SOVIET SUPPLY INSTALLATIONS IN THE BIESENTHAL AREA

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1. In early September, the air force ammunition depot in Vorwerk
Biesenthal was occupied by I lieutenant colonel as commander,
6 officers including 3 who wore black-bordered blue epaulets, 2 who
wore red-bordered black epaulets and one who wore red-bordered
crimson epaulets and 200 EM who wore black-bordered blue epaulets.
Trucks and fire engine
belonge__ Vtirre 1i au siding led to the eastern
section of the depot from the north. 1
2. On 21 and 27 August 10,54, approximately 130 x 120-mm mortars and
approximately 30 to 40 x 85-mm AT guns were parked at the Soviet
ordnance park near Biesenthal railroad station. On the afternoon
of.31 August, however, only 1 AT gun, a large pile of barrels, wheels,
protective sYr3elds, other spare parts, 10 large piles of empty
ammunition boxes, 8 to 10 small tents for 12 men each and 3 large
tents for 24 men each were observed there. Much activity was noticed
at the depot. 2
3. On 8 and 10 September, it was learned that all mortars and other
artillery pieces except for.5 x 85-mm AT guns were hauled away
from the Soviet ordnance depot at Biesenthal. 2
4. On 26 September, no guns and mortars were seen at the ordnance park
in Biesenthal, From 250 to 300 boxes were piled up there. The
largest boxes measured about 120 x 120 x 80 cm. 2
In late September, 5 light guns of about 50 mm, 3 rocket launchers and 15
to 20 carriages for medium mortars stood at the Soviet ordnance
depot in Biesenthal. There was little activity during the last month. 2
The following is a list of Soviet rail shipments which arrived at, or
were dispatched fromythe ordnance depot, fuel depot.and clothing
factory in Biesenthal in August and September:
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Date Shipment
3 August 19 B with undetermined
loadIRg
7 August 2 B with military
goods; 27 tons
22 August 4 B with boxes;
4.2 tons
29 August 2 B with boxes;
21 tons
22 F with
44 x 85-mm AT guns;
6 B with ammunition
30 August 20 F with about
4 September
8 September 1 B with boxes;
10 tons
Templin
Fuer_tenwalde
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Biesenthal;
R4noar-Fhal
'uerstenwalde
Jueterbog-
Altos Lager
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Jueterbog-
Altes Lager
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Jueterbog-
Altec Lager
Vogelsang
Fuel Depot.
Date Shipment Tons From
5 August 4 T with fuel 116 Tem-Olin
To
Biesenthal:
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4 T with fuel 86
1-31 August 3 B with barrels 11
14 T with fuel
80 x 120-mm mortars,
7
F with about
25
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80-mm mortars
1
B
with boxes
6 T with fuel ;9.
Ve l t en .
267 -v Grosskorbetha
2 T with fuel
34
2 B with fuel
22
12
August
2 T with fuel
31
28
August
2 T with fuel
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1
September
1 T with fuel
17
3
September
2 B with barrels
20
1-30
September
6 T with fuel
91
6 B
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arrels
27
T with fuel
105
64
12 September 2 T with fuel 32
25 September 2 G with barrels 24
and 24 August 4 B with fuel in 28
barrels
Fran3furt/Oder
Altstrelitz
Dresden, harbor
Altstrelitz
Satzkorn
Vogelsanga.
Altstrelitz
Grosskorbetha
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20 August 2 B with fuel in barrels 14
7 and 12 August 5 B with fuel in barrels 27
1 T with fuel 15
9 August 2 T with fuel 15
21 August 1 T with fuel 13
6 and.26 August 2 B with barrels . 23
10 and 21 August 5 B with fuel
1 T with fuel
14 and 18 August 5 B with fuel
2 B with fuel 16
16 August 2 T with fuel 26
3 September 5 T with fuel
8 September 1 T with flii
2 B with clothing
1 B with clothing
2 B with repaired clothing
10 and 28 September 1 T with fuel 16
I F with barrels 10
11 and 25 September . 1 T with fuel
11 September
14 and 23 September
1 T with fuel
l T with fuel
1 G with barrels
21 September
nothing Factory.
2 August 6 B with clothing
8 August
24 August
23 August
7 September
16 September
24 September
9 September
1 3 with repaired clothing
1 B with repaired clothing
1 3 with repaired clothing
1 B with clothing
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Rosengarten
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trucks were observed at the fuel depot in Biesenthal
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Comment. The report confirms the ammunition depot of the
wen y-Fount: Air Army in Biesenthal - Vor erk until September 1954.
The occupation by 200 soldiers is considered too high. The trucks
belong to the depot administration. For a sketch of the installation,
see Annex.
Comment. Since the end of 1953, a large number of artillery
pieces and mortars has been assembled at the ordnance depot of the
Fourth Gds Mecz Army near the Biesenthal railroad station. It is
believed that the exchange of weapons which was observed during
several months was completed in late August 1954. The shipping of
85-mm AT guns from Biesenthal to Jueterbog cannot be determined.
The caliber was possibly confused with 76.2 mm or 54 mm calibers
which probably could have been shipped to the GSFG ordnance depot.
The consignee of the 12 mortars from Ju'eterbog-Alter Lager has not
been identified.
Comment. Traffic between tie GSFG clothing depot and the 77M
clothing factory in Biesenthal was previously reported.
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Ai;jAiw,i .i or, Depot of the TVlenty-Fourth Air Array Biesenthal - Vorwerk
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Legend.
aooden guardhouse, 2.50 x 2.50 meter,3, with a sentry ,rearing
black--bordered blue epaulets
Single-story brick building, 15 x 8 meters, with a caraboarc'
roof, probably used as ammunition storeroom. About 30 boxes
measuring 60 x 40 x 20 cm each were piled up near the boil -Ting
4 - Ammunition building, about 75 x 40 x 12 meters, with a roof of
3,200 square meters, and a large sliding gate, similar to
those of a hangar, on each side wall. On 27 Au u s ; 1954, 2, cut
10 ammunition boxes were loaded on t ruck A be-,_
120 x 60 x 30 cm was lifted by four soldiers
5 - A building similar to item No 4 which was probably used for the
storage of ammunition
6 - A building similar to item No 4 probably with ammuntion
7 - A building similar to item No 4 probably with ammunition
8 - A building similar to item No 4 probably with ammunition
9 - An empty building similar to item No 4 probably used for the
storage of ammunition
10 - A building similar to item No 4 probably with two *mobile cranes
11 - A building similar to item No 4 probably with ammunition
12 - Ammunition building, about 20 x 10 meters with a cardboard roof.
On 3 and 4 September 1954, trucks hauled
about 200 boxes with bombs from the feeding line in the northwestern
corner'of the installation to the building
13 - Ammunition building similar to item No 2 where boxes with bombs
were also stored on 3 and 4 September
14 - Wooden building, about 10 x 4 meters, used as quarters by the
commanding officer
15 - Main guardhouse with an office, 12 x 4 meters
16 - Wooden guardhouse, 2.50 x 2.50 meters, with a doorkeeper
17 - Kennel with 8 German shepherd dogs
18 - A kitchen for dogs' food -
19 Single-story brick building with tiled roof, about 18 x 10 meters,
still under construction as main guardhouse with three detention
rooms
20 - Wooden building, 10 x 8 meters, with cardboard foof, used as
quarters for an officer with dependents
21 - Wooden building, 10 x 8 meters, with cardboard roof, used as officers'
quarters
22 - Wooden building, about 70 x 20 meters, with 20 windows on the
side-wall, used as troop quarters.
- wooden building similar to item No 22, used as troop quarters
and kitchen
24 8 Underground bunker
25 - Wooden building with shower room
26 - Wooden building with Finnish bath
27 - Fenced in parking lot for motor vehicles
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28 - Brick garage, 10 x 8 meters, with fire engine
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29 - Semi-underground ammunition bunker. Two soldiers,
an ammunition box'of 40 x 30 x 20 cm, were seen
each carrying
30 - Wooden building, 10 x 8 meters, probably a guardhouse. An
officer and three soldiers were seen
31 - Wooden building, 25 x 12 meters, with boarded windows
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Wooden building similar to item No
Wooden building similar to item 31
- Concrete road
- Wooden fence
- Wire fence
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