the Gera
railroad station, leaving for Reuss Kaserne. In the evening on the same day,
12 x 85-mm to 100 mm AT guns were shipped to the Gera Railroad station and
were entrained.2 On 15 March, the Reuss Kaserne, in spite of the departure of
troops, was occupied by an estimated 600.troops wearing red-bordered black
epaulets.. Source learned that the leaving troops had not yet-transferred to
a troop training grounds, and that the;' were expected to return an 16 March a ' 1
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