LACK OF TRAINING FACILITIES IN THE HVA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004500490008-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 26, 2006
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: March 27, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

CLASSIFICATION
Approved FW AItst1 p1'CEq 1 82-00457RBOMM
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
CONFIDENTIAL
DATE DISTR. 27 LIAR. 50
NO. OF PAGES 1
COUNTRY Germany (Russian Zone)
SUBJECT Lack of Training Facilities in the T17A
PLACE
ACQUIREI
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INFO.
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CT TIt OHTY6D OTATI O WITHIN Till 05ACIIIIS OF TWQ REPEOWAGN ACT 90
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NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. The Artilleriekaserne in Erfurt uns evacuated by the Soviet Array. It tthereby
automatically reverted back, to the jurisdiction of the Thurin7:Lt.n "iniats^y of
Finance. In disre rd of a directive put out by Gtaatssotcretlir Johannes '1art3.o1 e
of the DDl Tiinistry of the Interior placing all military establishments relin-
quished by the Soviet Airy at the disposal of the TWA, the builclin in question
was occupied by the t?'ansport rolice, obviously availing itself of the interne nun
created by the recent defection of the Thuringian Finance "inister T too!. Thy '17A
is deters-fined to recover these barracks. If need be, the Erfurt t ereitnehaft will
be ordered to start occupying the building is a test case of 'r~ x'ncTce @ s directive ~ '25X1
2. The so--called Ulm Kasorne in lostock 1,m s alle d to lia- ve been evacuated T the
Russians. In fact
it is still occur~ie a soviet marine un o
3. ''ilhe1ri Zaissor, in con-'enting on the lack of training grounds for combat train-
ing, observed that a ronady for this lad in moving units into available training
areasa. In the absence of ho-sing facilities, personnel would be sheltered in
tents.
~Zaieser ray have had in mind the two rain training areas at
r. z and M terbop, which would also lend thensclvee to joint exercises be-
t??seen T3VA. personnel and Soviet troops if projected
I.Cor int. T3emi.tnc'haf. nmw nnrri nnnnA
in fapoi:ia is slated for transfer to Erfurt where it will be housed in the
ArtillI:rf.atcnseme
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 1; October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008
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Approved For Release
CIA-RDP82-00457R004500490008-5