GENERAL INFORMATION ON INFANTRY DIVISION PRENZLAU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006200310008-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 24, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: February 17, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SBCRE
COUNTRY Z"t Q*
EPORT
TOPIC General Information on .infantry Division Preaslau
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DATE OBTAINED
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REMARKS
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1. As of 30 November, ration strength figures of various units were as specified
below:
Unit
Ration Strength
1st Inf Regt Pinnow
1,287 men
3d Inf Regt Droegeheide
1,154 men
Artillery Regiment, AAA Battalion,
AT battalion Droegeheide
1,053 men
Tank SP Regiment Droegeheide
551 men
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2. Ration strength figures as of 8 January 1955 for individual units were as
specified below:
(a) Headquarters units and independent battalions
Unit
Officers
NCOs and EM
Division headquarters
95
32
Headquarters personnel company
8
58
Motor supply services
8
68
Motor maintenance services
8
36
Signal battalion, bakery company,
motor transport school, radio operators'
training course, gas defense, flash- and
sound-ranging unit
69
662
Reconnaissance battalion
2
62
Hospital
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46
Soviet advisers
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Officers NCOs and IM
Total 202 964 2
(b) 2d Infantry Regiment Prenzlau
Component Unit Officers
Regimental headquarters (including
6 officers and 19 NCOs and EK of the
artillery supply staff) 36
Regimental school
Motor transport company
Service platoon
Headquarters personnel
Band
Gas defense platoon
Detention room
Dispensary
let Bn
2dBn
3d.Bn
Reconnaissance unit
Signal unit
Engineer unit
AT unit
AAA unit
Mortar unit
SP unit
platoon
30
101
no strength report received
33
1 15
36
33
4
6 41
Total 190 19026 3 25X1
3. In early January, the men of the 2d Inf Regt received mainly field training
Minor exercises up to battalion level were regularly held.
several major exercises up to division level were scheduled to be held in 1955.
4. There were continuous reassignments to Korpa Sued, particularly to Leipzig, Halle
and Erfurt, of soldiers, especially artillery men and supply service personnel.
1. F-7Comment. Compared with the fi s of 13 September 1954 which are codtained 25X1
in a previous report the strength figs" mentioned in the present 25X1
report are somewhat the tank Sp reEiignt whose strength has
inoAsed by 100 men. 25X1
Comment. Compared with the figures as of 4 November and 15 71masubar 1Q6l.
ere are only unimportant changes.
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Comment. The figures mentioned in the present report practically agree
with the figures of 15 December. It is noted, however, that the low strength
figures of the 2d and 3d Bas which have been reported since the fall of 1954
are unchanged although as far as the figures as of 4 November are concerned
they have been related to the detaching of numerous soldiers for turnip-
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