MILITARY INFORMATION FROM FRANKFURT/ODER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005200150006-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 23, 2005
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: June 2, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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~UNT~ ~?oW_of GerMnr REPORT NO.
TOPIC ,ilits ry old ormation from . {'ran..ftzrtf O
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EVALUATION LACE OBTAINED.
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DATE OF CONTE
2 J XPATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES -ENCLOSURES (No. & TYPE)
REMARKS
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2 June 1950
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Class. Changed To: TS S 0 STAN
Auth.: HR l0.2
Date: ? -2Q By
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CLASSIFICATION S - . ,{"GOVT OL/U ONLY
DATE PREPARED.
ao ;fin unusual amount of activity was observed
in the barracks an the afternoon of 17 April 1950.
It was the impression that the troops were prepar-
inr- to leave o Trucks were loaded with equipment
and baggago on 21 ..pril 1950.
b. several loaded trucks with 76.2-mm guns coupled
to.. theta stood in the barracks yard at 9 Sam. on
22 April 1950.
a. At the military loading ramp, five soldiers wear-
ing red-bordered black epaulets unloaded potatoes
from truck Twelve boxcars and an u:;:.! . mti-
fied number of heavy--duty flatcars stood r lcit the
loading ramp Passenger cars and
trucks towing guns, a
charging unit and a field k tchen, moved to the
military loading ramp:
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d. Trucks towing four guns, a charging unit and
another field kitchen arrived at the military
loading ramp from the direction of the ,trtillerie
Mserne at about 2 p.m. The materiel was en-
trained a The train, the boxcars of which were occu-
pied by soldiers, was still _at the rarrm t 10 p.m.
:zll boxcars were lighted o
e a ^ielve trucks
left the barracks at 1C a .m.
on 23 ,`~.pri. 195o,, heading toward the military ramp.
bhe truci~s tovied eight 76 a2-tarn guns tv.o charging
units t:: fie kitchens
'4nother truck convoy loaded i ith baggage, equip
mont, practice targets, tnbles, ch: irs, etc.,
left the barracks about 3O minutes later, also
moving toward the military ramp. Two trucks were
designated by little red flags as acaunition car-
riers.
go Only a few soldiers were seen in the barracks
yore. on 24 -.pril 19 O The barracks buildings
appeared to have been vacated (1)0
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CONFIDIHTMt(.).T ' O U O ?F'TCI ".? ~s q 1; '
3, Buelow Ka,serne:,
a occupied by about 5CO troops wearing red.,
bordered black epaulets t.ith ::artillery and
tank insi riia. .ten, armored reconnaissance
" r u ? io installation ,..rza mounted t ,
car a twin
barreled machine ;un was parked in front of the
barracks on 12 . aril 1950.
b. t'ti~,o 8"man groups with one 8O rma mortar each,
two telephone sections itCi uand tele
phone equipr;sent and two 10-=aacan sections ith two
57-1;jm 1T ells moved into the barracks area.
c 3 ,six armored reconnaissance cars and three
half'?;rack vehicles .":ere seen in the bar-racks
yard on. 21 and 22 .'&.pril 1950
4a Zichhorn icaserne:
a. Northern section: The volume of transient
personnel going on 9 or returning from, furlough
decreased. Only one barracks build
ing still housed troops of all branches of ser-
vice. There s.s very little traffic between the
railroad station and the barracks., No march eol-
un n`i s rom the rai Iron d station to the barracks,
or vice viers iv we& e seen c
ba ;;southern section: ,till occupied by about
5CO troops wearing black-bordered crimson epau-
lets ~w,i.thout branch-of-service insignia. 'Trucks
`1;:ere' seen:
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CONF ;~C~T'1` ~~:Z~LT v iy f 1C I'LL GTE ,~A
5m HindonburG Kaserne;
as Occupied by about 5000 troops vrearing red-
bordered black epaulets. No changes in the
occupation of the barracks were observed up
to 22 ,pril 1950.
b o Three tanks I
moved into the barracks on 12 .',pr 00
Tanks coved in to the bar-
racks on 16 :Lpril 1950. They we.-c accompanied
by trucks and
each occupied by 2Q to 25 soldiers
rith red-bordered black epaulets
0. weep I and trucks
were identified (2).
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a. One barracks bui1c in t as occupied b a unit
of 100 to 120 raen re: .r inj; red-bordered black
epaulets ~:ithout branchtlof-service insignia.
T:o build ina : o were vacant. .no t er building was
occupied by transient o.~.'L icers pre; uuably Going
on leave.
b. Ten truci.s and eight rail-type rocket launchers
were sacra in the barracks yard and at the garages
on 17 ...pril. 1950 C
c. Three rrdl t~ rocket launcher,,,, with the motor
vehicle nuribers
wore parked in the barracks yard on 21 Lnril 19 a0 0
d. The Poll oi~~n:; trucks operated betvieen the bar-
racks ray;. the rr ilro .d station transporting offi-
cers t-ho presumably went on or returned from leaves
(2)
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E:,, Preparations for. departure were made on
14 :^a?aril 195oo ~`';? r~a~? :..troops with red-
bordered black -epaulets' ana artillery. 1n-
si ,nia. were seen there for the first tiriaa
Twenty tanks left the barracks toward the
milit r~ loading . ramp on 16 ,pri-l 1950
b. `rucks shuttling between the barrack and
the military
Pheyureloaded ut.'uy-
n.1ture, equipment rand baggage 0
c renty tanks lined tP - tl st'ae'
between the barrael s. and 1.estkreu on 17 ,pril
19~
tanks
`~.~e ~?. ~/~7
were en{~Sainc
sh tanks ? b'.eJ.V
ed at the raili,tary oadin ramp on the sreninf
of l~ pr2 l 9.?O 4 .'rucks
barracks
were seen shuttling be w?ween, t f e
and the railroad st t ton o
d o unit of about. 250 men. wearing black,
bordered crimson epaulets moved intoo the can=-
tonTaent buildings (former r0turneei` camp)
adjoining' the barracks on 10 and 11 %pril 1959n
The unit arrived by :rsil allegedly from 3ran-
denbw g (N 53/, 23)
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8 o 2 iethen astir .e n
Occupied by about I ;Q0 Koops .vca ?ng red-'
b tide wed black aulets. SJ th tank and artillery
Insignia. tank 'Was i?4., `: ont of the repair.
sheep building on. 12 ',pr:fl 195c. .,bout 30 sol-
diers did service of the piece . drill with three
'~ o ~ as m guns in front of the barracks area
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b ~ .ooid ier s burned pap or' trash at the i:' .e1d
beyond the. "I b - r ac 1.
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recovered
were
from the fire place during the following night
Co about 35 soldiers trained with four guns
in the barracks yard on 21 !,,1-) ril 1950.
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area on 22 ,April 1950 a Four 3 - guns with
crews of 6 to ?I stoou~ nearby. Thirty other
soldiers in groups.of 10 wereseen at athletic
exercises in full uniform (2).
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