MILITARY INFORMATION FROM COTTBUS AND SPREMBERG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008800410008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 13, 2005
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 17, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

1. The little activit observed in the .Aivensleben _asernex
Cottbus (Tug 52/A 57) On 15 August 1951, ua s indicative Of
the presence of only a guard c1etai1. Coldiers observed
Wore blac .~ e r n epaulets with motor transpport
insignia. alas seen leaving the instalia-
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The Hermann Loens Kaserne In Cottbus was about 50 percent
occupied by a tank unit. From 1P to 15 T-34/05 tanks
were parked in front of the garages on 1.5 August Q Al heavy
AAA battery wa ems lacod In the training. area bordering
the south side of the Herm inn. wens T:aserne. Three canvas-
covered. guns were noticed. (2)
s According to the activities observed, the Dissenciien i aserne,
Cottbus Was occupied to capacity on 26 .August., 1111 soldiers
GbSG ? nc udir ; ",_t0 ?;t ard a tF vore red Get= u e s v Three
T-34/8 ani~s Jere parked in the barracks yard. Because of
the discrepancy between the service color of the troons
and the r_rQsence of tanks in the billeting area,
a Ger.-,an resident and learned that t/he unit was
`an ry unit pryob:abl Y equipped w tai 4 '-34/ 35 tanks
arl for training purposes 0 %io vehicular 'traffic y::-as noticed.
4; Only routine duties were performed by the troops in the
Dissenchen Kaserne in the afternoon of 71 August. A group
of 1 'officer and 20 LIZ wearing reel-bordered b:L.ick epaulets
was seen marching into t. e billeting area, Coyne of the
soldiers wore tank insignia, They c evice which
seemed to be a range finder. oc^upied
by soldiers with red-border = a iL eras, e s, moved Tito
the in.stallatir no (3)
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vehicu.1tr '.ra.C`f .c was notic d. (4)
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