ARRIVAL OF SOVIET MILITARY EQUIPMENT IN ROSTOCK

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CIA-RDP80T00246A043400370001-9
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S
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3
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December 22, 2016
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June 18, 2010
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1
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July 25, 1958
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/18: CIA-RDP80T00246A043400370001-9 U 0 I N FORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United stag 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 unauthorised person is Prohibited by law. COUNTRY East Germany SUBJECT Arrival of Soviet Military Equipment DATE DISTR. Is Jilt in. Rostock DATE OF"`YV4~ INFO. F PLACE & DATE ACQ. NO. PAGES 1 REFERENCES RD pFtOCESS1NG COP'S SOURCE EVALUATION5 Mr. IVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. information on the arrival of Soviet military a linen , - s and tanks., at the Ulmen Caserne in Rostock. A sketch ofi nt of the tanks is a1.ao included. I INAVY Tv-A101 sl (Note: Washington distribution indicated by 'T'; Field distribution by "#".) STATE ARMY AEC Ii Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/18: CIA-RDP80T00246A043400370001-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/18: CIA-RDP80T00246AO43400370001-9 SECRET EAST GERMANY MILITARY Soviet activity at ROSTOCK (15 Jun 58 1. On 15 Jun 58 at 2130 hours a Russian military train was being off- loaded at ROSTOCK station. The equipment was taken to the barracks in the ULI!-EN Strasse and consisted as follows: (a) 5 x ZIS-151, each aith a crew of 8-10 troops, and towing 107 mm. recoilless A./T guns. (b) 6 x Z1S-151, each with a crest of 8-10 troops, and towing 85 m. A/T guns. (c) 4 x tanks. 2. The tanks are describ.:d as follows: (a) 5 - 5.5 metres long. (b) Total height approximately 2 metres. (c) Five bogey wheels and three top rollers. (d) Two hatches in front glacis plate. (e) The turret was low and at the back joined the hull in a straight line. (f) Gun - 2 - 2.5 metres long. (g) No machine gun r"ount,;;d on turret. The Ulmin Strasse Kaserne is now fully occupied by Russian troops. No Russian units have loft ROSTOCK since March 1958. SECRP.T Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/18: CIA-RDP80T00246AO43400370001-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/18: CIA-RDP80T00246AO43400370001-9 ? JGT-} 4'MEE 'c osTOC4-, T~/rrnr/rI,N?/, S an / K4~J~rA.,-ryq?,.~- r !-AilOf:: v i-I! ia,w., ,~~ + n/#/.~ OrsQi, Ke14,.a /irMO rM Xu n~ 'b/p? 4f '~(r .. 4 A?,,ve / ~Kn L N4/1 f~ /9rr~Jr wi~L 2 11N wofelf!4I,0 d j) Or- L ?N~ r .!!-J a~9i.,G+~re w.Y `r' ,*f 3 rte... s.;~at~ 0+,0 S LePu1,'>efi,- V.3 fle, rvhe/, Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/18: CIA-RDP80T00246AO43400370001-9