SOVIET TROOPS IN WESTERN BERLIN AREA

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February 25, 1949
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REPORT
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FORM NO. 31-4A SEPT. 1948 COUNTRY SUBJECT PLACE ACQUIRE DATE OF I CLASSIFICATION Sanitized - ApDrQed 9,09 ; CJA-RDP82-00457R002 ?N.TL IITLLJJCE A,QZIN CY UPQRT NlQ. INFORMATIO ,REPORT CD NO. Germany (Russian Zone) 01 ? Soviet Troops in Western Berlin Area ZOA I/-kg Drtr. 5 MAY .129(1A2g NO, OF PAGES 5 NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) 25X1A6a SUPPLEMENT TO te) (T70)0 25 February racks Adjoining the Amtsgericht on Lindenstrasse are occupied by moterized25X1X6 armored troops in undetermined strength. Normally, the barracks would d one regiment, UbtomeCh vehicles; E 2-21 and E 2-25 series; armored icles: B 7-84 series. German laborers, no longer allowed to work in the surrounding woods* . aim that only about 60 YAK type aircraft are now at Perleberg airfield1 e concrete runway was overhauled in January and is in excellent condition'. , hicles: B 7-85-48 to 66. A tank training ground in the Perleberg, Bid Wilsnack (X89), Glften (Y98 ea does not appear to be utilized by Perleberg units. Tanks observed left - e grounds in the direction of Kyritz (Z19). Potsdam/Nedlitz (Z63). 26 February a. Two overhead lead cables, 8 rubber-coated field cables, and 10 pair of simple field cables run from a staff Hq on the Alleestrasse in PotsdaM to one of the two barracks in Nedlitz. This barracks is occupied by communications and engineer troops and is a center of intensive vehicle traffic. Staff car nuMbers included: C 4-71791 and 11 8-41-08, b. The second Nedlitz compound is held by an artillery unit, believed to be in brigade strength, whose vehicles are numbered E 5-37-67 to 78, It possesses , an unknown number of 152 mm and tractor-drawn assault guns, Krampnitz (Z64), 26 February a. The former vehicle-equestrian school, now in fair condition except for roofs which are being repaired, consists of 20-25 three-storry buildings, each one capable of holding one battalion. Source assumes that occupying troops are in brigade or even divisional strength. b. Officers staff cars using the gate facing Potsdam wereil 9-81-55 to 650 fl .9-85.07 to 22, Metomech vehicles using the side gate towards Fahrland werell 3..20-03 to 26; these also bore a white 0 on their sides and were loaded with small caliber ammunition. The third gate, facing Grass Glieneckel was used by vehicles C 4-78-62 to 88, marked with a -white 4 plus the inscription t tnnvd ed r at sobs n the latter vehicles wore 10.W.N.W/MIIMMI_PM5101M_. ? _ _ _ . _ , twin'a;;IVIllaillialhilig =1111111MMIMBEIMFBIPAiiimm... =MIOEM1101 Sanitized - Approved Neffelta;;: CIA-RDP82-00457RQ627I/040001-8* CENTRAL INTELLCONFIDENTIALY" -2- crowned. b between the Sac 0. The above head lead c4.1 ,6,44411011144, a sunburst. These troops apparently train in ower See and the TraPhitz-Gross alienecke road* e wooas aund is connected with the first Nedlitz barracks by an over- field cables), and '&40 pair of field cables, ampnitz barracks installation is located on the Gross dlienecke ins are being repaired., A barbed wire Tence with concrete supplemented by a second similar fence which Will 'encompaai the betWeen Erampnitz and drose-dlienecke on the south side of l'PinIVIZC9a11:;;ITt:sralaie4c11:711' hk rarai44-It'll'a;--ch t being use on , ,was not being t pen destroyed. Gross dlienecke observation, itself is Uhernianeld e torm?6y't1ie road fork Pichelsdorf-dross Clienedke and bex z is a Partially destroyed tank barracks surrounded by a high LC, NOw'being set up is a barbed wire fence which will connect the Ii the tank training area described above in Paragraph 3e. A Shuttle e1li and Potsdam every one or two hours. Compound to-76 arid others in series B 2-58 C 8-76, C 8-77, C 8-86, and E 5-So. Falkepsm (Z65), 27 February 66 Soviet Air Force staff Hg is equipped with vehicles B 7-86.28 to 68, ? 5-30.39 to 90 B 2-58-80 to 83 all with a white T on their sides. Vehicle It 5-30-96 stationed in Filkensee Park contained a generator evidently furnish- ing, current for the Hq communications section. b. AA per-opnyiel were seen in vehicles B 7-84-61 to 65, B 7-85-90 to 95, and r B 7-86-41 to 46. c. liotomech staff officers and 41,, seen among air force troops at Faiee for the first time V source, used vehicles 08-71-86 to 88, r 7-31-.65 to 71, r 8-41-10 to 18 B 2-50-78 to 85 E 1-01-25 to 34. d. ,A grass strip and temporary barracks for flight personnel abe located op- posite the kia,ailmt the Berlin-Nauen railroad line gla4,44 (Z65). 28 February Approdmately 50 YAK type aircraft with yellow Lives and squadron, ere o".kEerV 405), 28 February last noses. Praining flights in Occupied 50-,60 U1C ..pf aircraft with blue noses Two hangars, shops, and flight control'building are located at the edge of noses, Two the fuel dump near D?berjtz barracks All builaings are in good condition and occupied. Olimyisches Dorf 29 February a, Ifotorized trocs occupy the former Infanterie Lehr Regiment Easerne. Vehicles; 3.0L-24 to 76, B 2-50.18 to 32. b. The western portion of Olympisches or is held by troops beranging to t1st4 a.rfi441 Vehicles observed running between these billets) Elstal and Staaken; to 20. ri 3-05-48 to 75, C, astern ca ympisches Dorf is occupied by motorized, artillery, and tank troops, liotomech vehicles: E 5-46-32 to 56, E 1-02-45 to 86, ArF4_:)t a, (Z55 ) 2 undated ately fob officers and at of-MotOriZed too ?Qeqpment or vega_PP were seen horse cax from f8beritz, . 4 - s are balleteain uppi1e ?aeliNiere 7R002700250001-8 Sanitized 1111111#1"- 25X1A2g The western sectierof the former Luftwaffe communications barracks is destroyed. Other buildings are fully occupied by artillery troops. Twelve 152 mm -guns were seen in the compound. lo. Mai (Z56), 1 March A former camp now occupied by communications troops, is situated at the crossing of railroad lines Wustermark-Xldpark and Postdam-Werder. In the compc?und are _5 field-type antennas, each 12 meters highs and 2 radar each 55 meters high. Trucks B 3-84-62 to 8/ contained box shape .containers and hauled trailers with generators! ?? 1 March Oreops occupy a fenced-in, wooded area southwest of Wildpark , PR tl:iv l'Otsdawliepder line. The area is guarded by troops and Vehicies:P 9-80-10 to 15, and others in series C 4-12, E 5-39, E 5-45 E 5-46, P 8-45, P 8-47,11 8..51, P 8-52. 12. Velten (266), 9 March A fu4,0upp is located south of Velten Bahnhof on the east side of the Perlin-itremen railroad line. Thirty railroad fuel cars make daily de- liveries and the fuel is picked up by tank trucks in series B 2-58, B 3-65, C 41fl C 8-71; E 1=01, E 5-35,11 3-28, I" 7-37, and T' 8-54. 13. Schdnewalde (Z66), 9 March ? ? a. The airfield has been completely repaired. Two hangars have a capacity Of Zip planes each. 5?? Five P0-2 and eight PE-3 were seen on the field. Vehicles 01Wrv9d were in the Br7-80 Series. In addition to the field radio station, a second radio installation is operating 300 meters southwest of the field* Fuel and ammunition dumps are located 300-500 meters west of the field across the 35tzow-Sch5newalde road. b* Barracks north of the field are occupied by armored troops, whose vehicles appear to be in the B 2-58 and 2-35 series. Thirty tanks were seen but types were not ascertained. F-3 c. A road l'sborer residing in BOtzaw reports that bridges in the Velten- Sch5nevalde area were tested for load endurance during late February. The desired capacity te 60 tons. 14. Oranienburg (Z67)? 10 & 15 March a. The garrison has been reinforced and the compound' has been surrounded by a fence 3 meters high. The CO is Colonel Feldikov. Armored, motorized, qu4neer2 and artillery troops have been seen. Armored unit vehicles: r 7-40-26 to 52; others in series B 3-672 B 568, E 2-36, E 2-37. Repaired parts of the Schloss and barracks in the Schlqs Park are e JO V a communications unit, one of whose_ vehicles isP 3-20-28. 4 nem' UVD unit has moved into the SchUtzenstrasse 500 meters west of the camp. 25X1X6 F-3 es ? estimates troop strength at 10,000-12000 men; 150 Germendorf (Z67), 10 &15 March a. Air force troop strength is estimated at 4,000 men. Aircraft on hand: 120 YAK types, twelve PE-3, four P0-2. b* Vehicles:P 3-84-42 to 65 and others in the B 7-80 and E 5-35 series. Sanitized - Approved Fda : CIA-RDP82-00457R002700250001-8 mo4;4442111er anitized - Approved RVIIIIIRUse : CIA-RDP82-00457RM9450001-8 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY -4- -44WIWommr?f 4,241Ak 16. Pinnow (Z77), 10 March An ammunition bunker is being built on the Wilheminenhof farm near Pin- now. Three barrage balloons are flown at approximately 80 meters above 4.1 dump, which lies directly along the axis of a new landing strip being laid out east to west. 17. Fehrbeliin Z38), 15 March acks of imental capacity are situated along the Fehrbellin- n road at Fehrbellin's southern exit and of the road., riflemen and tank troops were seen, but no equipment beyond a mm'wAT gun with muzzle brake. Vehicle sheds were all locked. er-insulatedong distance cables and ten pair of telephone wires o these barracks. Numerous staff cars were seen. Officers appeared . Armored troops used vehicles in E 1-0 series; zi troopswere seen in D 2-56, C 8-74, and 0 8-77 series, 4 A warehouse opposite the barracks, guarded by engineer troops, serves " as an ammunition clump. co.Approximately between Fehrbellin and Bahnhof Dammkrug and east of the Fehrbel.nerstrasse are two barracks compounds. ???? One building holds a staff q most of the officers being majors and colonels. Strength in the two 'arracks is estimated at 3 000-4 000 men, possibly amounting to one motorized rifle regiment, one artillery regiment, and engineer troops. Staff cirs117 andr 8-41 series; and one used by air force officers, 18. euru an (Z49), 15-16 March 'Ilasqd_and_hangars are damaged and cannot be used. 'Undamaged bar- racks at the,44444:hold approximately 22600 motorized rifle troops tth vehicles in theE1,-064 E 107, and E 1-08 series. Numerous cable linasCIEiad,soUrce'te believe that this may be a divisional Hel. Two rail- road tank ears and 150 barrels - each 200-500 liter capacity - were seen on the railroad atarIg. b, A.steaty, stream of billeting equipment entered the Panzer Kaserne on the NelirWPili-Altruppin dhaussee on day of observation. This barracks formerly accommodated one German tank regiment, but the buildings are now .8.1997:erPrOWde4:that'tvica armored regiments may be present. Approximately tanks30 al vlire:o?Served under tarpaulins outside their sheds. Vehicles; 3-26 series* are NenrupPirr'04hlen-Glienecke- ., has been converted into ,a tank training area and artillery range. All All ath. are guarded by tank and artillerytroops armed with Was irn!levnterl.pg the area: B 2-57, C 8-72, C 8776, C 0-73, E 1-18, and 7 series. The entire wooded area in the s , q,u F-3 d.0 300 tanls,a arid arppred'vehiOles tundeecribed , yards at night between 5 and 12 March, F63 19, Inlkow (Z49), 16 March The munitions plant liUlkow60Vierk, is alleged to be operative lecal residents who a1s0 claim that German workers have been produce 150 mm ammunition. The entire area has been blocked approximately arrived at the marshaling 20. Berlin-Buch (Z96), 17 March again by drafted to off. Three new hospital trains, 12-15 cars each, were Observed on a rail Siding at Buch. The entire compound of the Buch Landesanst alt has been cOnVortea into a hoSpital area. 1. Prenzaaq (Q04), 17 March a, Two hangars at Prenzlau airfield are in perfect condition, but . locked and guarded, they may be used as an ammunition Sanitized - Approved For Release : CIA-- I 2700250001-8 25X1X6 25X1X6 ? -tieir-15vhet _ar not y44s actually are on hand, .11,411gAr0 4r4-**1 and_each has a parking capacity for 30 YAKs. In- COming- )46 are-1M0diatelY-PUt in these hangars, ' 25X1X6 4 ti5? Paragraph -19c Sentence 1, represents a deduction of 011.-Z4P.4; 25X1X6 4t-4 right angle at the beginning of the Fehrbellinerstisee , 0 gi parTc-Iike road running in ankasterlY direction to the Neurup2iner see.-Between this 1-048 the See? the Pehrbellinerstrasse, and the southern )0014e37 4, :bhpra,41/7i-4 The tieur0440-Fehr10440 two barracks t40-aft*I:146-40.:*ICOMeg0atomer'cor-1-ecti3On 0r our version of this sttet w)4 s ai66i:a6 'as to be UntraCkabie On availitle'MDP6 or Rele ? CIA-RDP82-00457R002700250001-8 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ? .???,.. ? Vehicles in the B 3,..67 and E 2-36 series were seen in his area _.alret0;? garages and sheds halite been turned over to Germans for living Uartere, but it iFriaiiOred that they may soon have to evacuate. Arr east of the Templin-Prenzlau road consists of 8 staff buildings, 32 garages, and an exercise * -The a4)29011d is blocked off, rendering close dbservation-impossible, but personnel seeMed to include tank, artilleryt engineer, and motorized - rifle troops,,troops,,-reacies: d 2-87, ri 7-40, and r8-40. series, thr arracks installation is located 411Plecliat, 9pposite4 this , .29 block, 1 exercise halI, 1 repair around fuel dump, and 14 garages. A number 0f assault guns the garages Troop shoulder tabs indicated 'rtillery and motorized units. Vehicles: B3-66-U 0,4 14tt,-8?,or '78), -20 March gp concentrations have been observed in the wooded 5, Odorf and NOhenneuendorf immediately adjacent to the jinau4 and in the area Bergfelde-Whlenbeck (Z76-86). Ong paths in these areas. 0041,40., 25X1X6 utilized for troop billets, n4 uTraniz