MILITARY INFORMATION FROM SCHWEINRICH TROOP TRAINING GROUNDS AND NEURUPPIN POST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004101030003-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 29, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 28, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY RnQf GA _h~':r" `
TOPIC.___ ~~ ~irv 1 nfnrroati nth from Schweinls.ch Troor Training Grounds and rtei~: u~r s n Post
EVALUATION aA hp1 i PLACE OBTAIN ED.
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DATE OF CO IIN 2 to 15 April 1954
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DATE PREPARgP~
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1:0 u $0 a.-rr ? ori2 4,Eril, 9 T-34 tanks drove toward Neuruppin from the area
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of Ttheinsoer , Bienenwalde, Zechow and Gu.ehlen- GliezYit e lore lrz t arrived in, the RY e .ns`berg Bienenwaa.de - Zechov sector.? ?hey were auartee d in earth
btu er in the dense woods near, Z cY ow No ioversents were, obse TW-,1 n j-,eL Seht-rein-
d1.7`sd6t'r. Or 3 April., only-a guard detail was-:_no ced in the Neug13 enicke see-
or. On 4.April, troops strur a telephone line from Neuru ir
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6 a.m. on 5 April, about. 2C JS tapks, 10 T-34 tanks, 10 S? gum; 10 heavy SP guns,
l _ e j $ C x r v c ' a 15 pi decar motorcyc e ax v in Veugliejaicke from the
direr ion of Neuruppin. The same day
, 4he: area aro 4 Frankencorf was ,unusually
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25X1 'a a ? v g occupied Soldiers cox t ucter ;gield. _ c?ztions. _ _ 0 n 6 .Apral,, note -tank
25X1 components ar ved at the trainin ra so'
2.- Between 8 and 15 April, 20 T-34 tanks daily_er-
25X1 - gage in`tank firing at Gentzrode troop training grounds. The-practices began?
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At about 3:15 p.m. on 5 April, 7 x 132-mm rocket launchers, 1 truck with a field
kitchen and 10 trucks with troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets moved along
Kraenzliner Strasse in Neuru in toward Kraenzlin. At about 3:20 p.m. on 5 April,
10 trucks towing 122m howitzers, 1 truck towing a field
kitchen and about 13 trucks with troops wearing red bordered black epaulets left
the Friedrich-Franz Kaserne (2201) toward Kraenzlin. The rear wall of the trucks
bore a tactical mark which consisted of a full white circle to. the left, and a
white circle to the right with a white 1 in the center. At about 3:30 .m. on 5
Aril 13 trucks towing 37-m AA guns, 3 trucks towing 57 mm AT guns 25X1
8 armored personnel carriers, BA-64s, 3 trucks towing fie Kitchens,
19 trucks with tYroopa:wearing red bordered black epaulets, 3 jeeps and 1 sidecar
motorcycle passed through Karl-Marx Strasse totrard Wittstocker Allee. At about
3:35 p.m. on 5 Aril 20 trucks towing 120-mm mortars
3 trucks towing field kitchens and about 25 trucks with
.mops wearing red-bordered black epaulets left the See Kaserne (2203) toward
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;ittstocker A7 ee. The rear wall of the trucks showed a tactical mark consisting
of a white full circle to the left, and a white circle to the right with the white
letter M in the center. At about 4 p.m. on 5 April, 27 trucks towing 120-mm mortars,
25X1 13 trucks towing field kitchens, about 25 trucks with troops
wearing red bordered black epaulets and 2 jeeps passed through Karl-Marx Strasse
toward Wittetocker Allee. At about 4:35 p.m. on 5 April, 2 Ba-64s and l armored
personnel carrier passed through Karl--Maas Strasse toward Franz Kuenstler Strasse.
The roar and side walls of the vehicles bore a wide white vertical line as tactical
sonnel carriers with the above mentioned tactical mark, 4 sidecar motorcycles, 4
trucks towing field kitchens, 23 tracks with troops wearing re bordered black epau-
25X1 lets 7 jeeps were observed moving along Witt: tcci:es Alice
toward Wittstock. At about 4:35 p.m. on 6 April, 6 trucks towing 37 mi AA guns,
2 BA-64s, 7 armored personnel carriers, 5 trucks towing field Id.tchers, 3 tank trucks,
1 ambulance, about 35 trucks with troops wearing red-bordered a i.ack epaulets and
2 jeeps moved along Wittstocker Allee toward Wittstock.
4. The following columns moved along Wittstocker Allee toward Neuruppir,:
about a ? v ' ri s 5 trucks towing 37-nm AA guns, 4 BA-64s, 12 armored
personnel carriers, 1 truck towing a field kitchen, 3 -tank trucks, 1 ambulance
and 24 trucks with troops wearing red bordered black epaulets and 8 jeeps.
A ab u 6:20 pm n p?,A?: 11 trucks with troops wearing red bordered black
25X1 epaulets 5 trucks towing field kitchens, and 1 jeep.
At 6;5a_p n pn : 12 trucks with troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets,
25X1 2 trucks towing field kitchens and 1 jeep.
April: 4 T- 4/85 tanks
I At about 7 p.m. on 7 25X1 nd 1 JS-2 tank.
armored personnel carriers, 1 truck ta~.Y-
At about 10:20 ,r, ,7 A i, l: 3 BA--64s, 4
ing a field kitchen, 1 tank truck and 14 trucks with troops.
_" about_jDjM .. 2 trucks towing 55- AT guns, 5 BA-6 , 6 armored
personnel carriers, 3 trucks towing field kitchens,. and 35 truc.s with troops.
At abc ut s 5 x 122 m howitzers and ? bout 30 trucks were rked in
the yard of the Friedrich-Franz Kaserne. At about 5:30 a.m. on 3 April, 6 rocket 25X1
25X1 launchern F_ were lined up in the yard of the Friedrich Franz
Kaserne
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to which an exercise of the rein,orc 12th Gds Tank Div was conducted in the area
25X1 of Wittock training grounds after 5 April. These ob-
servations are confirmed by the present, information from Neuruppin. According to.
the weapons, units departing from the post on 5 April included elements of the 89th
Gds Rh Bn (US), 497th Arty Regt (US), 75th AAU!, Regt (US) and 226th Mort Regt. Accord-
ing to the reference report, the exercise continued up to 10 April. It is therefore
possible that elements of the division only temporarily returned to the quarters .
25X1 on 7 April- these troops included, elements of the 59th
Tank Trig Bn (US).
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