MILITARY INFORMATION FROM LETZLING HEATH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008800140004-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 15, 2003
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: September 7, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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The barracks installation under eonstruction in the area south of foer,7itz,
at the Let linC, JI eath (M 53/r 53) troop training' grounds was nearirT; completion
In the middle of August 1951I) It was already ;uarded by sentries tr= o wore red-
bordered black epaulets, but there viore no troops quartered there, The ;guards
were transported by truck t `tva. expected that. troops mould rove
into the installation in ea r y ,:,ep erg )er?
Intensive trai.nir4.? activity, including day and nf.Cht artillery firth- practice
^ras observed at the troop trainifhL, grounds fx:onn 10 to 15 .Au-ust, Co;,.rce was
prevented from. entorinC the trainihf4 area ' y' soviet sentries posted at 3runkau.,
45 1= vest of Luederitz o ar
n on u us a cles nasred thrott^h Doe bbelin be 'wee nd 15
Trucks 1 urc 111 oe 0, a 25X1
A convoy of five trucks was seen xwest of 25X1
Nahr stcdt on 10 ~~ugust9 rwvtng oc:a c sprinpa W e ?.? at 25X1
>taats on 11 Auryust included dg=A and trucks
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0 An, onginoer, convoy of four 1. r?;e amphibious vehicles as .d trucks was seen Yxead-
i ! 17 st east of Uchtsprinre. on 15 u .u s 25X1
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at the end of Jul l 10 25X1
Coratment? Anothor source reported the barracks installation south of 25X1A
e _x o .qer itz t _Hchtsnriwe to have still beer under construction
comriento The information refers only to the northern portion of Letzling
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