SOVIET TROOPS IN EBERSWALDE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011400220009-6
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 11, 2011
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 21, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC ~. _ ",ovict Troops in Nbersrralc'e
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2,, Or. 22 d''ebruarT, the western section of the Schuet: ern Kasorne on 8ernauer
kkeeretrasso housed a high echelon headquarters staffed with nu ierouc
officers, including some with tank, or signal Insignia, and uniformed women
who wore black-bordered red epaulets and red-bordered black epaulets, in-
dIUdifC acne with tank- .nsi nia..
k at the -,berswalde (" 53/? 08) freight station.
black epaulets, 2 side ar -iotorc-;-cles and trucks
1. On 22 February 1952, a train of 5 boxcars and 5 flatcars was loaded with
about 150 soldiers wearing red-bordered black epaulets and black-bordered
c._ `e'ruary, the eastern section of the Schuetlon Kaserne,
fronting Tramper Chaussee, was occupied by about 11,0o0 troops wearing; red-
bordered black epaulets, including some with tank, artillery, and signal in?-
ig i.a, and black-bordered black epaulets with signal insignia. A total of
about 280 troops organized into 12 groups, with one group of soldiers with
black-bordered black epaulets and the other groups of soldiers with red-
bordered black epaulets, was seen marching from the barracks installatior. to
the, nearby trainin ; field, The troops were equipped with small art: s, battery c
rmander's telescopes and si._;nal equipment, !about 160 soldiers were engaged in
dr'. .l at platoon level in the barracks yard where four model k~1.3 rocket laun-
chers were parked, a.roccl :'-13 rocket launchor
stallation on 20 :'ebr,aar?,~a
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On. 21 February, the .Artillerie 1aserne on Feienwaldor ;trasse quartered about
4.,000 troops. :lost of them .-tore red -bordered black epaulets with tank insignia
and some wore red-bordered black epaulets with artillery insignia. All :;uil--
cdir..g;s were lighted in the ovenin,ZQ In the billeting area observed for
the first time five urii.frurLod torten with red-bordered black,-. epaulets who wore
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Obviously quartered in the forcer Gore:.an IUCO billets on :.aldstrasse.
These billets were included in the, illeting area of the Artlilerie
Kaserno, A total of 110 troops, or,;anized into five groups of
soldiers- 1 eariu: red-bordered black epeu?et, and co.rryir. small ar:,nst
were sec;n cap?chi*z ; from the installation to the training field on
10 ;'abruary. JS--1 tanlsancl OP E;uYl ~~ vrere parkael
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eta On 23 February., the former ""itteldeutsc-le lel.trrizitaetswork (power
plant at 1loin-:,ahnhof quartered a unit of soldiers with red-
bordered black epaulets A Leavy AU. `un of about 8-5-it 10 trucks
and 1 tank truck were seen in the
On 30 January 1952, the %ii-Y at $:lein-8ahnhof quartered about 200 troops
who wore red bordered black epaulets, including some with artillerT
insignia. About 15' soldiers were on, ,:,Lk in firi practice ~*.
Eleven -,Ir ck~s
a Maio ruc were parked there.
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On 5 Februarwy 1952, the hutment at Duesterwinkel--?3ruecke on the south
bank of the Uohenmollernkanal (canal) quartered a unit of so)diers who
wore black-bordered black epaulets including some with engineer inai niae
About 25 ":111 and a few officers wearing black-bordered black epaulets
we ?e noticed in the b lletin.::; area,
Go-;rent. Compared with information of early
there have apparently been no changes in he occupation o
icy r2 I ary installations -,ontioned until February l9! 2