MILITARY ACTIVITIES AT KLOSTERNEUBURG AND BRUCK ON THE LEITHA RIVER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006900190009-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 17, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: April 20, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
REPORT
TOPIC ''il itnry Activities at Klosterneuburg and Bruck (n tI:e, I~ei`t?^x. Fd,'r
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EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED-
REFERENCES
CLASSIFICATIQN ai;: C ii -'1
stria (Soviet Zone)
PAGES 2 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS.
Klosterneuburg.
1, On 2 April 1955, a major and six other office. s -1;11-I b` rice:-t:.ordcred 25X1
red eraulets, and two majors werring red-bo ?dered :ol.e+ck e:;~ulsis with
artillery insignia were seen at the rcairi g;!~ tc? of tie:a f cr ;e Pio:nier
Kaserne in Klosterneuburg. The gate as gu rdeh byr a ; ee;itr, who wore
black-bordered red epaulets with artillery ?.iisifT1:i-i. I>.tr traffic
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red--bordered black eraulets
black-bordered red epaulets, tru
at the main gate included truck
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dri
ver, '.rr a soldier with
Jri Jan by n so: di.r,r .'-ith
Truck
driven by a soldier -^i ac - borcerec ").2 ark an&! i eta stood
included sedan
driver school tuck
and trucks
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driven by soldiers with re
ad -border 1 black
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epaulets, and jeep driven by a soldier
:pith black-bordered
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worn red-bordered black epaulets with artillery in ipnia were seen
at the installation. The installation was eur..reed' by a sera-:;ry with
red-bordered black a :aulets. Vehicular traffic r~ the :4nstr ?lt.tion
near the northwestern gate of the installation. The gate rvr-s Tun-rded
by a sentry with black-bordered. black ep ul-t:. Tqe tru-,tc 1 eft for
the instn. i' ction at 8 Jahn Strasse ;r!^i^h aF:;~ch d ~~; s: ntry with
black--bordered black epaulets. F cur trucks sn. lime truck:.
1 StR lin nrime mover, 1 generator and 2 pontoops were seen ii! 1,1 he Brea
of the installation. Vehicles observed near the former Pior:ir:::- 711seum
on 7.11ardeburger Strasse included 15 trucks, 1 v,r,-I ke track:.. and
3 canvas-covered truck-laying vehicles wb.ich stead in -0"o 01)("n' and
12 motor vehicles which were seen in the g!x:_~res. Three ma,`ocs who
red eraulets. A group of 80 soldiers wearing red. ?bordercc? :black
and blackbordered red epaulets and equipped wit'., 12 light mr..chine guns
and 12 AT rifles did combat training on the tr 5.ninF ground;: sout:i-
east of the former Pionier Museum. The soldiers ~-Iio were eun,rrvised
by two majors with red-bordered black epaulets end a major v"i.th
black-bordered red epaulets went toward the former Pionier '.uaturfl.
Brp,ck on the Leitba River.
2. On 29 March, lb s'ull-tireck vehicles stood under the sheds of the
bar ?aok a installation southeast of the Bruck on the Leitha Fiver
rail-road station. The Kaserna was guarded by n sultry who w.ore
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left the installation, and jeep a ea'low wooden buildings 25X1
south- et of the kaserrie. The vehicles were driven by soldiers with
red bordered black epaulets. A T-34/85 tank was eng~-: ged In firing
prFL!;tice on the firing range which is located 3 ki southwest of the
railroad ettstion. Officers observed at the camp in the woods included
two l:iautcnant .colcn4~els and c. major wearing black-bordered red epaulets,
a lieutenant colonel wearing red-bordered black epaulets with artilie.y 25X1
with red-bordered black epaulets. Jeeps
and truck dri van L sal ds.ere with 25X1
rec3 - bordered black epaauletc, trucks driven by 25X1
soldiers with black-b+7rdered red a aulets were seen 25X1
at the installation. Sedan with ana raver and jeep 25X1
driven by a soldier with black-bordered red epaulets were 25X1
pparxea in front of the komer>:lnture which was guarded by a seztry with
blcAlk-bordbred red epaulets,
3. Q O March, 6 boxcars, sad 32 flatcars counted from a total of about
45 flatcars were sidetracked at the Bruck on the Leitha River freight
station.
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of flosterneuburg and Bruck on the Leitha River.
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