SOVIET TROOPS AT LEIPZIG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000200010075-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 26, 2011
• Sequence Number: 75
• Publication Date: March 19, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Germany (3oviet zone)
Soviet Troops at Leipzig
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THEMEANINO Of TITLE IS. SECTIONS 798
AND 761, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION ON REVE-
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i. Reiterblick 3a>rraoka, Leipri.g.. The vest geaard contact post wear black
facings with red border*. They wear no insignia, and do not tarry small
arms.. 'there are two patrols with machine pistols on the south front of
the barracks. One patrol wears facings with transport troop insignia.
There are two traveliart patrols along the garage with machine pistols. 25X1
P. sohbnau Barracks. The east guard post wears artillery insignia, likewise 25X1
the contact post of the Riddle geard.
Recruit, training with infantry arm was going an baolr, of the barMsks .
About 20 targets were set up to Indicate tank and artillery gone. About
60 posts about 60 on high, red above and white below, served as position
starkers. Wins raiser platforms about two sisters high were counted.
3. There is a school for ar ored vehicle operators at Rienits. T-34-85 tanks
are used for instruction purposes.
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