LETZLINGEN HEATH TROOP TRAINING GROUNDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004900480007-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 6, 2007
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: June 25, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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arid 4 Augusta JS and T-34 tanks practiced driving in a tank
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training area about 4 km south of Letzlingen. A two-mast radio station and
an emplacement with 3 1= 37 AA gum were seen south of Born just east of
the Gardelegen=Haldensreban road. Ten 8-mm tents were seen nearby. Soldiers
practiced aiming with the AA guns. Waldiager II south of mitten was. occupi.-
ad on the two days of observation. Intensive activity involving about 250
soldiers was observed in the camp. About 150 Asa lined up in two rows and
80 to 100 trucks were rmen at the tank pa..Lkirag lot. Some of the tanks were
covered by tarmulina. On 4 August? heavy x. ire by tanks was heard from the
2. At o9oo on 3 August,, several groups of soldiers wearing blackkborde
enaaulets constructed telephone lines along jhe Dolle-Stendal road.
in operation was seen 2 km south or
3o On 10 Augud tp the Waidlager southeast of Jaev'enitz was almost vacant. It was
concluded from the rather fresh imprints of tank tracks and vehicles that
the troops had departed only a fey days before. A rear detail of about 200
soldiers was stationed in the north section of the camp. Four trucks were
the only vehicles observed. About 40 soldiers engaged in excavation work in
the training area south of the camp. 2.
4. as 11 August,, Waldiager I and II sear Born appeared to be occupied to
capacity. 300. to 350 trucks were seen at the motor vehicle parking lots. No
guns or tanks were observed? Double sent ies wearing red-borderad black
epaulets with and without; artillez^y insi ; ?ia w c re seen at the camp
entrances.
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On 11 August,,, the %aldlagw north of Born was occupied. Tom,, vehic _e-j9
and troops in tent were seen in bivou , _
6 On 11 Auguet9 Waldlager 11 south of H etten. was occupied by app oxi at3` y
4fl000 soldiers. Intensive activity was observed in the camp, The
and tanks previously parked at the northern der of the car. had
presumably been moved to prep d parking lots at the southwest border of
the camp, Many ne%S lean-to shods had been built there. The place under fho
le to sheds was occupied to capacity by tanks and SP -gm. Heavy' vehicular
traffic eras observed on the Do: Haldensleban road.
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Coa & The inforration does not indicate any change in the
ocuu =Lion of the camps
Conant The units of the 207th Mts Rifle Div stationed in the
caJ agar southeast of Jaevenits probably left for exercises in aerly
August.
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