MILITARY ACTIVITY AT KLOSTERNEUBURG AND HAINBURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005800050001-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 22, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2008/06/13: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005800050001-5
CLASSIFICATION SECRET
COUNTRY Austria REPORT
TOPIC Military Activity at Klosterneuburz and Aainbure
EVALUATION P1 ACE OBTAINED
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
bDATE PREPARED 22 December 1954
PAGES 1 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE),
REMARKS
i_ On A Tecember 1954. trucks driven by soldiers
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former Pionier Kaserne at Klosterneuburg. The installation was guarded
by a sentry with black-bordered red epaulets. Truc driven 25X1
by a soldier with black-bordered black epaulets was seen at the north-
-western gate which was guarded by a sentry with black-bordered black
epaulets. Personnel traffic was observed between the former Pionier
Kaserne and the former Pioniermuseum, previously called Pionierzeugamt.
Nineteen trucks and two jeeps stood in the yard of the installation which
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was guarded by a sentry. All soldiers observed wore red-bordered black
epaulets; some had tank and artillery insignia. Vehicles observed at the
formar niermuseum included driver school truck 0 and trrucks
driven by soldiers with redebrodered black epaule25X1
and ambulant driven by a soldiers with black-bordered red
epaulets. 1
Hainburg.
2. On 3 December,. 3?rocket launchers, 4 trucks and 1 tank truck were observed
at the former Pionier Kaserne at Hainburg. A major wearing red-bordered
black epaulets with artillery insignia and a captain with black-bordered
black epaulets were observed at the kaserne which was guarded by a sentry 25X1
with red-bordered black epaulets. Sedan driven
by soldiers with red-bordered black epaulets were seen at the ins a ation.
A group of 18 soldiers was engaged in maintenance work on parked vehicles,
and 11 soldiers with red-bordered black epaulets supervised by a sergean-25X1
with artillery insignia cleaned the entrance to the former Pionier Kaserne.
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1. F---]Comment. The 46th Gds Mecz Regt and the 8th Gds Eng Bn are stationed X1
at Klosterneuburg.
2. Comment. The information confirms the 15th Gds Rh Bn of the 13th
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belong to the battalion. ti op g x
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