SOVIET ACTIVITIES AT NEURUPPIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011900190010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 18, 2011
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: May 21, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECURITY' INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
COUNTRY Germany (Russian Zone)
SUBJECT Soviet Activities at Neuruppin
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2. About 3096 of the barracks were illuminated,- A shift of personnel appeared
to have taken placer as the flying officers who are observed-"in the stores
in town cannot speak German, while the former ones were. able to make them-
selves understood with ease.
t J. f6a, Vci CALLU. Vuc u.Lyltiuc Were In Ti 10 a7.r.
There is not much vehicle traffic. Bus
chauffeur came from Potsdam with flying officers.
'ridericus-Kaserne
most of them with tank insignia. To Judge by the illumination, the garrison
is not at full strength (60-759)?
driven by a
The garrison engaged in extensive small arms target practice
e n the barracks.. All the troops had black-and-reel shoulier 10opa,
trucks entered or left the grounds:*
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Passenger car
Tank ~ame from the direction of Altruppin on 12 January. It had
five large wheels and a gun, two meters long and without a muzzle brake,
Barracks at Fehrbellinerstrasse
7. Most of the activity takes place in the yard and in the armories, where
artillery training takes place. Tight (sic) field guns seem to be in uses
with cylinders above and beneath the barrels. Their calibre is estimated
at 7.5 cm. The barracks are about 75% illuminated and do not appear to
be fully manned.**
Staff Headquarters at Corner of Fehrbelliner- and Karl Liebkneehtstrasse
9. A division headquarters is located here. During the Hitler period a reserve
hospital was located there. The Russian hospital is located on the road
to Fehrbellin, outside the city.**-*
10 Since 10 January officers with black shoulder loops bearing gold anchors
have been observed in the town. It is believed that they are quartered in
the See-Kaserne, as they are seen entering and leaving there.
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Comment: two tank regiments of 12th Guards Tank
Division are quartered. here. Tanks have been observed
here before.
Comment: A field artillery regiment of 12th Guards Tank Division is
presumed to be quartered here.
Comment; This is probably the headquarters of the 12th Guards Tank
Division, which according to earlier reports, is quartered here.
L omment. This appears to be a pontoon bridge unit. An independent
pontoon bridge battalion is attached to the 2nd. Guards Mechanized Army,- but
it has so far been quartered at Neubrandenburg. This report may give some
indication of a transfer to Neuruppin. This cannot be immediately confirmed,
however, but will probably come to light as the regroupings following the
autumn maneuvers are clarified.
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