VOLKSPOLIZEI DIENSTSTELLE IN GERA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008100070005-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: June 25, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC Voll spolizei Dienctsteil? inGor
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la Prior to 26 arch 1951,, the Volkspolizei Diens tstoll e (VPJ) in Gera wash localbed
in the former technical plant at 100 Kepp1 rstrascse0 The V PD numbered about 2'500
police,, However., the installation was capable of quartering another 12000 ;pan.
2, The VPU in Gera was organized into a headquarters; 3 infantry Kx.mandos,F with 5
Abteilungen to a Kor:miando; 3 Zuege to a Alteilung and 3 Gruppen to t, Zug ;
1 artillery Komi; ndo; and 7 SonAorabteilun en, being engineer, signal -comi irications
motorcycle, armored., mortar;. AT artillery and heavy artillery tin its,, One Gruppe
had an average strength of 1 NCO and 9 P,PI, whereas one Grulpe of a rifle Ab?..
teilung raa s composed of 1. NCO and 12 L
3. Personnel of the VPD in Gera included
VP Kommandeur Flur, (fnu), com,:mnding officer,
VP Oberrat Liei titer, (fnu), PK officer?
VP Kor.tt,issar Erich Krause, officer in the PK section.
VP Oberrat Launroth, (fnu), chief of staff ng.
The 1st Abteilung of an infantry No_,r^ando being an assault unit, was equipped
exclusively with submachine guns; the 2d tibtealun;;, a rifle unit, ,?ia.th model
98-k carbines, 2 light machine -in" and, for the. sharpshooters, model 98-k.
carbines with telescopic sights; the 3d Abtoil.urig, a light machine a
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with about 6 light machine guns, model 98--.c carbines and mode]. 019 pistols;
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tiro )4th Abtesi1wig, a ileavy i acixi.ne gun unit, v h 3 he#zz`; " r i thine,
guns g :model 98-it carljines and. rapid-fire riA1es q a ndd the 5t.h A.b -
tei.lung,,, a mortar unit, with 3 mortars,, nodal 93-k- carbines;, pistols and mans of signal co r rirnicati.ons, Hay weapons o_i VP 4.- unit
?nc1iul 1 T-34 tank, 1 gun of about 150-r ma., 1x122-sx-i bowitzor;,
lx8 a guns 2 Soviet 76,2-? rz AT nnis ani, allegedly, 1 arrco ed
reconnaissance car? The unit was fully equipped with infantry arms,
one for each police an? Other infantry arms were s ;ores. in the
ordnance rooms of each Koi ado and in the, central ordnance room
of the VPDn
5, The amaiuniti on was stored in about 16 bunikers, other buz~,ers b,4
under -lonstruction, Tan bankers for anti lle y ==i ti on wure marked
by a dark-red coat of paint, ?
6 On 2 ta.nuary 19 1, a new tra::_ ii_n ? period starts d, with th& tactical
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tra.i ni ary Lein conducted oral y in accordance with t.,o vviet r..nua1:a ;-
Other 'I'lls 'i ric:l.`.r led two rM in ono ? esinv
an officer's school, the VI-ID in seas ~.~ie;].,~~ V- 1s (school) in
lla.vxbur(-;, the VFD in othA, the VPT) (school) in Doe?oeln,, thc VPJ
j.p Lo ca'
ue, the VF) in Zittta.u,, the VJF) in Tor au, ta:o Via in Irossert.--
hainZ i the V D in citbztin and the VPi (t?_.c~,i.;,az_ school) in Potsdam _T_,
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t svp zi iee;. ?by anc)t c r souxrco at t1;e he sat, e tit r
coy fms? ] substantial data on the VFD in Gera, includin' th name
of t3 tf.'i ct rs v IAo' nvvvl' * the o the r sonrco et :-.matiz t13 Stras 5'th of the
WD at 1.300 police in ;iiren i, ore crcK-IenCe`l,,,
Yr:ii.'.,.ea, S V p Tile. VPs mentioned rt; lee TJith a v'a:i1 able! info r 5)lution.
.m, k xavt b cry ueter_2-ne;ri whother" -lie ?tnrs?t:ic;.u1 ;aClzoo? , which i.
probably located -Lt he e Garde 'iizsa~~c 2 Kast~.=ne* on > to ii.rai1. in f'etsc)? ~?_?I
ie:, the former VP School front Dessau.-4cochst+idt or an instruction co, ?s +
oa the HHVA for platoon lead rs which eras pl~evi_cu&:Ly i-centiIi~:d in
Thee VP school for co.m.?and:inF officers was last r?c pox t ad to Its located. is?
Kochstedt in February I951,,
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