MILITARY ACTIVITIES AT THE KINDEL TRAINING GROUNDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007000790008-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 22, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 17, 1955
• Content Type: CABLE

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Military Activitis$ at the U del Training Grounds
VALUATION I.PLACE OBTAINED
DfTE OF CONTENT
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PI,GES 1 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS
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1~ Motor vehicle nbs*rved L
freight station on 2E APril 1955
17 ?ay 1955
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shipment at the Misenach
2_o At 0815 on --29 Aprils the first exercise started at the Kindel training grounds.
Some 500 so ers advanced from the distance to.iard the edge of a woods and stopped
some 200 asters tow the woods. The attack was supported by 7 tanks, presumably
T..34/85soThe exercise was repeatedly discontinued. Officer briefings were apparently
held in the intervals,
3 According to Major Herrmann, commanding officer of the border police unit stationed
in the Panzer Kaserne (8082) Eisenach elements of his unit conducted joint
exercises with Soviet units. an estimated 500 Soviet soldiers
and some 60 Soviet officers were stationed at Kindela2
is of the 57th ads Mtz
Rifle Div were stationed at the Yindel training grounds
---lComment, It is believed that the border. police was employed only in guard
missions in connection with Soviet exercises.
DATE PREPARED,
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