MILITARY SHIPMENTS, AND EQUIPMENT IN THE SPERENBERG AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A040300550001-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 25, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 25, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION 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.
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Military Shipments, and Equipment, in
the Sperenberg Area
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which gives information on the following: (1) Rail transports to Zossen
and Jueterbog, (2) Tank trucks and amphibious vehicles at the Heegesee
Camp, (3) Vehicles parked at the Sperenberg Camp, (4) AA guns observed
at Saalow, (5) Tank trucks observed at the Schumke Lager, and (6) Trucks
parked at Kummersdorf/Gut.
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EAST GERMANY
MILITARY
Miscellaneous activity in the SP
Rail transports
1. At 1930 hrs on 4 Jan 58, a Soviet rail transport of 28 loaded 2-axled
rail tankers passed through SPERENBERG travelling in the direction of
ZOSSEN. The transport had come from FALKENBERG via JUETERBOG.
2. At 1900 hrs on 8 Jar. 58, a Soviet rail transport consisting of 21 loaded
2-axled rail tankers passed through SPERENBERG travelling in the direc-
tion of ZOSSEN. The transport had come from FALKENBERG via JUETERBOG.
3. At 1400 hrs on 9 Jan 58, 4 x 6-&xled flats, each loaded with a T54 tank,
passed through SPERENBERG attached to a normal goods train travelling
from KE5NIGSWUSTERHAUSEN to JUETERBOG. There were 3 Soviet troops with
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HEEGESEE Camp
5. At approx 1030 hrs on 6 Jan 58, a convoy of 22 empty road tankers
(ZIS 151) t the HEEGESEE Camp and drove to BARUTH. The convoy
at approx 1445 hrs.
6. On 4 Jan 58, the following observations were made at HEEGESEE Camp:
(a)
3 amphibious jeeps were parked in the camp area.
(b) A total of 58 tracked amphibians were parked in the camp. Tps
were seen changing the tricks of some of these vehicles.
SPERENBERG Camp.
SAALOW
8. The following observations were made on 3 Jan 58:
(a) The following equipment was parked in garages inside the barracks:
6 x A/A guns 100 mm;
4 x A/A guns, type not identified, mounted on a 2-axled
carriage with twin wheels (tyred) all round. Length
of card3 CREp. Total height of gun approx
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2.5 in. Length of gun - barrel approx 6 m of which
3.5 m protruded in front of the carriage. Beneath
the barrel there are 2 recuperators. No muzzle brake.
Calibre estimated as 120-150 mm.
(b) 6 A/A guns 100 mm were in firing positions approx 100 m to the
SOUTH of the barracks.
SCHUMKE LAGER
9. At 1100 hrs on 10 Jan 58, a convoy of 25 empty tanker 0 (ZIS 151)
with trailers left the camp. The convoy returned loaded at 1400 hrs.
The colt fiction point is not known. 50X1-HUM
10. At 1100 hrs on 14 Jan 58, a convoy of 85 road tankers left the camp
and carried out a driving exercise in the area of BARUTH-UCKRO. The
vehicles returned to camp at approx 1030 hrs on 17 Jan 58. 50X1-HUM
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