SOVIET OCCUPATION TROOPS IN ROSTOCK

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CIA-RDP82-00457R003300170012-1
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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December 15, 2016
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February 3, 2004
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12
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Publication Date: 
August 23, 1949
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2004/04/13: CIA-RDP82-00457R00330017001 7?7/ COOK","RY Sov1,ot Zane of Germa v Soviet Ocannatipn Troops LFt$, 1'OK LA f~-.VALUATIOV 25X1 X PUaCE 013TAIN DATE OF CONTENT eo -3-A-11-1 DATE ?B 1:3TW pIN E?.g r.. 5X1 C; DATE PREPARED-,.-? _-19119 REFERENCES-.z PACES P REMARKS ENCLOSURES M. & U'YP(:CD_ 25X1 0 25X1X, a,, The Panzer Kaserne on Memelerstrasse and Tschaikowskystrassev ROSTOCK (Ian 55/0 81) Q was occupied by tank and infantry units., 25X1 B 25X1 B 25X1X It was reported that four h ;.fired recruits of the 1931 class had arrived in this kaserne in May 1949 following the discharge of older personnel to the Soviet Union in April 1949? Twenty 9?T 34/ 85" tanks were observed in the former stables in the northern ka> serne section. A tank major riding the passenger earl was observed leaving the kaser ne 0 bo About 300 Soviet sailoreq working at the '?Neptun'? Shipyard, were quartered in the old Infanterie Kaserne on Ulmenstrasse.o The motor vehiclel was seen at the kaserne yard. ca Z naval unit of about 200 men was quartered in a former school building on Parkstrasse0 The unit furnished guard de-, tails for duty in the shipyard.: 14 duly ?949 20 ao The former L'uttlitz Kaserne, 'ROUTOCK9 was occupied to cape- city,, The troops quartered there inclu(Aed about 600 young sol- diers who had arrived some time before. Much training of troops was observed p.t the yard of the Puttlitz Kaserne and in the ka- serve area on Tschaikowskystrasse 25X1 C bo The garages of the 'uesilier Kaeerneq previously occupied by tanks, were vacant at the time of observation. c. A navy storage depot was located in the Ulmen Kaserneo ' Most of the kaserne buildings were uninhabitable N 25X1 CLASSWRCATION SEC This documen NT ? r?;'rV_-:Sd to . CONFIDE i :. _ :,u; latter of n7Q?j. Direcio'r of 1 .::C_ Archiv st c` Next Revier! _ Appro lease 2004/04/13 :CIA-RD?8204.571003Q 170012- Approved For Release 200/04/1 - - - SERE 25X1A 25X1 B 25X1AL= 25X1 b v V ~b a dd d ~ivxa.tt.; - w De occupied by a tank unit in the strew ; th of about one xe5ineiit on 22 June 19494 Local resit:ien?Us s~%'ated -i,ha ? ,. C;iLC~ unit caa ecguip, )ed :,ith "T .344 tare"; anc uP ixis ~.ahich frequently left the l servo b ecall roupc for practice r :3rc!reso be The report ehowa that the _)a cv?ous Occupation of the s (..,BOCK poet by u-viet, troogc reuainctb constant until July l It is aosuued t has t a ?,ank, unit \ one r'e illent ?) 4,'ihich is directly as si ;ned to t? 'e, bIc of the jocond _do, s,becz tray is located in the bt~.~''i JO Pu t ~1 ICaserno (also called Pan-or? Kaserne) c, The arrival of recruits in the kd;,UTGCK Puttl.itz Kaserne was reported in i.aa and June lJ49 It is,, however,, considered in,. credible that t the recr?uits should have belonged to the 1931 class (preeuriably 1929 class). pasoen ...r car v occupied by t-cao hi .h rana.1-:inC, ::f icerrr jeep, occupied by :sn officer truck trucl;, accupioC:. by n;av.al troops truck occupied by n:.val troops ~'asscn;~;.~w cL.:c 9 occupied by ntaval troops t$uchQ occupied by naval troops txuc?.k9 occupied by naval troops truch.9 occupied by n! vat troops paosenc5? ? car truck, occupied by naval t oo oe truek, occupied by naval troops passcxn_-?or - taro 25X1 SEC:tEa Approved For Release 2004/04/13 : CIA-RDP82-00457R003300170012-1