MILITARY INFORMATION FROM NEUSTRELITZ

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CIA-RDP82-00457R005100070008-4
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RIPPUB
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S
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6
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December 14, 2016
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March 26, 2003
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8
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Publication Date: 
May 10, 1950
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REPORT
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Approved For RejeaCQUE/111)1EINRalk-1)04605100070008-4 INTELLIPAY CLASSIFICATION COUNTIZT -ovi 4, one of lcrfalay_ REPORT NO. InforLtion OLIEeu3trelitz I 25X1X EVALUATM kLACE OBTAINED_-4 DATE OF CONTENT 14.yebn.12EL.L911.2reh 1.150 DATE 0BTAINED.:1 REFERENCES PAGES 6 REMARKS yammmyydaymya 25X1A ATE PREPARED Ja_aav...19.2D. ENCLOSURrn (NO. & TYPE) W1.1 25X1 25X1 25X1 5/4 on 14 k'obru:,r7 1950: , a. Barraca in the northrn part or ?the town, on the enstern side of the road to i'enzlinl 25X1X in Uoustrelitz (1) -11 five !Itt.,1s, 1,7,re ,u,-.rded by troops we'2.rins red-bordered bl-ck; eeLulcts, -oat of tht. oficers ore ti: insi,nia, solie r,rtillery insi7nia, :our 41,-?raGes were occupied by t-Inks. Cne t,ak vith a tur- ret shaped like the b-;ek of a turtle .bout 10 AT it;uns vere stored in a cura,;e 'nd trucks were in two other c.races, .bout 320 unr,rned troops drilled in the l'estern barracks section, ::otor vehicle drill (mountingp dismounting and changing of tires) vets observed ne-r the c-pruges in the eas'vezm barracks section, (4) bout Gc troops tit L carbines fld submachine unz drilled tth trainlaJ1 field oproAte the bttrrecks. This document is hereby regraded to CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the letter of 16 October 1978 from the Director of Central Intell:gence to the Archivist of the United StaIes.CLAScIcteATION CONFIDENTIAL .3oett n 0 Next Review Dale: 2008 04o c Class. Auth.: Date: 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/08/11 : CIA-RU421-00457R005100070008-4 25X1 ? 25X1 25X1 Approved For R?el?ease-2004/08/4-11A-Rd8541048TIR0051-000r0008=4? (5) Troops at platoon level were practicing with blank cartridges at the training field north of the barracks (1). b. .3.te Kaserne: Occupied to capacity by troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets with artillery insignia. ',bout 30 , trucks were observed in the storage sheds of the bar- racks. Trucics1 were identified in barracks traffic (2). C, Restricted area n..iouth'Pr with 30 houses and 3 can- tonment buildings on 5trelitzerstrasse: Lightly occupied by .Aviet dependents. -,rtillery and tank officers were observed entering end leaving. The cantonment buildings were guarded by a soldier wearing red-bordered black epaulets. The former manor house JE of the restricted area was surrounded by a barbed- wire fence. signboard with the :Russian inscription rvno smoking rv was seen at the house. Guards wore red bordered black epaulets (4). d. ,iestricted area o...ast", NE of Glambeck Lake: (1) Aesidentirl area with about Sc large end medium villas. Jain Late on Hohenzierlitzerstrasse was guarded by a double sentry we-ring black-bordered red epaulets. :Tny officers, priNarily . field officers, belonging to the followina: branches of service were observed: (2) uost of the officers belonged to .artillery and talk units, some to infantry, signal, technical and medical units. Motor vehicles were 25X1A 25X1 seen in the restricted area: 25X1 (3) k service station with a repair shop was SE of the main gate. The pump was guarded by a soldier wearing red-bordered black epaulets. 25X1 25X1 (5) lwere 25X1 Passenger car and truck parked in :front of two requisitioned houses south of restricted area 'East? (3), 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/08/11 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005100070008-4 6 25X1 25X1 Approved For Re! e, aestricted area with 8 to 10 houses le/ of 'Whenziorlitzorstrasse: Occupied by a unit, estimated et 1 company, with block-bordered black epaulets. many telephone lines lead from that area to restricted 25X1 area t7ast". 25X1 building) on f. Hospital forfiv-r secondery school Luisenstrasse: (1) There was little podestrian traffic of officers end jjj be1erign6 to various branches of service. (2) Passene:er cars and ambulance 25X1 I Itiere at the perkine; lots of the hospitel. 25X1 25X1 Destly medicel officers end soue officers weering red- bordered bhck epaulets were observed in the restricted street section behind the hospital. Guards posted there wore rod-bordered black epaulets (5). G. The requisitioned secbion of the power plant on Luisenstrasse was guarded by seldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets. 11 Kommondatura in 4 hounes on the junction of Llisalith- strasse and Thaelmannstraese: Infantry personnel were observed le one house gad sol- diers wearing green-bordered red elaulets in another house, -in front of which truck vas parked. I. Fuel dump with railroad spur on'ronzlinerstrasse: Guards wore red-bordered black epaulets. There were ap- parently underground containers as fou e feed hoses were recognized. j. 2ue1 dump west of the ponzlin road, north of the di mantled railroad line to ;;eren: lards wore red-bordered black epeulots, fuel barrels were observed. There may be else undergxound containers as hosepiees were observed. 25X1 k. (1) Tank trucks 1 havin an esti- mated ceeacity of .5,COL liters each, rld truckl I loaded with barrels, all driven by soldier; wearing red- bordered black epaulets, were identifLed eworing Neu- strelitz from the direction of e'uerstenberg. (2) Three trucks, towing canvas-covered guns and occupied by 10 to 1,5 men each, crossed the market square from the south'ene turned into Penzlinerstrasse. 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/08/11 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005100070008-4 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1X 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Relrod-2,e-544-34180-1?r? NA-PrIDA-141n48-71490 JCiT 2. Barr eke on Lierkerstrasse: Trucks were identified there (1). 25X1A 25X1 Documents were found the 25X1 traininc field about 500 meters west of the Infanterie haserne on 23 2ebruary 1950 (2Y. 4. a. Barracks on Lderkerstrasse: (1) Occupied to capacity on 9 Elarch 1950 by troops wearing red-bordered bleck ereaUlets. Two 4.T guns of medium to heavy caliber were towed out of a gersge in the eastern barracks section. .About 500 troops held infantry drill in the barracks yard. - b. Ute Laserne lir of the mein (1) Cit 9 Larch 1950 wearing red-bordered artillery insignia. barracks yard. (2) True kr railroad station: occupied to capacity by troops black epaulets. Officers wore sixty soldiers drilled in the was parked in the barrodcs area (2). c. liestricted area "outho on Jtrelitzerstrasse: (1) A section of the restricted area was occupied by troops on 9 Narch 1950. About 100 unarmed troops held drill exercises. Guards wore red-bordered black epaulets. (2) Two of three cantonment buildings on the eastern perimeter of the settlement were used es garages for trucks (4). d. estricted area "East", NE of Glambeck Lake: (1) Headquarters where many officers, mostly field officers with tank end artillery insignia and some Infantry and nedical officers were seen on 9 1.iarch 1950. hirtrr"Ir.14.: 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/08/11 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005100070008-4 )X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1A Approved For ReleasW663/08/11 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005100070008-4 Jagai:Zw e. Restricted houses on Fritz Reuterstrasse: occupied on 9 Mroh 1950 by about 100 troops wearing black-bordered black epaulets. Officers with signal insignia were seen. Officers voer observed going between these houses and the hsadquarters in restricted area 'East *t (3). 25X1A 25X1 Comment; (1) and (2) Component units of the 9th Gds Tank Div are stationed in the barracks on the road to Penzlin (Douaumont Kaserne) and in the old barracks (Jte Grl- nadior Kaserne), according to periodic informtion by other sources The two barracks were still occupiQd tw41 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/08/11 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005100070008-4 Approved For Release 2003/08/11 : CIA-RDP82-6151X11R005100070008-4 to capacity on 9 ;larch 1950 (F). wailatib inforMa- tion indicates that the restricted areas mentioned may be occupied as follows: (3) Restricted area. foll;ast" (including Hohenzieritzer- strasse, Luisenstrasse and 2ritz :iouterstrasse): , Hq 9th Gds Tank Div. Idements of the headquarters, pos- sibly the headquarters guard detachment, are in the re. Stricted area NW of the Hohenzieritzerstrasse and on Fritz aeuterstrasse. (4) :aestricted area ifhouth? (settlement on ,Arelitzer- strasse); Billets for married officers and Nces their dependents. hccordinj,; to the report also.occu- pied by a unit of about company strength. (5) The hospitd on Luisenstrasse undoubtedly is the fleustrelitz military post hospital. 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/08/11 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005100070008-4 25X1A