MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN THE KUMMERSDORF-REHAGEN-SPERENBERG WUENSDORF AREA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006400630010-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 5, 2008
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 11, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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G~OUNTR~:
TOPIC
EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES 4
REMARKS
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DATE PREPARED
,ENCLOSURES (N0. & TYPE)
11 March 1955
Military Activities in the Kummersdorf-Rehagen-Sperenberg-
1. Between 4 and 9 February 1955, the barracks installation on
Schumke Lake was occupied by approximately 2,500 soldiers wearing
red-bordered black and blu?-bordered black epaulets. On Q,,Febpuary,
a TMP-type steel pontoon was seen~uring the dismantling of pre-war
training facilities in Schumke Lake.. Three open wooden sh?ds had
been built just southwest of the officer houses on Hege Lake. Vphen
the construction was still under way, the sheds had alre~.dy been
occupied by motor vehicles. 1
2. At 0745 on 8 February, a column of 36 tank trucks with trailers
and 4 trucks without trailers left the barracks installation on
Schumke Lake and proceeded to Rehagen via Kummersdorf.
3. The following motor vehicles were also observed entering and leaving
the installation: amphibious vehicles
truck jeep
4. Between 4 and 9 February. the Eisenbahnpionier Kaserne ~~ in
Rehagen was occupied as previously by approximately 2,000 soldiers.
Approximately 20 x 85-mm and 37-mm AA guns were again observed in
the installation. On 8 Feb~u~, 3 x 85-mm AA guns and 1 searchlight
left the installation toward Rummersdorf. 4
trucks
occupied b soldiers wearing
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5. Bet11-een 10 and 19 February. the Artillerie Kaserne (3281) in
Kummersdorf was occupied by 1,900 to 2,000 soldiers wearing
red-bordered black and black-bordered crimson epaulets. Three hundred
to 400 soldiers wearing black-bordered crimson epaulets daily
practiced attacks against field fortifications in the restricted
area. Similar exercises were also observed between 1900 and 2300
during the period under review.
6. The construction of covers for the trenches continued. E~rery
3 meters, a section of approximately 2 meters remained uncovered.
~.~ On 12 February, a truck column, which was cleaned in the Lutz
Kaserne (3603) in ~Puensdorf included vehicles
the column returned from
an exercise which was held on the Llbe River near ''Jittenberge.
The Lutz Kaserne was occupied by approximately 1,600 soldiers
including 1,200 soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets,
approximately 300 soldiers wearing black epaulets and a~~proximately
100 soldiers wearing black-bordered crimson epaulets. 6
10. On 11 February, approximately 400 soldiers from the Lutz Kaserne
participated in an exercise which was held in the ~Puehsdorf area.
The exercise also involved units from the Neue Kaserne (364.3) in
`~"r'uensdorf with 1#3 T-34/Fi5 tanks and 12 trucks with soldiers. The
units returned in the morning of 12 February. 7
h:otor vehicles
of the supply unit were observed in the
installation. The drivers of the vehicles vrere Germans. b
11. At about 100 on 11 February, an engineer column of trucks with
pontoons and bridge building equipment, van-like trucks and
three-axle amphibious vehicles was seen in Zossen en route toward
Sperenberg, presumably 6o the Schumke Kaserne. Truck
was seen. S
12. On 12 February. approximately 2U large amphibious vehicles were
lined up for a roll call in the installation on Schumke Lake, which
was occupied by approximately 1,000 soldiers, ,Host of whom wore
black epaulets and some red-bordered black epaulets. A column of
lr tank trucks with trailers was ready to depart.
vrere seen. The column almost daily left the Schumke Kaserne toward
Luckexiwalde and returned to the installation, allegedly with filled
tanks. 1, 2
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13. On l Feb uar_Y, numerous three-axle amphibious vehicles and
~ T-3~t e5 tan'.~.s participated in an exercise which was held in
tre Fie~e Lake area. 9
1~1. Between 11 and 16 February, the barracks installation on Schumke
Lake was occupied by approximately 2,500 soldiers wearing black
and red-bordered black epaulets. The units with the amphibious
vehicles were still stationed there. Some of these vehicles were
observed in the Hege Lake area. 1
7.5. At about 0?CO on 16 February, a column or 35 tc ~~/~r~ucla left
tro ~n~tallstion on Schumke Lake to~~c.rd. Baruth and returned ~t
about 2300, Truck were
seen. 2
On 16 February, motor vehicle
seen with a driving; school in Sperenberm. 10
17. BetwP~n 11 and 16 February, the Eisenbahnpioni~r ?l ats ~a~nd red-bordered h~ a.ch epaulets with anti' ler~r
any' si~na,l insi~ni ~ . ETC guns or ra.di n trucks ~,~rere seen in the
7n~+~1i~,ticn. The following motor tehicles ?cer? c~~~~~d:
all Deco,>> ed by
soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets; and truck
personnel of which wore black epaulets. 4
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Comment. The installation on Schumke Lake appeared to be
occupied as previously by the units with amphibious vehicles of
both types.
Comment. The columns of tank trucks which were repeatedly
seen in the installation on Schumke Lake presumably supplied the
units of the Third Gds Mecz Army stationed in the `~Nuensdorf area
and, possibly, units of the GSFG from the fuel depot of the Third
Gds Mecz Army in Kummersdorf. The numbers of the tarL> vehicles
are believed to belon; to GSFG.
3. ~~ Comment. The motor vehicle in the
Sperenberg area are believed to belong to GSF , e Third Gds
Mecz Army and the 2d Gds AAA Div.
Comment. Units of the 2d Gds AAA Div are confirmed
Eisenbahnpionier Kaserne (3381) in Rehagen by weapons
observed there.
Comment. The information indicates no major changes in the
occupation of the Artillerie Kaserne in Kummersdorf. Information
on the exercises checks with observations at other posts in the
zone. The partial coveriz~; of field trenches may be a protective
Measure in case of employment of atomic weapons . T~1ost of the
motor vehicle 0 seen in the installation are believed to
belong to GSFG.
~ Comment. A column of the elements :~f the 56th T~otor Trans
Refit of "S~~G stationed in the Lute Kaserne presumably conducted
a march practice toward the Elbe River. Exercises of major units
on the Elbe River in the '~'ittenberge or '~ittenberg area have not
been obser~red so far.
Comment. In addition to elements of the units stationed
in the Lutz Kaserne, elements of the 70th Mecz Refit of the Qth
b7ecz Div from Neue Kaserne also participated in the post exercise
in ':Vuensdorf on 11 and 12 February.
8. (Comment. The engineer column observed oz~ll February
robably belonged to the 35th Engr Refit of the Third Gds T~Zecz
Army.
g. ~Coe,ment. The exercise which was held in the Hege Lake
area on 14 February presumably inv_lved elements of the 35th
Engr Refit and the loth Mecz Refit of the 9th Mecz Div. Tanks
have not been observed with army engineer units so far.
~ Cou~ment ~ ~ the driving school vehicles are
believed to belong to units of GSFG stationed at Kw~~mersdorf
where the bulk of the 56th Motor Trans Refit of GSFG is quartered
in the Artillerie Kaserne (3231).
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