SURVEY OF OB SITUATION OF THE SOVIET GROUND FORCES AND THE GERMAN VOLKSPOLIZEI

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• Publication Date: June 2, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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rENTRA 1--LLlW;-LNGL AGENCY REPORT NO.
F TI REPORT
COUNTRY
GerwaAY (Russtan Zone)
z
SUBJECT St vey or 011 Situation of the Soviet Ground
Forces a.:ad the Ge-=aru Vo1kspolizei
PLACE
ACQUIRED
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DATE OF
INFO.
NOT CIRII11 ATE' /
THIS DOCef91SNT CONTAINS iN FORdiATlOn APF'CTITiff TEE VAT[Oi3AL VXF2itSS
OP THE UNITED STATgS. 1VeTeiei4 TNk MRANINJ OF TITLE 79..aEC7ION? 799
AND 794. OP THE U. S. CODE. AS AP8#RDED. ITS TRAe3S51139tOf7 OR RSVEf.-
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CDA 610.
DATE DISTR. 2 June 1952
NO,. OF PAGES 10
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NO. OF ENCLS. 2 annexes, 44 pages
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATLON
I t.ze >oviet-occupied roruitries of Europe between
1 F' priL and _ .:,;; 1772 indicate no changes ii. the orCan zat .on or
trcrig:.h of the Soviet -,rcund forces. The r ajarity of the coabat
divisions in the Soviot Zone of '3erriany started moving from their
pouts to the trop trainin.; grounds in the middle of April 1952
P'P-port( rocoived bctcteon 1 April and 1 t.:a;; 1952 indicated no lmn,-.es in
tho ;o or a]. dispositions of the Soviet ;round forces in Germany prior to
ho eric-, of Apr i:' 11052,
2. The fc1icndnr; units in. the soviet Zone of Gorrlany, with I loca-
tion,, 4irrc1 date of observation, are. co. rried between 1 April. And 1 "ay
19 A2=
rites' Unit; of ;::rye rroutl of Ccc at ion Forces Ger~mmmr CGOFG
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56t:, `~etcsr Trans .& -,t
66th 3i? (US)
Arn;;-r
36A.-'d Pon Bride fergt
IV Arty Goz-ps
ict 5th Arty Div
10th ; o i Art-,-r Brig (US )
1ASS1FICAT1ON
FE0
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POTS:GA area 25 larch
ii'_' :T'dtBURG 27 ::arch
1tt I)?13UT,.G 13 arch
I'-AV I NG~: 23 'arch
:=' :TT ;T'O',-; 9 April
UiTIii s:Oa3 22 : !arch
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18th If Arty ri (us)
321st Obsnn
TIq 31tth Arty Div (US)
30th Ids un sty :prig
11 8th Gun Arty Brig (M)
6th Sc?s AA Div (US)
32d Alai Div (US)
?F ~.~
bo t,,inhth Guards
I~q 13th Ai:.PA I)iv
220th :Iv Tank Si ilegt
I'q :XVIII Gds : "t2 I i fle
Corps
An. AT Arty :.r1 of the
aXVIII MG I tz I i f1e Corps
316th 74 L J ce t (US)
An ALL Refit of tho XVIII
Gds !'tz '_=ifle Corps
C Otl it r
15th (Gdo?) Tank '"If' I ek t
936th OcIs 'Iow Arty Befit
65th 'Ids '.ecz '-c -t
66th `.ids f Tecz :egt
67th Ods .:ecz Re t
36th (?) Tank F:e:t (US )
68th Ids 'Iv I'an]: SF Rc.gt (US
172d Ms dow Art ! float
531st ::ort I e ;t (US)
2504th ikis AAP "eat 0-5)
Nt7h u :t
65th Tar : Th.- n (us)
An A1, JM1 iLe:'t of tilC'? XIX
i'
UC..``, ?ItZ flC3 n
.,Ct''fiS
, . ,JG,i 13 Apri
I.E.T Ii.r.G.Y 1 April
;'QTOUX i 15 I:nr it
PLT:;D a : 24 February
:-VT D.tr.I 3 April
CfTL!'2':ITZ.-t.IT : 26 arch
area
FRAi]KIF UlT/O ier- 18 Aoril
KIS s,E ; T t'.I43
GLAUCIAU
RUDCL,STA1T
llL April
29 ,arch
21 arch
I`
11 Tti 18 April
11
17 : ".arch
LI' ,- 1?A s T 3 a
iJJ..';1~.:., T 111)a 1t)
GI w . .UF 27 :''arch
0.-C1I OF 18 .-arch
area 11 April 185 tTril
7r r
u'?IT4',
20 April
20 April
JE A 18 April
JIB:A
19 April
34
J ?I 20 February
Jr~.ALt 9 ;;uptei:iber
JBSA 13 December
TIAU:3URG
19 April
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HIq 57th Gds .'tz rifle Div
170th Gds ::tz F x fle egt
172d ds :.:tz i>ifle Re9t
174th :"mss Itz U.i.fle ;vast
17th Gds Tank SP 11.e~'t
655th flow; Ixty le t
128th Gds Gun Arty ReCt
70th Gds :.:ocz fie ,-,t
136th Cds ".7ort RcCt
25th Gds I'-.L in ('33 )
r A : iflURG
It3T,`lA
.IIAUHDURG
GOT; IA
~IALLD
MLLE
ALLT
10 .
Apra.].
17 April
11 'larch
16 April
19 April
15 April
15 :.:arch
19 February
15 March
17 ? :arch
c o Third Jhoclc xr.,Z.
Ar~.ry :Iq
136th kIs IIv T an.:: P ie;,t
105th Git naZ't
15th Gc's .`nT
890th a-,;nur Dn
3d Ws AT
Arty Dri!,r (US)
iIq 207th Litz flifle Div
597th Mtz Rifle Re e t
693d ow Arty T'oc t
Hq 19th Gds :lecz Div
62d ?Ods I.iecz T E? t
63d Gds --ecz 260-,t
An 1and Dn of the IX
Iltz 1 ifla Corps
:Iq 94th ads ~:tz stifle Div
283d Gdo Mtz :Iifle PQgt
7 .tI:i Tank SP fleet
IHq 10th 'Necz Div
11Q+31 :c' S 31vr Tani' : l 3ie
MI J1M1 3BUflG-
I:LTF;Mi.1 P 3C4
25 :'arch
29 ::arch
6 ::arch
6 March
31 : arch
5 February
13 :Iarch
3 February
23 Uovember
26 ' :arch
:.:arch
iIT.:. ,r sL'srr ~I?f (?) 23,
31 :'arch
15 April
3 J'4x .l
3 April
8 April
29 March
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IIq 11th Odds M di, Div
263d ALA r.ect
'Iq 8th "tick Ilecz Di v
1st Gds Tank '-.cot
8th Gds .'.Itrcl Bn
A Sig Bn of the uth ~kls
Metz Div
Iiq 9th Tank -Div
95th wank Rest
A Itrel bn of the 9th
'rank Div
eo Second Guards I.:echanized LrzV.
}Arrv' q
9th S rest
31st ALL.A Div
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2d Li;:ht Arty Brig (US)
90th flL 1t0 ,-,t (us)
4;~3tI2 p n
nrd.?'a TaT2:.
149th ? ads Tank: e; t
66th ids Tani. I egt
71st c ds IN Tank SP llegt
226th :.Tort r o t
205th I;ncr Dn
A otor Trans :3n of the
12th sds Tank Div
59th Tark Trz tin (US)
IIq 1st flocz Div
35th Ile= 1?e,t
f, Tliirrd urns I:echani_zqd z y.w
t,rt:~~ .: aq
'iq it th 'Ids 1"ecz Div
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i; ~ ,~ UIaFI t~ .23 :arch
Kol.r IGSIllktr??CI1 12 :arch
12 ::arch
"aftIT:~;~ 2 April
lor2lA or 377-1:2-A 7 April
0fl1 A (Y) 3 February
GF I~Il A 2 April
hIi4;SA 18 larch
I:TEIS SETT 27 l ;arch
ITIT;ZSSEI$ 27 T.:arch
FUt:1 ST'';I;T -- MG
FIL~:' 13: ;; G
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Ci'jli' I;:;I13'JI~G
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30 ".arch
25 arch
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3 April
9 April
February
Februa r .
February
2,'! January
'ebr? wary
1Y January
15 E arch
February
20 gai'ch
8 ":arch
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10th Tank Let
169th ads .'Imv Arty Ra t
Ilq 6th Gds Tank Div
78th Gds flv Tank SP Regt
Ilq 7th ads manic Div
79th tads IIv Tank. 3P Regt
IIq 9th .ecz Div
91st Tank Re, -t
Fourth Guards '1echanized t:ri. o
Ar ty cIq
An P.L Div
'Iq 6th :ads '.ecz Div
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17th Geis . ocz Lem v
35th lies .ecz Eegt
676th how :'sty It gt
120th (A!) AM. RIegt
52d Csc?s RL ?3n
22d ids ;-nEr 3rz
3Lth Tank Tn Dn
,Iq 7th Gds ; ecz Div
21~th Gds :Tecz 1 e t
25th gads : ;ecz I:c; t
26th O ds :Tecz 'Pe -t
57th Gds Tank RoGt
168th 71do "art ReC,t
5th Gds l.?trel Dn
122d Gds Fxi;r :gin
aql 10th Ws 'an,, Div
61st Ids Thnl~ ?.ert
62d Gds A'anlc I.e t
31st "mss 'Iv 'an P i et - _13 3
J1J.',`?T1D0G 6 April
J'J, T .."134 10 Larch
JITI 12 April
"ITTL~; u'DI~:IiG 16 April
LOSSIAU 13 ':pril
Cr'1,OSS IMI?>RNAU 15 :"arch
COTT}3US ]].:larch
LTJ1 BDE 10 April
FI3i;,:~$. ALI)E.- 18 February
FUIM sTE1E ALDE
D ABU 8 April
7~-,r. n.. . TT DT 17 .pril
:elAl~-i _)h1Uli
n 1i;AU 12 parch
D;I3.I AU 12 ;.,.arch
IkRNAU 12 A.;arch
D!''$i.IAU 12 I ' arch
Di lNAU 12 ; larch
u.IJIII;AU 12 larch
FU\RCTFI3::ALDF 19 April
FU .v.ST;''r'.:ALDF 10 April
KYUPT/Oiler 12 P.-ril
Fm.:t OT:::: ;ALDIs 13 April
T/C) 17 Ap
c,cr ril
131 $KG. 21 +arch
u ,,ra 17 April
;I. m`,.:?.; ALE 23 ::arch
KI ; P, IT: 24 3.'arch
}:''.r'i. TI ITZ t; &pril
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299th (?) Gc1 Fort Re ;t
7th ads ' Itrcl Dr.
iIq 25th Tank Div
111th Tank Post
162d Tank Fegt
e3d Gds 111v Tank. SP Reat
53d 'Itrcl Ian
A Tank Trig an of the
25th Tank Div
Training and Field 1 :orcieos
3. 1=ivision Trainir< ,
KI A1:Pi1ITZ 4 April
I .I.; :P ITZ 22 April
01Ut1 I SABUItG 12 April
01'XT'I:A.'T3URG 12 :'arch
ORR I1's: BURG 18 April
Pfl11?ZL_AU 18 April
U.LI 12-' 1; 34 "arch
0F-Ai:IiT,aII'G 12 Lerch
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curing , the period. from mid.-l.:zrch to the beginning of .ir:l 1952, the
units continued holding short-torn firing practices at the troop tra-i ni nj,
grnttnc?s and ?:aajor cc ibincd-arms exorcises lastin- several days in the
vicinity of their billeting areas, The arrival of advanco parties of the
divi.t1ons at all troop training grounds prior to the end of Earch .indicated
that the distribution at the troop trainir:ag E ou_nds of the divisions and
headquarters units would 4~enerallr be the. same as during the previous year.
The movement of the units be-,an about 10 April nab seemed to have ended
b`p 23 April 1952, ;',fter 4-,h t date, the combat divisions were distributed
at the troop trainin- -rounds as follows:
Ixea of the ",Lzlith Gds Amt.
O11flDT.UF: The 20th Gds :.1ecz Div and components of
Div per7anently stationed in OIIRDI:UFQ
KIrDr1L: The 57th Gds i."tz "ifle Div.
Area of the Third .Shoc:~-rvo
the 39th 3ds Utz i ifle
LJ,:TZLT; G Tr"ATII: 7e 7th and 10th Gds ank Divs; co: ~ ononts of the 19th
'sods .:ecz Div from &GDi: DTJ vG; arlc to
207th tz I'ifle Div,,
rotated from their posts,
.:I' 1:,TGU1.: The l,th .'ecz Div,
Area of the Virst Gds : ocz ".r2gy,
The :.th 'ads ?ecz -iv and the 11th 'Ids a 2r k D?v.
Z IT1{AIi : T a 9th Tank Div,
Area oi" theet T':Y~i.7r~d Gds 'ocz T
The 6th ads Tank Div.
VJi1I-D'S A S1:,1'L: The 9th Llecz Div,
Area of tho Fourth Ids ::ecz Prvr
T?::TLIII: ;"Yae 6th ads 'Iecz Div and the 25th Tank Div,
LIh ',F.'v tie ' P" The 7t.i lids - TI:fXa )7' 7 )
'%nb-r ~;C)Ct
29 FobiTnry,, m.?ve::,ent from U ' ;.:1I'3AI , nossibly for exercises on
VI-C-1 .2-be the )arI'aC:i ` in-
stallation still sli 'fitly occi,pied
(13 " aril); l7 _;ril individual
vehicles of t e re:: ncnt in the
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y Unit
ar=,2 or Ixrrt,
,cco`?d :Ids
cC^. j .
Location
~arc'4, exercises
3t;h G('o :c Div Prior to te cir.i of
by rotai,ion; prior
to the e: ern-1117 of pres1is.:ably
small-scale ei-oraises in thin vicinity
of the post; fro:-1 " to 30 X-,pril, :hove-
:.ent of the Lull, of the troops from
t* l7 c
all pos t^ of the di _vision to i}+ ~~
9th Tank Div Prior to 21 ::arc')., co::.noner.ts at 10F, -
I;Ii l LT.CK; fro:n 13 to 1.7 i.pril,
novenent of clc::-rats of tlh.e division
from ?..".+:'. :.?'1`dj aile;edly to Z.:IT-JiJ U
11th girds Tank Div r`ron 10 to 25 A Xril, hove-icnt from
t ;fl to J4L?? Ia ?+ ``; :CIS
. X:: l?:
il: LT?;i and i:t_ iT
exercises -were wo';ably, co,.-c.uctcd by
rotation in the
area
durirr' the prccedin; a.ceelks.
31.: t Div c.o:~i,~nncrts at :.L'~i::u:..::U.: (1 sai3-
rient on '.:arch); first half of
:arch, cc.:por_oi:ts involved in exer-
ci seo in U10 I;X Z area;
clee-riots still at the post (9 April)
2d I.i :ht l:rt:y ;j'ro-. 25 L:'rbruar, to 2> .'arch, :love--.
~i']-,? (Us) rent to ''y rotation; from
2> to 2"' April, ~x-vement of the bri-
Lade into the ;LITZ area.
90th :;,L 'or-t from 2 to 29 1wc l)raar;,- and 2,; to 30
01", ) r :arch, cci :?orer_t., at S t;;^ i:L~GJ in
1 phi :dent each
:.r: n~;r units !rom 2h 'ebruax~~ to 2l i,oril, exer-
?,_,T_- ~L C L; XS', north
cites near . V. J , 71-17.. 01
of ALTI.UP PIP:, involvin tan!; units and,
possibly, en-iroor units of the divisiono
9th ids 'ank Div Frori 2c,, February to 22 -arch, ll; 1s
iiniv;i at AL:",:`C:;i:,.?c),:; from 25 >.~ebru-
ary to.; 2? ::arch, at. J'' r...,.'C by rota-
tion, _>rec.o !ii~axit i tr ari.i? ;.ery, crtar
and rocket laLir.c.!cx unit'; first half
of arc.., snall scale exercises in the
,_.C:?: .C V ;i~ ....li,.. _ -c!I'ea .frl?r?! the ,)o:;tS
12th ads .ank Div Zro: 2 . airch to 11'' ' pril, ..V. units
at `;ad already
been sent lone'. or 22 "arcs); fro.: 19 Fe-
:;raary; to e1:orci,,es at. JPi
3,GG, prec.oniinantly arti' :?.err, ricrtar
nn' rocket lau:-cl-:cr unit: by,- rotation
lot i:ecz Div Fro: i 13 February,y t o the end of :arch
rt :r.; ::_:3C by. rontion, prc?.ton_n -ntly,,.
inv)lving; artillery;, ori.ar ant' rocket
laancl!or units. Inand at the
oe innin- of A r -:_1, never al ;,aril: units
in ;LITZ' area lb!.'
rotationt?
_:ror.. 2 arch to the end oi' :arch (?1,
an cr: po=".er.? at X`:L r':==:;! ~.LO
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Irotit:o of Air
Third teas
Fourth ads
. ecz E'.rnzr
Unit
62d ? r,t : If iv
(TITS)
199th LiCht
forty Criz
Arne ;'ngr
units
11th ".ids ?Iecz,
Div
6th ado 'an;:
;' iv
7th Gds Tank Div
11th (?) acts RT
'%rt r Iris
Arrly ',n;;r units
312th I.L ::est
6th sdo :'ecz Div
Location
Co::cacnents at ?,~'TL=cC~.~ after 12 'arch
(3 t.pril)
At the post (16 April)
Presumably s t i11. at the ,3P' 1 DN 1. G
post prior to the middle of April
At the post (mid-April); larC e
scale exercise in the vicinity of the
post at the beair_r;irc of April;
25, April, components of the oncineer
battalion in the area of ?JT'T J3::0
for ecercis es on the F;lbe River
? "ic _; ebruary, 1,-r7?e scale orercise in
the area Hart cast of G
from 17 to 27 '.:arch, small units at
;i ciU' by rotation; 1 }aril,
. a,--
cppo::lponorts of t .C' I- vision fro::: JUT
~,ilh occupy sections of
Camp :~_ :U;:.I'. .1', 4lQ flD(I ; fror, li to
110 April, ::,m event of elements of the
divicion from ,T'~'...;:a3:'i:G to Ca?"p
co_porents of the 286th
Gds A1LA meat at (3 .7ril)
From 10 to 19 4i1pr? 1, movement from
Ft0: sLAU and ZEMBST to the LhTUII 3
II:Ul Ti
I,1ercnts at ?:UaTI O?: after 1f : !arch
(3 .pril)
In *:arch, ole: nts from 1.Oi:DP31' ITZ at
JI?!;T' ?:BOG by rotation; from 10 to
1L Lpril, .ova.ent of elements from
(?) to Camp DTTT1.G.,J,LL; from
17 to 1C ELpr;.1, . _cn~e::.ent of elemcnts
frog 1)G,,:~'x~IT to Camp 'YJ 1G.;LLL
From 2J y'ebruar-.r to 1( J.pri 1, compo?-
nent; frct.i )0; ,i~ITu (?) possibly- in
the ALTFJPPII1 area (1 sh:ip,ent);
20 ;.pril, movement of components from
f
';, to x.1I'LTT (2 shipments
r.?
Gu;iponents poSSi.l~l~r at t: ,
(1c8 April )
From 2ii 'o r"zar, to the and of :arch,
small unite at. by ration;
,,4 , -?
fro..,.,, 12 to 1;, .i;. _1L, . ;" brat of ~..c
bul c of the c.ivis-i on from the posts to
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A rInrcx 2
Gros'-? or ".rmy
t;'nit location
7th ds 'iecz From 10 :larch to 22 :'arch, srall units
1 iv at by rotation; 25 "arch, arrival
of advance parties of the division at
U."DEI c6E; fror 16 to 18 J pril, movement
1 4.
of the division frc i the posts to LIs})P 0SF:,
10th z is Tank From 1 to 22 =arch, PJr'. Pe-,t at ;.LTEN101ZABOJ;
Div from 15 to 23 Fe'bruarzi-,, coripor.onts from
and after 15 1 el:rtu ry i.ndivi-
jxLJli. .a,..~ ,
dual units from A':P ',:; P ITZ, at the LT=.TZLIT'G
IL ATTI; I. ' to 15 (?) f.; :rl1, large scale
exercise of co .:ponents of the division
from in the area wrest of 3I?i LIT;;
from 114 to 16 11pri 1, movement in 5 ship-
ments fror. -; s~?);.I ut 4G, and from 1r' to 21.
A_~ri 1, movement from 1 i Pi:ITL in 13 ship-
r.:ents to L.; ..LIa1T via the SPLT"IIiO:
and 1:Ci:.~, s, y L railr on d s to ti ons
25th Tank lie from 23 Fc'~?ruar,,* to the end of .arch,
components at T'.:? LI?' for short tern
exercises by rotation, including exercises
in the Lc:;;:.7 ;gal;buG L : SL:Ci'x" area from 23
to 27 I'ebruar,- and in the GI li. I1:: ; ;UL` area
at the bc, innir , of Ppril; from 10 to
113 April, movement of t1 he from
the posts to TE:T'LIN.
This list does not contain references t::: the command post exercise held in
ThuarinWid 1 to 20 Larch which involved detachments from all six armies and
the IV Arty Corps,
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