VOLKSPOLIZEI AIRBORNE REGIMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000200050094-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 94
• Publication Date: May 24, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECRET
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Germany (Soviet Zone)
SUBJECT Volkspolizei Airborne Regiment
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18 SECTIONS 793
AND 794. OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
P T Y AR. T REPRODUCTION OF TH S REPORT I PROHIBITED.
DATE D I STR. a' May 1954
NO. OF PAGES 1
NO. OF ENCLS.
SUPP. TO
REPORT NO.
1. Seven former Aerean parachute troopers who have been stationed with the
military yelkspolisei at .Doberlug-tirchbaia, ]!rave been transferred
te-Butsen and attached to the 7olkspelizei air force. ? paratroop
regiment is being orpnized at Bautsen with former paratroopers
a core.
2. Six heavy machine guns, model 08, were delivered to the Volkspolisei
armory at Doberlug in February 1954. They came from the Soviet arms
depot at Do'beln, Saxony.
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