SOVIET TROOPS IN LOWER AUSTRIA AND BURGENLAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011700260004-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 17, 2002
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: May 24, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 25X1
CLASSIFICATION SECRET/
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
COUNTRY Aunt
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DATE DISTR. 114 May 1952
SUBJECT Soviet Troops in Lower Austria and Burgenland. NO. OF PAGES 1
DATE OF
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1. Wies;.er l eustadt 048/X34).' There were about 100 Soviet airplanes at the
airfield on 11 February 1952. Six J'u-52 cargo planes were observed.
2. Bruck an der Leitha (Pl9/X77). The Soviet winter troop exercises in the
region around Bruck an der Leitba. ended on 5 February 1952 when a general
from Szombathely inspected the troops. Soviet tank troops are quartered:
in the troop training camp on the edge of Bruck an.der Leitha.. On the
morning of 13 February, 6 T-34 tanks went out from the camp for exercises.
On the same day, two Soviet convoys arrived from Hungary with six T-31- tanks;
six 75 mm anti-tank guns, 19 cargo trucks,four 37 mm anti-aircraft machine
guns : ten 40 mm anti-tank guns.
3. Oberwart (0)48038) . There are about 500 Soviet tank troops in this town,
with black epaulets. A Soviet general came here on 14 February for an
inspection.
Parma :ndorf (P)8/x77). Soviet tank troops were seen in the village on 14+
February. The airfield was empty.
amha en (P)48/X.81). Soviet troops often pass through., but none were seen
oFebruaary.
Observations during 14-16 February showed no Soviet troops in NeusiedJ.-am-See
; ; 76) j(Ha.lpthLirm (P11-8X96), Wallern (?~t)9/V67), Rechnitz (P48/059). and
CG.ross-Petersdorf (011-8/0)+8).
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