TROOPS OF THE KVP DEPARTMENT/MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND FERCHELS-MAHLITZ TRAINING GROUNDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005800350005-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 24, 2008
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: December 27, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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Troops of the KVP Department/Ministry of the Interior and
Ferchels-Mahlitz Training Grounds
EVALUATION PLACE OBTAIWED,
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE),
REMARKS
PREPARED 27 December 1954
This is UNEVALUATED
Information
1. Between 6 and 19 November 1954, 48 LVP officers were repeatedly
seen at field training near Steinitz Lake near Eggeradorf. They
were apparently trained by Soviet instructors. 1
2. In Camp Eggersdorf. AT guns with muzzle brakes, protective shields,
split-trail gun carriages and an estimated caliber of 80 mm were
seen. a total of 25 guns were
stationed there. 2
3. Installation Eggersdorf was allegedly to be expanded to three times
its present size. 2
4. Between 10 and 23 November. Camp ersdorf was oc by an
estimated 1,100 msn* cuied On 1
December, the following personnel was seen passing in review:
520 men of the guard regiment with red collar patches
400 men with black collar patches and
16 men of a band.
Approximately 190 men were on guard.
Between 29 November and 3 December, daily routine activity
included guard service, drill, close-combat-.training, firing
and field training. 3
5. The 50 officers who had been stationed in the camp since 1 November
left on 26 November. They were of all branches of service and were
drilled in groups and received firing training and field training.
They were allegedly inspection officers. The building where the
officers had been quartered up to 26 November was still vac$nt
on 3 December. 1
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6. In late November, 80 dogs arrived for the kennels. The 50 tank
trucks which arrived on 22 October were employed for supply trips
or were lined up in the open up to 3 December. Many motor vehicles
in need of repair were seen at the motor vehicle repair shop during
the same period. 4
7. In November, the names of Captain Radoltschak of the guard regiment
and Captain Steiger of the motor vehicle unit became known. Since
November, an increased number of officers with silver-embroidered
collar patches similar to those of the former German Army have been
observed.
8. a new AAA regiment 25X1
was to be activated in Strausberg and officers and EM from the 25X1
Ruinenberg Kaserne had already been detached for this purpose. 2
9. Between 8 and 25 November, the quarters on Klietzer Lake were still
occupied by approximately 1,200 men. The troops wore black collar
patches. They engaged in drill with and without rifles and athletie
exercises. No exercises were made on Klietz Lake. On 9 November,
large tents with folded pneumatic rafts were stored in the material
depot. From 300 to 400 men were daily detached for the sugar beet
crop harvest. 5
10. Between 8 and 25 November 1954, the camp near Ferohels- Mahlitz
auxiliary airfield was still off-limits. Heavy-weapon firing and
tracks indicated that a tank unit was still stationed there. On
1 December, only a guard detail of about 30 men was stationed there.
The training grounds was vacant and unguarded.
3.
Comment. No other information on the officer' course has been
25X1
obtained
branches
officers
so far. The fact that the officers belonged to various
of service indicates that the training 'course was held for
of the KVP department with the Ministry of the Interior.
C
. The arr 1 of 4 AT guns on 27 October was reported
25X1
The caliber was then estimated
25X1
at 37 mm. The appearance of 25 AT guns cannot yet be interpreted. It
is possible that the guns were confused up with AL guns. No information
indicating the activation of an AA regiment in Strausberg has hitherto
been received; it is plausible, however, that the Strausberg
installation will receive AAA protection. The quartering of such
troops in Camp Eggersdorf is probable since this installation will
allegedly be enlarged.
present report.
(Comment. Engr Regt Wronski istatationed there. It appears that,
cfiir-#e other units, recruit training has already begun.
Anooth 'source observed 20 tents south of the" Aar'ters in October.
These tents probably belongid-to the.mat_4r.ial depot mentioned in the
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