SOVIET TROOPS IN HILLERSLOBEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010700260008-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 2006
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: February 1, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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EVALUATION
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DATE OF CONTENT
DATE OBTAINED
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REFERENCES.
~_DATE PREPARED..
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1 February 1952
1. On 2 January 1952,, the barracks installation on the wo tarn exit of Ilillersleben
(Li 53/':r 51) was occupied by an I1Z.ri and a tan]: unit, Fourteen T 31,18 tanks
and 4 :,'U lOJ SP Mans wore soon leavin ; the inctal'ation, .'oldiors more. soon
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clcani;x; six 3 7-wirrm AP, guns i the billetint; area, About 3O') trot) )s received
inf ant:..^y training; at platoon level on the drill ground north of the installation.
Trcons -wearing rod-bordered black epaulets were noticed at the r?ada ^ set with "ears"
and soldiers with artil j_s r y inca nia were observed at the throe- na st radio ^ f?:a do^..
Jo soldiers were seen at the fot:r-mast radio station,
2. on 2 January the barracks instal.la?Lion on the northeast exit of Hillersleben
quertor?ed troops who wore rod-border^od black epaulets with arti? 'eery insignia?
Six 57-rx i AT guns and 14 x 10O-ri:i AT guns were seen at the wooden sheds in the 25X1
bi.l.leting area, while from 5:;J to ("0.) troops received infantry trainin,; and
or etibod with L. heavy AT 7un.s, a par ently of 10O-m.: c81iber, in the aria nor't.heast
3 The two barracks installations wore occup.ed by a total of from 2,,200 to 22500
trco ps o
Oo a.:ent, The infor.maticn confirm the previous assumption that the barracks
l.a io-6.b7in Ilillersleben qu rtor components of the unidentified 's AA
:re -~iment and the 62d or Gbth Gds ._ocz of tl:e 19th Ws :ecz Dlv II
This corr?es ponds to the estimate of 2,,;00 troo s i.> t e t oo
installations, as mentioned in the prf. sent re )ort, Iimever9, l0)-: ;I'" duns axe
observed in p Iillersiobora for the first, tine, These were proba the f G.2-mgt guns
wh,ch had boon Irev'iously observed.
I The radar .sot ;gas provio ='I
roportod and is believed to be of Junbo typpo.,, All trucks n.:ntionoc', in the 1 "esent
ro ort belong; to the 12th O- :c hocs Dive
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