MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN NEURUPPIN AND DOEBERITZ

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007600040007-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 5, 2007
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: July 12, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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Military Activities in Neuruppin aeod Doeberitz
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were occupied by only a guard detail. This unit returned on 28 June.
1. On 15 J244 1955, it was learned that Unit Buikovski from Fridericus
Kaserne (2205) in Nsuruppin was to leave the installation and to
return about 30 June, Intensive activity was observed in the quartering
area of the unit. Ammunition was unloaded from many trucks and was
carried to the tank sheds. On Jjne the quartering area of the
unit was occupied by only a guard detail of approximately 100 men.
Of Unit Mitrofanov, about 80 men were present at the installation.
On 1? June. rocket launchers were no longer seen in the garages of
Unit Balayev in the Friedrich-Frans Kaserne (2201) in Neuruppin.
2. On iLl 5 Junes, the Gentzrode estate (2206) was occupied to capacity
by some 800 soldiers wearing black-bordered black and blue-bordered
black epaulets including some with engineer insignia. The former sheds
were occupied by numerous pontoons and bridge-building and engineer
equipment. Six amphibious vehicles, one motorboat, approximately 7
meters long, and some 50 trucks were also seen.
3. On 83/24 June. Lieutenant Colonels Buikovski and Kovalenko were absent
from the Friderious Kaserne in Neuruppin. It appeared that elements
of the units were also absent.
4. On 22 une. Colonel Namatenko of the Neuruppin division headquarters
was observed in Camp Sohweinrioh at the Wittatock training grounds.
The camp was being reconditioned by fatigue details. It appeared that
the camp was to be occupied soon b3 units from Neuruppin. 1
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The quarters of Unit J,obiz in the Friedrich-Franz Kaserne
2201 were also less occupied than usual. The billets of Unit Balayev
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5. The following observations were made at the Dallgow-Doeberitz railroad
station on 22 and 23 June:
22 June, At 2100, 12 x 152-mm field howitzers, 8 x 76-mm field guns,
about 40 trucks including some with equipment, 2 repair shop trucks,
4 field kitchens and 24 boxoarloadl of soldiers from Olympisches Dorf
(2067) in Doeberitz were entrained and left toward the west, allegedly
for the Luckenwalde area.
At 2200, approximately 35 trucks were entrained. A few soldiers wearing
red-bordered black epaulets with tank insignia were seen with the trucks.
23 June. At 1115, a shipneht of 8 light AA guns, presumably 37-mm guns,
approximately 20 trucks, 1 field kitchen and, on 3 boxcars, personnel,
which had been loaded there, left toward the west.
6. On 20 June, the loading of elements of the brigade from Olympisches
Dorf was preceded by an inspection by 4 senior officers of some 600
soldiers and 12 x 152-mm field howitzers. The units marched in review. 2
7. Between 17 and 23 June, increased training was observed at the Doeberitz
training grounds. It was learned that 25 to 30 tanks from Loewen Kaserne
(2063) in Doeberitz daily left for the training area. Tanks and six-
wheel armored personnel carriers mounting guns were predominantly
involved in the exercises. The tanks usually advanced in groups of 5 to
8, deployed to the right and left on a special command and fired at full
speed at mobile dummy tanks. The tanks were followed by armored personnel
carriers with soldiers, who subsequently left the personnel carriers
and advanced under armored protection. At other places of the training
area, infantry mock attacks were conducted under the protection of heavy
machine guns in elevated emplacements. The exercises were conducted
under unusually hard conditions. It was repeatedly observed that officers
kicked crawling soldiers, apparently because of poor performance. 3
he 205th Bhgr Bn can be oonfirmed is Gentzrode until 15 June 1955
by observations.
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Tank and artillery units of the division had apparently left the
post for exercises during the second half of June, Of these units,
the 89th Gds RL Bn was the first to return to the post on 28 June.
The information in paragraph 4 of the present report fails to definitely
indicate that these elements of the division were stationed at the
Wittstock training grounds during the period concerned. Since, however,
'Acoording to recent information, the division was in charge of this training
~..~' grounds, it can be assumed that thIA and fol *i exercises were held
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of the division have so far been h8ld predominantly in the eastern portion,
eC the training area for the last time on 9 June.
shipments went from Doeberitz to Jueter og on 23 June.
Comment. On 22/23 June, 3 shipments were probably loaded in
e eritz. The loading of the first shipment, which involved units
of the 2d Light Arty Brig, was definitely observed. According to
weapons and branch of service insi a the other two trains may have
carried units of the lot Mecz Div 2
d omment~ The information on the activities of the 1st Mecz Div
similar to other divisions in the zone, training in
June concentrated on combined employment of infantry and tank units;dnr
attacks.
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CLASSIFICATION
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The quarters of'Unit Slobin in the r"riedrich-Franz naserne
1. On Jie 1955. -it was -learned that, Uni" .Bu .Ikovski 'from Fridericus
haserne! (2205) in Neuruppin was to leave the irista;.lation and to
return about 30 June. Intensive activity was observed in the quartering
area o' the unit. Ammunition was unloaded from many trucks and was
carried to the tank sheds. On 17 une, the quartering area of the
unit was occupied by only a ;u zrd detail of approximately 100 men.
Of Unit 4*1:itrofanov, about 60 en resent at the installation.
On 15 June, rocket launchers %ere o onger seen in the garages of
Unit Balayev in the Friedrich-F.e Xasee (2201) in Neuruppin.
2. On 1 15 June, the Gentzrode es ,e (2206) was occupied to capacity
by some 800 soldiers wearing, black-bordered black and blue-bordered
black epaulets including some with engineer insignia. The former sheds
were occupied by numerous pontoons and bridge-building and engineer
equipment. Six a:.iphibious vehicles, one motorboat, approximately 7
meters l'.ng, and some 50 trucks were also seen.
3. On 23/24 June. Lieutenant Colonels Buikovski and A'Aovalenko were absent
from the Fridericus Kaserne in Neuruppin. It appeared that elements
k2201) were also less occupied than usual. The billets of Unit 13alayev
were occupied by only a guard detail. This unit returned on 28 June.
4. Q 22 June, Colonel i amatenko of , I1euruy:;:in division headquarters
was observed in Camp Scnwei tte