HEAVY WEAPONS FOR VOLKSPOLIZEI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005000650001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 25, 1999
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 12, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 1999/09/0 : I
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CLASSIFICATION S 'T
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
REPORT NO. bow
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY
Germany (Russian Zone)
DATE DISTR.
32 June 1950
SUBJECT
.
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
Heavy Weapons for Volkspolizei
Units 25X1 A
LIBRA
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SUPPLEMENT TO
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INFO.
REPORT NO.
NOT CIRCULATE
T34 tanks numbered 111231", "124"'; "139rr 1414511 w
14500" and "5O9" were entrained by VP personnel in
J'ueterbog (N 52/E 59) the night of 24 Aarch 1950.
The r3.annor In which the police handled them
indicated that they were trained In use of tanksa'-. The
tanks were shined to T'e.Ltow (11 53/Z 73) . uy a.
red*ular freiCht train, ' ney were eona aignea to the
Rine urt :berlinit VP unit, according to a policeman,
,, Two flatcars loaded with. a field howitzer an AT
gun and another gun (allegedly A , arrived at the
.A>: 'esin (lj 54/0. 28) kail.road station on 5 April
l950,, Me guns were cons1Ca ed to the Egresin VP
;! chule . according to railroad officials.
25X1A owaent4
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'e if 1st VP renzbbreii sehaft of the 'pit=ng um
Lerlin" is listed as being located in Teltow,,
Thiscument is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of .16 octot-er 1978 from the
Director of central intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2003
CLASSIFICATION SEC,
ARMY x AIR
Document No - ________1
N. Change to Class. En,
Declassified
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FFICIALS ONLY
CONFIDENTIAL
Approved For Release 1999/09/09 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005000650001-8