GENERAL MILITARY INFORMATION

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A008300300005-5
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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 12, 2009
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: October 10, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY East Germany
General Military Information
TOPIC 3
,EVALUATION
DATE OF CONTENTDATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES -
REPORT
L-'WkE PREPARED 10 October 1955
PAGES 5 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS
(fnu). The administrative offices and departments came from Schneller
Strasse in Berlin-Niederschoeneweide and occupied Section I a. The
administrative offices moved into wing F of building No 9 part of
which was completed in the meantime, while the two departments were
accomodated in building No 6a which had been vacated by the
departmental heads. The motor transport unit came from Berlin-
Adlershof and occupied Section Ib. Major Kuehnel who was relieved
from his duties was succeeded by Captain "Walter (fnu).l, 2 -
?. Agencies and units, which, from 15 July to 10 August, moved to
Strausberg airfield included the administrative offices for
rear services, the billeting department (VQN), the construction
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2. In buildy'yw -ft (k & pf Section I a of Strausberg airfield Colo
The room of Lieutenant General
TTincenz Mueller
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Ifof 'tir uPnished and equipped as a typing center. 2,
3. Within Section I a the offices which were hitherto located in
building No 4 moved to the completed wing A of building No 9,
while components of the political department moved from building.
No 6b to wing B of building No 9 which was also completed. The
vacated rooms in building No 6 b were occupied
department. Only departmental heads had free ac
No 3 which also housed the office of Major Gene
for 100,000 liters fueld.l
due to the arrival of the motor transport unit would have a demand
4? It was disclosed that the service station in Section Ib'which was
not yet entirely completed, but had to be provisionally opened
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On 26 August 1955, the billeting offices (O,NAs) were advised
immediately to remove the designation of Ministry of_th@ erior
from. all rubber stamps, office seal
redesignation was being expected. For
designation of the billeting offices rsot ally ""M
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of the German Democratic Re
ublic
1'rnerte Volks
olizei
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Billeting 6ffice". 4 - -- _ -z - -_
6. In early
provisio
of the I
it appeared
eparation
Interio*
e issued by the Ministers'
Council of the Democratic Rep p c rmany. They authorized
the KVP chief to decide by himself-oi construction measures
up to the amount of 10 million eastmarks per project. This power
was hitherto exclusively reserved to the Minister of the Interior.4
Somme pawers_~-f a m1nist r Were vested- n the KVP chief in regard
(of decisions of inbestmenis. 4
7. :.n early September 1955, it appeared that another two billeting
offices were scheduled to be established in Magdeburg and/or
Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz) in early 1956. 5
8. The 1C apartment houses for KVP generals of the Strausberg
headquarters which were under construction in the area between
Straussee (lake) and Fontane Strasse in Strausberg were scheduled
to be completed on 15 October 1955. In anticipation of parts of
the 1956 program it was intended to start still this year the
construction of single houses and double houses for Soviet advisers
in the vicinity of the Strausberg hospital.
9. In early September 1955, Colonel Rochlitjrelb+e of
billeting department, ordered that "Akti "
immediately and as quickly as possible.`' is-operation-concerned
measures for the blackout of the windows of all headquarters
buildings in the area of the several billeting offices. Besides,
funds of some 100,000 eastmarks were allocated for the execution
of ."Massrahme Heckel' which called for the fencing-in of installations
where fences were, not yet erected.
lO.- `TJa- construction of additional garages in the area of
inafi > xz was subjected to approval by Major Gener
of the motorization department; Major Gen
of the ordnance department; and Lieutenant Colonel
H?dfweber (fnu), deputy head of the motor trans-pout de artm t.-_ 6
former German Army uniforms. Alleusa5p es were already
available.
11. It was allegedly intended to equi
new-style uniforms whose cut and
12. In mid-August.1955, a service station was completed southwest of
the workshop south of the former Eggersdorf - Hennickendorf road
in the area of the,Eggersdorf installation. It included 3 tanks
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each of which had a capacity of 20,000 liters, a twin-standpipe
for diesel fuel, and a single standpipe for gasoline. It was
intended to construct another installation of the same type still
in 1955, while another two were scheduled to be constructed in 1956.
13. In early September 1955,-it became known that the records of the
former Sazonian Army archives which also included- s of the
former German.Reich Ministry of Justice were tak
It was intended
f KVP General
14. In late August 1955, Major Stahlhutts (fnu) direct supe?'ior was
allegedly, Lieutenant Colonel Nieber (fnu). 8
15. In early August 1955, the announced transfer of offices of
the li:inistry of the Interior from the installation on Schneller
Strasse in Berlin to installation I-in Strausberg was effectuated.
16. The army surveying school moved from Dresden to Halle.
17. The mid-August 1955, KVPs from the L'ggersdorf installation picked
up 2 medium AA guns at the Soviet supply depot in Strausberg.
Eteavvyy traffic of KVP trucks which took boxes from the Soviet depot10
to 'ggersdorf was recently observed between the two installations.
18. On 30 August 1955, another 300 men of the AAA unit in Eggersdorf
allegedly went to the summer camp in the Wilkendorf forest.
In early September 1955, an undetermined number of soldiers
received training with a 85-mm AA gun in the area of the installation.
19. Prior to mid-August 1955, activities observed in the area of the
Eggersdorf installation included the daily relief of the guard and,
on some days, drill and aiming practices with four 85-mm AA guns.
Driving school was held with several trucks. On 10 August 1955,
12 tank trucks left the installation toward Hennickendorf. 11
20. On 31 August 1955, 600 to 800 KVPs who wore red-bordered black collar
patches and were presumably AA artillerymenpetruucked away in
. d.estihation.. Although no guns were observe
weapons of this kind were no longer observe&=,_it of Pik
installation prior to 8 September 1955. A KVP soldiery said.^tt t:
the unit moved to a tent camp. Buildings No 1 to 8 were still
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occupied by-soldiers who wore red and red-bordered black collar patches.
21. on 31 August 1955, two KVP shipments
were ma e irom p g e 'uppin.
22. Construction of the new garages was rushed. It was noted that these
structures were constructed larger and higher than the existing
garages. The d.imentions of the doors were estimated at 4 x 4 meters.
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23. The 6 garages under construction at the K:ggersdorf installation
which contained a total of 215 bays were scheduled to be completed
en'15 October 1955. It was allegedly intended to house tanks and
guns in these structures.
24. From 18 to 22 August 1955, no activity was observed'in the area
of the KVP billets on Rudower Chaussee in Berlin-Adlershof.
Trucks were only occasionally observed entering or leaving the
installation. The sedans which were previously parked in the
area of the installation were no longer observed.. On 1 and 2
September 1955, billeting equipment was taken from the installation
to the Adlershof railroad station on trucks whose drivers wore
red-bordered black epllar patches. Soldiers wearing dark-blue
collar patches were frequently observed in the area of the
installation. Sentries standing guard at the gate of the
installation wore red-bordered black collar patches. 1
25. On 19 August 1955, about 120 men were observed at drill practices
in the area of the Buchenwald concentration camp. Six trucks were
maintenanced. The billets quartered an estimated 250 to 300 KVPs.
On 17 August 1955, a caterpillar tractor which presumably belonged
to a unit stationed at Buchenwald was observed in the terrain
outside the installation. 12
26. At 1030 on 26 August 1955, 18 KVP trucks each of which was loaded
with a ponton passed through Neuruppin toward Rheinsberg from the
southwest. The pontoons greatly resembled model TNIP. 13
27. At 1900 on 27 August 1955, 50 to 60 KVP trucks, some loaded
with pontons, passed through Loewenberg toward Gransee from the
direction of Oranienburg. 13
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snd their $bviet
4. Continent. The measures mentioned in the present'report
tend to indicate that the KVP as the future East German Armed
Forces has already been released from the jurisdiction of the
Ministry of the Interior vbi t--; " s kno s is-rant ni) ha,s
=taken--over- x. rdm--Sto.ph (fnu) some -weeks. ago,.
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'Comment. The intended transfer to Strausberg of offices
of the_I,dI KVP which have still remained in East qlr-
alre ed some time age. Major Kuehn]= is 1nown
as t antler of the sedan battalions
also aphs 15 and 24 of the present report
Comment. A layout sketch of Section I a has been annexed
to a previous report. . In the
meantime, some parts of building No 9 which has been under
.construction at that time have been completed.
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Comment. This measure would increase the number. of billeting
o a es from 11 to 13. It is possibly intended to adjust the
number of the billeting offices to that of the administrative districts.
6. I Comment. See paragraphs 22 and 23 of the present report.
7. ent. .It is believed that Major General Dr. Korfes
his capacity as head of the military history department
o Administration I of the MdI/KVP.
a. omment. A Lieutenant Colonel-Nieder (fnu) is known as head
ne
e (topographic) Administration X of the MdI/KVP.
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9. Comment. Previous information dating from mid-June 1955
has indicated that a socalled cartographic KVP office, designated
KVP-Dienststelle Halle XXI, had,,been stationed at Halle at that time.
10. If1orm!ent. The Soviet central ordnance depot of the
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Twenty-fourth Air Army is located in Strausberg.
Comment. The AAA regiment which is known in the Eggersdorf
installation in addition to the guard. regiment and the truck
regiment has apparently moved to a summer camp,'or possibly to an
artillery range.
Comment. Recent information indicates that this
installation is occupied by a newly activated KVP railroad
engineer battalion.
orunent. component units of
gi.neer Regimen e z an Sneer rLegiment Kuechensee.
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