SOVIET MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE ST. POELTEN AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012100050007-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2001
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: May 16, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
CLASSIFICATION SECRET
NAVY
AIR
PORT
REPORF N0.
W.
RETERENCE COPYo.
COUNTRY Austria 1* NOT CIRCULATE DATE DISTR.. 16 May 1952
25X1A SUBJECT Soviet Motor Vehicles in the St. Poelten Area NO. OF PAGES 2
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO,
25X1X
1. Camp Spratzern consists of approximately 25 large temporary barracks. Where
are two entrances from Mariazellerstrasse south of St. Poelten. Outside the
camp, there are three watchtowers, two of them on the south side and the
third near the northwest corner of the camp. At the time of observation 25X18
the watchtowers were unmanned. Inside the camp only a few soldiers were seen,
and no vehicles with the exception of one T-34 tank which was being cleaned.
2. On the road between St. Poelten and Spratzern the following motor vehicles
were observed:
radio truck entering St. Poelten barracks
truck
truck
jeep, soldiers with black-red service color
jeep, soldiers with black-red service color
truck
motorcycle, soldiers with black overalls.
3. The following vehicles were parked in front of the Komendatura:
sedan (Mercedes), civilian driver
sedan (BMW 132), civilian driver
sedan with civilian passengers
4. The building on the corner of Steinfeldgasse - Wernergasse, Just outside
Spratzern, is probably a tank officers' billet.
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Camp Spratzern was observed from Mariazellerstrasse and the southeast edge
of Teufelhof, a farm approximately half way between St. Poelten and Spratzern.
The eastern part of the camp is used as troop quarters, the western part as
equipment depot. Little movement was observed within the camp; no sentries
were seen on the watchtowers. The garage gates were closed. No aplinterproof
'boxes were seen. Groups of eight men each were seen drilling. Only one
wire line was found leading to the camp. No cables or antenna mast were see 5X1 6
in the camp.
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The following motor vehicles were observed on Mariazelleratrasse
jeep, driver with black-red service color
jeep, one officer and one woman soldier with black-red service
color and tank insignia
T van4ike truck., loaded with milk cans
T truck, Russian make
jeep,, driver with black-red service color and drivers' insignia
sedan., German make, probably belonging to a supply unit
radio truck.
7?
At St. Poelten soldiers were seen with pink-black, and women soldiers with
pink service colors. Five soldiers took the west bound train at 1500 hours
at the St. Poelten railroad station,
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