SOVIET UNITS IN WITTENBERGE, LUDWIGALUST, HAGENOW, AND GADEBUSCH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002200360007-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 1999
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: November 17, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Gerrsmy (Russian Zone)
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wittenBo rr a (Y69) , 17 November 1945
An engineer unit was observed training with heavy bridge equipment in the
Witten'oerge-Seohausen area (Y69-67). Pontoons were mounted on tanks, which
drove into the river from both banks of the Elbe. Other tanks wore seen ford-
ing the strewn,. Vehicles involved were in the B 04 and B 2-69 series,
25X1A6a Oomente The original of the second sentence above roads: "Die Pontons
garden auf Panzer montiert, the bis our halben Elbobreite Jewoils von beidon
Ufern in waeser Standen." We assume this to ran that the tanks took up anchor-..
lug positions at each bank, supporting the pontoons.)
2? &4g2lust (T53) , 17x-18 November
a. An artillery unit wrlth sixteen 152 mn guns was seen on the Ludwigslust.
Perleberg road during early evoning of 17 NJovonber novinL? in the direction
of Schwerin. Vehicles: B 7-31 and B 7.32 series.
tip A mechanised unit, stationed in barracks located in northwest Ludwigslust,
waved into the moors between Hagenow (T24) and Pritzier (T23) on 18 Pdoveiaber,,
holding combat training in company strength, mortars participating. Vehicles:
E 1-I8 series.
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as Barracks are being constructed in the woods between ffagenow and Wittenburg,,
According to apprehended border crossers who are put to work at this sited
artillery positions are being prepared at night under searchlight?lllumina.
lion and it is rumored that fift r gun positions are looted within a 500
ncter square.
b. On 19 November, ap,rozietely thirty fighter aircraft were parked on
Fia~genow airfield and two P0.2 s s .. were observed in training flights. Three
bongors at the edge of the woods were closed. Foz er shelters in the woods
are being enlarged. Vehicles at the field: 0 5-60 and 0 8--90 series.
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a. The Schwerin garrison was engaged in 'combat training in the area beti,en
Gadebusch and Rehna (T18) on 19 November. A larbe number of najors and
colonels observed the proceedings. Vehicles: PR 03--93, 14 04--12, M 09-03,
M 14-17, 14 53.95.
b. A training area between Gedebusch and Zarenthin is used alternately by
units frcon Schwerin and Wiamar. The parent unit in this area, consists of
a mechanized division, an armored unit, and an nrtillery bri!ade. Groups
of three to five tanks were seen training with live ej rn nit&on. Vehicles:
B 3-19, B 7-53, B 8-48 series.
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