MVD CAMP IN BERLIN-GRUENAU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006500720003-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2002
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 14, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
COP1N .'Rlf Germanv (Soviet Zoned REPORT NO.
TOPIC -D Camp in Berlin-Cruenau
EVALUATION-4_
DATE OF CONTE
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES
REMARKS-
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earls September 1950
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ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE) 1 - scotch on ditto
SOURCE
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1. The '.,:VD camp is not located directly at the 1 ction of the Teltovr Canal and
the s e River, as was previously reported, b fit in the angle corned by Regatta-
strasse and Bohnsdorfer Strasse, B-'erlin-Cruonan. It consists of ton buildings,
around which poles with are lights were being erected in early September 1950.
2. Colonel Yarislov (fnu; res. identified as the co:nnandant of the :'VD camp. Ise
was billeted at 00 hegawtastrasse and spoke fluent German. Coco of the i l tors
were also billeted in villas on Ragattastrasse. One the t'i11as housed the Sovie
officers' mess and club;.
The enlisted personnel in the camp wore blade bordered bright green opaulets.
.`ost of the officers wore green epaulets with longitudinal silver stripes,
long navy-blue trousers with a green .;tripe and visor--type caps with a green
ribbon and black piping around the top.
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5. Tlwre was an aerial system above the radio station and the telephone exchange.
Ring-shaped antennae, one meter in diameter, were at the four corners of the system.
They we,e interconnected directly and diagonally? The lead wire led into the
radio station.
25X1 A t Source corrected previous information on the location of the
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25X1 A CorMen to r or source' , tch of cam; p, see Annex.. The report, which
supp nment revious information, doe: not const~.t c of xr;ation that the Iiq
!'VD Troops in uerrlany is located in the t`VD camp. The instal-
lation is believed to be a communication centers .. osely connected
with the IIq of '."VD Troops. According to available information, the .'VD camp
consists of a direction finding station, a telephone exchange with long-distance
lines to the U . ,. R. and Poland; a censorship off ice for the broadcasting
stations In the Berlin area and personnel for mail censorship offices. Indica-
tions are that the camp houses an '"VD signal con rruni.cation un- t. There prob-
ably was also a guard unit for the radio stations in the Berlin area.
I Annex: MVD Camp in Borlin-Gruenau.
Lo CLASSIFICATION ".
COIF gDLII`1144
Approved For Release 2002/08/08 : CIA-RDP8 0720003-5
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