SOVIET INSTALLATION ON THE ODER/SPREE CANAL IN THE FUERSTENWALDE AREA

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CIA-RDP80T00246A044700490001-2
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2
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December 22, 2016
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June 17, 2010
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1
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October 2, 1958
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/17: CIA-RDP80T00246AO44700490001-2 F 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 REFERENCES RD AEC LI I N FORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/17: CIA-RDP80T00246AO44700490001-2 " 1- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/17: CIA-RDP80T00246AO44700490001-2 SECRET EAST GERMANY MILITARY Soviet installations on the ODER-SPREE Canal in the FUERSTENWALDE area 28 Jul 58 MAP REFERENCES: 1/25000 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 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/17: CIA-RDP80T00246AO44700490001-2