EAST GERMAN MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN GRIMMEN AND ON RUEGEN ISLAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A044700270001-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 22, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 2, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY East Germany
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
ing the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
SUBJECT East German. Military Activities ka
Grimmen and on. Ruegen Island.
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE.
OAT 1%8
NO. PAGES 1
REFERENCES RD
report giving the following
information..- observations of military activities along roads on Ruegen
island.; observations of East German. Naval vessels in Sassnitz; observation
of East German Army training activities in the Grimmen area; loading and
departure :t.n. the direction. of Neubrarid.en'burg of a train loaded: with military
trucks on 1.3 August and another on. iLi August in the direction of Stralsund.
The two tra:!n.s left the Grimmen station. All observations were made between
28 July and 15 August l9580
STATE ARMY NAVY
HAIR X FBI AEC
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1. 28 July
RUGEN Island
Along the BEIIGEN - SAGARD road there were no visible si, ns of military
activity or construction. The roads between SAGARD and IUIfR AN were
barred to the general public. The road from LUBKOW to 2IRORA was also
barred to the general public. A large suznner tented Q .G.A. camp has
boon sot ulp in the MUKRAN - PRORA area. The troops concerned are mainly
A/A and naval.
12 Aur_ls t
E.G.A. Movements in GRTIIVIEN
E.G.A. troo;: in company strength ;sere carrying out Lta,)-::cading and
a) SASSNITZ
3 coastal patrol vessels of the East G: rm.,,n n.1vy -oro lying in
the harbour. The boats had a white flag with a roc:! rectangle.
In the boos as a gun 50 to 60 mm calibre and also visible were
2 to 3 LMGs on each vessel.
b) Along the SASSNITZ - STUBBElKABBAER -? LOHP, E - CL0':/D - JULIUSRUH -
ALTINXIRCHEN -? WIEK road no troops of any kind :re::e encountered.
FAST GERMANY
MCLITARY / NAVAL
Activity in Rt)GEN and GRIMM'
July - 15 August 58)
2. 2 Jul,
4.
com ass training in the area DRECHOW - HUGOLSRI GEN - EATZ AVOW
5. 1. 4 August
GRI:L:;MEN Rail;tay Station
left in the direction of STRALSUND.
SECRET
An E.G.A. military transport
6. 11 - 15 Augur t
No Soviet troops were to be seen in the GRIFJ rMEid area.
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