MILITARY ACTIVITY AT THE DRACHHAUSEN POST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005800060001-4
• 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 27, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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...ilitary Activity at the Drachhausen Post
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT
PLACE OBTAINED
REPORT
DATE OBTAINED ___DATE PREPARED 27 December 1954
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T-beams and
They included 16 trucks carrying pontoon bows. beams and iron
1. On 8 December 1954, the barracks installation (3304) north of Drachhausen
north of Cottbus was occupied by ap;.roximately 800 soldiers wearing
red-bordered black epaulets predominantly with tank insi6-nia. ,,,our
of the 7 new Garages were nearing completion. The vehicles which
presumably were to be stored in the :;rages were parked nearby.
2 trucks with riotorboats,
6 ar;_.ored personnel carriers, which were covered by tarpaulins, and
1 repair shop truck with crane.
Comment. Available information indicated that the installation
north of Drachhausen was occupied exclusively by the 80th Gds Hv,Taak
,gt of the 9th leech Div.
7 garages, 40 x 17.2 meters, worth 60,000 eastmarks, were to be
built there. Construction work reportedly started on 9 November.
The motor vehicles with engineer equipment which were observed there
on 8 December, are believed to belong to the 82d Engr Bn of the 9th
tech Div which has been believed to be stationed in the Sachsendorf
Kaserne (3082) in Cottbus. It is possible that the engineer regiment
will move to Drachhausen after the completion of the garages.
At tae present time, the strength fi a of the installation north
of Drachhausen remained unchanged
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