SOVIET TROOPS IN ST. POELTEN AND URFAHR

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
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• Content Type: REPORT

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COIJNTR`y - Austria REPORT
Soviet Troops an St.Poelten and Urf`617.4
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EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTE
DATE OBTAINED.
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ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS This is UNEVALUATED Information
1. On 24 February 1955, a sedan, a truck and 2 jeeps were parked in front
of the former 1 reisgericht. (district court) building on Schiessstatt
Ring in St.Poelten (0 49/V1 80). The court building was ru rded by a
sentry who wore blackdb:)rdered red epaulets Sedan with a
driver wearing red-bordered black epaulets arrived at the cite..
2. Six soldiers wearing bla ckkbordored black epaulets with engineer insignia
entered the %C.en Kaaerne. An undetermined. numbed of soldiers swept snow
in the area of the Rainer Kaoerne where 4 trucks, 2 tanks and an armored
half-track vehicle were parked. The radiators of another 21 motor vehicles
were observed through open doors of the garages.
3. Truck with a driver wearing black-bordered black epaulets entered
the a Franz Josef I:a. erne. Two boxcars were observed on the railroad
spur at the former mill at 88 Wiener Strasc
wearing red-bordered green epaulets. Truchs`7
all with drivers wearing red-bordered black epaulets, and truck
with a civilian driver entered or left this installation. Motor vehicles
observed at the Franz aserne included trucks B 4-51-86,
and driving-school track ,. 5-39-06,
Jeep
all with drivers wearing red-bordered black epaulets, and truck C 6-73-14
with a driver wearing black-bordered black epaulets. The kaserne was yarded
by a sentvj who wore black-bordered red epaulets.
4. Five trucks, 3 van-like motor vehicles, 2 tank trucks and 2 armored half-track
vehicles were parked -in the area of Camp Spratzern which was guarded by
sentries wearing red-b k. epaulets. T,iotor vehicles observed at
the cam included jee. - ? k motor vehicles
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and trucks all with river;; rearinr, 25X1
re - or ervd black epaulets, jeep) land truck with
drivers wearing black-bordered red epaulets; and truce: with
a driver wearing black-bordered black epaulets. 25X1
According to residents of St.Poelton, a minor shipment of tanl: ; and rotor
vehicles departed during the week from 14 to 20 February 1955, allegedly
for the Doollorsheim (0 49111 53) training grounds. 1
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6o On 21 Februa:_ry 1955, a lieutenant colonel and 3 majors, all wearing
black' bordered red epaulets, 2 majors wearing red-bordered black epaulets, 25X1
and a major wearing red-bordered been epaulets were oei+ved at the Auhof
Kaserne northeast of Urfahr (u 49/V 88) where only limited activity was 25X1
seen, The radiators of 18 motor vehicles were observed under the shedroofs
in the area of the installation, and. 2 trucks and 2-;deeps were parked in
front of these structures. About 20 soldiers swept snow in the area betwee125Xl
these motor vehicles. The training Cxound west of the installation was
ermptya Moto,! vehicles observed entering or leaving the installation included
truck van-like motor vehicle jeep all
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ch drivers wearing, red-bordered black.epaulets, and van-like motor
vehicle with a driver wearing 'black-bordored red epaulets. 2
10 ce .en t. The former Kreisaericht (district court) building quarters
the 109th Gds gr Bn of the sane division, the Rainer Kaserneyan undetermined
unit, the naan.z Josef Kaserkxe the 140th Ode Sig Bn of the 95th Ode Litz Rifle
Div9 d Ca np Spratzern the 150th Task S? Refit of the same division. All
motor vehicles mentioned in the present a ort belong to this ~r?a,,,s ,p T110
shipments observed substantiate the beef that ind .vidual uni Zz;ol1,Tri ter
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