MILITARY INFORMATION FROM [ ]AND ILMENAU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008100490008-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 7, 2005
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 26, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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On 6 June 1951, Soviet units staying at the Kindel troop training grounds turned
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2'.. On 10 I1iay, five units of company strength, consisting exclusively of recruits
:aho were about 19 years of age, were located in Ilmenau (M r1/J 23). The units
ere engaged in drill and eonfoat training but did not have hear weapons. The
houses on iuenzstraese and ~`Ialdstrasse in flrrenau were requisitioned from the
civilian residents on short notice in order to furnish quartero for Soviet
omen and children who arrived at night. 25X1A
th 7th ads ;.:tz Rifle
Div and the last to the 21st, Cis I1ecz Div, The 57th Gds, "Itz Rifle Div is known
to have been at Kindel since the end of april 1951, but the 21st Gds L;ecz Div
if* II Goren ent4 The barracks installation on, Lange iiesen Strasser Ilr,~enau, was
irac;e~ i?eportec to have quartered an infantry battalion in 1949. 51he unit may be
a, training battalion of the 39th Gds irtz Rifle Div.
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Approved For Release 2006/01/03 : CIA-RDP82-00457R008100490008-5