SOVIET TROOPS IN SAALFELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006900180009-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 9, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: January 11, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
COUNTRY Germaz%V (Soviet Zone) REPORT NO.
TOPIC soviet Trooos in Saalfeld
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1. it was observed that buildings No 1
through o the as eld (I1 51/J 53) barracks installation
quartered infantry and artillery units and buildings No 5
through 8 tank units. The troops in the installation allegedly
numbered 4.,000 and were soon to be brought up to 59000. About
25 percent of them were recruits. (1)
2. The infantry units, which were comiandod by Lajor i3udin, (fnu)9
were equipped with light and medium mortars. (2) About fifteen
37 -mm AT guns were observed with the artillery unit--.
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3, It was is arned that the tank units were
equipped with 145 tanks an a ou ten 52 grans on T34 chassis.
They were comuanded by Colonel Pauluk9 (fnu). (3)
4, Hardly any training activity was observed in the billeting area 9
but troops, up to battalion strength, were frequently seen leaving
the installation to practice construction of field fortifications
in the heath and at Rotor Borg. The troops were ~ilso observed digging
excavations for vehicles on both sides of the SaalfolddLangenschade
hi"~nvay. (4)
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Major ?.;ishok, fun 9 was identiXiect as supp y o
division headquarters which was located in riudoistadt (U 51/J 54) o (5)
6. A :guard detail of one officer and ten wearing blackmborderod red
epaulets was detached daily from the Saalfeld barracks installation to
the ammunition dump at Schwarza (U 51/J 53). (6)
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CONFIDENTIAL
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.
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pie re ~o` iii is rtes that the units of the 39th Ids I tz di fle :)iv,
"7hich are stationer in M,a':lfeld, store at the post in
'it7 C!-~ lt7ZTc?mber
1")53o Although the estimate of ,000 troo_,s seems too hiS;h, it
strengthens the lrevious assurl_otion that two ro is tints of the 39th
;'ids :: tG flo Ira v, namely the 120th 161's :::tz :i.i.fle Po ;t and the l.th
(Gds?) Tank . P Pte t, arc stationed in .`3'a'ilfeld,
:,;a jor Pud.in, (fnu), reportedly the co;unanding officer of the infantry
units, is unknown, ads Colonel Dir