MILITARY INFORMATION FROM WEIMAR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004401000003-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 15, 2007
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: June 11, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
COUNTRY- REPORT
TOPiC._. LilitLry Inforration fror ideinar
DATE OF CONTEN
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES-
PAGES 2 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
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occupied by a rear detnil of about 200 troops, most o w om belonged to
the motor transport unit and the others, to the nartar unit. No trninine
1. Between 14 and 24 ?ray 7.954, the Tannenberg Ksserne eirar, was
2, Between 14 find 24 1'y, the Luetzendorf Kaserne a:as occupied by sevetl
hundred troops. Only 25 percent of the windows o:. the installation were
lighted after nightfiii. The hospital in the crest section of the installation
was occupied to capacity. Eighty troops were re ete'1 observed, at physical
training.l On 24 Pte truck:,
which were
entered the installation.
3. Between 14 end 24 fl y, the Flak Krserne was occupied by 200 to 250 troops. 25X1
Sore of the troops wore tank insignia while the others belonged to the AAA
unit previously observed there. No training other than drill of :bout 50
troops and no vehicles other then supply vehicles were observed.' 25X1
Between 14 end 24 Fey, the Panzer Keserne,was occupied by a guerd dee
tail of 20 to 25 troops. The unit stationed fie allegedly left during the
night on 23 April. 25X1
PACE OBTAINED
--DATE PREPARED 11 June 1954
5. During the period under review, the Nachrichten Kaserne was occupied by 100
troops wearing signal insignia. On 19 E1ey, 1 officer and 30 troops rarched
toward Luetzendorf Ka'serne,3 25X1
6. No driving school vehicles were observed in the torn during tl-.e period under
review.
rms the permanent ocetion in *is installation of the 581st Gds Mort Hegt
(US) of the 20th Gds Mech Div. The light occupation strength tends to indicate
that this regiment, as the 65th Gds Nech Regt, was et 0hrdruf. The observation
of troops with tank insignia i?n Flak Krserne, in connection with the departure
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from this insta llition of s tcnk corpany on 4 fey, tends to indicate thet
the t. nk battalion of the 65th Cds Nech Pegt is stationed in Firk Kaserne.
Further inforretion ly in other source is, however, needed to definitely
identiPi the location of the battalion. The bulk of the 13th Amt. '-'iv sta.
tioned in Fick Kaserne ,nd Luetzendorf Krserne is appbrently c+lso absent
from the post. Zienents are believed 'Eustrow and ir..
druf. The 25X1
Tennenteri ?.?serne alteared to be occupied by only light elements of the
257th t4otor irons Fn of the T:ighth Gds t'rry stationed there. The tattelion
is feirly definitely believed to be employed in supply traffic at the troop
training grounds,
m lar o servr.tions were
me a in uerstenwelde.
L_Comrent. No inforr!ation has teen received on the present location of 25X1
the two signal units of the army.
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