MILITARY INFORMATION FROM ZEITHAIN TROOP TRAINING GROUNDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004200390008-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 4, 2010
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: April 29, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/04: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA004200390008-5
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Military Information from Zoithain Troop Training Grounds
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2.9 April 195A,
1. DetTdeen 7 and 15 April 1954, Camp Zeithain quartered an estimated 600 to 800 t ops25X1
who wore red-bordered black epaulets including 50 percent with artillery insignia and
50 percent with tank insigniaQ At about 11 a.m. on 7 April, T..34/S5 was
entrained at Roederau railroad station,, From 7 a.m, to 6 pm,, daily between 8 and 10
Apr 1H artillery firing was heard from the direction of the troop training groundso At
about 1 pm,, on 12 April, T-34/85 tars arrived at the training grounds,
Air At about 10 a.m. on 13 April, T-34/85 tanks
and JS-2 tanks were loaded at Roederau railroad
station presumably for shipment toward Falkenbergo ` April, 25X1
DA; half-traok a re and 9-3
armored personnel, carrier left the training grounds toward Osctt From I
6 p.m. daily between 12 and 15 April, heavy gun fire was heard from the training
grounds,,
The following motor vehicles were identified i:1 traffic to and from Camp 7eithain
At about 3 pomo on 7 April,, a. troop train of 1 boxcar with about 10 to 15 trod
wearing red-bordered black epaulets and 3 SS-typo flatcars with T-34/85 tanks
was an route toward Dresden from the direction of R:iesao
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:Lqswala Report refers to the usual training activity of the 9th Tank Div. A
large-scale exercise terminated on 6 April. 25X1
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