MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN DESSAU-ROSSLAU AND LUCKENWALDE-JUETERBOG AREAS

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^tJ1itary Activities in Dessau-Rosslau ratid
Luckenw?alde-Jueterbog Areas
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Curing the night of 3 JanusrL_1955, 20 tanks a.;d eeveral crnored
personr.el carriers and trucks passers through Klein-Kuehnau just west
r Dessau. The vetic)es came from the direction of Dessau and .0roceoded
to-,rd the drill ground atoJO t Dessau airfield. Lid ht of the
tanks were T-34 /~l5 tank A W a brake, e i-snke had
no turrets and 7 tanks ?ere descr?i25X
ay fo)1o~s: five br~gie a ~~ n tanks, a rrun of
apT ros~_mate y 10 mm caliber without muzzle brake; turtle-shaped
turret, lower than that of a T-74 tank and somewhat- more to -she re.?r.:
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in 4 January, the vehicles were seen training at the drill around.
Bet.waen 1100 and 2000 on 8 January, the same ta.nk>?, armored Personnel
carriers and trucks returned in small t*r-ou s.l
;aryl iris ,ibserved --rich the column
wore r?ed-bortir red black epaulets. They repeatedly asked fa: r the ro d
to Rosslau.?
Petween 5 and c" January, tt:e Jueterbog tr2 ininc' arcs (3209) was
restricted. During this reriod, an AT unit fired in the Forst Zinn
tr--ining ar? o nen- Luckpnwalde. . eapons and vehicles observrd
,ncludcd: I,nC-mm AT guns. which fired. l:nce
if ar roxunrte) A:C ur ' rs; tractors
and tracks
On 9 January, 10 ,'.T
un emniacements which showed t!^e i prints of double tires were seen
n the training area.
:;r 7 January, 4 -17, rocket leuncher!~ fired near t,;1ap Y
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1.YoP 54s7 with th3-7th Cad;; Tank Div in Dessau-Ross l ra
riew-t -pp tanks arrived Jim
!'gym ant. This is the first observation of tanks of the fiew
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c'x,.hange, ne-.v tr^.ining p'rsonn.'l were tr..^.nsferred to the 7th Cds 'T'3 nk
Div- it nnDDe'-red therefo^e th?-t the soldiers -:sere not fo.jili.ar a to
the 1oc=ility.
the un concern. bei_ mnged:i
.c e s ri ec z .,iv o e Ir s Liecz Army. This assurintion
is supported by the fact that no movements from other army as -ere
cbserved during the period concerned.
Cor^? en' . The rocket launchers probably belonged to the 91st
Gds RI Rert of the Third Gds 'Tecz Army stationed in Stalag I in
Lu c ke nwa l de .
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