MANEUVERS OF THE GSFG IN THE SUMMER AND FALL OF 1957/INFORMATION ON UNITS OF THE 24TH AIR ARMY WHICH PARTICIPATED IN THE MANEUVERS/MILITARY RAIL SHIPMENTS CONNECTED WITH EXERCISES

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COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Maneuvers of the GSFG in the Summer DATE DISTR. 13 JAN 1958
and Fall of 1957/. n6orrva,ior- or)
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report on maneuvers
con toted by the GSFG (Group of Soviet Forces in Germany) during the
summer, and fall of 1957. The report also includes information on units
of the' 24th Air Army which participated in the maneuvers.
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PAL~ r,> '11 16 ' 3 or 1957
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The c3ose cooperation of arses and air force d,,. ring the 1957 GSPG
manomers (army maneuvers a ~it~h air force support) requires a
joint treatment. This report, therefore, ocaatains all information
on combined activities of the two weapons, except fcsr data
of in rest only to the. Air Force, w1,-Ich will be treated in a
se report on exercises of the Twenty-Fourth Air Army.
1. Between 25 July and 10 Gatcber 1957,,' the Group of Soviet Forces
in Germaw (GSFG) condvoted, at least 10 major exercises at, or
exceeding divisional level which can be regarded as maneuvers.
Of these exercrisses, 9 pare conducted Jointly by Army and Air
Force, while only axeroise was held without Air Force support
and o exercise aervcc air defense purposes axauaively.
2. These ng activities Cr the army covered a period of 73
days ( as].usiint; iv emer:ts to and from exercise area and ssesemb1y) ,
31 of which were ?Lned fir combat activities proper. Combat
aat3 ies of the Air Faroei within the framework of these
axerei es covered a period of 40 daya, in addition to am day of
air d ease trai irbg,
During the 1956 mar esu , ar exer& sea abav a divisional level
co a total o. 66 Cayss lual: ing 4 des of combat activities
proper Air force emplc-y st9 in 1956e, concentrated on only 6
days o eommitanent'
This dtce ttes that, with xe ard to the Is th of employment of
army s te,- ware is no esa.s rtliil difference between the 1956 and
1957 uvers (omcept for t1a ; oportion, between the total
period of maneurcrs and. thu duration of combat activities proper),
whereas the differ as is quite obviot with the Air Force which,
in 195 ,5,9 was emplhyed oz in a few ai maneuuvers.
3,, Army its and la :ent pw--tielpaW In the following z sber of
eosaerci ss
GSPG
First Now Arne (T x k)
Second Gds Noes Ax TT (m'ank
Third Gdo Moen
Fourth Gda Moos Arty
Third hook Army (iecef
Eighth Gds A.ri (4v2)
in 5 +arcines;
in 2 srsstses3;
in I amercias; .
":a 3 e-arciaes;
in 3 asacercisse>s;
in 2 c ernises;
in 3 a rci5es.
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rhirt*n divisions participated in onea and 6 divisions in two
eater ses , No Maneuvers were observed with 3 divisions. It oan,
howev ? be assumed that these divisions also coodusted at least
one jor exercise.
.Aceor4lng to composition of Practicing uaiitss the following 3
grou of exearetses can be distingaished:
a, Tkatee exee ulsss involving slaenents of various armies:
19-22 Aug,, Letslinger fie .da .. Ge athin - Altengrabov areas
eke Third Gds Maas A
elms Fourth Gds Mece Axray
pa um a Eighth Gda Armor (Maas)
elms GSEG
elm NVA
1519 Sep Lieb ose trg gr areas
elms Third Gda Moos ATV
elms Eighth Gds Araq (Moos)
possibly el s F st Gds Maas 4r (Tank)
elm GSS'G
7.20 Oots Perleberg - Wittstook - T nplin -. Neuruppin area:
elate Seeond Gds Moos Army (Tank)
elms Fourth Gds Moos Amy
elm GSiG
e sx isee invalvig si.ments of several divisions of the
e cwt
27 Jul, vorn porrti.oa of Latsli er Nsids:
units Thies Stock fixW (mss)
elms GS G
r16 Saps Wittat k trig gr ass:
units Fourt Gds Maus ArTW
Sept Oetn Wi tt nborg - Jueterbog .. deaaen areas
units T ird Gd3 Mess Arses
elms GSFG
3$ Oct, area southwest of Jewas, terminated in Ohrdruf:
units Ei,ghrrh G Ar (Moos)
c. exercises involving; ciily one division reinforced by army
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6.4 Sep, Zeithain - Gros in area:
bulk 9th Tanc Div
elms aster units First Gds Me-as Army (Tank)
12.-15 Sept letalinger H:a.ide area:
strong elms `7th We Tank Di?-
elm army units Third Gdo Mess Arm,
The a three typas of e> : ices were -observed during the 1956
mane CUM Prior to 1956, only exercises of the types mentioned
in pho b) e) were conducted. In additions it say be
mentio that n awrona exerts at reinforeed regimental level
are u$ 11y hello
In 195 , the NVA for the first time participated with entire
unites a Soviet maneuver.
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Annex is a tabulation indicating the 10 xeraisesy broken down
aooo ,to daata, axeroiac- arre and.paa .oipating units. In
additi n, it contains references to aketoleas attached In Annows
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LAUUJ Mesa) S n 27 Ju1v 145?
(see A 2)
Northern `pe'rUmi of *tali er Heide
Bulk 18th Gds Mee Div
Elms 19th Os Mees Div (Tank)
Elms 207th Mts e Div (Meo )
Bulk !44th Air Arty Brig )
Elms 3d G AAA D110 ) Third Shack Army (Mesa)
possibly 304th Arty Brig )
Twenty- m-th Air :;yn Fightarsffi bombers, rsoonwieeanne
air to
f. ~.. sM areas
(Assembly greats: ay-%,h and/or east of northern portion
of Detalinger Peidv)
24/25 Jul, 12 skjp f Liudi .gs",_wto Parahim Perleberg
are
4 s; 71t 3 'r au 41ta~,bow.
2 shI:nti "m' r, tin rg c
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25 Jul, 1500, large: AAA cola passing through
Tange +e tom Standal,
25 Jul, in the mores, continuous flights of helicopters
over northern portion of Lettling,9% ' Heiden
2230, dropping of w att parac ite flares over area
south of v aeverzLta.
26 J'ul, In the morrdmg assembly of 4M tanks near
Sohnoeggersburg, .i n p otion or numerous Soviet generals.
26/27 Jul, sewer homed tanks on route trasl Uohtapringe
to Lindstedt.
27 Jul, 0215 - 040,t heavy arty firing from direction
south of Jaoveu:tta continuo noise of engines, prepum
of tank 3 Jaaevvnlt;~, :tU1 am3 not by muzzle flashes and
impacts.
Rai .~5 # s ?, ,,, , a t~ of lu 2 after Came
27/28 Jul, begi,npti g in the evening hours, large-scale,
loadings of ta. at is al loading stations in northern
portion of L3ts;lizW,,vr Hideo
12 shpmts to P roh .m . Periebbrg.
2 shpmts . It engx : ;w,
1 shpnt ?0 Quatillul7va .
1 Aug. 2 shpato to f : uhukow
28 Jul, 2 major ar^'s;; colu as to Na doburg from direction
Heyrotbaberge.
kws"L
Above o tae at< on a indieate that the exes-eise involved
units of the Turd & ok r (I ez); date and scale
were un p sateci? A similar a :wois= was a-inducted by the
Eighth Gds Arms,- in 1Ctc July 19; however, an exercise
of this alrA had wt b n e p ctl, at this date and so
shortly after the a-rgeni atloxn of enrV units stationed
in the GDR,
It *an be asewyaea3 sus ' t?-* r organization of tank units
had also been oo atcd at that tip..
While tra.a~ ed a :Le i xd t: w- to f~ ~, r=r traffic m el salvage tanks in
l4 ow areeaa 1 at en ive noise of tanks and firing in the
woods nwr lAaJ vd
16-18 Sept raov3menta inch all branches of service' in
Rheinsb F p- .Altru in Ioewnnberg - Grans areas
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16/17 Sap, Ito s :ti: ?t .4 from A1tx upxpi to Sat akorn
Wildpax arae.0
16/17 Sys v 6 shy+i fpm S ri n e istr to Berl n/
KaI rf (2) - Orwif er g (2) -r Earuau (2) area.
2 sahpm fr,= Groifa distr to Hennigadorf (1) and
Dsaakow U)
Loadings at Al ; pr; a?, aW- N Win rr stations.
1' Saps, L adi at "!enmir c rf , a zi xn and Berau
rr statics 0
Units had raturti d o Pot3ctarn and Kv&mi. .ts0
16 Sep9 um i 1 3S Ps from direction Altxruppin
toward Kr z.
Arty eolLmn & In C> AT j^,;;%;s a ! :s a :r-3 fftm direction
Colas, ix of a per :.'L20 `ki 1.50 v%" sty in Nets xp"
Se a3 c J na" p %; '7roar iy arwi meow elaaentss,
from diet icn Fin rfi h passaci thxvugh. Ebersaealds and
proceeded t arsi Ar!,Uiarie Ka,erne (4341)
A b e unloading wid Iwadt a it in oo astiton with
obcxor' attics :.:i madto iii irlxg Via ex -0i le tend: to i dieate
`fit the a-~ for l 1 h Oda T t D I,vs, after aaassnbling
in t hass arm s airah T' dltz lv: S , toward an eueeny
represent,id by : ?tg -xy, ,i.+ ntentr of -t ,.o 6th Gdo Hoax Div
which bad p s i 1 3N r e r6 enzi' poai.tione along
the ~:: n ar, ian is: ,) went of the gen* a3 Neuruppin
t insber;& "',,axe, ' apc:rr s: an t t';? b*s-1 ;e oori notion over
14o3chow Lake and o: n '..v1t1.ea in the
Itndow area aurrj zt tyre as at .ptibr thitt the 10th Gda Tank
Div has t own the ac=,T frw, iai ;. itiorrs and has further
advpzced . to.eraNI tho
This e r c was r,;Lfc ver, r~ er $ because the
ooluas frcya the PUr w t : o Bad r M.eawai de which
definit iI7, :t!r. o1z&d the 16th (,a 'lea l ;ta the on4 unit
statics). wt B.s l F e l e mmIde,a urtibed valuable indioationa
as to the p, es5e:rat e :, ~d atio .~ at rec i.a1l7 of AT and
mortar lxn . x, The applitt s to the rater shipments
t ~Uw E""arc 2sie which fumialutd* information
on the 'Wga:i' lstt ^3? of :'try lulitel"
AccordVig- to thea o ~? s s t s ~ tsa s~ crrtys AT and mortar
units a, a= crgi rd:i ~ i into r ''i' ae,, each equipped
with 6 gnxmv or Units. .uii.IYA with l field
howi arp,., 8$ n AT p= is end :16D s::tc rtars were
d that a me 1 Iii.?~ R FJ : L ar : re** employed-.
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(see An 6)
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Eimer 14th Gds Moos Div )
Elms Gds Mses
ms 9th loam Div )
Strong eI= 21st Gda Meat Div/Eighth Ode ArMV (Moos)
Light elms 3d and 4th Gda AT Brig )
3228.6th Arty Div, Aittengrabow GM
Elms u/i Engr Regt, Bernburg )
Proem elms 32d AAA M v )
presume elms 62d ALA D.v/7`hird Gda Hens .Arm
Twenty4Fourth Adz As ?a Fighters, bombedra, reeonnaissanes
airaorai't~
be
12 Sep, 2 ahem ss BerdWrg - Cottbus dlatr -
2 ahput?t Altsogratow - Cottbus distr
13/34 Snap, 3 8hpcnts J% mterbog - Luebben
15 shpsnta Haile distr - Cottbus dish
14 Sap, 4 ahputo Ju tabog - Haie distr
1 ahrt Greif ,1d diatr (Schwerin) . Cottbus diatr
15 Sep, I ahpmt Grai:favald dlictr (Rostock) Cottbus distr
1? Sep, I a nt A.ltangrabot.. ?
13 Sep, 2 , tank ooluan of appr 80 tanks fran direction
Hal.be toward Lioberoae.
13 Sep, 2330, arty oo3um of appr 24 guns tram direction
Krauanick toward Li abarose.
13/24 Sop, 2400 .. 0, large tank, arty, iet and engr
units in 2 aols from demotion Golssen and Iadmu via
Luabben toward Lieberose4 Units of Luebbsp post joined
these oalu ns..A&itional units of all weapons I mt
toward Uebiroee frog: dir Lion Krauaa>iok and direction
Neu.-Lm u during this night,
14 Sep, a nti none tvftio IV ochres iris! APC., arbr
and mortc on the road from Lorca in direction Laueba,
Columea !.excl arty from direction Roeabach tovard Msrsebnrg.
Column Inai arty and R1 from Jessen in eastern direction..
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13 Sept ualoutding of i teak shpmts inel Rte at Lmbbsa
rr stations doperture In direction Jaml3.ta.
34 Sep$ unloading of t at Luebben rr station; tank
shpmt through Cottbus toward Guban or Pelts.
Unusual troop-mo A from and to Lbesa; eontimous
column from direction Loosa to Rosslobaa arr stations
14/15 Seps heat,; vehicular traffic, praedos-inant1y treak-
laying eehialea, most~:y tanks,, an route from Taub toward
Guben
W15 Sep, unloading of tank ahpmts at Luebben rr station;
departure in eastern direction.
15 Sep, unloadinga inol tanks and arty at Cuban sr station.
Three AAA columns (22 k iv AA guns) passing through Tauer
toward Gubeeso
15/16 Sap, arty oolix:nan (appr40 g%=# 100 vebe) passing
through Luckau from wast to eastern dire
14 Sep, after 06009, intensive air ? activity at Bnsen
airfield. Taking-off of 3i? IL.28s each toward Ideberose;
individual take.-off retui after appr 30 minutes.
U1mon Kaserne ( 5481) , R+ostosk, completely quiet; niw
garage vast,
14/15 Sep, tank and &L iy columns from Tauer and Pelts
toward Tt . Uef or Siva rations in area east of
Malbsrg - l ass auaeu - Bla rf line.
15 Sep,, Western Pan a sses it d In area east of
L ebbecaau a east of.' L abbe - Neu Imebbensu - Neu Schadov .?
tit orf w Liakbrase - Pi hlsguLre.
14x-19 Sept, oont t with mumW in area of Ideberoee tog gr
and toward Pelts?
13-M Saps, all r isr+ ads in the entire msnauver area
occupied by t fio control posts of Soviet Arty.
Upapireeb all of the offs wearing white brassards
and service cap,', int*.arfere d seaveoral times and excluded
personnel ba use of mm ambetlike behavior.
16-19 Sop,, all malz 1 tghwa in Lieberose - Pelts -
Straupnits area bloc$ civilian traffic.
17/18 Sep; 0500, firing of all weapons in area of
Tauer t ; 'g te1 :0`'.m, ;,~' barrage.
1S Sep a unift e.tte a at2 c ? tion Pelts.
0800 - 1, contiu adr,foree employment .each .5
aircraft f Briesez airfield alternately employed for
30 minut each
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19 Sep 1?00? art' and A" column on routs !loom PaLts
toBa. laua
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19 Sop. loading of tats at Jamlits rr station.
19 Sep (?) g ualoading of 30 to 40 by AA guns at
Brandenburg-Altstadt ??r station.
20 Sop, loading of tanks at But (near Besskov) rr
station. Return of un ,.ts stationed in Jaeger Raisers (3341)
and Xnfanterie Kasernen (3343), Lusbbsn, obasrrsd.
21 Saps, Aoadi.ng of large tank wits at Groes Imutba n and
Iusbben rr stations.
Unloading of tanks at .+ ag rf rr station.
18 Sep, 2 ehpmto Oottks diets ? Frankfurth/Oder
19/20 Seps, 25 ahpnt,s from. Li eberose ? Peitz and/or
Brand .L. . Lusbb. n t to -Halle diatr and Magdsburgo
3 shpmtA M:isellxoae - +tit grrabowo
1. ahpmt Muell.rove - ilthunw.
20 Sep,, 7 ahpats B? kow - Angeersdorf.
1 shp nt 1eee1oiv a Eosssss1obe ,
eh is Grunow - Jus'Urbog0
0/21 Sops 1 ah t 1 ullrone - Ront6ako
20 Sep,, cant ,ious tr, Ye by columns passing through
Torgau toward Ei abtr^Rgo
Return of practicing tuts in western direction on the
same roads on which t`sy arriv+nd ,
3)/21 :epo colurm with .125 tanks and appr 330 not vehs
inal AA gt frun Yra,,n%n via Gross Iaubbols toward
Ir,, -bbsn0
Acoording to molrom is and oteoz Lions made at posts,
units of 2hf rd Gds Maas ArW and the Eighth Gds Ai
(Moos) r&zif r by GSPG units practised in the area of
Liebero, troap t ;bra Ta nu nbe of return shipments
to the ale and blo clebaarg districts after the termination
of the wmw*:Lae e:,unds that of the shipments to the
excaroisa a i bo 16, 'woe of these 16 shipments may have
iwioly emits of t Le 626 AM Div the transfer of which
had not b observ I and tsa reb,,rn shipments of the
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164th Gds Naen D!Lv, earveral s hip?wte of, which bad sraehsd
the eatettliae area via the Halle Ostriat-o
in spite of t 1w possibility that 1-he rreaining U surplis
return shi pmrants jack aded addi `.3o 1 mite of the 21st
Gds Me= Die whf ch could not ba observed an route to the
training areas tbty' may also iadioata the partisdpati+oa
of addit&nel WI IL unitm. Sao at least amts of tank
diviaiona wme amp ayed in an oLber era vises. In 19578
it may bo ammed that tank waits, possibly of the First
Gds Macs Mir (Tank) partialpated also in this roe raise,
If this aso mmption is eorrsat units of three differet
armies participated is this sae ee0
The fact that$ in aprite of a diStmea of more than 200
km, all who" elements of the 21st We Meas Div were
transferred by read again indicates that the Jowlets make
it a prtnoj.ple to move tracked and vhee id .Leteeets
aeparat,
Acoo to available infosznation, the exercise
presumably developed at follows is Western Party attacked
the Eastern Partq t :m the area at of the Ideberoae -
Byhlegubre Um. The Bastem Party had prepared for
defenaep with foremost positions exta ndiug along
the Maiherg m Drae ausen - Blasdorf line. The oymen't
of units of 2 or possibly ey 3 amies~, the participation
of o2mmate of the Eighth Oda Azr (Mess), vbtah arrived
fr m1 a distance of more than 210 It and prastioud in the
Lieberose area for the first t$me,, and the teot that
arty, AAA and w units of the G OG but no az units
were in)Aaei in tyre ex sg le -d to the assumption,
that this e r so mas also directed by Hq 08 G.
,.,tsr_Feurtb Air *vt
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9u ai r 1 of the may,-Fourth Air ArW
Ftr Div Zerbet
nr Regt Briesen
Ram Amt Welsow
Trans Mgt 3dtow,*f*.jd
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Fighters: Adr sppoe ooutro1j
Gembat ran anDaiasanosg
Escort for bombami
Attaakcs at bombers (also during night time)
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BambWst ing of bombs IV dam' and night at targets
in operational area (at nights attack at
airfield).
Transport airwatz
Transfer at topf?1e1 g personal and
materiel of a ents of Ftr Rsgt Z.rbst.
~rataatera t
F2VM 0850 to 2000 on 1? t< nbearp the bulk of Ftr Reg't
Mersoburg to ferred to A oetheuo It r aturnsd apps oadmate1 r
at 2030 on the same day, .1 aants tnelluding 4 Z3 0.17a
remained is lVoetben until 18 Septutaerq
C-b, 20 Sept bere Ftr Ieegt Zerbst trannferr d to an u`/i
airfield for 6 hours,, Two trr apart airaratt participated
in the transfer.
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Wittenberg - 3ueterbog ...t i
,I t't ~_ iZ~~taaa
proem slue Gds aeas Div? ) .
*Ira 9U I4 s Di r ) Third Gds Mss Army
e1ve Oda How Div
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Wi tb gr ~e Spw*M.Y:arg/tayo
u/1 Ems' Unit/&.h Meet Div?
i Aar Unit/` {? Mewa A
Twent r-Zcnarth Air Arrays Figbteres bomb,
r tmaissanoe aircraft.
28 Sepe c s nts Vim Brandenburg 'wi.a Pissteritsj
1 sbfrntt Wui ,. dorf o U snd/t. L.
- Sep, 2 shpts 31 a mbarg Z a
3 Oats 2 8111ariti Ha;#,ls distr - :lper Pant rg;
3 shpmt Halle distr W sdorfo
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28 Sep, "loading of a units at Leipsig-TauOha Mr atation,
29 Sep, on the Toast - Luebbentu A-atobebn eeetion at the
Cottbus - Ssnftenborg 4odt a v W7 lsrgr column which oame
from the Hearn north of the Autobabn (proem 3aobsendorf
Kaserns (33049 Cottbus).
29 Sop, a column final guns between Luckan and Zosesn,
in direction Zossen.
1 Oct, 2 columns fron direction Wear-Markeedort via
Forst Zinna firing range touvrd Jwt rbog.
lot oolannrn appr 150 T-34s, 3 JSUr , ., emph tacks, and 17
trucks.
2nd columns totaling appr 500 "ho incl strong mess elms,
24x10O-ergs AL guns, 24xlOO-c= AT gone, 24x57. AT guns,
12x3?-e= AA ,guns, 12 RU, l rgu number of radio vrhs.
Condition of soldiers and vahicles tndioatsd long march.
1 Oct, 2 smaller col s from Wittwberg in southern
direction.
2 Oct, loading of arty at Bergwitr. rr station.
3 Oat, loading of tanks and arty at Wittenbsrg rr stationo
Loading of angrs and arty at deassn rr station..
Arty column from Wittenberg toward Pratau.
3/6 Oat, loading of tanks and ergs at Wittsabsrg rr
stationf
4 Oct, loading of tanks at Prataia ri' station.
3 Oct, unloading of engre at Lsip rig--Taueha .rr station..
4 Oat, AAA shpmt of eppr 2 . 25 by AA guns coming f% 43M
direction MagdsburgE, at Braru3t*nbburg main rr station-
5 Oat, unloading of arty at Cottt&'s :rrr station; departure
toward kasernes,,
Available info indicates that a m=ajor exercise was held
in the Wittenberg -- Juetc rrbog - 3'assen area but doss
not allow to id ati ?y partiaipati-ne units. They may have
belonged to the Taira Gds Maas A)bny; only the u/i Amph
Engr Regt/GSFG from 8perenberg was definitely determined.
No details are avails ble on the developmebt of - the
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2. Hq of Ftr Div Zerbet -
Haar Div Werner (elaMnts)
St"sowa
Baaberst Dropping of bombs at targets In area near front.
Fighters: Aar reoonnaiaeanme of movements (29 Sep,
unloading) and of targets in area near front
(assemblies, troop movements, tanks);
Air,apaee control (firing on defensive patrols?);
Attacks at ground targets with fighter escort
(GA vnisaions).
(see Anna 3)
C24 a of Jena. - use terminating in
Obrdruf
Prea~~ ~> _Par .L
Elms 39th Gds Mts Rifle Dien (tteex)' Strong elms 20th Gds
Mods Div (Tank)
Elam 57th Gds Mt?s RMO Div (Meoz) )
Elms 13th Am Div - ) Eighth Gds
Elms 316th Gde A RL Regt ) Army (Maas)
possibly alms 43d Gds Army Arty Brig )
Elms 45th Gds Engr Bn/39th Gds Mtn Rifle Div (Macs)
Tw nty-Fourth Air A,smys Fighters.
b. ! i Ski t M ,cif lizans to AISSIbiv Anwk
28 Sep, ]. tank pmt at t4eininge n rr station in south-
eastern eirection,,
1 Oat, 3 tank shputu; a.i.1egad.`2y unloaded at Kahta rr
station; iepart ra toward Rhairustasdt.
1 tanks shpmt e.llea ; unloaded at Orlamasende rr station;
departure toward Rheinstaedt; fresh Imprints of tank
tracks obssrwed on the road to Rhains.taedte
Loading of tanks, ~t JZ t cs Weimar freight
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from Forst Zsits to Zelts freight station; all tanks
with maneuver symbols.
1/2 Oct, loading of trams inol 40 Jas, 13 JSU.452s in
4 shpmts at Saa].a rr station, Jana; departure in southern
direction?
2 Out, loading of arty at Altenburg rr station,
Loading of 18104 A4 guns at Weimar rr station; an
guns with maneuver sytflbols?
2 tank shuts passing through Jena in southern direction,
1 ?tank ahpmt passing through Jena toward Weimar.
1 tank shpmt from direction Weimar toward Jens.
1 tank shpmt from direction ' Erfurt toward Gotha.,
1 smala, column with maneu symbols south of Jena
toward Nannadorf.
1 tank ahpmt at Ora am s station, headed toward
Rudolstadt.
1 tank shat at Kahla rr alltion, headed toward
Rudolstadt..
1 column inol RLs, all with maneuver symbo3sq from
Saalfeld in northern direction,
Departure of a large eez column with at least 270 vehs
incl light and .medium AA gums, all with- maneuver symbols,
from Kaserne Loebstedt (8222), Jena, in southwestern
.direction. End of telama observed in Anmersbaah at 2230,
2 Oct. major number of troops and Vsh6.inG1 34 T-348 at
OrSauende rr atatlon; presum unloaded there.
Column of app ? 100 vehs,, mostly occupied by personnel,
passing throe h O8lamuende from northern direction toward
Jena.
3 Oct, arty ahpmt passing through Ileudietandorf rr station
from direktion Erfurt.
Arty column with maneuver symbols from Rudolstadt toward
Autobahm,
Detailed Obseati caxy,
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2 Oct, 2200, 4 bUSIX of Ka? oxne Loebstedt (8222)0 Jena,
not iightsd0
],?-3 Oct. assembly of tamps in Sosllnitz - Milda
Winteraroda areas trcopm osma from direction Jena. It
was- learnt that th e' troopo were to launch an attack
via Neakeroda aixt :"tuichfa in direction Axmtadt.
3/4 Oct, numerous 7e3-.a in arixall formations from various
directions passing through B enken in,
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4 Oct, in the moaning, tank atteok supported by Safanti y
south of B1 kes haine Appr 30 T-54 obseanrtle
6 Oot, 3 tank ahrinte ine1 60 treks and 9 JSJs, and 2
arty sixpmta iuel 25 grass and 12) =r tars, through Gotha
rr station from lion Ohxd*f toward Irfurt.
1 tank shpmt at ije sae els rr titat.1on beaded toward
Zeits.
6 and 7 Oat, Bela 1 tank srxpmt `'roixj 0rawinkel toward
Graetenroda9
6 Oct, 22 T-544 and some woks and, 7 Oct, 16.0 T.54a
and 2 T-.34s from direction Zeitj freight station to
Ar'tillerle Kaserne (8542), Zeiti ; additional 6 T?54s went
to Zeitser Forst.
7 Oct, unloading of shpmta ins.l eat least 12=85- AA guns,
32 tankap mostly JS tanks, 16 J Us at Sasl rr station,
Jena. Departure to Kawnme Z mdI ;aax; (t221) and Kaserne
Loebetedt (8222), Jena,
8/9 Oct, tanks from Mein en i- station toward kesernes.
Until 10 Oct, 20 shpmta of troops from other areas who
had participated in thm maneuvers left Ohrdruf area after
termination of exervis;,o
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According to available reports,, strong elements of the
20th (dm Moos Di (Tank) attacked elements of the 39U We
)its Riflm Irv (Meez) and poasitZy elements of the 57th Gda
M Rifle I iv (ice) r it is, hvk'ov, possible that aleroenta
of the latter div were also employed along with the 20th
Gds i'sas Div (Tank).
It could scat be detsm. ed on width side army troops
participated,
Fro one report and loadings after termination of maneuvers,
it may be concluded that the 20th Gds 3 Div (Tank)
attacked frrcn the area southwest of Jena in a general
east-waste= direction and that t..:e axervise terminated
in the areck of Ohrdruf tng gr0
2.
.3~- of Ft Div 14w!a*burLr
ft r V ?" a sewrg (Koathen)
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Fig'hterss Cc bat a aan ;
5/6 Outs inteaive air nativity with ova
lapping aaasittmnU (of saah 2 - 6 MiGs) f
Airs ow control;,
Individual attar at ground targets
Alert stages 2, i.e. ekc p Pr*pa- for Ga rittunt on Call" ?
3 MIA s for prap xv4ions e
Bringing vn of ummumed enssy alreraft, with interceptor
employment; for this purposs' s1 n nts of two fighters
were deta?hed fim, bat revonnaissa?too (after burners
15,00O a in ? minutes) .
Cal
No transfers were obsfrVado
s e ~Axaat- (Tank) and ,'Comb
(see AM= 9)
Per.lsbarg - W$i.ttatook - T? npl-ui - Nouruppin
as,~ R~ 4]R 'P} q.6 j~
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lms 12th Gdg Tank Di v/
Setnd Gds Moos Av7
possibly light el lot
Eltv. 7th Gds Moos Div/Fourth
Gds Mees ArI
Gdr. 14eaa 1)iv/Fturth Gets N or,
A.y
Elms 2d Arty Brig Sand
Elm 31st AAA Div Gda
Elms 90th RL Regt ;e Mae Axe
elms .31 :ids AT Brig
.1 ji Eng L g t Berub . rg
.. osai.b;k ti ei viii g Unit
fiwm To ?gau and 1e?pZig
ti/i Ary Unit, 11ta :g t r
Pwanty-.F rth AU An Ws F`igbtsra' bombers/
reaonnaissanee aircraft,
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3 Oet, z ehpmt ; m Ber nbure, r4a Wittenberg.
4 Oct, 1 shit Ziesar m Witt-stuck.
S Oat, 1 shpmt`Ros k Wi .
2/3 Oct (?), sal root JS[Js and as?ty Avm direetic*
Peaisin via Frissaa k toward K1eiser
4 Oct, unloading of angr shpmt at Wittatoek'.rr station.
Departure toward Sohweinria1.
5 Oat, loading of 2 ALA shpmts at Heauaigedort rr station.
6 Oats loading at Frankfurt/Oder rr station.
Unloading at Taauplin rr station.
5/6 Oat, 13 ahpo to Perleber - Bad Wilsnaak ? Gloawen
area from 7elteia (1) ? tienni iorf (2) -- Dallgov (2)
area and from Altruppin (8).
7 shpmts to Twplin from Berl Sahoeneweide (1)
Fueretenwalde (2) - Frankfurt/Oder (4,) area.
6 Oats aolias n anal 16 Rte and 150 mot vets- an route from
Nusternark toward Nauen.
ad aQdC#
7 Oct, column incl 28 radio va1as 'nom direction Habitz
toward Wi ttstodc.
8 Oat, heavy arty tiring from direction Schweinriah tog gr.
7 Oat, See Kas r (2203) , 'ria i oh Frans Kaserns (2201) ,
former Standortlasazett (2202) and Fonts Sohule (2204)
at Neuruppin, on y lightly. occupied.
7.20 Oct, Oly isc'oos Dorf (2Y7), Doeberitss bulk of
RL Regt absent from posts
7/8 Oct,, beginning of Soviet maneuvers in Sollenthin
Goarieks (east of Bad Wilanack) a?ea. Unloadings at
Gloawex, Arrival of Soviet colt nn from direction Gloswen
and Gro .Leppin. Soviet units in el tanks, by AT guns,
amph veha, APa and radio vehs camped in Gumtowor and
Netsower Forst.
8 Oat, may tanks and trucks towh guns passing through
Rhainiberg.
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8, 9. and 10 Oat, many S rlet units allegedly bivouacked
in the woods in Frsnkendorf -. b hlkaw - Radenelebsn area. .
Until 10 Oert, ma.netavess in Fueretenberg/gavel - Rheinsberg
area.
9/ZD Oat, heavy noise of engines and gun firing from area
between IIeu-Globsou - Fueratenberg and/or frog direction
south of Fratenberg and southwest of Stoip Lake.
t~ a _td nts 29 Co ~:
10 Oat, 1 shpat to Bernburg via Wittenberg..
2 shpts Buschbof - Magdeburg distr.
2 ahpats Greifawald distr - Fueretesaialde.
1 tank ahpmt Greifawald distr - Berlia,/Soboeneweide.
3 shpents Sohewerin distr - Velten 1na1 1 shpat
loaded with 11 by AA guns in Fretzdorf (south
of Wittstook).
2 ahpmte Schwerin distr - Daligow.
10/il Oat, 4 tank shpmts Greifsw,ild distr - Frankfurt/Oder.
U Oat, 1 ahpmt Ue uruppin -s Leipzig.
1 ahpmt Nauruppin ,- Torgau.
20 Oct,. several columns from direction Loewenberg toward
.lECremmee.
Sedan cola , allegedly 150 vebri with offices, passing
through Nppin in southern direction.
From the early 3xing until appr 3600, oolnmos of all
weapo in+ l many arty pieces and AA guns, passing
through S vauaberg in direction Husnahebergo
9 Oct, oo3. mn of apps 150 mho :fool 16, RLs between
Friesack and' Nauen toward Nauss,
Colu mat RLa Pram direction Naulan toward Doeberitza
9/10 Oat,, oolum of appr 200~-250 vehe passing through
Oranisnbur,Z and Boxnau in southeastern direction.
1 0 Oat, additional columns of appr 100 vehe passing
through Oranienburg toward B1uc& org and Werneuchen.
5 cola i nal apps 60 light AA gma, 16 worts, 30 RLs,
and ntLuarous APIs! passing throat li Bernau from direction
Wandlitz toward Eberswalde and on the road to Boerniske
(cast of rrau)
4t tha same time,, addition columns coming from northern
direction on the .Autobahn Barnau toward Ber3.iner
11.ingo
1 aal:amn of appr lSO vtobs irael IBa85?anm AT guns, 1&122u.,
field h 4, lacl60. a morts pe. . Lng through Eberawelde
from di. eat on 'xoif ?th Uwar4 Tramps south of
Eberswalde.,
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20 Oat, unloading at Fuarstez*valde.
Loading at Neuruppin.
1A/21 Oct, loading of arty at Wittatook dest3nsd to
Fret/Oder.
At night, Neur',ipppin units returned to post from manauvrra.
Unloading of 2 AAA ahpmts at Neuruppin0
12 Oat, after terns -Brtunsdorfer Strasse (4501) ,
Fuerstsnwa1dc, had been only lightly occupied fram 7.12
Oat, again fulLy lighted on 12 Oct.
12 Oat, units returned to Kat+erne Brauntdorf r Strasse
from northern direction with appr 110 vehs i' 9 T.34s,
apex' 30 APC , 24 by AA guns, and 12 morts.
14 Oat, unloading at-Berlin/Se howueweide.
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According to w.ilable information, units of the Second
Gde Ifec Arty (Tank) rsxinforc d by units of GSM and
units of the Fourth Gda Meesa Army represented the two
parties in this exercise. The unusuallyr large distanos
of more than 100 km between the assmably areas of the
two parties In notevorUW.
These observations, at well as the employment of a
reinforced tank division against a mechanised division,
the fact that no loadings of the 12th Gds Tank Div were
observed after the sera the return movements of
columns, all oZ which a from the area east of the
Altaruppin - Fuarstenbe lire, and the combat activities
reported from the arena south of Fueretanberg and south-
west of Stolp Lake an 9 end 1 October, lead to the
conclusion that the two parties were involved in a
meeting eagageme to with the attack of the 12th Gds Tank
Div having advanced as far as the Grams* - Templin -
Fuersteuberg area.
The large number of columns observed during this exercise
again indicates that wheeled elements were usually
transferred by road.
ZA=A2&%w-rAXUW-UqUL29 U2 UNUZEMMA Awl
Sup sic~n3 31 of the Twffnly.Fourth Air Army
F`r Div Puetnits (Parahim, Puetnits, Wittstock)
:kar Div EJernsu.chen (W.rnsuohea 2)
Ron Regt Wolsr+s (IL.28s)
R m Rsgir one of the armies, commanded bV one
of the armi,3sd
One of the main pux ~o eu of the exercises probably was to
accustom emmsand age .e to con tons of atomic varfars
and to ia. reasa that ttilitgq also in vier of emplqrm?nt
of elements not belwggLag to the twit cons.rnada
All maJor ame sen i a of so el =its and independent
el ante, in &c w& uses from vaziioua army areas.. Combat
divisions w I no as ploy ad with al,1 their elements,
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and in many+ eases with less than 50 Pwreent, of their
strength. These ohe rvations tend to indi elate that the
exercises were based an the ass d employment of atomia
weapons by botat parties. They den onetrate elearly that the
Soviets twr=d away from their parewvious enaeept of mass
employms:-t which has becam worthlcsss in the atomic war era.
3naUsr and more mobile unite wav empUyed instead. The
assumed heavy losses which Wight o it in ease of atomie
warfare ware to a tom ommand agencies and troops to
un xpeat aituatS.ons and Improvisations as, for example,
combined employment of rouLind of several units, cooperation
between units not bet Bing to sash, other ate. Familiarization
with the task of aaoreeniting operations with incomplete units
would be of great advantage regarding esamouflege and gain of
time also in ease of a surprise attack. It own no Monger be
assumed that the Soviets will have to fill up their units
to wartime strength before enploya tt in case of war,
3. Railroads (for tracked elements) and roads (for wheeled
elements) were utilized for movements to and from employment
it areas, and distances of more than 00 lot wore covered bV
road, This procedure,, which had also been observed in
preeted.ing yearss, tends to indicate that the Soviets will
utilize roads also for concentration of forces over major
distances.
Loadings and unlnadinge, as well an movements and combat
activities,. were f ecluent1,r oon8ue1- at nighty probably
because of oamouflaga and air security reasas, From this,
it may be ooncludsd that aveh with an assumed owe air
superiority,, the Soviets take Into consideration an effective
"into rdi ,stton?d by the a teye
4. It was noted that, oontroxy to preceding yetarse artillery
of GSFG was emp3.o d only on a small acale. It am be assumed
that it urze partly rapla . by the simulated employment of
atomic weapone, rmzaats-ADnt;ru.U.d tea is and/or atomic bomb
carriers.
5.1 River ez5sing on which the, Savista have been concentrating
since 1951, was again one of the vain purposes of the 1957
exercises., No sues or improe'ts of procedures could
be obserai-d. River aarc~ssirt from . rch columns, in deployed
formation, with ampMtw'ioue veM cl , in a?e easem under
smoke sin protect.?.oi, ~mheaquentl v with ferries - and
finally with military bridges wore observed,
6, It can fti..r1y definitely be asssume that the efficiency of
the reorganised unite was bairtg a xiwined and tested during
these exercises. ohili? y and striking, power are to be
improved by the increased emp ioymeat of mechanized and tank
divisions and the a.bnliehir of rifle divisions. It is
p ssible that experiences made during the maneuvers will
result in a further innprovenentof the organization of
forces,
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1. The fact that the air force u icyed during the
eaesreei9es on more days than the , y can be eoeplained by
the observation that, in sums oa yeas,, moveosmts to and f rear
assembly areas and the assembly ?raper were controlled and
secured by the air force whiahp in dition, provided
welcome target representation g oupu. The employment of
sametimaa unusually snail airfarm elements In the army
exercises leads to the eassumptioaa that the operations were
based an the principle of a proportioned allotment of
supporting forces and that no o;*ration of any units will
be conduated without Fir force 9?uppe)?:'t?
It was observed durin , 5 e x arcd.e as that the Hq 1wanty.Fourth
j Air Art had a leading Thnction. It can be assumed that this
was also the case with other f ereeinea. F1ving units were
mostly ea m anded bf the o ander&-