MILITARY INFORMATION FROM EBERSWALDE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006900160005-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 15, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: January 12, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE OF CONTENT
18 December 3-950
..DATE PREPARED
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1. On 13 December 1950, it was learned that the army headquarters in
Eberswalde controlled the Soviet troops in Kreise Oberbarnii, Y;ieder
barnim, Angermuende, Prenzlau. Tenipplin, Fuerstenberg, Gransee, Oranien-
burg, and Bernal & The headquarters was located in the Ardelt Plant
and comprised 3G0 officers, including six generals. The Soviet units
subordinate to General (Tank Troops) Postokhov, (fnu),
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2. The Schuetzen Kaserne in Eberavralde quartered three units each of regimen-
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by Lieutenant Colonel Kusherov, (fnu , apply Unit
identified there included Captain Dopbre, (fnu), chief of supply sections
Major Fireyancws (fnu), chief of tech office; and Lieutenant Colonel Rykov,
(fnu), chief of LIVD troops, The ~TID troops in Eberswalde numbered 180 men. a~
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Plant, erode until 18 December, General (Tank Troops) Postol-,hov, (fnu),
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in- chic o the arm0 General Postokhov may be the present army commander or
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Fo,,-.-+I, Gds ?.Uen_z Army and by other army headquarters units,
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This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 1s October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2C08
19 .Tanua'+^y 1-951
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