SOVIET TROOPS IN ST. POELTEN GAMING ALLENTSTEIG

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CIA-RDP80-00810A006900180004-6
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2
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December 21, 2016
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March 17, 2008
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4
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April 20, 1955
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/03/18 :CIA-RDP80-00810A006900180004-6 cl.ASSIFICanoN-, NTRY Austria REPORI~ . o G'O U 1'OPiC Soviet Troops in Std Poelte ~.r-in~? and Allentstei;~ -_- -------_- -- - _- --- - 25X1 E.VALUATIOP ~E OBTAINED) MATE OF CONTEN GATE OBTAINED ~:EFERENCES PAGES 2 ENCUOSURES (ao. & nr~E), I:EMARKS DATE PREPARED, 20-April 1955 1. On 23 ~~s:.rah 1955 r a sedan and ~ trucks were parked in front of the form:3r {rein oricht (diatriat court) building on Schiossstatt Rini; in St. Poelten (0 49/w' 88). Tho bu ~? guarded by a sentry wearing bleak-bordered 25X1 ~^ed epaulets. Sedan with a driver wearing black-bordered red epaulets sad trunk ith a civilian driver were observed departin;; from the sited A 37-mm AA gun with which soldiers wearing xed-bordered black epaulets were observed training was seen in front of the garage west of the former Kreisgericht building. Tyro ?oro 37-mm AA ;;Tuna and the radiators of 4 motor vehicles were also observed, Five soldiers wearing black-bordered bleak a paulets with engineer insignia entered the area of the ~gen Kaaern?. About 40 soldiers drilled With rifles in ~~he area of the Rainer Kaserne whore 36 motor vehicles were parked in.~ont of the open doors of the gauges. i~:ighteen soldiers wearing black bordered black epaulota were observed at ph,~sical trainir~; in the area of the former mill at 88~Y~iener Strasse, while trucks 25X1 ~~hiah were loaded with ration boxes and were driven by soldiers departed Arom the site. A medical corps raa3or who wows red-bordered green oE~auleta entered the former Alteraheim (home for tho old-aged) on Franz Binder :itraase. Yon-like motor vehicle was observed in the park of the Altershsim. Trunk Rith a driver wearing red-bordered black 25X1 3pauleta with artillery inoi~Tnia left the area of Viehofsn Castle. f~otor vehioles observed at the gate of the Fr:~x-z Josef Kaserne included sedan .~..,,..+ .-..+,.~o~i 25X1 and all with drivers wears =* red-bordered black span a s; true sedans all With drivers wearing slack-bordered red epaulets; and fee The k:~serne was guarded 25X1 by a sentry who wore bleak-bordered _. span eta. Two T 34/85 tanks, 6 trunks and 3 van-lik? motor vehiolee were parked in the area of Ca-~p 3pratzern which was exolusivsly wa=ded by sentries who wore red-bordered 25X1 black a aulsts. 1-otor vehicles obssrr~ed at the dam included drivi -sohool truck van-like motor vshiolea Seeps trucks all with drivers we:~rina red-bordered black epaulets. h 195 60 soldiers who wore bleak-bordered red 2 l~ 1 5 ara 2. 11t about noon on . epaulets and carried rifles, 4 soldiers who carried li;;ht r~aehine guns, ~ ,:~nd ~ saldlera Who carried weponw Ah+~~ ..M... -~resumubl.v recoilless rifles ' ~~~ ~,~ CLASSlFlCATION S~CItI:;'1' i ~'~?~? Approved For Release 2008/03/18 :CIA-RDP80-00810A006900180004-6 Approved For Release 2008/03/18: CIA-RDP80-00810A006900180004-6 returned to the former eonvant in t3r~ming (0 t~E/w 45 arently (rota a field ezeroise. 'they were followed by truck with driver wearing blaok-bordered red epaulets. The driver+e ca of thin vehicle was oaoupied b;/ 2 ma3ors wearix~ black-bordered red epaulets and parrying aiming silhouettes were observed in the bey. of the vehicle. Fbur trucks end a van-like motor vehicle were observed in the area of the convent. Truck with a2driver wearing flack-bordered red epaulets departed from the site. 3. oa 22 DQarah 1955, the reports of guns were heard in Al.lentateig (o q9/R 53) ~~m the direotion of the troop training grounds. 1 lieutenant colonel and 2 m~3ors, all wearing black-bordered red epauleta~ sad a ms,3or wearing red-bordered black epaulets w~ artillery insignia were observed at the komendatura. Sedan with a driver rearing red-bordered black a psulete was parked in front of the komend+-tura. Motor vehicles observed in the area of the tarn -like motor vehid2e truoka d Seep w vets wearing red-bordered b ao ? eta; deep with a driver -wearieag blaok-bordered red epaulets; and truck wi~;h a driver wearing bleak-bordered blaok epaulets. 6oeordirtg o0 2residents, ss~vesal ahipnents had departed from Allentateig recently. .. .? 1. OComstent. The present report confirms pravioua information c n the oooupstion of St. Poelten. All motor vehicles mrntioned in the present report belong to unite atationad at St. Poelten. 2 Comment. The present report from Gzu-ing and Al.lentateig oonfizv+s prey oua information. Approved For Release 2008/03/18: CIA-RDP80-00810A006900180004-6 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1