DEPARTURE OF SOVIET TROOPS FROM WEISSENFELS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012100170005-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 23, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: April 30, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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Departure of Soviet Trocp., yT frome-if"ela
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moved out o the
3.onier aserrie rowarca eltz at a outs a 7l, Trucks continued
hauling billeting equipment to the railroad station on 17 April. About 400
troops with red-bordered black epaulets and sra11 arts fell in in the barracks
yard. The barracks installation appeared to be vacant at 7:30 a.m. on 13
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25X1 a tank unit was still stationed in the Pioni_or Kanerno
l., On 15 A_oril 1952, the Pionie_?? Kaserne on the south side; of Setauerst.r arse,
V:eissenfels (?, 52/J 99), was occupied to capacity by abo)it 3,,0:")0 troops
who wore red-bordered black epaulets with tans: or arti_ lery insignia.
Starting 16 April, trucks shuttled from the installation to the rail-road
station with billeting equipment, suitcases and boxes, Other trucks drove
toward the railroad station carp-,ring 20 soldiers each a The sold i.era :lore
red--bordered black epaulets with tank or artillery in.s'_ .Fria and were equipped
with small arras Trent -three T- 3L tanks
2,, The units from the Infanterie Kaserne on the north side ?of Selauerstras^e.,
had entrained between 15 and 17 April, Billeting equiprient - as hauled to
the railroad station on trucks. About 30 artillery pieces, I. JS-3 tank and
2 5P guns were lined up in front of the garages on 15 April. Nur :roux ~: uc:cs
and amphibious carp, were in the r,,arageso On 16 hpril, .3oldier?3 with black-
-bordered red epaulets leaded billeting equipr, nt on trucks which drove to
the railroad statirn..Forty trucks towed an artillery piece each and 10 other
trucks a 120-r?mi Mortar each. About 400 troops -spearing 1)lack-b ordered red
epaulets assembled in the barracks yard on 17 Aprils T1ie installation was
alY ost vacant and the garag ea: were empty on 13 April?
3,, The cooperative -tore on Thornerstrac,se was closed to officers on 17 April.
25X1 '' or~ entt, The report indicates that the 17th tics sn; SF ' e t and the
hhifle .i;.egt of the 57th Geis pvtz Rifle Div from the barracks
installation on Selauerstrasse left their quarters, a1:.eged:.y for a prolon-;ed
training period, ~Foe~rer, it does not indicate which ?oop training -rounds the
components of the 57th Gds r".tz Rifle Div have gone. kd,.rance- details of the
25X1 division have been observed at Kindel since mid Varch
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