SOVIET AND EAST GERMAN MILITARY UNITS IN SCHWERIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007300700007-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 9, 2008
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: July 14, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY East Germany
Soviet andEast German Military Units -'DATE-'DISTR.
in Schwerin
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIREC
DATE ACQUIRED
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1, The Quartiernutzungsamt (QNA) in Schwein is. in charge of adrinistering and
supplying all Soviet and East German military-installations, barracks,' 'anges, as
well,a1s Goerries airfields The Bezirks and kris Registrierverwaltungan gin
charge of recruiting for the KVP, are also=. subordinate to' thbr QNA a
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2s The QNA plans to issue the following amounts of coal to Soviet installations in
;Schwerin during 195'5
Buchholz Kaserne I 1600 tons
Buchholz Kaserne 2 1600
uegerkaserne ,`3000 11
Artilleriekaserne .2400
Guestrowerstrasse Kaserne 2000 " 25X1
Mironov"s Unit 3400
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Lit'inoves Unit 1800
Special Account 40Q9_ ,
3s Under the 1954 plan, theQNA issued the following amounts on 24 March 19559 after
receiving on that day 80 tons of briquettes;;
Komendatura 13 tons
NVD . 8 '
Kruegerkaserne 10 "
QNA itself
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4e Further. issues of briquettes on. 25 March were; as follows:
Buchholz Kaserne I 5 tons'
Mir onov ? s Unit 12
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5. The MVD coal was collected by a sergeant on a truck
6. When Mironov's and Litvinovos Units receive large amounts of coal, they ship it
in railroad cars to a supply dump at the Suelstorf station.
7. The Soviet soldiers of the Schwerin garrison received new uniforms at the end
of March 1955.
8. On 19 March a long column of Soviet troops moved through Schwerin in the direction
of Wismar, from the direction of Ludwigslust. All traffic in the area was stopped
for the occasion. The column moved through the city for about an hour jnd a.
half. It was led by threeeaxled, troop-carrying armored vehicles, ,equipped with
anti-aircraft guns. These were followed by half-tracked vehicles, 24 long-
barreledcguns, three-a.xied ZIS trucks, radio vehicles, jeeps, and, in the rear,
30 motorcycles. The doors of the vehicles were marked with:
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(Crossed Gun Barrels)
9. On 4 April 1955 a shipment of brand-new ZIM trucks was received at the Schwerin
reight station.
10. On 7 April, a unit of "Katusha" rocket guns left Schwerin in the direction 25X1
of Guestrow, led by a few jeeps and ZIM trucks. There were several groups
of four Katusha'5, interspersed w th'lZIM trucks. At the rear of the column were
radio vehicles, field kitchens.ancnotorcyclists?,rith red arm-bands on which there
was a blue diamond with the white letter "Pn,
11. The Soviet adviser with the.KVP motorized infantry division inSchwerin is a
Colonel Ushikov or Ushakov.
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