MILITARY ACTIVITIES AND SHIPMENTS IN THE AREA OF THE SECOND GDS MECZ ARMY AND THE RATHENOW AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007500010002-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 9, 2008
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 27, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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6.- At.1030 on 1 June, approximately 20 trucks with pontoons,-15'
trucks with personnel, engineer and billeting equipment. ,,l DUKW-353
type amphibious vehicle, 1 motorboat and 2 field kitchens were seen
in Rathenow en route toward Neue Schleuse. At 2300, approximately, 20
trucks with soldiers went in the same direction. 3
On 2'June. the following shipments passed through the Oranienburg
railroad station:
1130. A shipment of 6 trucks with pontoons, 2 motorboats, 2 small
amphibious vehicles, 19 trucks, 2 field kitchens and 5.boxcars
with soldiers wearing black-bordered black epaulets, which was
reported going from Prenzlau to Wustermark and was allegedly bound
for Halle/Saale.'
1205. A shipment of 28 trucks with-pontoons, 1 large and 1 small
amphibious vehicle, 2 motorboats, 2 field kitchens, 2 flatcars with
sideracks carrying billeting equipment and 8 boxcars with soldiers
wearing black-bordered black epaulets, which was reported going from
Prenzlau to Wustermark. 4
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Oomment. Artillery units of the 33d or 34th Gds Mtz Rifle
Regt of the 9 and/or 12th Gds Tank Div probably went to Jueterbog
for firing practices. According to pregious reports, these units
returned to Puerstenberg
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Comment. The exercise probably involved nits *of the 205th
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Engr Bn of the 12th Gds Tank Div which utilized the area near
Neumuehler Schleuse for engineer exercises in preceding years also.
these were quite definitely units of the 88th Engr.Regt
(? of the Second Gds Mecz Army from Neubrandenburg which apparently
transferred to the area north of Rathenow in 2 shipments for
engineer exercises. This area on the Havel River had also been
utilized for exercises by engineer units of the Second Gds Mecz
Army daring the same period in preceding years.
Comment. According to available information, no engineer
units are stationed in Prenzlau. It is. assumed that engineer units
of the Second Gds Mecz Army which transferred to exercises in the
area north of Rathenow were involved.
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