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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004100500001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 8, 2004
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 20, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION 2ECRar,
COUNTRY East Germany
TOPIC Timfmrmwt:;e01 PlAnir th
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DATE OF CONTENT 15 to 2A MAroll 1954
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On 18 March 1954 7 IS tanks and 1 tank hull
in Neubrandenburgo
were unloaded
In the afternoon on 19 March a column of 12 trucks including some leaded with
pontoons and 2 trucks with troops moved into the Panzer Kaserne (21e1)., Neubrandenbt
coming from the direction of Tollense Lake
3. On 22 March a column of about 35 trucks with enatheer eauinment including
1 trucK IT2 a a
25X1B field ki..chen, 2 ambulances several jeeps ago several amphibious cars passed through
25X1B Dallgow village from the direction of Elstal via Highway No 103 and proceeded toward
Hasonheidenberg and, subsequentlysturnod toward southeast north of Hasenheidontarg.
Some of the trucks carried 15 soldiers wering black-bordered black epaulets ,:gd
some boxes beams and mattr4ases. Az about 3:30 p.m. on 22 March, 8 trucks with
engineer equipment were seen en route toward Seeburg from the direction of Elstal
via Dallgow villagec, Each of the trucks carried about 10 to 15 soldiers with
black-bordered black epaulets. Lt the same timo, 2 trucks, each with 4 new wtorccles1
passed through Dallgow from the direction of Falkensee and orcuseded toward Altss
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On the early morning of 28 March, a train of an undetermined gup.ber of flatcars with
about 20 trucks $ 6 rocket launchers 1 jeeps 2 field kitehens. I ambulance and 12
boxcars with troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets passed through Neustrelits
railroad station toward a northerly direction,,
In the morn ng of 26 March., a train
of an undetermined number of flatcars with about 20 trucks; 5 lir_lbt AA guns and 1 -
mediul_M_ault_ind about 15 boxcars with troops stood at Granpee rallread station
Truck was parked at the loading ramp It was assumed that the shipment
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was loaded in ransee. On the morning of 28 March, a train of about 8 boxcars yith
troops and 27 flatcars with 9 guns$ presumably of 152L.mm caliber 12 full-traek
vehicles and an undetermined number of trucks was observed at Loewenberg railroad
station. The trainwas headed toward the north 3
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March. a enlmln of 20 trucks including 12 towing 85-mm AA guns and
passed through Schoenwelde toward the Flugplatz Kasai-ha
t2381), Each of the trucks carried about 12 soldiers who wore red-bordered
black epaulets,. The column included two radio truCksQ4,
On 15 March, a tank unit from the Buelow Kaserne (4441) in Frankfurt/Oder
moved to the -.freight station ifteon T-34/85 tanks and 12 trmka with about
.200 troops were observed. The unit was said to have left for an exercise at -
T4eberose0 The unit had ndt returned by 25 tisrch,,, On 16 March, the Duelow, ?
Haserne still quartered about 800 to 1,000 troops who wore tank insil7nia*:'
On 17 March?, 22 X 76.2mm la guns and 20 trucks were loaded at Bornau freisrht
station4 On 23March? 11 E-13 rocket launchers
and several trucks were ontrvined in tternau00
On 24 March, eeveral guide posts were seen at the Nanen-F;hrbellin 0hausseeo
An armored personnel carrier 4nd truck' carTying troops with fUll
pack parked at the railroad crossing in Fehrbellin at the same time.'
From 9 to 12 March and from 17 to 18 Earchl several exercises were hold at the
training grounds north of Salchau. These exercises climaxed on 12 and /8 March
with Very_ heavy artillery fire which was abruptly stopped ana followed by tank
and infantry fire on
Comllent.1 tanks of the unidentified
;c..s 1-V tank SP reglment of the 9th Gds Tank Div were detrained in Neubrandenburg
on 18 Mar',-A. The motor vehicles with pontoons observed on 19 Mz.rah belong to the
413th Pon Bridge Bn (?) of the Second Ode Yech ArlAy from the kaserne in Neu.,
brandenburg,
pr,n1-TA.,,. Another = Indicated that, on 25 N4Jrch, heavy elements of the
let Meeh lay left the barracks in4.:Zil'ltior in Doebaritz for the training grounds
south of i...losteritz? taking along weapons and billetinv anninmnt.,
The direction from which
the unit arrived :Indicated: hewevel. that the unit cams fro .1 the Loewen Kascrne
(2063) which quarters the 113th (?) 4ncr Bn of the let Each Div. It Ic possible
that individual vehicles of Gray- troons 1.4ore among the vehicles of the battalion
The reason for l'he departure pr,..,:si,me-,717,r VOIE to prepare the bivouacking area for
the units of the division which followed three (3tly? later,>
SidEattrA,I the train
that stopped at housixolits railroad station cl=xried oleents of the 10th RL
Regt and that at the Grensee railroad station probably elenents of the
unidentified AAA regiment of the IX Mtz Rifle Gorps. The or troops ure
believed to have been scheduled to participate In Mth Mach Div exercleee.
The corps troops arrived in the Neuruppin-1,7euntrelit'A area after 24 March.
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the 31st 1;. Mi Div,
the convoy belongs to.
Cr opn-S. The 25th Gds 1.ech Regt of the 7th Gds Mach Div and its tank
battalion are carried in, the Buelcm.Kasorp.e, On /5 March,. tank units of the
25X1A division were transferred to the Peitz-Boeskow area. The return to Frankfurt/Oder
of all elements could not definiWy be detornincd.
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7ranSame;221? On.23 1,1Lrch, the 52d Ods an of the 6th Gds Mech Div was
sferred to division exercises in the Mirow?Neuruppin area.? The battalion is
thus confirmed in Bernau up to 23 Mrcho ?
The guide posts have probably beers furnished by. the 10th Gds
Tank Divl several units of which tz'ansforred by road to thn PVinW Vtg.1,rnc14. A,AP
JNeurumin on 24 M&rch.
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