SOVIET TROOPS IN VIENNA II KLOSTERNEUBURG AND TRAISKIRCHEN

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005700920011-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Sequence Number: 11
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SiCIb;Tj
CuU NTRY _ Austria
Soviet Trocps in Vienna
- VALIIATI O N.._?.
DATE OF CONTE
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
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ICE PREPARED
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ENCLOSURES (rto TYRa 25X1---
REPORT
I. IQosterneuburg and Traiskirchen
PI AC; QRTAINED
1. On 15 November 1954, the Albrechts Kaserne and the Wilhelms Icaserne in Vienna II no
longer quartered any Soviet troops. Posters indicated that the two installations were
controlled by the Austriai Federal Estate Administration which had ordered wrecking
work done by contractors. 25X1
2? On 13 November 1954, the?sontry at the main gate of the former Pionier Kaserne in
Klosterneuburg (0 49/S 30) wore blaeh bordered red epaulets with artillery insignias,
while the sentry at the northwestern gate wore black-bordered black epaulets. Soldiers
who wore -bleok-berdert d? red and re%.bordered blsck?epaulets, some*with*a tiller -
insignia, and soldiers who wore black-bordered red epeie war h b .i igni,were
observed at the main gee of the.torwer-.Piohiet''Naserneoefruck with 25X1
driver wearing ilanklu-bordered red?epai.At weis*trl se see therd6 F*Or piom.#Mbns were
stortd-in front of the estsa a at?8 JI #Stre*ee, 'l sdveri aoter e11E es 4an
like truek*.and* 3.5eepswwcre observed in the yard and 'under.she 1roote th*_atees W.,
the former Pionisarseugamt (engineer ordnanee 4* 04, The off Los wen b r a^ +
sentry who wore red-bordered black epaulets, Nstdrvehiciss c beerved at theinstallaticr
included trucks
all with drivers-wearing sed,bordered y&iack?epa eter, '' # * - 0%16 $t` 25X1
r *, . . 1 4 ... . ? " a "04 .4''6 ? .ad's w .i at ? , . 01 a ? 4 #,' *1
3. On 12 Nsyerber1954,, soldiers who wore black-bordered red epaulets were observed
setting up pillars, presumably for more shedroofs in Traiskirchen. Numerous
unnumbered a story vetaclrtsslwems *served In the eibltheAe sqcti*W tlf thh Oror4s&*
Bundegerzieki lysan alt (Fedsrf,l itrrAstisnal? jwstiEatb}. .,.,~ ,. s
1. _7Comment, .P or t?.1953, the &wi indtailationl- quartered th. mod Utor Wane, 125X1
of the 13th Gds t4ecz Dia, present. station of :.which is, ua knowba ,* -to
of t The 46th Gds'$ees Regt and the 8th*Gde iingr. Bn of the 13th Gds Yeas
iv arre. statj.sned* at Kloatetneuburg..The ow-vehicle
belong to these ,two units s . .. +? . < 25X1
30
00mment. The 45th Gds ?ecz Regt is-stationed at.Traiskircheno
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