SOVIET TROOPS IN BERNBURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004600290002-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 24, 2003
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 9, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
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ovie t zone of L e xrmany
-REPORT NO-_
uovet Troop in Eernburp,
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and 25 January 1950
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(f) Possibly another artillery unit of one battalion.
(3) One officer and 12 were observed while trainin(, with
two 76,2-mm i&T guns
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The following observations were made in _:,ern'bur?,
on 10 and 25 January 1950:
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14 a. haserne on Tlberstedterstrasse:
(1) Partly occupied by 500 to 600 troops on 10 January 19,90
Officers' billets were occupied to capacity. The following
service colors and insignia were observed:
imed-bordered black epaulets without insignia
?,ad-bordered black epaulets with artillery insignia
ned-bordered black epaulets with mottor?. transport insignia
black-bordered black epaulets with signal insignia
(2) The kaserne was allegedly occupied by the following units:
(a) jattalion of a un regiment, e uir ..red with . 76a 2-rrllri guns
(b) Headquarters of a motorized regiment
(a) Regimental units, troops wearing= motor
transport, and. signal insignia
(d) otorized battalii/+n
(e) I;:egimental. artillery ~-,^ the motorized
regiment, equipped with light guns without
iuzzle brake
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b. i,-oruiandatura:
The offices of the korrrlandatura were still on 'riedensallee
but in houses opposite the previously occupied build.inprs0
It is still not known whether the offices were roved nor-
snanently or whether the old office rooms were only vacated
for renovation.
e 4 T hhe T i) office was still on i ranzstrasse a
do .even unarmed..:, earryinr~ suitcases and packaes, boarded
a train to .a(~deburr, via Cuesten, , cai Lain w:is observed to
leave for K,)ethen o
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haserne on. Ilberstodterstrasse:
.,11e?; edly occupied by an C,T ax .llery unit on 25 January 1950.
Guns of about 100 caliber with barrels about five nete.rs
long were- observed.
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a. It is rather saf?::ly assumed fro the report that aL.regirant
of the .(3rd Gds ?) nT arty iriE of the Third hock Ar~iiy is
stationed in .i.ernburra however, as previously
reported an artillery unit with l2 2tlmn runs to be located
there too it a spears possible that a unit of another Third
,hock .rr. r artillery briC-ade (r 4th Gun -mrty 1.rie ?) may be
also stationed in Lernbur -,
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