EXERCISES BY UNITS OF THE 6TH GDS MECH DIV SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF LBERSWALDE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004900280006-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 25, 2007
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: July 29, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2007/06/25: CIA-RDP80-00810A004900280006-5
CLASSIFICATION
xercises by
--REPORT
nits of t l'he 6tt: ds --ech aiiV south and southeast
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4 August r,
exercises
by the .6th aids ..ech Div from tk:e posts uaea.Lloned started on :' July0
The present iufoav:ation indicates that the
practices in the area south :arid southeast of Lberswaide continued up to
/\/0 40 AE~1\
iUJnost CVox?;f night betvs:;erl late July and early august 195k, units fx'o-;t
bersaaode' and awd 3?r"eiezaeiaide posts conducted night practices which
tes.rninaLed ;,ith a prabtice attack in tr.c area of the Trartpe training
groulnd.ds;, The enemy group as abtesrnatt:iy d: presentetd by ties troops of
both posts so that the units of both posts practiced attack and defense..
At. 0630 on 29 July, a eoluwn from gibers alde left tovvard Trampe training
finks about 10 trucks
north of Ge.rsdor'f whore they took up defense petitions Three T-314/85
about 30 trucks with about 30 soidiars
and about 2 Sidecar motorcycles, The exercise was held in the area north
of (' aae1'sdorf u
At 0200 on 30 July, troops frora :iad rreienwalde again a.oved to the area
ositionso The column consisted of about 14 T-34/85 tanks
grounds, here troops frota asad 1?reiesrrwaide had already taken up, defense
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with troops, is sidecar ltotorcycies, 3 psrsonlril carriers and
2 half=track vehicles :vi.th twin barrelled Lh machine guns wera observeuo.
The noise of corabnt cans heard from this area in the morning hour'so 1h
same r ove4.ents were noticed duein the nights of T,S) July and :L -ug ust0
tanks and ruotor vc;hic es
lhe; exercises eolatt.naue.u on 4 raug,ust o Llul'inig the
night of 4 August, troops toox up defense positions clot ; tre i-bersvialde
car motorcycles.
-'lrar.pv road nd, about U6,3u, were attacked fruc:; the direction of aaaunen-
bt r; by sdiers froa itad r'Giezlavaldea The defeslase force caa,c fn s