MILITARY ACTIVITY IN THE 8TH GDS MECH DIV AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004900310009-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 25, 2007
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: July 9, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CL.ASSIYICJATI0N3EQ CO i?T
UNT'FY - East Gerragir
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al ilita: Activity ~?.n the 3 _ Gddt Wiped] Div A, v)A
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number of .hacks 0 On 30 July, the. unit e a ?n, to Grri_ a by r&i P `teen
9 and 30 July, the Strassburg K serne was o` cupf ed by EOO to 800 sol '. ?a
;searing red Pbarda eed black epaulets including sears with artillery in gala, .
tlo soldiers with -tank insignia were observed d ring this perioc3.
7A. f-C MCB OSI..IISIrS (No. &. TYPE)--- ?
?2_.i A`, KS - _ -- ` _This is UNEVALUATED
anotthIr 2 x 57-mm AT guns, 4 mo ,tars of above; a sin and an undetsm&L .d
..~arri'3r i L1 i"ir c 6 r 5r~dmm AT guns
i0 ?, n 9 Ju: y 1954,, a unit froia Str assburg ss'r?ne eras eb trai xed toward Dresden
at t h e O r r I3ehahof in Grimm, The unit i a Io ed 6 arrxnored peroo .mel
XY 6 August,, three shipments are loaded at the Oberer Bahritof 5-a Grimx- a
They included
30
tt 1?30, armor e& pursoxmel carriers,, trucks f, a'nbularzce * ,, radio trues and
57? r: AT guns or. about 50 Krailroad cars, which left toward Leipzig.
At abut 2030s 1.9 armored personnel carriers and. towing
6 x 57-mss A'f g s and 3 heavy naehix ' g:uns,~ 3 trucks wi.~h e unitlon end
l.pz?1g0
l ambal re, which left toward Le
At 221.5., aa:nored personnel carriers,
Betwean 7 a.-ad 10- August, the east section of Strassburg. faserne was ocaupi.-,
cd by about 250 soldiers and the west section was occupied by about 1CO
soldiers. 1
:l. amabulance, 4 sedans, and 4 arriored personnel carriers
On 9 July,. a unit with 33 'hicks including 5 radio trucks and 2 tank trucker
arrived at Elsner haserne (14o2) inn 'Grirma . f romp the direction of
140
50
s a as z,, Between 34, July and 10 August,, the installation was occupied by
about 200 soldiers of a shoal and engineer ux! i t0 2
meeting, A' . eneral arrived there in sedan
:{n even g on 29 July, a conference was. held at the Brous der Offiziera
i officers l building) in G :} na :, Numerous officers partici ted is the
On 9 Julys the engineer training situ on the Malde River southeast of Ori a
uas cc pleted flooded. The area was utili (loaded on IS July, A considerable
an oYa i' . of enginse , equip ?a~:rt tea, des'%a'o ed. . early AIugustq engineer
soldiers were driving pile the training area,
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6, Between 18 and 25 July$ the P!rie&-, ch-August Kaooc 7Fe (1541) n Lis 3 g
c as partially - occupied ands on .12 August, the ins illation was ns c u : ~:,.e:
about 65 percent. Between 2.8 July and 12 Auugustg,2e'vb.er.~3ac~.~e
Kaserne (1542) was occupied as Dreviously a .'zl 1 ,,
on 12 Augus a9 6 trucks
and tow' - t-r gPuIDs. an e truck es': i;he F'Mc~Cffi''c:'~
n .. ?
,ugaist'.,. 'a,serne toward F1schendorf The column re tu.~rned it about 2300"
7. On 21 and 30 July the barracks installation in. Bor na (11.61) wits coon i.ed
by a rear detail of 40 to 50 soldiers.
8, Between 21 and 11 July., the barracks installation in
was occupied by about 700 soldiers who wore rsdr,h order ecd ' la k es~sua'.c A?
with tank and motor transport, insig;niae On 26 July T-34 scar ks
d, on 28 Ju: Q 26 n w ar cored ps ~sn e1 cerr. wer')
unloaded? the latter from a train which ? rrived b om Erank .r t/'Oiler. 11,z-
material was bout for the Heiterblick barracks,,
9? Between 19 and 30 qua y the barracks installation i s
k.2 ;1) was occupied by 200 to 300 soldiers wear Lg ned ore .::=ec blac
epaulets with artillery and motor transport insi c ao An s'oc Pk ',,
lalmn-her a ii -*-vra7al arri tred persorn"el car iers
insulation,
were seen in he . yard or in t e Vicinity of t.
Oo On 5 August, the barracks installation in ipzig K ter lick was oc:eupled
by 100 to 500 soldiers wearing redbbsordered black epaulets i.u:.cluidin=.g sc: c.
With ta-ml insignia. Or. 7 Aua sta the installation in a3p7 .g Schos aVu 4:1aa
occupied by 500 to 600 soldiers wearing red-bordered black epadets with
artillery insLiao Little training was observed in, the two sta? at o ,eo 3
10I Co nt e s ll unit of the 21st Ode Mach R gt of the 8th C e ?: a
Div had been 'at the Koe nigsbrueck troop, training groun.ds from ; to 30
Ju 3 major e1em n`es of the girrteaat probably moved there o 6 An aa.; ;Q
2 Co nt~ The 133e- Ode EDpT, Bn and the 155th Gds Sig Yr were
apparently still stationed in Elsner Kaserns in early Augusta
Comment. Observations at t three posts indicate `.i'Zhe-r,U i."'.2J
of the units of the 8th C?de herb Div were station-ad ir.
In early Augw3t.
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