MILITARY INFORMATION FROM RUDOLSTADT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009900390002-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: January 21, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION .3iLCRETor OL U" CFFI
CENTRALS 6176FIAV REPORT NO.
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INFORMATION REPORT
Germany (Soviet Zone)
Military Information from Rndolstadt
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DATE OF 25X1C
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DATE DISTR. , 21 Jen. 1952
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1. up to 25 November 1951, the Prinz Eugen Kaserne on Emil Hartmann Strasse,
Rudolstadt OU 51,0 54)s quartered about 80 soldiers who -wore red-bordered black
epaulets,. including some rith motor transport insignia, and about 50 soldiers who
wore 'black-bordered red epaulets. Troops were observed engaged in drill in small
groups and record practice with rifles and machine guns. Hardly any movements of
25X1 C vehicles and troops were the pur eriod from 16 to 25 Novrnber0 Vehicles
. It was
rumored among the local population that the troops would vacate the installation.
2. Between 2 and 5 No \miller, only a few soldiers wearing rod-bordered black epaulets
and black-bordered crimson epaulets were seen in the Flak Kaserne on Schaalaer-
strasse. No training activity was noticed. Vehicles identified at the installatior?5X1Ci
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25X1C The only soldier observed in the
was the guard at the gato.
installation between 16 and 22 November
.L The revenue office on Schnarzburger Strasse ras vacated by military personnel during
the week from 15 to 20 October 1951 and was allegedly to be nlaced at the disposal
of the German finance authorities. *
Me following documents were found at the Prinz Eugon Kaserne on 2 November 1951:
a. A torn fragment of a shoot of noto-paper? bearing the headline "plans for
athletic games and political rallies on holidays of Captain Kosheyals unit."
bo Fragmeats of a etrength renort of 6 April 1951 by one 1st Company, stating that
the comnany had an authorized strength of 56 non, including 36 EN, The report
failed to specify the number of officers and NCOs.
co A sheet from a note-book bearine the etieelat ND 57....171M AT gun:
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Muzzle velocity of a fragmentation shell:
Muzzle velocity of an armor-piercing tracer
Muzzle velocity of a sacaliber shell:
Maximum powder-gas pressure:
Maximi n range:
Weight of shell with bursteng charge:
Weight-of bursting charge:
Caliber:
Length of barrel from breechblock to muzzle:
Number of grooves:
Recoil fluid in recoil brake:
Normal length of recoil:
Maximum length of recoil:
Length of Tan, excluding liriber:
Length of gun, including limber:
Width of gun with closed split-trail carriage:
Height of gun:
Tread of gun:
Road clearance of gun:
Diameter of gun wheel:
Width of tires:
Weight of gun barrel with breechblocks
700
shell: 990
1,270
100
8,400
3,140
1,500
? 57
40159
24
4.40
-970
1,100
'6
11.36
4900
4370
14400
340
845
165
340
meters per second
meters per second
meters per second
kg per square cm
meters
grams
grams
era
meters or 73 calibers
(sone words torn off)
liters
to 1,060 mra
meters
meters
UTA
MM
MM
MM
MM
MM
kg
25X1 C Comment. With the exception of one vehicle of the 45th Gds Zner Bn of the
371="7"-siazRifle Div, the present report mentions no vehicles and heavy
weapons of the divisionfs components which have been carried in iudelstadt to
date. Contrary to most of the other divisions whose return movements from troop
training grounds to their home stations have been reported, no information has
been received on the return of components of the 39th Gds Ltz Rifle Div to
Rudolstadt and Saalfeld from the Ohrdruf troop training grounds, In addition,
25X1,C the the division headquarters, which was previously located in the revenue
office of Rudolstadt, was confirmed in Ohrdruf as theConsienee of fuel
shipments as late as 3 November. According to these circumstances and in
conjunction with the present report and a report by the same source:rom Saalf024
it is possible that the majority of the divisionts components,. from Rudolotadt
25X1 A and Saalfeld may have remained at Ohrdruf? and that the rear details from those
posts also rejoined their units in jhrdruf. See . On the other
hand, the 112th 3ds Ltz ?line Aegt was confir xF15r its as still in
Plauen on 12 November 1951. No information has been received on the 117th Gds25X1C
Utz Rifle 1 gt in Meinineen since the beginning of Septenber 1951. All but one
25X1 C of the mentioned in the present roeort indicate the presence in
PaIdelstadt of:headquertere units of the XXVIII Cdo ntz Rifle Corps from the
Reuss Kasernee Gera, in Novenber. Ihey include the corps; 53d Sig Dn. Compare
with al reeorVon further reassienments of 000ts in Thuringia. See
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