MILITARY INFORMATION FROM GERA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005100440005-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 27, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: May 16, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC-- Mili tarn Information from Gera ---_-._--
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DATE OF .SIN T NT _ E to 24 : Tarch 1950
~.~ r DATE PREPARED 16 "ay 1950
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The foliowlng observations were ,s:r ue in Gera (Wj. 51/X tb)
between 8 and 24 March i9505
1. k3arr= cks on Stejnertsb+srg:
a, Gate guards sore red-bordered black epaulets w. th artillery
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b. Four trucks with raountec: rail-type rocket launchers we. e
seen in the /;Firages on 10 .:arch 1950.
co A anuad of six soldiers, apparently recruits, Qon.structed
a telephone line. Three units, each in about comp stren&tn,
were seen to fall in at the barracks yard succees3 ely on 17 t::rch
1950. A lieutenant colonel left the barraicks.
ao Gate guards wore red-bordered black epaulets with tank
Insignia.
by Three T34 tanks were seen in the barracks and on 19 ',,arch
1950.
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3. icrmer koxw:pald:rtux?..; on ::boiintstr*sse:
Occu .1cd by a ri-.. unit on ':';:.rch .Lc 0. Lizrt,: rpt.or veiiicies
witrr su.cerstructares car r 4,L, *:rid,-.eceu :).aerri viii e uo>
scrvzd.
The ;:o u ;fan . urr-, e w L;u-zz?c,c ~r saa per v;c ..rir rec -
bordered black '~ pau-ets on 17 ?' arch 1950.
4. ,~`ost oi' th .; rriecl ofi'icers at the post had receJiti,, been
repir,ccd by youn;_: officers,. (4)
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(1) 'inu unit str;tiocic a in Li,e barracks on "J .eine~tsberg (a.r.so
re erred: to as Russ i,aserne) include the Fiq X V II Chs :.tz Rifle
Corps, the 57Cth AT Art, Rot/38th AT Arty f3rit;, air. P rocket
launchor urr.it (316th HL l ej L? ), according to prev.ous i:rfor?, ation
which is co.;fiz ied by tiro report (observation of u?tiller i,.si -aria
trucks t'a mounted ...,il-type rocket -aunc:lers
(2) A trtink battalion was reportcci to be stat.ione1 in the ber-
raci?.s in 154F:. The observation of T34 C: n:tis iadi ated tnat =.; Lank
urbi4 of tiie Uth '. ds !fecz Jiv rnr::y be t:,ere,
(3) An 011";i-leer unit of t?rIe GU 'k; of Lrio ~ th f on grid ;,e
The unit ?iay orwe been there tecri. or+ir?i1 :~a"sin.; tYrrouL; Y ea route
to troop tr:-,.inin_ ~..ro uads 's )
(4)
The i,ifor_., Lion agrees. with reports raa otn r military Iposts,
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