SOVIET TROOPS IN BRANDENBURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008600350012-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 26, 2000
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: August 23, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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Soviet Troops in Brandenburg
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DATE PREPARED 23 August 1951.
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lm On 2 Au ust 1951, the Flak Kaserne on 'Tag,deburporstrasse, Brandenburg (N 53
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3), was occupied by only a rear unit of about 150 men, who wore red-border-
ed black epaulets with artillery inslmia, Intensive vehicular traffic
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2O On 1 August the Infanterie Kaserne on ?'ardeburrrerstrasse quartered from 200
to 250 troops tho, since they were receiving basic training,, ' snemeed tc be
recruits. Only a'-'. out 20 percent of the barracks were lighted at nigahtfall. o
3o A convoy of 65 to 70 trucks left the Oeneralfeidzeueister Kaserne on
Ta c oburgerstrasse on 2 July, goad i.n , toward Altengra': owa About 340 of the
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trucks carried approximately 30 fully equipped soldiers each o 'T'wenty of the
On 3 August, the Generalfeldzeugreister Kaserne quartered about 1,000
troops, predominantly recruits o Only a little vehicular traf ~: is ha been
noticed since the departure of the major. t
installation,, ' were
identified,, u > n ; ag; e 3urg ers ras:,e ~r-s requisitioned and occupied
by Soviet soldiers,
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Mp. Co;2~ent~ The information indicates no changes in the occupation of
d" ak X- n the last report of 25 June by the sari source,,ee
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The same source reported in late, !'arch 1951, that the da:. ,.d
Trfanterie Kaserne wore being; reconstructed.
le-construction. work has probably been completed and the
installation occupied by troops si:dce that- time.
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Commento The information confirms a report from Alfiengrabowr by
anr) er source who observed the arrival of a convoy of 50 to 60 trucks
with 24 artil ,ery pieces at Altenfrabow by road from the direction of 33randenn
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