SOVIET TROOPS IN WEIMAR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011400180005-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 2, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 18, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC. Soviet Troops in't,eivar
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_DATE PREPARED 18 ?rarch.__1952
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7), quartered about 900 troops who wore red=bordered black epaulets
wi';h artillery insignias About 'C) soldiers were engaged in close-order drill
at squad level in the barracks yard on 14 February, Still other troops held
narksrlanship pro ,tide with rifles on the target ranges in the billeting a.reaq
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1n Pr:-or to 20 February 1952,, the Flak Kaserne on Ettersburger Chaussee, weir
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2? Prior to 20 February, the eastern section of the Tannenberg Kaserne on Ank
t?errenroedchen was vat.ant> The central section of the installation was occupied
by about 600 troops who wore rod-bordered black epaulets, A`ost of the. quarter
in that section were, lighted after sundown" ~lbout? 60 soldiers were seen
dr .llin~, with rifles in the barracks yard on 19 February;, The western section
of the Tannenberg Kaserne quartered 900 to 1,000 troops who wore red-bordored
black epaulets, intensive rifle and submachine gun drill by squads was
observed in the barracks yard on 14 February. From 250 to 300 troops., includ-
ing about five mortar sections, were neon practicing, in the area north of
they installation on 114 and 19 Februa~'T 1952? (2)
3U Prior to 20 February, the eastern section of the Luetzer orf Kaserne on
Luetzendorfstrasse was occupied by about 500 troops who wordy red-bordered blact25X1
epE.uleta with artillery insign a,, bout 200 soldiers ran the terrain
on 14 February, About ?0 soldiers practiced with four al ru in the
barracks yard on 19 F'ebruar;:r, Trucks
in the billeting, area,, The central section of the
Luc zen- or Kaserne was occupied by about 500 troops ':o wore black-bordered
blr.,ck epaulets with sigral insignia. About 100 soldiers practiced aiming with
rifles in the barracks yard on 14 February,, Truck in 25X1
front of the mess building, The western section of the barracks installation
still housed a hospital. but no notable activity was observed in the hospital 25X1
area.
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Prior to 20 Februarys the '.'ueller Kaserne on L eibniz Allee quartered 300 to
90C troops who yore 'black-bordered black epaulets, including sore v;ith signal
ins ii nia 4 About 300 to 400 troops organized into groups of from 2 to 40
soldier; were seen conducting a si.gna].--?corimunications exercise in
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'+et icht-IJrmpferstedt area on 15 February,
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distance that the black epaulets of the troops were bordered by a very dark 'Inlay-k emin~
bluish piping w h r onl%,- sl4rrhtly ' + from the
of the epauletsc 25X1
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In addition to the afor ei entione
unit the installation quartorec a motor transport unit of about 30 troops
who wore red.-bordered black Z epaulets and used the barracks rate on Duer'er-
strasse exclusively. 25X1
5 the Flieger Ka:serne 1. r. ,.ra9 25X1
ns al -ation housed numorous major and minor headquarters an
sta. s, particularly administrative staffs. 1, headquarters with about 330
men on its staff seened to be the highest corrrand , encyo It was undo: the
com.iand of one General Yakshin (fnu) a Other units in the installation included
a -lard company of about 150 men with .lack bordered crimson opaule-,s; a unit
of the SCC of about 500 troops with rod