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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 2, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 29, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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
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DATE DISTR. S9 JUL 10
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SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CCINTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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(Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "#".)
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Fol.loving an invitation day the Coach titer f V National
Defensev a delegation of the Soviet AMY sit Oz h?el
Brig Gen B. K cev a m of the delegations ade the
following vtatc me
The Czech goverment decided as ae-r27 as 1945 -to or 5e the
Czech People e s Am after the Soviet patter Under the
eoperwiaian of the CPa the Czech Air has developed ieto a
modern arW which is enjoying a good r Lion and a close
connection to the, peoples ' The ar which appears to have a
good morale and high training l is is sufficiently being
supplied with hem weapons incl g t , prim n e z,
and guns, motor vehicles, amll acs, and a. t, as well
as clothing and rations A aU of which are bvir produced in
Czechosl a M I and office o t h e Caoh a are race-I'ving
training on and with this equipment der almost wart e
coed ti one They e v saidng e of cgerienceo mado hw Soviet
troops and armies of other Scoialiet countries acid are 3weping
track of all publ.icationa p alw willing to accept n
suggestions etc (S viet Press., 12 April 1958)
en.
The preecn
eywt avin Z a
CS8 n ot weapons a c ui p nt; Ugh,
level;and high eta- Luz Oseeh A withl-a ate. The
organization and training after Soviet .et a, as well
deci4ve influence of the OP, are also worth noting.
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firms practicee at Qwdruf tog g e
13.x26 Jesse, bulk 35th Engr R /T lyd Ode Hoes Amy from
Kocho enggaged in .age built ing p aeticea at the
Belau engr cejqo on the Fab River;
? 15-26 June an r training of e2me r Bn/2Oth o Piece Div
(Talc from Jona at tent car on Beale River near post-,
22-25 June, elms 36th Bridge Bldg Regt/GSFG.from Magdeburg
practices at Rennuio tug grounds near post;
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ii1- TrainiYas~
23-25 June, elm. 105th Sig Rsgt/Third Shook Ax r (Maces) from
Magdeburg practiced in hetelingar Holds;
(4) n4 r t~t,~g. Tr~$
2 3 and 26 J u n e , an u / i a unit hold air landing practice* at
*oWan7 level with 3 holi ptere at Warder rksndorf
tug grouncie (1/C/F_2/3)
Advanced training of arty and sngr waits . continued
at * the known ' grounds while only ooze tank and ut a Waite.
eonduoted. short-term advanced combat practices most',y near poatan
In 1?5? " training of tank its has. d` a lax been conducted on, a rather
Mail scale during the same peodo The air leatding training of
small Soviet ArmW exit whisk'ass dbse e& for the first t in
the GDR is worth. noting?
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In late Junes, the eagr tug
was still heavily Occupied
an the Elbe River northeast easaas
be, During the second half of _ June, units of all branches of se ice weft
stationed at r ' s and/car were holding exercises
a, Between 30 Juke an d',4 July. trCining activity of signal and combat units-,
possibly only headquarters ail was 0881 -10d al t8nsous r in 'war-
sectio ae of th 5th
.Prom the fact t&at. the -above a OV a ts coincid iith
Soviet saato rail. 'arid Ldp in connection with an a t
by a deserter, it may be concludes that Joint Soviet ?-and NVA practic as
have been held. dui the period der raaview, .160 also part C, I, 2, a,
of this.. report
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lot Bagr (T) Company (Seccind year n)
2nd gr Company) (so-calla' rrit companies which provided basic ?
3ro allg~ Copy) .trainia , Inaluding being and a Ling of
pontoon fare) b
4th (Reserve) Company was being activated U nscee rya for the
last tim in J&=wry 1958,0 when 60 reserdste between 28
and /.0 yvars had arrived 0
infantry accca pc nying plat n . (30 men )
Mine-locating detail (4 mn)
Radio section (4 men)
Vehicle maintenance platoon (10-12 mom)
Operational platoon (30 men, ply ae rice) .
The following engr equipment use availablea
about 40 pontoon parte l P,
1 motor-boat for towing pontoon ferri.ea,
1 "patrol boat",
3 Motor-boats for 30 each,
2 np i bi ous to ss
and the um al general en equippientg c loci s, primers, etc o
r Bn, in 1958.59 -was to receive n engr q dp nt
into "Mecz Engr ", , and to be ca asiderably increased
the h
ated
gqWp?6 The 5th Ehgr Bn/4ta .! tz Rifle Div Jr, carried in Crosson.
has repeatedly been cond. ed in C sson,, The s 11er units
of the battalion (infantry accompanying platoon etc) ay be organized
in one (hq?) company.,
The4quipxznt with about 40 92P pontoon sections z;ll a the co?tructi
of 16s ton, 30-ton and 60.$on ferries or,., ,th* the ~Sleta eq ,p at
(1 park - 48 N2Pa), the construction of bat ?5--mater, 140-meter, ard/
or 185 -meter bridges
Amphibi + tanks have so far been. obsea d w Ah Soviet Army reco to n
units only. The announced rearmament of the battalion cox?eep s
with other > saures observed in connection with 'the moder-airatAon of the
Polish as
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