MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA OF THE THIRD SHOCK ARMY PARTICULARLY THE WITTSTOCK AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006200150009-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 18, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: February 11, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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Military Activities.. in the Area of the Third Shock Army;
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTE
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This is UNEVALUATED Information
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PREPARED.. 11 I'earu~ f .:'.r'5
u`` ~!'55, the i''lie erhorst Kaserne
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Artillerie Kaserne, (5341 in Perleberg were occuiiied t-)
by an estimated 0 0 , ~ldiers re4 iectively , IAq oor
vehicles seen aVWRfte l 'li s udad j ~
The column came from%the Aiz lption o* Babi tz.
3. On 27 January, it ,aw learned that the units, which :.ere absent
from the Perleberg Fliegerhorst, were expected to return to the
post on 27 and 28 January-.
4. At 1000 on 27 January, large troop assemblies "ithl6xl0O?-mn AT
guns, numerous trucks and jeeps, field kitchens and radio tracks
were seen at the +ittstock railroad station. Between 1120 Fsx:d
1530, `traffic contr6l~posts were seen on the Schr;ainrich-.',itts,i;ock-
Pritzwalk-Perleberg road as far as Fliegerhorst. ileavy traffic by
columns was observed on the Schweinrich-',','s.-~tstcci~k road.
On 15 Januu a column including 2 r-iortars, 3 h1oavy and. 10 light
AT guns, 1' ruck hhd, l 'iei t1 ehen, passed through Wittstock..
re aorits bf Irtillery pieces were Ueard ?'1. osu the
direction of the Wittetock training ,rounds throughout she day.
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T a major exercise, presumably 25X1
LCosu:-eA, About 27/28 Janu
of. elements of the IX Litz Rifle urps was probably held in the
tiittstook training area. Other r Wts had already mentioned preparations
for an exercise in this area. .The transfer of N 25X1
10 I1-26 acrd '9 11-10 aircraft to 'r?ittstock airfield, which era.:. 0
reported may ,have been made in connection vii, the fl 25X1
exercise. _- ,..-_.,_.,._ _ .._-__ started on 20 January. A joint ei ployr:lent
with around forces could not be observe(!,,ov; 1+t;: 2<
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