MANEUVERS IN THE PARCHIN AREA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002800110006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 29, 2005
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: May 27, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

COUNTRY Oerrnry (Russian zone)
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:fin On the morning; of 22 T1arc.h 1949 the follo'ring vehicles left Parehim
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Scout cars (Panserspp' hwegen) : V--20Q
c. About 50 jeeps containing officers and men.
d. Motorcycles with sidecars: 50~-60.
e,, About 20 three-axle signal vehicles, wooden both-work. m ant a
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About .12--15 trucks, three axles, arnored sides,, armed with one or with two
2 on. antiaircraft machine ; uns. "one of these also r no light
machine run.s. Six non to a crews
Eleven truck borne f kitchen
h, Six three-axle ambulances
i,, Two private cars (Horch and i Mercedes) carrying officers.
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2., No tanks, artillery or anti-tank guns we frith this column.
3. Neariy all the trucks contained youn- troops (apparently 18-24 years old) and
predominatly European Russians. About 801r4, of there troops wore blue overalls
over their uniforms. Those not tvaaring overalls showed black shoulder boards.
Officers) wore black shoulder ')cards with snail metal tank insignia and.. wore
'mostly captains and ')elver. One colonel and three staff officers were in the
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4eapons were generally submachine gcns with box or drum type magazines.
The man are also equipped with spades, blankets, broad-bags, etc. They
wore boots or shoes with puttees (Wickelgamaschen). Their uniforms were
of good material and clean.
5. The main route followed was from Parchin to Ruost, north through Herzberg
and Mestlin. Colunns branched off to P?Uhlenhof, Teehentin, Golberg, Below,
and Dobbertin. A small force passed through Sternberg in the G strove
direction,
6. At 1900 hrs, movement ceased and camps were pitched:
a) In the Mllhlenhof Forest, west of PMI#hlenhof.
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1,) Around Augzin.
c) 1 Ica. north of Below.
d) Around?Hofhagen.
o) H.Q. was at Ruest and the inn and village were evacuated for it.
7. The men camped in the open around camp fires or in their vehicles. The offi-
cers had five large four-aided tents at Au^zin and ten at Below.
8. Security measures included two lines of sentries around the camps and two
lines around Ruest, together with two sentries outside the inn. Troops were
confined to their camps. All civilians had to have their papers checked.
9. On 23 Perch there was lively jeep and motorcycle traffic between the camps.
In the afternoon telephone lines were laid between the carps on the ground and on
poles. Signal vehicles were observed at each camp.
10. On 24.'larch there was no movement other than motorcycle desr tch riders.
U. On 25 '.`Larch the officers conferred at Ruest for about four hours. The village
was out of bounds to civilians all day.
12. On 26 Ilarch Augzin, P1hlenhof, and Below camps were moved northwards in the di-
rections of Alterskhle, Kiaden, and the Dobbertiener Forest.
13. On 27, 28, and 29 I-larch there were no troop movements and the officers went
hunting.
Early in the morning of 30 March six SP guns, with five bogie wheels and auxiliary
gasoline tanks fixed to the sides, left the cavalry barracks at Parchim and moved
in the direction of Ludwigslust. Caliber of the guns a'speared to be 3.22 mm.
Around mid-day tank firing could be heard from this direction, probably taking
place near Grabow.
15. No aerial activity had been observed in the maneuver area up to 30 March. No
attempt was made to hide the vehicles under the trams, although it could easily
have ?peen done.
16. A few days before the start of the maneuver first-class roads such as the road
Parchim - Stern'ierg were covered with a thick layer of gravel. The forest trails
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17. Discipline appeared good: all the camps were extremely clean.
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