7TH AND 8TH VOLKSPOLIZEI BEREITSCHAFTEN OF LAND THURINGIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007100430002-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 7, 1999
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 12, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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S. OFFICIALS
CENTRAL NTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Germany (Russian Zone)
SUBJECT 7th and 8th Volkspolizei Bereitschaften
of Land Thuringia
REPORT NO.
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DATE DISTR.
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12 .march 1951
I Prior to ? Jecem'1)k,rr 1950, the 7th VP Ber. eitschaft in T,and Thuringia
as stat:iored in . i_:.oh1hl user and orga'.7ized into a 3tehskoI?1Tia7?do' with
radio platoon-and three ICommandos , TI'ae 1st Koi msando consisted of
computers, the 2d .ommaando engaged in training with light field
howitzers, and the 3d Iommando engaged in training with heavy field
howitzers a
20 Ynon com'liction of the tw'c1311.i3:1>' period, the 77th and 8th V71
Berci.tEchaften of wand T hurin-ia in -uehlhausen -?ere merged o *i
1 1)ecenber 1950. The ,snit rem, i ned in the Goermar T'ase -?ne and the
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