SOVIET TROOPS IN TRAISKIRCHEN AND BADEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010400240006-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 26, 2011
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: January 9, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC- a,,......__.. ova-at Troops in Tr?1s1 iWrcllen and 'ade ,
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DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED,
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1. On 3 December 1951, about 120 Soviet troops wear t.ng red-bordered
black epaulets were engaged in drill and practice with rifles
and Tiaxim heavy machine guns at the former federal educational
establishment in Traiskirchen (0 49, }: 7) . Six ;AT Mans and 34
motor vehicles were parked near the v icle sheds- The vehii~lssq
included trucks
were seen in the park of Tribusw inkel (0 49/1L 36) Castle. Lleven
officers, including four majors, and all wearing black service
color, were seen entering or le:avLng the r!uartr rs.
On 7 December, two groups of 20 officers each, with most of them
wearing red-bordered black epauleta and some wearing black-bordered
red epaulets were seen in front of the former Flak Kasorne i^
Baden (0 49/ 37), apparently engaged in a map reconnaissance5OX1-HUM
exercise, since they all carried imp pouches. Imprints of caterpillar
tracks were noticed on the road passing the installation although
no armored veriicles were seen inside the billeting area. OOnly' 9.
trucks, 5 tank trucks,, r sedans. and ~ 'ieons were ~observed_ V~?P1.
jeep No c anges were noticed regarding the large radio
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2. Five trucks with soldiers wearing black-bordered black epaulets
bordere black epaulets. Four ma c)rs and trucks
black epaulets. Doblhof astle wcs occu7.,ied by t
(small truck
all driven ~y 5(J C ers vU n re - or Bred
land trucks
the q uar ers . Fourteen ve, c Tes C rood it the -ara ?es -of the 50X1-HUM
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Ilelenontalhof. Truck and sedan were par,-7a .t ;.ri
the yard near the radio station at the intersection of Braung;asse
sand 1'. ueh1gasse. The radio station was guarded by sentries who wore
red-bordered black epaulets. Two majors- wearing red-bordered black
epaulets with artillery insignia left the quarters. In unusually
large nur:_her of officers, we_art g blue service color, were seen in
Haden on 7 December. Vehicles observed in town included jeeps
epaulets raere a r ere in tlLc to e ho eee -- __. ___
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20Q On 27 December, the former komcrdatura huildint' as still occupied to capacity
by 4roop5 G
21. On 27 Decemwr, the soviet main commissary on Knethe i.ollwitz Gtrasse was
partly cleared of stocks, this and the other 50X1-HUM
affiliated. corr:issaries were to be completely cleared during the courso of
January 1952 and moved to :?uensdorf, The German help in We commissary were
to follow the commissary to Tuens6orf.
20 The officersv billets on Breitestrasse, the tech office In rsuer strasse and
the former agricultural bank on Am Yarkt were completely emptied by the
soviets. prior to 21 December. Th : officers' riess vas returned to Its German
owner, after truck had hauled away the remaining furniture on 21 50X1-HUM
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troops -s 'hog. according to paragraph 4 v are quartered
repot C' the movement of the lq Third Gds i:ecz Army and its arr cnv~ u, inn
in. Gtnlag II are believed to belong to Vic unidentified AM division of the
ThiY'! US i`,`ot;2, Irr?V'G
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