1. SOVIET TROOPS AT THE APETLON AAA RANGE 2. SOVIET TROOPS IN BRUCK ON THE LEITHA RIVER

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008500040006-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: August 3, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CO d aTRY Austria (Soviet Lcne)
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Apotlon AAA Range.
l o On 10 July 1951, 14 arr:nored vehicles, 6 were probably tanks and 0 SP ;uns E,
were seen near the !'e ierhof (dairy) at Apetlon (P 48/R 74). Local
residents said that these vehicles had come from Bruck on the Loitha
25X1 X River (P 19A 77) and Ooetzendorf (P 149/X 57). On 12 Julys
25X1 X armored vehicles firing, at a duhy tank,, which was towed by a
boat across le'euriidl Lake on a very long tow line,, P_, Between 10 ,s:nd 13 July 1951, troops started AAA firing practice at a
tovved-sleeve target daily at 14 a.m. All approaches to Camp Apetlcn were
blocked,
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T3 A train with troops and materiel arrived at V.,'allern (P 48/x 84) at about
5330 on 11 July, coming from Hungary via Hegyeshalom (P 1.8/! 06) It
consisted of 34 cars and carried about 25 officers, incluc:ii g a colonel;
about 100 " wearing red bordered black epaulets; 6 heavy AA guns; 13
Another train -w,rith troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets and rsateriel
arrived at -rallern at about 2:30 P.m. on 13 July. According to a rail=,
Toad official, it had cone from Hungary. The train carried about 30
officers, including a lieutenant colonel; about 120 M9 8 heavy Aft , uns;
. ballistic director; 10 trucks; 1 field kitchen; and 1 jeep;, Lean-like:
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Bruck on the Leitha River?
5, On 10 July 1951; 6 sUW1O0 SP guns were seen in the garages southeast of
the railroad station in Bruck (P 49/x 77) on the Leitha River, No activity
was noticed at the ;tank firing range. Officers and F entering and leavirf
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red-bordered black epaulets, Sentries at the komendaturry wore black-bordered
red epaulets.
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