MILITARY ACTIVITY IN THE AREA OF THE THIRD GDS MECS ARMY IN THE KUMMERSDORF-REHAGEN AREA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A008100300009-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 7, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: September 8, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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3. Between 7 and 1? August 1955 &]-Pion aserne (3381; in
Rehagen was occupied by less 500 soldiers w~g red-bordered black
with artillery insignia and black epaulets without artillery insignia,,
During the period under review no guns were observed in the installation.
installation.'
20 Bo'? and 17 August'2955, the Neue Kaserne (3643) in duen dorf was occupied
by ap) roxirrately 40 soldiers4#rtltlnr+ aerkn the
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Military Activity in the :lea cf the V%ird Gds ; ecs Arxy 'in ~t
4. On 4 August, the barracks i Mj" Ichhausen (3304) was
-PM ocoupied to capacity by approxirately 8CC-1,000 soldiers wearing red-bordered
black epaulets with tank insignia. As for as could be seen, the tank and SP
shads were also occupied to capacity. All tanks and M's were covered with
canvas. The construction of a low wooden building for teaching purposes
was started.4
5. On 5 August no nilitary personnel except muard forces with red-bordered
black epaulets was seen at the Lieberose (3302) and Schc'csnhoehe (33C5)
carps. Between 28 July and 5 August 1955, the whole of the Lieberose
trainirg grounds was quiet. xo entruining or detraining was observed at
Jamlits railroad station. On 7 August, the ; ieberose can.p was still empty,
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Rumors were heard that the camp was to be handed over to the KVP before
the end of 1955, but it was not possible to verify these rurors.5
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6. On 15 August 55b $0Proximately 1300, 4 x SU.1CO SPs and 10 x T-34s
were entrained at Wittenberg railroad station.6 At approximately 1315,
a troop train passed dittenberg rt:.ilroad station from the direction of
Halle and went in the direction of Jueterbog. The train included an
undetermined nMber of flatcars carrying 10 trucks loaded with canvas-
covered pontoons, 2 trucks loaded with ptraw and 1 converted boxcar
7? carrying personnel with black epaulets.7cAfter 3 August, the Wittenberg
garrison was again at the Gallin-Wartenburg training grounds. Upstream from
Gallon in the direction of Taster, and downstream fron Gallin in the direction
of !uehlanger, a motorized ferry was obd6vederTanks and vehicles were
ferried across the Elbe river continually. The inhabitants of the nearby,
villages were forbidden to ewe near the Elbe banks. After 7 August,
the exercises were held in the Uster--Labets area. During the night
of 1C August, a major night exercise was held. All weapons except the
air force took part. The population in the maneuver, area suffered
seriously from the excesses of Soviet personnel. During the time of the
night exercise only a few Soviet soldiers, mostly members of the Air Force,
were seen in Wittenberg.8
8. On 30 July 1955, the Rooslau engineer training site was evacuated because
of floods. The units stationed there left for the Luko area.9
9. On 16 August 1955, at approximately C6OC, 6 x 37-M AAA guns, 6, - 8 AAA guns,
presumably 85-m t 20 - 25 trucks, and 2 radio or repair shop tluaks iMre
loaded onto approximately 10 boxcars. This troop train passed Jueterbog
railroad etati direction of Witten O _q+ annnimirmtely IUS in the or Falkenberg.7
On 16 August 1955 at approximately 10459 a troop train carrying ar ery
arrived at Jueterbog. The train which was allegedly bound for Forst 'Linn, 25X1
consisted of approximately 8 - 1C flatcars carrying 12 guns, plesuoal '
122-ms field howitzers, approximately 25