MILITARY INFORMATION FROM THE ZONAL BORDER AREA IN THURINGIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006900260013-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 29, 2003
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: March 9, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
O F I REPORT
COUNTRY Germany (Russian Zone)
SUBJECT Military Information from the Zonal
Border Area in Thuringia
GATE DISTR,
9 March 195-
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
~ the Haupt Kascrne in einingen still quartered
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German Volkspolizei while the llarbara Kaserne was occupied by
Soviet troops wearing red bordered black epaulets.
25X1 2. No militar ersonnel or police wore observed in '.aelkershausen on
3, In Sub].9 the barracks installation, which is located on the road
leading toward schmiedef-1d, was occupied by German Volkspolizei
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25X1 4? residents of Oberhof stated that reservations Trade
for 170 beds in the Intourist hotel there for 1 January were cancelled
because of current construction and post--)oned until. 1 February. There
was a Treat deal of ;sinter snort activity I The winter
games week was postponed until 1j to 25 'ebruary. There were no in-
dications of a requisitioning of quarters in Oborhof for the billeting
of Soviet personnel.
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no ~oviot troops were oca: ted in urae en oana
sta , a. t, s Grosshaeringen, the II.3rdt area, Reichenbach,
orschera. lecidents of these localities agreed that movements of
..oviet troops had not occurred. Only in late Jecerabar 19509 a train with
Soviet motor vehicles allegedly ,passed throu;;h :schera, proceeding
toward Gotha.
*I IComment. Newspaper reports and rumors state' that, among other
things, hotels and private quarters in Oberhof were requisitioned in
November and December 1950 for billeting a hi h-ochelon Soviet head-
r
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guard detachments in the area of Sonne rg, rs ungen, and south of
the Harz Mountains were reinforced since the beginning of January 19x'1
The oresen rQ,os indicates a c o rumors emanating from Oberhof
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CLASSIFICATION SE
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CLASSIFICATION S
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in ?cco:d.nce with the
letter of 13 CCo:;c; 1078 from the
Director ci Ccr.:, ineliigence to the
Archivist c i:;c Utl;;ed Sg aait
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