MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN THE TEMPLIN AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A008400220001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 25, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 18, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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NFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains Information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs, 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law
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COUNTRY East Germany
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
Militar7r Activities in the
Teri
plin Area
REPORT 1
DATE DISTR. 18 %-~v,ember
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REQUIREMENT NO. RD
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This is UNEVALUATED Information
1. Miscellaneous Movements
a. 29 July - 0445 hours.
lance, a snow plough ?nd one c-r.
and three-axled, as well as approximately ten fuel
A train consistir of mi11 numbers of T-34/85's, JS-21s and JS-3?,
100 mm AT guns and one column of twelve white scout cars.
d. No unusual activity had been observed at this enc.a:moment other than
the usual small number of arrivals and departures on a similar scale
to previous months.
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3. Kannenberg Camp
at When the observations ended ;=his encampment appeared to be completely
occupied by Soviet troops. The majority wore black-red shoulderboards.
Approximc-.tely 50% of the troops appeared to wear tank insignia and two-
thirds of the remainder wore artillery insignia.
b. It is esti:aated that there is a total of 5000 to 6000 men in this en-
campment and in the adjoining firing ranges.
c. Heavy equipment observed entering the camp has included JS-3's, T-34/
85's, 37mm, 85mm and 100mm AA guns. Double banked rocket launchers
having short rails and mounted on ZIS-151 chassis and a column of mixed
120/160 mm heavy mortars were also observed. No accurate estimate of
the total equipment held in this encampment is possible because of the
numerous movements of small detachments in and out.
d. Since 3 August 1955 there has been intensive heavy AA practice on th(_
adjoining ranges. On several evenings u,~ to eight searchlights co-
operating with jet fighter aircraft have been observed.
4. Kroechlendorf Training Area,
a. This new training area bounded between the villages of Wichmannsdorf-
Kuhz-Beenz-1 oecALndorf (approximately 10 kms southwest of Prenzlau)
is still occupied o-, or approximately 1500 Soviet personnel. All appear
to wear black-red shoulderboards with either tank or artillery insi.nia.
There is a total of approximately 60 wooden huts all of which are
occupied by the Soviet troops.
b. the Soviets had Z DA I
come from rent au.
c. A telephone system consisting of t*~To pairs of lines has been laid
overland and connects the encampment with the town of Prenzlau.
d. Heavy equipment observed at this training encampment includes at
least 15 T-34/85's and at least 25 AT guns of approximately 100 mm
caliber fitted with a large muzzle brake and a split boxed tr~.il.
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