ALTENGRABOW TROOP TRAINING GROUNDS

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP80-00810A004800520008-7
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
Document Creation Date: 
December 20, 2016
Document Release Date: 
July 25, 2007
Sequence Number: 
8
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Publication Date: 
August 13, 1954
Content Type: 
REPORT
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I I IIJ IJ U 1 1 4 L _ _ 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 < ` , gunsg 4, m 85 uz~ ~s3 x s +, howjtuerb Sf 2b r: i "150~:r. ber ( e"_ s" ~thw o nttt amp0 AtO it 1 i 0 ' ekes ty0lt t"the ad' Xng' d~ u~tt 50 ~~i S~ r + r~ . f II ' Sot 1 a L? L~ o ? ~`s oo bf Approved For Release 2007/07/25: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA004800520008-7 CLASSIFICATION 9'ml< V East Gernany DATE 0F CONTENT___ 1 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 CLASSIFICATION SCR`?,i Approved For Release 2007/07/25: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA004800520008-7 25X1 LJ/~ I Approved For Release 2007/07/25: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA004800520008-7 2 . 3L, ?~-,. The art t t1 ry units rf the I A.--'U- CorpF and. he i . ;. /. 7? ock +f3,-c":tliy a CCJMI(' r d n A_s tei2u unti ? !ate -h-0 q t308-d:F: 1 J the ~. 4JJ and ? .e( also obsat red in z,.. k1~ Jc_L . 4 .-.GabvFd~ oX'xY i . i.iYe J o this 7:i0:;-Ereik5--nts bet-wee1, # t'_aY a: S Oz the till ` s of IC ti^ ,tafit:i-f Gt,~' cwt'~~ yr b:-3,.7 ~~o of t7.`O First Gds 'Me " '.zds 4;-I::r Ai t e r''i i- ,i n ?`?7 e t ca I !. L ii.L - ;1 GZld n~r9d. (d11 `is ;' r?~ Arty Ea.ig of the Dili4i I.i G!'.z s 3, ' e Co-rps. The 34th ?.a' Lt'? -=Z . nd. the 65?t; i3' Mort B-- i g ar d by guns and hea J '~'M 1: '...,_.fy^,?, /)'e7z9Fg Approved For Release 2007/07/25: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA004800520008-7 `"