MILITARY INFORMATION FROM POSTS OF ARMY TROOPS OF THE THIRD GDS MECH ARMY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004400870001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 2, 2007
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 26, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2007/08/04 : CIA-RDP80-00810A004400870001-0
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EV.Ai.UATION_ _- -PLACE OBTAINED.
-DATE OF C3NTENT
DATE O2ii'MNED_ t7ATE PREPARED-
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insta:ilation.
1. On 10 Nay 1954s the former Nnrddeut schc 'der''ke '.3322; in l uc' enwa oc were
occupied by a training unit of about 500 trCopn weer in, i Oi d' i :. b: t Yt
e ulots. About 60 to 70 officers of th's unit were _;uiarter::d in. reouivitioned
houses at Am Srhieferling_. Training in firing :-n the area and
theoretical instruction in the ground floor of the .nats.L:a`cian .ter: observed, 1
2.. On S i;ey, Stait.g i (3321), Luckenwalde, was occupied as prcv:.ousiy by about
500 troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets, including sor.:e with artillery
insignia. Two 1'-13 rocket l.a&.hern and 2 six-wheel armored _caruomnel carriers
i.. A..1-.1 enA
Eett. een 26 Apx,ii and ^o N.ay, Stalag II, Luekanwalde,. was occup'e d as previously
b an estimated 4000 troops wearing red-bordered black et,Mas -nclading
Jere nt:3n encar:,ng am stMV"W, U'.W
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t,. '3etween 24 Apr-1 and 6 Nay, '.:tuber was daily trucked awe.y f^rin t'ra Forst Zinna
trsining area by details of Soviet troops. Source had tha t.pression that
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 6, Prior to 3 ?'ay, Cnnp Forst Z'.i1na 0 was occupied as previously by
headquarters unite totaling about 2,000 troops wearing red-bordered black
epaulets, ncludin? sore with artillery and tank insignia. The troops
received training In firing vita carbines and n tchine guns on 3overal days
of observa'.ion. On S Dir. 2 x 7 3nm A9 -uns entrred the camp. '3ulncroun
sedan were seen on route
to the cor..p. 5
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7? Prior to 8 i'ty, t13 Schuwke F~aBC':_e -rl SperE'n`L`E."?".'g w^..^, occupied a.,3 25X1
sviot:3ly b;; about 2,000 rco S' A sant,? wore b1r ek,. mrde. ?,d bir.ck
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0. were sera 1.n the bnraoks :aroa.
S. T`xainirg facilicia3 of the tact e?r.p an Hege L :e r.E>w cr .rt~r , ihic h:e_i 25X1
been vc cat3d on 5 '`