SDAG WISMUT INSTALLATIONS IN THE ANNABERG AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006700560007-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 2, 2008
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: June 10, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REP0R1I
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY East Gernwp
SUBJECT )AG View t Installations irR the Annaberg Area
PLACE
ACQUIRE
DATE OF
INFO.
THIS BOCU2SWT CONTAINS INFOS ATION AMCTIROTRR NAf10RALDEFERRS
OF TUB UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING Of 1ITLR to. SECTIONS 793
AND 794. pF TUB U. E. COGS. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR RITIL-
ATIOH Of ITS CONTENTS To OR RECEIPT 9f AR SRAOTNORISRD F5RR0R
IS FROHIRITRD RM L5 TR?u REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM is PRONIOITSD.
were any other activities observed these.
located near the Oberer Bahnhof in (nnabergo No i :tensiv/a noise wa::a h.esrd_ nnr
after 10 January, ore hsd been sortecx but
parked at Obeyer Pahnhof near the ore mill. One car loaded wit:,', ore
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carried rifles patrolled on either side of the train, The sane d.av.another train
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24 January 1955. Six to eight guards who wore block-bordered rect epaulets and 25X1
from Annaaberg-Fuchholz via Frankfurt/Ode: to Brels~? =Ii toy
date of departure
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l The Wisnut installations in Annaberg which wera to cpT~ a'',:Lo.e1 i~ciub:.ud the Uranus{
Mine located on the corner of lein-Rues carewa~. t.der.- : lra;:s :... .~~ .. n~, ;;t .rslesse and
a 1 ohnau Mine located at the foot of Schreckenbe'rg, The "rave .G? r. the Uranus
Mine was loaded at the Annaberg Obarer Eahnhof and the other Girls vas kipped
from Annaberg Unterer Fahnhof.
2, Exhausted mines in the Annaberg area included: Ze:ppelixsci-ia,,-h o,ss`;ec at the
foot of Pbehlberg and one mine each in front of and tehind rli?a a.ooat--
ed on the highway No 95 leading to Chemnitz?
3. The ore was packed in the mines in wooden crates and shipped away ty t.rucks.
Sm 11 quantities of ore were trought to a factory located between Ra?crenau-Stray-.
se and Pestalozzi-.Strasse where it was allegedly analyzed.,
4. The following insignia were seen On vehicles of the Wisrut AG:
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a white circle, about 50 L:, it ciisan?eter.
5. #etwee;l 24 and 27 January 1955, there was only little ac';iv1t;:; zt ;ham ore ns11125X1
had no longer been proeessssedo No work wad done st night? Every fright at about 25X1
1700 hours, 25 to 30 civilians, probably engineers, left {..h ry obi, art in the
direction of the officers quarters. The installation then rennin.ed al:saluteLy
silent,. The guard detail wearing black.-bordered red epaulets !,31.n gec to the
units stationed at 14ohnert Kaserne. 25X1
6. On 24 January, a train of 20 box cars, 2 gondola cars loaded tii'.h ore, .1 box car
with timber, and 1 box car with a stove pi'e, probably the car of the: escort, was
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7, On 25 Jaa_iuary, a train composed of 21 boxc~:&.rs and one flatcar, the 1, '.ter t.eing 25X1
lovded with ore, was narked on a side track clout 10 km soul: of Annrherg-Euch.-
holz. Eight guards veering clack-bordered red epaulets and art'od with rifles
were seen at bo sides
this train was 1so dispatched
y o _.nr erg- uc o z via Frankfurt Oder to Frest-Litovsk?
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8, etareer 23 Decer_ter 1954 and 9 January 105",, there was r?.lr: ost no K.ctivi.ty at the
F",T 'Aho_.z ore ri11.. In the even?:ng,wily a little light ? s teen i dch ;;r -rrently
,,cps rare by the patrol",. Ligit was --served only r.t tine s-u: rd house. At night,,
.P,e dt~ect was i]. untit~.tQrl from. the outside and guarded tyeight sentries we.ar
ti ng h.l ck.-bordered red epaulets. At ,e`tire, little activity, apparently clear-
-ir..g work, was sees at the lot-dinr r m.p,,
A to r`:JT station