4TH GDS. MEEZ. ARMY: FUEL CONTAINERS, BURIAL PROCEURES, SALVAGE PROCEDURES, PERSONAL HYGIENE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000200170020-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 30, 2009
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: September 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECURITY INFORMATION
REPORT
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COUNTRY Eat : Gex*mar r DATE DISTR. 30 Sa1o. S3
SUBJECT 4th Gde. Mecz. Army: Fuel Containers, NO. OF PAGES 2
Burial Procedures, Salvage Prooeduree,?
Personal Hygiene
ACQUIRED
DATE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF IN
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
The 4th ode. Mecz..Army used 200 lit, drums for POL. About 70% Of 25X1
the containers were made from aluminum and 30% f
i
rom
ron sheeting.
The combined weight of POL and container ranged from 165 to 190 kg..,.
dependi2g on the type of metal used.
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Www-tons, .418"150 roue 25X1
tt~!n, and A ?51 two-ton truakrs.
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the pump for dispensing ga so-
11146 had a capacity of 30 . per minute. The The 4th Ode. Meez. Army had a special burial ground outside of
Eberswalde which was used only for deceased Soviet personnel; corpses
were not shi ed back to the USSR. 25X1
Each
Each grave had a wooden may or-abou m. g , oppe y a re
star, about 12 in, in diameter.. Painted on, the wooden marker
were the deceased's rank,, name,. date and place of. birth, and date of
death.
All old automobile parts of the 4th Gds. Meoz. Army, such as tires,
old batteries, gear boxes, ball bearings, and scrap metal, were stored
in the 1787th Army Depot, which had a special section for unserviceable
parts.. Vehicles which were declared by a commission to be unfit for
further use, were cannibalized, and all unserv arts were..sub-
mittedto the 1787 e GOFG Depot commanded by ?25X1
Col. BATUYEV (fnu) collected serv3.c)e:::A metals,.sorap,
and rubber at intervals and sent them to German firms.
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ARMY review completed.
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Each Saturday, EM took a hot shower. The barracks were rno>ped tmic4
da1..L morning and evening, and were scrubbed once-a week,
the barracks i th ovi t
free of insects and rodents.
responsible for their own hygiene. Ort cers were
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