SOVIET MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN THE MERSEBURG AREA (MILITARY TRAFFIC, TRENCH DIGGING, RADAR TRAINING)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A044800390001-2
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 21, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 6, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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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 REPORTI
SUBJECT Soviet Military Activities in the DATE DISTR. 6 OCT 1958
sebur Area
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on the following Soviet military activities observed during the period from
late July through mid-August 1958 at the Merseburg area: arrival of a Soviet
military transport including 12 trucks carrying rocket launchers (a rough
sketch of one of these trucks is submitted); departure of about 200 Soviet
troops; arrival of about 150 Soviet troops; excavation of Trenches at Rott-
huegel; training in radar operation; digging of trenches at Merseburg.Airfield.
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/ M I L I T A R Y
Soviet Activities in MERSEBURG area
(end July - mid Aug 58)
1. 29 July
The following arrived by ni tat the A/A barracks MSEBURG:
12 x 3-axled carrying rocket launchers with
single roc e s In general as shown in the
accompanying sketch.
4 x radar vehicles
1 x 3-ailed W /T truck.
2. 31 July
The following left the A/A barracks:
3.
4.
5.
about 150 Soviet troops
1 August
The following arrived at the A/A barracks:
22 July - mid Au,zust ROTTHUGEL
200 Soviet troops.
Gerrw.n workers exc Yv.ted 2 trenches 18 m. long by 2 m. .ride by 1 1.
deop. These were later filled by Soviet troops with concrete. A
Leipzig firm made a water well boring beside each of the concrete
emplacements.
In the A/A barracks Soviet troops have undergone training in radar
oper?:.tion using 3 radar arrays in the barracks. 1 x IL 28 and 1 x ::IG 17
have been used for radar training purposes.
6. MEISEBURG Airfield
Soviet personnel have beer( digging trenches about 50 cm deep between
fuel depots and the taxi-ways. These are believed to be for pipe lines.
Pipes of about 10 cm diameter have been off-loaded
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