1. VOLKSPOLIZEI DIENSTSTELLA IN WEININGEN 2. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE VOLKSPOLIZEI

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• Publication Date: April 6, 1951
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1. Volksolinei Acn3tste11e in -einingen
n. General 7nformatJ,on on the Volksnolizei
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1..iter an insnoction on 7 ovember 1050, the 4th 711 Bereitschaft
of and 2huringia in -einingen deact4vated and reorganized
into a ne-n-type Bereitschaft. -ith he exnention of the ad-
qinistrative officer, 311 officers of the unit loft tYe post for
reassignment0 large pc centage of the enlisted nolice -ere
transferred to 3u111, Burg, 1eipzir2. and 7al1e -here a ne-, VT'
Bereitschaft as to be activated. 50X1-HUM
?he najority of its net.' officers came from the
VP school in aumburg and the "2: school in -2orf3au, and its en-
listed police from the VP Bereitschaft (Armd) in Burg, the V"
Bereitschaft (Arty) in Leipzig, and the V') signal communication
school in 'irna. On 1 ;Tanuarv 1951, the V- Bereitnchnft in
einingen -/as redesignated V" Dienststelle (command headouarters)
(VPD). he nen/ official ntamn of ?t c 17-D in 7einingen bore the
numeral IV and the number 2756.
2. The VPD in einingen a.nls the superior headquarters of the vn 50X1-HUM
units in -einingen and -uhl. :he beadci arters and one infantry
Yommando of three :.bteilungen, totaling about 140 officers and
640 police, ,"ere located in the barracks installation on 7-no-
cl.enhauerstrasse, -einingen. 2he 2d Thmmando (,'?rmd) consisting
of the 1st, 2d, 3d, 5th, and 7th -onderabtcilungen ,as stationed
in the former aendarnerie 3chule, 'uhl, and the 3d row:land? (Arty)
consisting of the 4th and 6th 3onderabtei1unrr, in the former
FIleger '3chu/e, "uhl. -ach of the t-lo 7omr:andos numbered 350
tb 370 police. (I) In official correspondence, the Tr' units
in luhl iere referred to as "abJekte", the artillery I:omnando
being Objekt k and the armored Thmmando being Objekt (1.
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3. he smallest tactical unit of the -fl-D 'as the qrunpe (squad or
section, -itich consisted of 1 -00 and 18 olice in an infar';r
,om-ando .nld of tmo to-qc cren,s in an armored -ommardo0
te st-ennth of the infantry 'runpe
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be reduced to one CO:. and nine police. Three Cruppen formed
a Zug (platoon), five Zuege (platoons) one Abteilung, and
several :liteilungen one Tommendo. 7ach 1)tei1ung of an infantry
Komnande consisted of five Zuege, the 1st ZuF being a mortar unit
of 60 to 70 police equipped rith four lirht mortars; the 2d and
3d Zug rifle units rith VI? model 34 light machine guns to each
Cruppe; the 4th "ug a heavy machine Fun unit rith four model
08/15 heavy machine guns, one model 7"axl.m heavy machine Fun and
to model 34 or D.T. light machine guns, and the 5th Zug a
signal unit. (2)
4, Personnel of the V?71) in -"einingen included
VP Kommandeur Bizewski, (fnu)
VP Oberrat Raubach, (fnu)
VP Oberrat Lindner, (fnu)
VP lat rehwald, (fnu)
VP Meister Kraemer, (fnu)
VP Kommissar iche1, (fnu)
VP Rat Sohoenherr, (fnu)
VP neister -iietzner, (fnu)
VP rommandeur Balthasar, (fnu)
VP at11.nschke, (fnu)
Commanding officer, a graduate
of an _intifa school in the
rho succeeded Oberrat Eiggler,
(fnu), rho left for reassignment
on 17 -ovember 1950
71( officer
Chief of staff, rho formerly
served rith a VP unit in Leipzig
Assistant ry. officer
Assistant to the personnel officer
Operations officer
Director of training
Ordnance officer
In charge of classified material
Administrative officer
VP Oberkommissar ruenthel, (fnu)Administrative officer
VP Rat Foeft, (fnu)
VP Kommissar .Zau, (fnu)
VP Kommissar T-itteck, (fnu)
VP Oberkommissar "inter, (fnu)
VP Kommissar Vogel, (fnu)
VP Kommissar Gums, (fnu)
VP Rat Dombrovski, (fnu)
VP T:eisteraterstrat, (fnu)
Commanding officer of ?Welt G
and the 7th ;onderahteilung in
Sala, an ex-tank officer
PK officer of ?West G in Suhl
Chief of staff of Object G
Training officer of object G
Administrative officer of
Object G
Colmanding officer of let Zug
of 7th 3onderabtei1ung
Commanding officer of ObJekt F
in 3uhl
Staff officer of Objekt F in
luhl
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VP Meister Bauer, (Thu)
Head of the signal-communications
office at the VPD in reiningen
VP Hauptwachtmeister Roellig, Head of the telephone station at
(fnu) the signal-communications offioe
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VP Wachtmeister Rokowski, (Thu) Head of the teletype station at
the signal-communications office. (3)
50 The VP]) in reiningen was fully equipped with infantry weapons which
were either taken from former German Army stocks or delivered
by the SoViets, and which were in excellent condition. T'aoh
Abteilung had its own ordnance room. German-made weapons in-
cluded models 08 and 38 pistols, model 98-K carbines, 10,-round
automatic rifles, models 42 and 44 submachine guns, model 34
light machine guns, model 08/15 heavy machine guns, light and
medium mortars, model 18 light field homitzers of 105 mm, and
model 13 heavy field hoitzers of 150 mm. Soviet-made meapons
included model 38 carbines, automatic rifles, submachine guns
with 72-round drum magaZines, model D.T. light machine guns
with 48-round drum magazines, heavy raxim machine guns mith
protective shields and tounted on -heeled carriages, heavy
mortars, 76.2-mm AT guns, and one T-34 tank. The unit 'las al-
legedly to be furnished with two additional tanks. The emipment
of the signal platoons included 10-matt ultra short-wave trans-
mitting and receiving sets, model F radioteleshones, 30, 80, and
100-matt transmitters operating on medium wave, model B portable
radio sets, 35 one-kilometer units of heavy field wire, fifteen
to twenty 500-meter units of light field wire, a switchboard with
10 extensions, model 33 field telephones, teletypewriters and
various line building material.
6. A new training period which was to emphasize training at unit
level started on 1 January 1951. The 30C was the highest autho-
rity coordinating the VP training program and relaying the mili-
tary training problems to the HVAwhich in turn issued detailed
directives and transmitted them to the Sovietniks with the
VPDs who briefed the German training personnel. Political sub-
jects were dealt with by the PK officers of the VPDs. Classified
material of the EVA was sent by couriers directly to the VP officers
in charge of such material. Teletype and telephone messages by
the INA. were transmitted directly to the officers in charge of
classified material, :"ost of the training instructions were
translated excerpts or original copies of Soviet manuals, T'ach
Kommando concentrated its main training effort on its specific
branch of service but also pursued training in the other branches
of service. For instance, an armored Komnando also received in-
fantry and artillery training. All Yommandos received intensive
mortar training. Signal training encompassed radio, telephone
and teletype courses, introductory courses in electrical engineer-
ing and in cryptographic methods, with emphasis on radio training.
Procedures for line, two-way, star, circular control station and
net traffic were taught. Codes used included the vr hand code,
the VP emergency hand code, the number code and the emergency
number code. The transmission of radio signals, radio messages,
combat reY,orts, and fire orders was chiefly practiced.
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7, A signal-communications course was held in a building of the vP
Bereitschaft in ruehlhausen from I March to 10 August 1950, In
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addition to thentraining Subjects mentioned in paragraph 60
the trainees were instructed in the .tapping of telephone and
teletype lines. During this course, radio signals froMT-estern
Germany were received by an ultra-short-wave set on a 27.,-k5.1ocyc1e
frequency. The radio .sets used were former German Army. models ?
which were allegedly produced by a German firm in Erfurt and
the 'IFT Firm in loostock.
8, Under the VP reorganization.program, the rank of Unterkommissar,
equivalent to the rank of a Soviet junior lieutenant, was intro-
duced. Police who proved themselves qualified as career offie-
cers during examinations were promoted to the rank of TYnterkom-
missar,. It was planned to have them attend snecial continuation
courses at VP officer schools*
The new VPD in Erfurt, Which in signal communication traffic
had the cover name Elephant, originated from the former 1st VP
Bereitschaft of Land Thuringia in 7rfurt:and from personnel of
a VP Bereitschaft:in Langenaalza. (4). The, 2d VP Bereitschaft
of Landjrhuringia in Langensalza waS completely dissolved* Only
a VP guard detachment of the VP Bereitschaft in Gotha was sta-
tioned in 'Langensalza in late ';ranuary. 3ome personnel of the
2d V7 Bereitschaft In langensalza 'ere transferred to Erfurt
to Operate the main VP signal-cemmuniegtions center of Land
Thuringia,
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/0. Personnel of the former 6th VD Bereitsehaft of Land Thuringia
in Gotha were used for the activation of a nem VP Bereitschaft,
the headquarters and one Kommando of which were stationed in
the Buergerau haserne and two other Kommandos in the former
Flak haserne. The new VP Bereitschaft had the cover name
l'otor in signal traffic.
11* The former 7th and 8th VP Bereitschaften of Land Thuringia in
Yuehlhausen were merged into one new-type VP Bereitschaft com.4
manded by VP Kommandeur Ernst, (fnu). ,nother officer of the
unit was VP Oberrat Oppel, (fnu),
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12. A 17-0 signal-communications school was located in Pima. It
was attended by about 3,000 police who came from VP posts all
over the Soviet Zone of Germany* The school was organized
into seven Komnandos commanded by VP officers with ranks of
VP Inspekteur up to and including Vn Chefinsnekteur.
13, The new-type VP Bereitschaft was activated in Leipzig primarily
from personnel of the former 2d VP Bereitschaft of Land
"laxony. It numbered about 2,000 police.
14, - new VPD of undetermined strength was activated in ",eithain
near dose. in January*
15 Under the reorgarizotion pronram of the BereitschaftsPolizei,
the 7n sinnal-comunieations centers in Lannensalza and "och-
stedt were transferred to -rfurt and :Mlle respectively, The
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