SOVIET TROOPS IN KAGRAN GOETZENDORF BRUCK ON THE LEITHA RIVER AND KAISERSTEINBRUCH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007500130003-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 16, 2008
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: July 4, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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"COUNTRY ---- Austria
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DATE OF CONTENT Y-
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DATE PREPARED
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in Ka'ran, Goetzendorf. Bruck on the Leitha River
1 o On 10 June 1955, 2 majors vi srislg red-i.?ar.dered black epaulets with
tank insignia., 4 majors wea ':ng red :ordered blackz apaule'ts with
artillery ins:. Zia and an undetermined niinbcyr of So i t woven a: .-,a
children were observed at th Karl Kaserne in Ka ran. Trucks
jeeps
an, van-like mc Lor vehicles
all with weaxin .rc:d-bordered black epaulets, were seen there.
r hi-ee JS-') arthcred cars and a JSU 122 SP gulf were parked a-L the
target range east of tk?.e Kart Kaserne, Eighteen soldiers weaning
red-ho.?ciered black epaulets who were supervis:d by 3 officers
'aeari:;i red- bordered b:+.ack epaulets were obsei',red at the range at
subcaliLer > get prac ;ice with a subcaliber tank gun which was
installed in a tanks tu:.?reta The barrels o? 6 tank guns and the
r'?.Ci e r~'i 3:i3 c-, 16 motor 'ieh: cle- were observed 2dri leh' the shedroofs
between thbarracks t3a-G1i of the Kar?l Kaserneo 1
2, On 6 June 1955, si. 1`r.2~mm field howitzers, four 76-mm field guns,
58 t ^ueks, 6 van-like motor vehicles and 4 jeeps =grebe parked in the
are, of the barracks installation southeast of Goetzendorf. Fresh
imprints caused bz? :rack-laying vehicles were observed around the
nstsllation in the area of which soldiers were seen only sporru',icail .
Van-lake motor veh.,].e and !.rusks 25X1
all with drivers wearing red-bordered black
epavalets, y: are ob=:Irved entering or leaving the installation?2
3, On 6 June 1955, , 25X1
955, 72 full-track vehicles which were camplete. dy covered
with canvas were observed in the barrack3 installation southeast of the
Bruck on the Le!.tha River railroad station, but no fresh imprints
caused by layin : vehicles were observed at the gate of the 25X1
installation? ?eep with a driver wearing red-bordered black
epaulets was pined in Iron t o the komendatua?a. Officers wearing red-
bordered black. epaulets. who were accompanied by women were observed 25X1
sho'-ping jr. we area of the city,3
4. On 6 June 28 soldiers received physical tr?ainini, in the area
of Camp To : in Keisersteinbruchd Traaci :-!ith a driver 25X1
'wweDning re,3..border-d black epaulets t-,''1ich w?-':7 occupied by 2 ofTicer'-
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wearing red-borders d black epaulets and 5 women left- the c!mp. Size
trucks ^nd jeep with a driver wearing red-bordered bl- ok
epaulets were parked in the ores of Camp No 2 which res guarded by P.
sentry t rho wore red.-bore?r red black: cpaulctsa Six 1.`22-mr., Field
howitzers, 32 trucks and 4 van-like motor vehicles ,..ere oboervcd c-n
the hill e^st of Camn.^ >,0 1. Six 37-mm ~;. guns and 32 trucks ?'ith
nee =style identi:ficr.tion r.lates ti.-ere prirked at the ---rkink lot
lust north of i oi. sersteinbrucho An undetermined number of soldiers
were observed ?ct hes.vy drill with six 25-mr -A guns which werc ear laced
of the site. Motor vehicles observed. arriving at or leaving; the site
included iee von-like motor vehicle end truck
lei t rivers wearing red-bordered black epaul ets. 4
Vie 10th Hv Tk SP Regt of the 13th Gds :..ecz Div is
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tino:^n to be in Kn- ran. It is believed thy, t the unit is presently in
t!,e area of its st, tion.
Cor-rent. Tvc 15th Gds Tk Tegt of the 13th Gds 'ecz "iv which
ha.s a;:rr:pently not left is essur;,ed in this installation.
4. ~Corr ent. :z addition to the 32d Gds Ho .arty Regi; of the
13th Gds ''.ecz Div, the 2500th AAA Regt of this division is st--tioned
at F:aiaersT.einbruch> It is helievr:d that the 25-r-n- LA cunt belong
to this re .-iment. , The intcnsi'ed
training with V cse guns tends to in{ is^te that they have recently
been al'ocnted to these troops.
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