GENERAL MILITARY INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011400230002-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 24, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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eae carr ,no 20 soldiers vith r .. or ere
black epaulets and armed with carbines were seen driving from I .ein
Kuohnau in the direction of IIosslau ("` 52/:l 17) at 6:15 nom. on
h arch 1952,. Six of the trucks were towin, riortars, {1)
2. A ties ntbound train consisting of about 30 boxcars, an undctorz.ned nwiber
of flatcars with four 35-mm ELF guns and several tank cars were seen between
Cottbus (II 52/A 57) and Finsteri-ralde st 9:10 a,u. on I.:"arch. A train. con
nistink of 30 boxcars with personnel v.oarin; red-bordered. black epaulets was
seen at the Cottbus railroad station.
An employee of the ~"}oviet Zone Postal headquarters learned in earl;l :. ",rch
that the Tfq Third UUecz Army with 350 to L,00 personnel was stationed in
: uensdorf (I: 53/Z .91) ,. (2)
Twc~'lve OP guns
in L isnit; (,: 52/K 69) on u larch.
tioned in 3u ehee Kaserne4 (3)
were soon in Canp ;:ochten at the a sswassor (0 52111 L 50X1-HUM
tra1.nin;7 area on 9 :Larch. The coooorativo bakery recei117ed order., for bread
for 15 'larch. OL)
It n odium tanks 2 tank trucks and c trucks
were seen engaged in driving, pr t.ctic
The vehicles belonged to the unit
sta 50X1-HUM
Taro 160.4im mortarsg 2 x 57--m AT ;,ur?s and 21 truce: 50X1-HUM
hero entrained at the eastern railroad stati on in au
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5 p-,,m? on 12 ;arch,. (5) An en inner column of about 20 vehicles,. including
arohibious cars pontoons and crane trucks was seen d 'r> the direction
of Bad Koesen.
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FjO1d kitchens art .l.l..ery pioce- and about 100 motor v elide
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rac-lircacs ati.or, during the ? rwc c.. 9 to
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``yp ? 2 arohf, AA r3 c4sis YJi~Ih mo oir ehicles
-acre seen standinp' on Highway K6 96 on 13 ?iarch,.
operations cort nuedo (7)
Coxes 4ento
The loading
50X1-HUM
The vehicles belong to the 287th Cads t.AL zzegt of the 7th Gds Tank Div?
The weapons obdith thh
serve we veicles
~ ?) The information definite l~T confirms that the 11q Third 0dr : eez Array is
stationed. in ; uernsdorf eft Luckenwalde in a.d December 195.1.
the SP nuns and tarsus observ
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to the 64th a'd i }tv Tank P R n h = ~? ("s mieC7, Live
only i,: t .~:iv;i dual firing of
im-iall tank units of -:-Ire: 9th "'cc, Div wore a t the :cid atira +s r? trop 50X1-HUM
training ;;rounds,. The orders for bread. on 1,> ' rch
ier,.d to indicate that the troop training grounds will b occupied by
najor units after that date,,
(r') The entrained cfl::-_poner_ts belong to the 170th this I- tz Rifle I egt of the
57th Gds "itz if'l e lain fry ire barracks installation south of Flam. in er
.,.ca in IIaurzburg,m reyr probably- left for 017rdruf where cor: ponenta of
that division have been engaged is, short-terra; f; run; practices sake
Januari 1 52 ,
(6) The column belonged to the unic'entifled engineer battalion of th. XXIX
ids .~ Itz 4f le Corps from Ilau ibur r, this unit appears to be the first
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