VP SCHOOL IN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007800830010-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 18, 2013
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: May 16, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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1, In September 1950, the VP school in 2rienerwa1d graduated about 1,000
police, 200 of whom were promoted to the rank of VP :eister and the
others to ranks of Natotnachtmeister and Oberwachtneister, All graduates
wera earnnrked for eventual promotion -b officers, Between 23 november
and 10 DeceLnber 1950, the graduates were reassigned to various VP ?emit-
schaften in the Soviet 'zone of GOrfIanyy, with only a cadre of 430 police
remaining at the VP school, One hundred of these 400 police were however,
sutoequently also reassiczned to other units. In December 1950, the VP
school received 233 to 333 of the b.Dut-qualified ;Taduates'from NCO courses
at the V2 Dereitcchaften and, in 1.ate December, 600 to 730 police recruits.
2. The VP school was organized into 10 conpanies of trainees and a cadl'e of
about 70 officers and 230 police. The trainees received thorow:h tm train-
includirr:; the operation of voice-ratlio sets installed in T-34 tanks.
In January,1951,six T-34 traininc, tanks were available when the first ' "
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tank arrived at the V2 school.
School commandant was VP Kommandeur Krum, (fnu), who was trained in
Lescow for one year. No succeeded VP Tnspekteur IoUitcch, (fnu), who was
transferred to the newly activated VP Dereitschaft in-71alle in 3ecenber
1750. VP at Viluf, (fnu), was director of trnining. VP 2.at Carolius,
(fnu), the former PN officer of the school, ald VP nrmandeur Peeznann,
(fnu)? were transferred to Berlin and Burg respectively,
The VP school in :'riemerwald received a ahimloht of Soviet officers'
forms in early :larch,
Comment. This is the first report to state that a T-44 tank-woo
.issued to the Volkspolizei, 31nce only oboolcent T-31, tanks mounting
76 and 85-rra ..;.uns have boon issued to the ?3ate11ite armies, and since
only some of the T-314 tanks with Soviet medium tank regiments in 3ermany
have been replaced by T444 tanks, it is believed that nistook a
T-34/85 tank for a T-44 tank, having seen only T-34/76 tanks with the
Volkspolizei.
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