SOVIET TROOPS IN LEIPZIG AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005900530012-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 25, 2003
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: September 12, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
COUNTRY- Soviet Zone of
TOPIC Sov et Troops in Leipzig Area
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EVALUATlQN[ PLACE OBTAINED
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DATE OF CONTENT 22 July to 15 August 1950
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DATE QGTAVNED,..__,.DATE PREPARED 12 September 1950
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PACES 2 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
REMARKS.
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1? Bight hundred troops were estimated to be in the FlakJtaserneg
Leipzig (N 52/E 21)-Heiterbliek, between 6 and 10 August 1950,
They wore red-bordered black epaulets, some with tank insignia.
It was believed that only one tank unit with fiedum and heavy
tanks was stationed in the billeting area. The roof of the
garage in the eastern section of the installation vas being
elevated 1 to 2 meters the building
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Between 6 and 10 August 1950 the Flak Kaserne, Schoenau housed
300 to 400 trop red-bordered black epaulets with artil.-
Soldiers in the Hindenburg Kaserne wore black-
ranaulets without branch-of-service insigniao
54 The barracks installation on Viertelsweg was still occupied
by about 300 troops who wore red-bordered green epauletsa The
Two SF guns and one JS tank were loaded tr in t
railroad station on 22.Jul 1 0,,
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CONFIDENTIAL In accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the UnitedPPfdbYed For
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SP guns and the tank which had been loaded on 22 July 1950 re-
turned to the post on 12 August 1950.
7. Three JS tanks and six SF guns were seen in the area of the
Heiterbiick Kaserne on 12 .August 1950. More tanks were stored
in a garage. The roof of the northern section of the garage
facing Highway No 87 was being raised 75 meters. A soccer
game in the billeting area on 15 August 1950 was witnessed by
about three companies which seemed to be most troops stationed
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as report of 13 July 1950 by
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The regiment had previously been assumed to be stationed in
Leisni However reports received in the summer of 1949 men-
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be stationed the HHeiterblick Kaserne Taucha4 Information
obtained in late July and early August 1950 bears out the possibi1i
ty that the 64th Gds Hv Tank SP Regt may be stationed in Taucha.
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