MILITARY INFORMATION FROM THE WUENSDORF-ZOSSEN MILITARY POST

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• Publication Date: February 29, 1952
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COUNTRY Gerrany (Soviet Zone)
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fon_ IliiiiaryInformation from the :Juensdorf-ZosL;en UllIarv Post_
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On 2 Fobrtar:.!? Camp Zosson at the 7:uensdorf-Zossen (N 53,4 91) military post,
east of Highway No 969 was occupied by 3,300 to 3,800 troops who wore red-bordered
black epaulAs, including some with motor transoort insignia, During the evening 25X1
hours, the camp buildings were about ho percent lighted Nunierous trueks and a few
sedans and motorcycles were noticed in the bil1etin7 area, The rotorcles were
driven exclusively by soldiers who wore red-bordered black epaulets with signal
insignia, Lany soldiers were soon walking about in the billeting area and ":rou-ls25X1
of etuir,nt drivers received trainin- on the ,,ossen-;uensdorf road,
On 2 Pol-Tlry? the threo apartment buildings on Eigh:;lay No 26, nerth-north 3 S t ai125X1
Canp Zest,n, were occupied by 133 to 120 troops who wore red-bordered black
epa-eets The building housinr, the Soviet konendatura was fullv li1oci during -to
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Bo'fween 2 and 25 January, trucks: arriving from the direction. of Trebbin (N 53/:, 71H
were seen hauling
sections of disassembled we.pden barracks buildings to a si,ora;e site ??7est of the
Zssenuonsdorf road, about 350 meters south of Camp Zosson? To barracks section
mnre damped at that site,
3etwen 16 and 28 January, a total of seven convoys, each consisting of 15 to 20
4.mpty trucks, were seen driving from 'alensdorf toward Trebbp via Zossen,, Two or
these convoys more ,-eon deoartinr from the Gambrel Kasernej 25X1
On 2 February, the Panzertrupocnschule, -Juensdorf, at the intersection of Nigh,
No 96 and 'Zehrensdorferstrasse quartered 4000J to 5?00O trops ii.b.mt 75 percent
of the tromos wore red-bordered black epaulets and 25 percent, block-bordered rod
epaulets, Lost of the troops with red-bordered black epaulets wore tank insignia
some, an -undetermined type of insignia; and a fey, artirery insignia, in addition,
women wearing black-bordered red epaulets aad a few Soviet Air "orco officers were
noticed in the billeting area, A unit of about 31) troops with red-bordered 'black
epaulets, with a 28-piecc bands was soon falling in, without arns? for inspection
every morning from lh janwory to 2 e'obruary, 0ther troTps observed daily darin th3:
woriod included about 00 men wearing blaek-bordered rod epaulets ar drilling at
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platoon level, about 70 nen assembling to be aseianed technical detieoa and
about 50 ren walking frem their billet; to the workshops. About 100 soldiers
were seen receiving field training in the area north of the garages. aometimee
they wore gas masko. Other troope were observed practicing at the field with 2
or 3 .tanks, while still other troops practiced aiming with 4 x 76.2-nm AT euns.
Numerous trucks were seen in several garages. T-34/85 tanks
drove. intc the Panzertruopenschule on 22 January. Tanks which were detrained at
the euensdorf railroad station during the night of 31 January incledod three
T-34 tank e which were till observed at the railroad station on the morning of
31 January arid stalding in front of building No 56 in the afternoen of the same
day a Two of the tanks were identified as T-314/85s On the same
day, 10 newa Isidecr motorcycles, resemaiing the German 50a-cubic cm
BlAgsa were se ri w iron of another workshop building on 31 January. 25X1
this was the first series of new motorcycles assembled and
issued ay loviet military personeel. lhe carpenter shop in the Panzertrupaen-
schule started making 110 woaden blocks for piston recoil mechanisn. for gun
barrels which weighed not less than two tons and allegedly hod a caliber of
150-mm.1 The buildines around the large repair shop at building :To 56 incierleal:
building No 50, where motorcycles were assembled; building No 57, containing
supely roems and a cafeteria for'Jarman employees; and building no 66 serving
as metal-torkine shop and containing 12 large screw-cutting lathes and 3 'ergo
boring-and-tit:aline' mills. a new workshop was noticed in the workshop area, and
it seemed that the railroad spur under construction would terminate at this now
workshop. The amaunition dime in the northwestern section of the billeting, area
was completely vacated on 22 Januarys, (4) On 19 Janunrya Lieutenant apirin
(fnu) was identified as the mess officer in the workshop
area. Ills office was in the so-called ration suealv buildine. No 70, (5)
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juuz; 57(.11-t, to oe peraormea on 200 pairs of army boets? and small repair
25X1 jobs on 250 pairs of army boots ;1 IGeaptein (Adm) Spirev (fnu)s chief of
PV S (raticn and quartermAster clothing supply); I ICaetain (Adm)
Dzobelov (fnu); assistant eupply officer; (5)
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On 2 February, the Lutz Kaserne on the east side of Hiahway No 96 was occupied by
from 1a000 to 1,400 troops who wore red-bordered black epaulets., wetly with
artillery insignia. The barracks buildinas were *bolt 50 percent lighted during
the morning and evening hours I training activity was con-
ducted in the northencrthenste eeeaaee ea ene era etina area because no training
was noticed in the remaining eortion of the billeting area, and ell vehicular
traffic was directed to that section of the installation. numerous sentries were
seen between ehe garages in daytime. The garages were brightly illuminated at
night,? (4)
heavy AA guns war i emplaced. 2 km neetalaaaa ea aaa
aueneaorf raiaroaa station on 16 January. four AA
guns of about 85-nm and about six soldiers there on 20 Jannarya telephone line
ran from-tan emplacemonte to the aanzertrupeensehule, with a 'ranch line running
just west of liahwny No 96 toward the ofideere, billets weat of the Cenbrai Kaserne:
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8. convoy ehica entered Game 2a3seen on 27 January, conine from the direction of
25X1 13nrethv 1ici south of Loeeena consisting of about 5D trucks, 1 sedan, and several
- tank treek^ weth every fourth truck towing n 20-me AA ritrld
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200 laborers were workilT; on tank motors in six
workshop buildin::,s in the nre: of the Panzertruppenochule The workshops
conta:.ned numerous items of machinery -which. arrived st-Atensdorf Ourim7
recent weeknol
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railrad station on 13 January
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repair work on the partly damaqed barracks installations had been completed by
about 20?) German workers., and that 62 workers were bein employed in interior
work there at that time,, The woricaen were to be reassinod to six Kech offices
on 1 Fehrryc, The reconditioned barracks inctallntions were bcins occupied by
trtop?t: units from other military posts., includirr: troops fron LuckenwaLle
(N 53/Z, 9.))- who were said to I.eve bem billeted in private houses there
a lare repair shop for motor vehicles nod tanks in the
i'anzeztruo:mnschuic woad take up operations on 1 7cbrnaTT,, :he nayor's office
in duensdorf van trylav to find orivste accommodations for 70 civilian enTine.:Ts
Eleven now lathes and 6 lar:e electrical nets of million for crane tro13eys0
each of th 1ater restin2r on one flatcars, were unloaded at the -:umnsdorf railroad
station b:,r 20 soldiers with red-bordered black ennulcts on 14 Jannsr.70 and
subsequent,ly hauled to the Panzertrupenschule. In ::lid-Januar7, the F:och off icor
for the en ore. military post? who had bis o1 ice in 1No 2350 a':signed
mechanics and electricians to three units that had newly arrived in the 2anzer-
trupponschale. The units allegedly included a workshop unit and an c,:linc.r unit,
Two of them allogedly cane from lackenwralle.
25X1 110 In mid-Jalurry? the 7,andenhurg Kaserne housed a trainin7
staff which had been located in lAstal near f)oeberitz-Olympisches Dorf
(N 53/:,] 65) up to the fal.J. of 1751,. Building No 139 of the -lindenbur4 Kaserne
contaiaed the residence of a general who was referred to as chief of the
training staff and who had directed the trainin:7 courses in Olympisches Dorf
in 22510 (4) The same buildinr, also contained the billets of Lieutenant, Colonel
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were toe cora:landing officer of. the cadre ocrsonnel and. the Koch officer in the
Ilindenouni; Kaserne respectively,, (7) The codeo personnel inclujed some of the
instru3tors? the administrative and maintenance personnel and the Geran,
em7loyeesc. :.7ost of the instructors were lieutenant colonels aqd some, majors ono
senior lie!utenants,, The majority of them were detached to-Mle scho,A from units?
and on17 few of them were on the permanent staff of the offioer school, 'he
course3 conducted at the school included courries for officers up to id including-
captain which ran from fryvenl)r to July; and coursan for officer candidates which.
lasted on. yearr, Th n traines received their cotrdssions upon gradnation,, :.:ost of
the cadre personnel vent on furlough durim.: the period from July to Novenbcr? and.
only small percentage of them remained ehind for the Ii -n f officer
candidotnE and Olel -1inteaance of quart )r,. an,q training equiplent Aher
25X1 '.ncluded: buildiirs Non 123a throu7;1 132 b, officers'
oiliets3 the northwestern section of building 7o 1421 billets -(%)1.- cadre nne
inntractor personnel; the southoastern section of bui."Win7 17.0 142.9 slassro:m.sj;
buildin7s Nos 140 an0 154, billets. for about 1q0 officer candidates; .huildincs
Non 13' through 1940 officers' bil:etst and the former athletic school, oontainin
classroons,, Alout 150 officers were billeted in the Lutz Knserne risill other
officers, in the Cambrni Kaserne, The daily schedule for no trainer!S all daysg
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including Sundays was as follows .
730 aQmo Assembly of about 270 officers in front of the headquarters building
?Tare a to., the messhall for breakfeast.
9,130 a.m. Beginning of elessropm Instruction,L
Trariark:, Assembly of about 303 officers in the area east of the classroom
bu=i70; -trc ining with Artois, submachine guns and 160-rn. mortars s, march to
the trainin:!, area through the eastern gate with 10 x 160-ma nortars. 6 x 57?rata
.1,2 guns aid L. model 43 Y: 76.2-rn guns. I.:ost of the weapons were cou21ed one
behind the other arid drawn by horses.
3 p.ra,!ks7eralay of 70 officer candidates rearing red-bordered black e7aulotss,
triyrng,....:arbines and commanded by three senior lieutenants; and marching to
the old tnrgct range.
8pm As7ieritly of about 403 officers in front of the headquarters building and
marcning o the mosshall,
10 n.m. elassrann inotructie.)n on gun mode1:7 in building !To -39. ;,bout, 13) ofricers
were se:711 drilling at the drill ground on the evening of 6 January. The drill .
ground.wa3 brightly illuminated by arc lamps. :,-Thon sirens sounded vn sltrm_at
10 D0rl,7 OA 8 January2 about 300 officers and men carrying submachine guns and
carbines 4nd aring gas masks loft the Hindenburg Kaserno toward Daruth for a
night exe7eiso with blank cartridges. Puildings No 195 through 204 west of the
.Zossen-ia.uth railroad line were vacated by the training staff from the Einden-
burg Kaserne in nid-January and subsequently separated from the bi.rets of the
officer t.,::airels east of the railroad line by a board felco running a1m4. the
railroad embankment. ;in entrance for the newly separated billoting area 17est? of
the railroad line vas established on to road on arosser Juensdorf Lake. Gate
guards there wore red-bordered black epaulets. Fivo assault boats wero.seon in
a former gar' 'o in the new billatin area. Two now telephone lines vere observed
connectin the billeting area with the Panzertrupponschule. (4)
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Prevzo is infarrotion on Cam .1-;ossen vws contained in another re-)ort
his koana tura 1.a mentioned
in only one previous ser..)ert r,y1
moveeent3 are undoubtedly coneected with the evacuation and dissolution of
the former RAD (Reich Labor Servica):. Cann Trebbin. This vas confirm,
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However, -it still renins to be determined whether the 91ret t.ids LeeeLt ae the
Third Gd! Ma;.z Arry from camp Trebbin was- reaseigned to the Norddeutsche
Maschinen kaOrik? Luckenwa1de0 es a perneeent quarterc, or whether it was
quartereC. there only temporarily until the reconstruction of bi/lete in the
Zossen area -mas accomplished. Vehicles! 1 25X1
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Third lde :eez Armr which: according to previous reeorts was probnely
transferved from the etalnes at Luck:en-101de to ';:uenodorf; and the vehicles.. 25X1
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56th netcr Trans Ret of. the GOFG, which is known to be stationed in leienoorf
and is believed to be quartered in the Catbrai Kaeerne.
(4) The numbered buildines are keyed to 0 sketch attached to
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the :htenederf military' post pe.',.rlit the folio 'it conclusions regardine the
occupation of the individual barracks instalintions.
Lutz Kascrne, See paragraphs 6 and 11, Unidentified headquartere units of the
Tnin-71 neez Army and/or the amyl's unidentified. ALA division; and trainee
of the GOFG efficer school in the Nindenbuie.; Kaserne.
Panzertrepleaechule. See paragraphs 5, 80 and ll JIq Third Lids Lees Arqf in the
Ti75717-ViErleeirniarmy No 962 the road to Zehrensderf and a line from building
No 17 to building No 90; possibly the 50th ntrci Regt in buildine Nos 82 throUgh 25X1
89; a newly letabliehed tank repair Shop in the garages and buildinine Nos 53
through 68; an unidentified army headquarters unit? possibly the personeel operatins
the tank relair shop, in buildines Nes 70 through 75.
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Irtino.enbur eaearne. See peraeraph 11, The training staff a trainin: center, billets
"67-71.9.-6FirtFiTiEii and cadre personnel of the GOFG officer echool in buildings
Nos 136 through 154, central section- of the billeting area; field-el-ade instructor
officers of the .scholl in officers? billets. Nos 128 a thr-mgh 132 b; officers of
the schoel ii officers billets Nos 13%11 through 19/1 between 'eaghwa-e- No 96 aed the
Derlin-Dreed5n railread line; unidentified engineer component of the Mir(.1 Gds
Le= Amy, swv, of whose personnel are also believed to be qnartered in the
Panzertrtpeelschele? in the former officerew billets west of the railroad line;
and an unideetified sienal unit in buildine;s Nos 149, 161, 162 and 163 in the
southeastern corner of the billeting: area.
Sportschele. Claeorooms of the officer school and a theater?
7iNEFYI-Tas5rno See. paragraphs 4 and. 11. ::otor trseoport unit of VT: 001G, erohnbk/
rre-57,otlr7.t*ans _ngt; and officer traines of the officer school,
neve ofeicer Lieutenant Snirin (f rim) is believed to be identical with Certain (Ache)
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Lieutenant Colonel Doledshev (fnu) and Lhjor
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Fomenko (fnu) mere also identifiec: as Kech
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officers ia the flindenbur Kaserne.
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the staff of instructors of the ofAcer school.
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