SOVIET TROOPS IN THE VIENNA AREA AND APETLON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005900550005-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 13, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC?.._Snviet Trnnns In the Vienna Area and Anetlon
EVALUATION 25X1 PLACE OBTAINED.
DATE OF CONTENT 11' to lt; August 1950
DATE OBTAINED
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1. On 17 August 1950 Soviet troops with red bordered black epaulets were
observed in Vienna only in the Trost Kaserne, at the garages on Pernersdorfer--
s3tracse and on 'Windtensstrasse near the water tower. (1)
2. The Albrecht Kaserne and the 'ilhe]. Kaserne, Vienna, were occupied only by
guard details wearing motor transport insignia. (1)
Or. 1L. August 1950 the barracks in :4ag,ran (P 49/X 45) seemed to be occupied
to capacity by troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets with tank, motor
transport, signal and artillery insignia. Eight 85-mm AA guns and six 37 mm
.AA guns were in the barracks yard.
5. Only guard details with rod bordered black epaulets were observed in the
Pioneer Kaserne and at the engineer equipment depot, Klosterneuburg (0 49/S 30)?
on lit August 1950. Thew- unn no ehnnrrp in the number of naypi nprannnel
6. Training activity was again observed in the camp south of Apetlon (P L8A 74)
on 18 August 1950. Eight heavy and four light AA guns and about 20 trucks.
ca= between
were seen in the c the "'n aren - Traffic was light tp and from
:L0 a.m. and 2 p.m..
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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 UniAppmIM0 For R
Next Review Date: 2008
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Comments.
(1) 2 he i.n ors:at on does not indicate ar;r change since recent reports. Sep
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eviously reported that no troops or equipment remained
in AA etlon when elements of the GHQ ILAA Div or zegt, probably the 23rd,
returned to their home stations at the end of June 1950 after completing
exercises in Am tlon.
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