SOVIET TROOPS IN FUERSTENWALDE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011500320009-4
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 23, 2006
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 27, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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la No training activity was observed in the Fliegorhorst Kaserne in Iuerstontwalde
(ti 53/V 33) on 6 arch 1952 4 'ward personnel was apparently furnished by the
tank unit from the :t'ionier Kaserne 0 ino offi rnnr and 15 soldiers rrearin g red-
bord(wed black epaulets were seen several tines marching to the Fliotgsrhorct at
abou~ noon tine Sentries there also wore red-bordered bloc:: o;)a?ziotc with tank
insi.;niao No vehicular traffic wa:: noticed. (1)
20 Rbou-, 45 soldiers receiving training in aiming with r:iachine guns on nobile targets
and IR officers and 30 soldiers engaged in signal training withi white-red "lags wer,
soon in the yard the Pionior Kaserne on Gartenstrasse on 5 :;arch. `?hree
25X1 T-34/05 tanks, parked in front of a gara goo .7o oups, each vit
11 rs.n, receiving ion machine guns and I officer and 5 men enga .'ed in
Practicing with a ran e finder were seen in tho training area behind the barracks
install ationo Trucks were soon at the installation. 25X1
3, Prior to 5 Narch 19529 the installation on F~?aunsdorfor: trasse quartered a wut
30.) ofd leers and 1,400 soldiers wearing red bordered black epaulets with. artill.arZ)
and tang: in,ig ciao Troops engaged in aiming practice with five model 1943 57-r i 25X1
/+T guns were seen in the training area soouthwost of the installation on 28
Februa a 2)
(3) aotor vehi.clas
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Prior to 5 March 1952, the barracks installation on the road to R.auen was occupied
by about 50 officers and about 203 men wearing red-bordered black epaulets with
Lank, artillery and motor transport insignia o No heavy weapons were sec:na The
princi l activit of the troops was, driving practice
'rior to 5 ;:arch 1952, the Pioni. r Kaserne on "artenstrasse was occupie by about
:.GO officers and 603 soldier; wearing red bordered black epaulets with artillery
and tank insignia and black bordered black epaulets o Ho heavy vicapons wore
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cbse:r?ved, Truck
,..,as seen loavia,., the installation. (2)
6, The vamp near the ltufbauschule (school) quartered about 50 officers and 200
olcl:iers wearing red bordered black o.)aulots on 3 I.:arch 19r.'2 Thirty caterpillar
tractors and true.,.--s were seen at 25X1
the ;aarkin ; lot. 't'ruck occupied b air force soldier: loft the
instlllation0 (Li)
7., Trio ? to 6 ".;arch 1252, tlzo barracks installation on Itroitsc'ieidstra:;se formerly
.;3r.lu l:Clor era^tt=as e quartered) an estil--atod C..'400 troops who wore rod-bordered.
black epaulets with tank and artillery insignia t lieutenant and 20 don
,wearing red-bordered black epaulets with artillery insignia and with 3 x 02-,,-:,n
an ortars of model 41 wore seen letavin ; Vie ins tallat;ion toward the training field.
Troops practiced in the trairuLng area with rifles at squad and platoon level.
A lieutenant colo_ael was seen leavin? the instal?..ationc, 'irio ?bodel 19112 Z1:;-.3
76,2--rug field glans were emplaced 1 about 11.0 soldiers near t',.e athletic field,
Truck s
were seen at 1o ins , i'en
Sr Prior to 6 Larch 1252, the ['ioni er Kaser ae on 0.artenstrasso vas occupied by an
estimated 2,,00`.) troops wearin;? red.-borderec3 Hack epaulets with artillery and
tank insi'aia. Some soldiers had criru;on epaulets? A senior lieutenant and a
sijor? were soon, ;ioiso frora tanks ias heard from the southeastern section of
the barracks installation. Bet- en 30 and 40 soldiers were soon practicing with
3 x ;7-mm AT guns,, Motor vehicles soun enterinr* and l ~:avi n the in8tail.a tioi
25X1 9, On 6 March 1952, the barracks installation on the road to damn was occupied by
a gout 303 to 4-D:) soldiers. (2)
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25X1 (l) on 27 cbruary l^52 that the two regiments of the
urd.c en i.f ied AAA division of the 2o-, rth Gds; ' ecz Ar;r r in the Fliel-crhorst Kasorno
25X1 IhE.d Loon entrained. ,The present informatio 1 indicates
that the ti';o units had not rot-.irned prior 6 '.;arch 1952,
(2) 's'he present report confirms previous information on the ocru,,x)t;.on of the
installations. T ze stronCth^ o, the unit:. are believed to be l,50O in the
Pionior Knserney 300 in the barracks installation on the road to tau - w 2
in, the barracks installation on J raunsdorferstraNse? 25X1
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(h)- Ti ^e camp near the iLufbaucchule was re?porte.I for the first tifx-),,
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o wn Fourth Gds ;.ecz Army, the GOFG and, the air force:, he installation may be
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