OCCUPATION OF THE WITTENBERG POST

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
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• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY East GermeAX
TOPIC Occupation of the Wittenberg Post
EVALUATIO
DATE OF CONTE
DATE OBTAINED...
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PAGES 2 ENCLOSURES (No. & TYPE)
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arrived in Wittenberg at about 2100. Seventeen T-34 tanks and 15
boxearloade of ammunition were unloaded and left for the Flak
Kaserne,
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1. Between 15 and 19 October 1954, the units from the Wittenberg post 25X1
returned from the summer camp to the Flak Kaserne (3583), the Beseler
Xaserne (3584) and the Arado installation (3582)oThe first rail
shipment of 21 T-34 tanks, 17 trucks and 4 boxcarloads
of ammunition arrived from Jueterbog at about 1500 on 15 October. A
short time later, the shipment was followed by a second train with
Soviet families and billeting equipment which came from Jueterbog and 25X1
were shipped to the Arado installation, Another train from Jueterbog
On- 17 October, tank and vehicle columns continually arrived by road
in Wittenberg throughout the day. The columns came from the north
and the northwest. A total of at least 231 armored vehicles,
particularly T-34/85 tanks, JS.3 tanks and SU 122 guns were seen,
The vehicles apparently returned from employment,
reportedly in the woods in the vicinity of Wiesenburg-Belzig
-Straach-Zepmick, north of Wittenberg,
the columns had been stationed in the vicinity of Wiesenburg for
about 1 woek.1
3. The tanks observed included a new type of tank which had tracks and
suspensions similar to a JS-3 tank, and a turtle-shaped turret with
an almost pointed front section. The tank was considerably lower
than a JS-3 tank and its gun had a caliber of 122 mm. The new tanks
were distributed among the units.2
4. While the units returned to the installations, groups of 20 to 30
recruits were seen in the town,3
northeast of Wittenberg, was confiscated,
6. At 0530 on 19 October. a shipment of 20 JS-2 tanks
5. An area of approximately 25 hectares on the right side of the dust road
adjoining the tank training area between Euper and Woltersdorf
6 trucks and 7 boxc?a with
personnel was seen at the Wittenberg railroad station.
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of Wittenberg appears possible.
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tiro If the tanks had a T-3.4 chassis, they might have been
TT54 tanks,
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personnel exchange of the 6th Gds Tank D ,v was under aa.y.,
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