MILITARY INFORMATION FROM NAUMBURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007400130007-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 7, 2011
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: March 19, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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the = ubertus Kaserne on the north side of Flemr:.inger
.ieg, :aum urt ? 09), quartered about 2,000 troops.. The follo7e.ing
units were observed there: A unit which was equipped with four ?lA guns and
cno AT gun and consisted of troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets and
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o.:ficers wearing artillery insignia; and a unit of troops 1Ye50X1-HUM"k
bordered black epaulets without branch-of -service insignia. wuau4u- wilts
in the installation included troops who wore red-bordered black epaulets with
artillery insignia who trained with four 122--mrn field h owitzem nr, -
lit-trail carriages, and troops who wore? black-bordered black ep=50X1-HUM :sere
engaged in formation drill, An assault boat stood in front of the ;ara-es.
Trucks left the
instal a ion on anuary, towing, four-wheel guns with pneumatic tires,
the guns, even -though covered with tarpaulins, looked 50X1 -HUM
similar to the AA guns which wore er:aplaced southwest of the barracks installa-
do the trucks were loaded with billeting equipment
he unit was being transferred. The trucks ,were followe by tru
which towed a 76-mm AT gun and carried billeting equiprnont,,
The barracks installation on the south side of Fleru inger '.deg quartered 1,000
to 1,500 troops who Moro black-bordered ruby-co1ared epauletso Troops in the
billetinc, area were en -a7ed in drill.. The -rara:~es i,,ef e occuniod to capacity..
3. The :th,.denbur Kaserne quartered 1,000 to 1,200 troolic who wore black-bordered
ruby-colored epaulets and red-bordered, black epaulets, including some with
artillery insignia. There was little training activity, y~o heavy weapons
were :seen,. The gain gate of the installation was guarded by
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wearing red-bordered-black epaulets and the ante annngitr the railrntd
line by one soldier.
The old section of the ?sismarck Kaserne was occupied by 700 to 900 &___a
who wore black-bordered black epaulets,
re engineer insignia rather than signal insignia. 50X1-HUM
recruits with the uni-' for the first times The new section of the
Bismarck Kaserne quartered 700 to 1,000 troops who wore red-border
epaulets with artillery insignia. Guar dsat the main gate wore bl50XL1-HUM
bordered black epaulets and those at the gate on T .ItrApn ore
red hnrdpred hl nrk enmli ^+..._
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5'o Although all the windows of the Jaeger Kaserne were fully lighted until
late at night and the walls surrounding, the installation were illuminated
by are lamps, no troops were seen in the installation which 50X1-HUM
previously believed to quarter ' 00 troops. the sentries stood guard
behind the ga the installation quartered a special
unit which was s r e ..y barred from contact with the public. (3) 50X1-HUM
Between 17 aid 30 Jarni the 50X1-HUM
ary .sr~cc3. Kaserne still quartered 500 to 550
troops of the units previously reported. Specifically., there was one
unit of about 150 soldiers with 'black bordered black opmlets whose head-
quarters was in the barracks building at the intersection of :.eissenfelser
Strasse and Luxemburger 8trasse, which was guarded by sentries who also
wore black-bordered black epaulets. Another unit of about 300 troops who
Yore red-bordered black epaulets and apparently a recruit-training unit GA
80 officers and 1%4 vbo wore red bordered black epaulets were quartered
in the mess build.ng. Training in firing and formation drill wore the only
activities observed. Sentries at the main gate and the headquarters building
black epaulets.
7. The Hindenburg Kaserne still seemed to quarter 350 to 100 troops, most of 50X1-HUM
whom wore black-bordered red epaulets and only a few red-bordered black
epaulets. The driving school in the barracks building fronting on the rail-
road e nbankment discontinued driving courses, presumably because of bad
'weather. All motor vehicles marked with the letter Y were parked between
the garages? the driving school belonged to a large 50X1-HUM
unit,, since driving school vehicles from "s'.eissenfels also were observed with
the school.
the . builaing, behind the guardhouse because mazy officers were seen entering
and leaving the building and many passenger cars were parked there at a3-50X1-HUM
ti .es.. The driving school did not seem to be affiliated ii i th the head-
quarters.
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The Iteeroszeugtmr (array ordnance depot) housed a guard detachment, of 30 to
2.0 soldiers. About one hundred 200-liter fuel drums were stored in the 50X1-HUM
fuel dump, 2oar AA guns from the barracks installation- on Eloirn?I.n ;er ieg
were emplaced near the drums. Eight trucks
were eke near the guns =:
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A headquarters, was apparently located in
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9. The 3arbara Kaserne still quartered about 300 troops who wore
black-bordered black epaulets. " Cos :,:ore signal insignia. (4)
10a The Maschinongewehr Kasene on ordstrasse quartered about 120
troops who wore black-bordered black epaulets, including some
with signal insignia. Soldiers wearing red-bordered black epau-
lets were occasionally seen. (3)
11. The i-iubertus Kaserne was occupied by 700 to 300 troops most of
whom wore red-bordered clack epaulets and a few black-bordered
black epaulets. All officers observed wore artillery in ignia while
sore troops were tan': insignia., Judgint from the age of the troops
and the type of activity observed two head- 50X1-HUM
quarters units were located in the taro barracks buildings west of
the, guardhouse, namely the headquarters of the engineer unit stationed
in Sad Koe son and the headquarters of the artillery unit in the
Hubertus K'aserne. "-'raining activity included close-order drill.,
training; in firing, and practice with three 30 to mortars and two
150-m ynui.s without nuzzle brag a. The barracks gate was guarded by
an MJ wearing red-bordered black epaulets and an officer with a red
arm band who checked the pa ers of all moor v 1 " or
leaving the installation.
12? The Dluecher Kaserne quartered about 600 troops and did not seeta to
be occupied to capacity. The three barracks buildings fronting on
the street appeared to be virtually unoccupied. Soldiers who wore
black-bordered red epaulets were seen assemblin at the other
11, Accorcx3ng trxnts occupied by Soviet medical
officers-9 not less than 12 phi-rsicians ti ore
employed a ? no hospital on arl-ijarx- trasse. (5)
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t%o_ents.
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ma es of Vie nun er o troops try the s ucc 1 's> W r o on '' the out
side of Flo.aminger ;leg also fluctuate
from 19000 to 1,500 troops and
l 004 tr
on 10 January 1951 and 600 troops in the pro; ont report.
the two barrac
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to quarter cormonent units of the 57th ".ads Its Rifle Div? namely the
170th Gds tftz Rifle (legs,, the ]22nd Gds "rtz Rifle R.ogt and,, possibly,
the 665th How Jtrttr 21eg t;. 50X1-HUM
installations on the north ant soutil si e o 1ernm:uiger '.peg are ba3li eyed
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the Huber tus earns
on the north side of Flei rn n er `:;eg also quarters an engineer
unit. However, there have been no indications that the engineer
headquarters and the artillery headquarters mentioned in para-
graph U are located there. It Is possible that the four JL
guns in Para;raph 1 seen leaving the inGtalla,tion were those
emplaced at the }reoreszeugamt.
(2)
j1t s posy Ie a s In additlon to 0twe
27th Gds Sig Du, about one artillery battalion
and one engineer
battalion may be stationed in the installation.
(3)
Further information is required to
establish whether the Jaeger Kaserne actually quarters units other-than
the signal battalion of the 57th Lids IItz Rifle Div which is believed to
be stationed there,
(t4) It appears that somr elements of the 27th Gds Sig 13n of the XXIZ itz
Rifle Corps are stationed in the Barbara Paserne, 50X1-HUM
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