ALTENGRABOW TROOP TRAINING GROUNDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004800520008-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 25, 2007
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: August 13, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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REPORT
? o On 29 July 1954, the cos'~npletio4 of an unloading was observed at the
}' 1tengrabow ra oa ttatibn? About 20"%rucks w1th`billeti'
bquipaent Iex,,toward the south cr np, 12
tanks had also been 'detrained and had left in the sane direct-ion. 3.
2. On 29 July, the north and south canes and the cantonment south of
the camps were occupied to capacity by a total of cp00 to 109000
soldiers who wore red bordered. black epzulets with ertillQr y
insignia. Intensive training way observe' in the training area worth of the north cam tl Abou 200 soldiers e ged i id
training and fin' lies i as c.. o < `
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' ekes ty0lt t"the ad' Xng'
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the same day, individual reports of media.?a artillery pieces were
hear.. Motor vehicles segn_ ez . r ua a-n le iig t} -rn: _F__
a shipment with 1/,
went to Aitenrabow as :y as 22 July
The present information is possible,
altnough it does not check with previous procedures. It is possible
that special exercises of tanks and artillery were held at that
timed
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