SOVIET TROOPS IN KOSTERNEUBURG AND VIENNA X

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006200140006-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 26, 2010
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: February 10, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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Soviet Troops in Kosterneuburg and Vienna X
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DATE OBTAINED DATE PREPARED 10 February 1955
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1. On 15 January 1955, individual officers wearing red-bordered black
epaulets and soldiers wearing black-bordered red epaulets with
artillery insignia left the former Pionier Kaserne in Klosterneuburg
(0 49/5 30). The main gate of the kaserne was guarded by a sentry
who wore black-bordered red epaulets. Van-like'motor vehicle
with a driver wearing red-bordered black epaulets, which 50X1-HUM
came from the direction of Vienna, entered the installation. Truck
with a driver wearing black-bordered black epaulets, which5OX1-H U M
carried snow and a snow-sweeping detail left the northwestern gate
of the installation which was guarded by a sentry who wore red-
bordered black epaulets. The men of the sweeping detail wore black-
bordered black and black-bordered red epaulets and were led by an
officer wearing black-bordered red epaulets. All shedroofs in the
area of the former Pionier l1useum which was guarded by a sentry
wearing a fur coat were empty. There was no activity. An aiming device
representing a moving air target was installed between two smokestacks.
The troops were a,-,parently still absent from the station area as was
observed in the summer of 1954? they had 50X1-HUM
left for the training grounds at the beginning of the year. 1
with drivers wearing red-bordered
black epaulets were observed at the installation. Almost 100 soldiers
bump
Jeep
black-bordered red and red-bordered black epaulets was parked in
front of the Trost Kaserne in Vienna. The kaserne was guarded by
a sentry who Fore black-bordered red epaulets. After bein occupied
by soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets who came from the 50X1-HUM
installation, the truck left toward Favoriten Strasse. Two armored
half -track vehicles drivers.of which wore red-
bordered black epaulets, left the Trost Kaserne. The vehicles had 50X1-HUM
armored side and back walls, canvas roofs and Projecting heavy
2. On 15 January 1955, truck occupied by soldiers wearing 50X1-HUM
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received infantry training on the training ground south of the
Trost Kaserne. Two soldiers who were supervised by an instructor
practiced the emplacing of an air-cooled heavy machine gun on a
wheeler carriage which was presumably the 1943 model. Gun fire'
was heard from the direction of the target range in the area of
the training ground from where, after a while, an aarmored full-
track vehicle emerged. Due to the ]:urge distance the vehicle
could not be identified as a tank or SP gun. Two T-34/85 tanks 50X1-HUM
and 3 trucks were observed in the area of the repair shop at 109
to 111 Trost Strasse. About 25 motor vehicles which were parked
at the garage at 83 Pernerstorfer Gasse included trucks
Other motor vehicles observes 50X1-HUM
at the installation included truck with a driver wearing
black-bordered red epaulets and jeep) and van-like
motor vehicle with drivers wearing red-bordered black
epaulets. 2
Conznent. The 46th Gds iu ech Regt and the 8th Gds En,r Bn
are stationed at Klosterneuburg. The motor vehicles and the
equipment of these units are stored in the former Pionier iiuseum. 50X1-HUM
In view of previous information, it appears unusual that the
entire regiment, possibly also the engineer battalion, have roved
to the training grounds in January. A short move of the several
component units of the regiment to the troop training grounds
for firing practices in January, however, corresponds to the
Soviet training policy observed made in East Germany.
Co;unent. The 44th Gds Mech Regt is stationed at the 50X1-HUM
Trost ~aserne. It is believed that the ar;,ored half-track
vehicles mentioned in the present report are model US-M 3
half-track armored personnel carriers. The two T-34/85 tanks
belong to the 127th Tank Bn which is subordinate to the 44th
Gds Liech Regt. The motor-vehicle 0 observed at the garage 50X1-HUM
at 83 Pernerstorfer Gasse belon ? to the 13th Gds Mech Div.
The motor vehicles observed at The Trost kaserne belong to the
Central Group of forces in Vienna and Baden.
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