SOVIET TROOPS AND MAUER OEHLING, AMSTETTEN AND ST. POELTEN

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CIA-RDP82-00457R011200040009-8
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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December 14, 2016
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July 11, 2002
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9
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Publication Date: 
February 19, 1952
Content Type: 
REPORT
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_. COUNTRY 3. ~---REPORT TOPIC.-~ Soviet Troops in F.,a,uer Gr hlin , &,Ist ten and St.Poelten 25X1 AL.UATION... . DATE OF CONTE147 DATE OB AINED..,W_ 25X1 ~. REFERENCES----- L...~-IINCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)--- PAGES REMARKS REMARKS .~. 25X1 1. On 22 January 1952, the former Landesirre.n.anstalt (provincial 25X1 ins+ru.e asylum), T:auer Oehling (0 49/y 26), was occupied by tro+) s who wore black-borctered red epaulets e. tl total of ur, s and b (10 guns were seen in the garages c Trucks a ti 25X1 seen in the billeting area were driven soldiers t? ea r1 g D.LacIZ-bordored red epaulets; and truck seen at 25X1 ?:he railroad station, was log--:tided with ration surlp y boxes and w also d:^iveen by a soldier wearing black-bordered red epaulets, 2, The Soviet hospital in &t, stetten (0 49/'dJ 27) was still in opera.tir:~ a as of the end of January 19"2. 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 A p o fd,0-6d ' F d P'R6d ff s e austria (Soviet Zone/ On 23 January, 11 trucl-.s and 5 amphibious vehicles on blocks vie,_ ,re. seen in the yyards of the barrack instal .t sons on the .,rest side of $>ch:iesstattring, St. Poelten (O 49, i) o Troops seers ? of cing the billet! ng areas wore . ?ed-bore lered black epaulets r, I l.e t--ri e o. ic?o a ae coTar tai?. ng included woar:tng red.tordered black epaulets, 2 w?ar:ing black-bordered 'black epaulets and 1, wearing hlacza-borriere~ ? red ep: ulets. The ranking officer seen was a lieutenant colonel. 40 A Shehuka tank was seen in front of a wooden shed in Camp Spratzern Troops observed in the camp area wore red-bordered black epaulets with tank or artillery insignia PLACE OBTAINED , 22 and 2 Janu~aryL 1952 LASSIFICATlOI