VOLKSPOLIZEI WACHBATTALION 'GROSS BERLIN'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005400630005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2004
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 1, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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C'EN T RNTELLICENCE AGENCY
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REPORT NO.,
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COUNTRY Ceiiwv (ov Zr, )
SUBJECT Voikupo1izei WW ehbatt ..e0nn
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DATE DISTR, J. August 1950
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1, The headquarters and 1st Co of the VP ..achbattrlion "Gross Berlin"
(Berlin ,-,uard battalion) is on Seckendorfstrt!sse, Berlin-Pankowwo
The 2d, 3rd and 4th Cos are in Ber.e_in johanrd.Sthal and the 5th a:.d 6th
Cos in ?'.endenschloss, flerlin-Koepenick.. The unit has 700 po.ilcev
Komn:andeur Schneider, (fnu), is CO of battalion and Uteri olizeirat
Schnittinrer, (fnu) is chief of staff, O'oerpoi.izeirat Alexander
(fnu), is chief of the personnel section.-
2 4 mach VP man had either a carbine, model 98, K, or a ;,istol? models
06 and 38. They received politienl i.rdoctrination, basic infantry
trai.nin f, and trainin : in :iirin; anti i uard dri1L The battalion
personnel wear black-red-gold cockades on their caps,
3v iihe unit guards all Berlin ministries and public buiidiri ;s of the
German Democratic liopublic.
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008
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