SOVIET INSTALLATION ON THE ODER/SPREE CANAL IN THE FUERSTENWALDE AREA
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December 22, 2016
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October 2, 1958
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REPORT
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INFORMATION REPORT --- 144-f r_ ORMATION 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 Ge:r?marr.y
SUBJECT
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
Soviet insta, 1.atI gars} dn. the
Oder/Spree ~Car~.ai in t"th'e
Fuer.?ste swald.e Area
a c tt1eP crier/Spree Canal in the Fuerstenwalde area
PROCESSING COPY
report eser ' n,
-ID-
various Soviet military as a~ ions e :lc t quipment observed
The report gives the locations of the items 2bA"I
listed with respect to the kilometer markers along the canal.
STATE I IARMY .X. N AVY A I R
I X FBI
(Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "#".)
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 2 OCT 1968
NO. PAGES 1
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SECRET
EAST GERMANY
MILITARY
Soviet installations on the ODER-SPREE Canal in the
FUERSTENWALDE area
28 Jul 58
MAP REFERENCES:
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On the south bank of the ODER-SPREE Canal,l Y ^h 25X1
long an 5 in. , i , -
man) were pitched nearby. Garage sheds also exist. Six T34/85 were parked
in the compound area.
d ~dn are u~lpd for accommodation. In addition ten tents (ten-
on the south bank of the canal a Russian
camp stretches for roughly 500 in. It is protected by double fencing and
watch towers. A large, solid building, roughly 80 in. long with no windows,
is located in the area.
3. Near FUERSTEMIALDE on the north bank of the Canal there 25X1
is a small camp. 12 x TPM-S 805 were parked with two petrol
bos,vsers. 25X1
4.
a Russian-manned camp is located in the open space east of some large arras s.
The camp contains four wooden barrack huts -;pith no windows, each hut being
roughly 15 in. long and 15 in. wide. Between the huts are two rows of woode25X1
looking poles, painted green. Each row consists of 8 poles, approximately
25 m. apart. The poles are roughly 10 in. high. On the end of each pole is
a rigid rod aerial, about 2 in. high. No Wire connection between the poles
was evident. 25X1
the
south bank of the canal there is a, large depot . 25X1
10 x 37 mm. A.A. guns stood on a ramp of a railway siding in
8 x 85 mm. A.A. ,sere also parked nearby. 25X1
5 On the north bank of the canal,
6. On the south bank of the canal,
Russian camp is located. There are two large
10 in. .ride, near the canal bank. In addition
boxes, were occupied by tracked amphibians
On then 7tl- bAnk of the canal a large,
watch towers,
30 petrol bowsers were parked in a
only 1-2 m. high, are located in this area.
sheds, roughly 50 M. long and
two garage sheds, each with 8
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