MILITARY INFORMATION FROM BURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010600120009-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 11, 2002
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: January 23, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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Orr CONTEt l f 3 Decembr. r 1951 to 5 January 1.91'2
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On 3 Dec ember 1951, the Alto Infanterie Kaserne on August Bebel Strasse in Burg
(12 53/Y 81) eras occupied to capacity by troops nearing red bordered black epaulets
with tank insignia. After nightfall., the ?.riridaws of all bil:let3 vero lighted. Ahout
200 men in squads were observed ,learning 'to uc* small arras;; helve .JS-3 tanks more
seen i T orectod rarer; .and about 15 truce; s in tiro other
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2:, on Denembor., the aleue Infantorie I;aserne on Zerbst::r Strasse iias occupied, to
cap,: cat;/ by about l,, ;00 non -who wo: ?e red-bordered black epaulets mith art llery
insignia, .elf ;r nightfall the ?cxihdows of all billets 1^ere lighted. bout 300 men,
acre ol;:;orved engaged in close-ord ? drill in the barrack: yard and about 700
r,e=n rlni,w infantry trainin^ at the traininn around behind the barracks installation,
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3. On 1 D 3cer bor,,, 1,talin l s birtl .ay no parades or mil .tary reviews nor any routine
duties -arero observed at the barracks installations o2 th3 military post4 The 25X1 B
sol .iers stayed -in their billets. Vehicles, were ob .erved at
the Neu: Inf'anterie Kaserno and vehicles et the
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eight.light AA guasj 125 men and four trucks
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ra .n z~parte an the direction of =Jagdeburg at 3 pone. *-A-2 5X 1 X 25X1 B
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Con:lent? The 136th 04s Iiv Tank 5P I egt of the Third Shock Ara . is belioved.
i U t nary :information from. Burg
o 7e s,#at;ior~i~d in the Alto Infanterio Kaserne0, 25X1A
Gorrr,-aonto To date. the New Snt:anterie Kasorne has been carried as quartering
The present report sup .arts this assva: tion.4
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that units a-,7' the hhth (?) Arr.' Art:' Brig are
cttrfiorud in thc? 4 rue 7n; antorie Kacernc. As ozn.. rc, JT:: ont of th : brigade is 25X1 B
lo(: Sted in A3.tengrabor only one rcgirlent.,, ro: mably. the heavy AT regine nt,' can be
stsr;iored in Burge IIowove:r,, as the strength of this rogiziont
woiC d correspond to on. y _ia the number of troJps reportedly observed at the Ueue
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Infa lterie .aserne.. this in, taliation must quarter also other units;,
nro'b 3hl-, artillery- unit : o the arr1;r or of tho MIX ?Stz Ati% o Cyr ~e~
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it 1.:_ bc'1i evedi. that t:lco two 1i ;ht batteriec of tho 3d Gds J1.Li% Div were entr ninoda
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