LOCATION OF BORDER AND PARAMILITARY POLICE HEADQUARTERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002000800002-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 10, 2000
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: November 29, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY EPO
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Germany (Russian Zone)
PLACE
ACQUIRED
Location of Border and Paramilitary
Police Headquarters
DATA LOF INFO
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT 50
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`PHIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION, FOR THE RESEARCH
USE OF TRAINED INTELLIGENCE ANALYSTS
The chain of command from the German Administration of
to the border and paramilitary police in the field is
GER5ffAN ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERIOR
t
Haupta.bteilung G
(D.)epartment for Border and Paramilitary Police
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance w,'.;i Ve
setter of 16 October. 1978 from t le
Director of Central Intc:.gence to t e
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date; 2008 !Abteilungstab, Abteilung G
-- --- f 3a 2 a of Department G. Land Police Headquar
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Grenzbereitschaften**
(Border Police Headquarters Units)
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U. S. C., 31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS 'TRANSMISSION OR THE' REVELATION
OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AI4 UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PRO-
HIBITED BY LAW. REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED. HOW-
GPIZ Grenzpolizei. GPK
KdYmn u en
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GttwaT Grenztlberwachungs-- Gttws t
Stelleh
(Border Outposts)
6
Landespolizeichef*
(Land Police Chief)
t
Bereitschaften**
(Pa*$a7 itttltkaPpl.Eo i&r&iUnits )
*NOTE: Of each of the
five Lander,
**NOTE: Number of these units
varies in each Nand.
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a. "Grenzbereitschaften" are distributed
MMeeccklen,burg: Gadebusch
Eldena
Saone-3_ halt:
Thuringia:
Salzwedel
Gardelegen
Erzleben
Benneckenstein (D 04)
Worb:is
MJlihla
Dermbach
Hildburghausen
Ktppelsdorf (J 40)
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as follows:
Saxony: Bautzen
Brandenburg: (Bad ? ) Freienwalde
Guben
b Border Police Kommandanturen are distributed as follows:
M4ecklenburg: Herrnburg bei Ltidersdorf
Greven stidl. Zarrentin
Sumte bei Neuhaus/Elbe
Boock, bei L8cknitz (Kreis Randow)
Dassow
Schlagbrtick
Zarrentin
Saxony-Anhalt: II Jftbar
V Osterwieck
III Cebisfelde
IV Marienborn
I Salzwedel
HIenni:ngen
Schmblau,
Steimke
Seggerde
Hf tens leben
Gollensdorf
Dodeleben
Rhoden
Thuringia: Niedersachswerfen
Dingeis ted t
Bad Salzungen
Meiningen
Oberlind
Lobens to in
Ilsenburg
Benneckenstein
Weisernborn.Ltiderode
Arenzhausen
Geismar
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-Frauensee
t chsen (sicipechsen ? )
Heldburg
Hildburgh,ausen
Effelder
Hasenthal
Wurzbach
Gefeli.
Gross!Z8bern
Guders1eben
Te is tungen
Gerstungen
Kaltensundheim
R8mhild
Zella
Veilsdorf-
Ellrich
Kirchgandern
Wartha
Hohenbach
Probstzella
Gutenfiirst
Saxony: Niesky
Berns tad t
Ebersbach
Bad Schandau
Frauens tein
Annaberg
E ibens tock
Ad.or f
Z8bern
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Comment: No Border Police Kommandanturen are listed for
Brandenburg, indicating that the border outposts are directly
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under the "Abteilungsstab" of the Chief of Police of Brandenburg.)
follows :
Border outposts (Grenziiberwachungs s tellen) are distributed as
Bozenburg
RiAterberg
Mecklenburg:
Brandenburg: Lenzen
Wittenberge
S tolpe
Letschin
Forst
Firs to nbex g
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'or `hur'ingia,
Followin are the locations of paramilitary police unite,(Bereit-
schaften); the number of units in each locationsis noted:
Me klerib:
Saxony-Anhalt :
Rostock
Schwerin
K.b.$9hnggbbnnn
Appl:Lendorf
Ze r b-d t -~
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Q edl nburg
Weiss.enfels
Brandenburg Potsdam-Fiche
Kyritz
Wit tenberge
Annahutte
Thuringia: Nordhausen
Sonde:rsu.sen
Mtlhlhausen
tie iningen
Gotha
Ilmenau
Saxon ;/ P&aue.n
Zwickau
Chemn tz
Pirna
Brossenhain
Arnsdorf
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2
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L Comment: These are believed to be actual, rather than
p ,units. It is not, however, believed that they are all at
dill strength, nor was the authorized T/O strength available
Comment: I I
"Bereitschaften" will consist of two companies -- Hundert-
chaften -- and a headquarters staff, with.a total of approximately
250 men in the "Bereit,schaft" unit.)
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