SOVIET TROOPS IN POTSDAM

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012400100004-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 5, 2006
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: May 21, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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Sovi=ft Troops in.:'otsdarn
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DATE OBTAINED-
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1. On 26 April 1)2, the 5-)uthern section of tho Delius Kasorne on - , 4c i.` .tarstrassa
t"ot:adam '',t 53/7, 63), quartered 600 to 730 trooos lmho wore red--bard z?cd. black epaU.-
lots with artillery and motor transport insignia. On 25 :>._:)ril, about 2 trucks
and 1. ambulance :';ere parked in frost of the garages, and at least, 3 l22- :iu .:ic:?c
tuns in a gun shed. i:;ht trailers, 3 tank trucks and 2 tank true: trailers ware
In tha g ara_;es west of :1edlitzerstrasae. About 45 yen en--a ;;ed is fa`-i, ue duty or
?_n ma intonance duty on vehicles on 26 April. 6ix trucks, 3. vtorksho truck,, ca A*
pillar +. 'actors an, 1. sedan were in front of the ara;,eas. There rta s no vehicular
traffic.
2. On 26 April, the northern section of the Delius i,asor is ??aas vacant, or~Xeot .for a
roar nio. of 50 to 60 Sor. o soldicro police. t: e empty quarter and -ar:a ,es, ( .
3. On 26 saril, the lohenlohe i?:asorne on ,~o )litzerstrasse -Tu artorod abort 333 troo~as
who were red-bordered i::lac.. o:~aulets .ff-. artillez?~ insignia. hero .sac little 25X1
activity- i n; the billets, Vehicles identified drivin.^ to. azi='
4. On 26 April, the Ludortnarff i; scrno on :iedlitzerstrasso quartered to 1fD") ti.roo.)r;
who` wore red-' ordered luck c oa~ilets, i:lciudinr; so.:;acs with artili.?cr, :insi -:a:La
uorth,3rn quarters ao x ared to be fully occupied, the co atra). 'uartor 'a ; ~ca.rc: Y to
'be va-rant. About 20 soldiers had fa'tii;ue duty and ahout 33 ',)v_?a. ::je_n -;_rvica:
motor vehicle,. six 37._x, i .'W- "uns, 1 A:i :1a chi no un and to trucks staod i`i rJn`
oaf . _ ges. (2)
5. On 26 April, the Un'` i
~.ero .i'fvier 'c .u].e nri Jaer"a ;..r .11loe quartered c-n:1;, q re ,3r and sentries with ~.llaek-'-bori ;.tcd crimson opaul.ats. The si ;n:a1 `alit
statioriec. there had 'moVod out on 21 April. The 10 a atennaas '~rClaou ;~y seen on th
:..nsta:L1at:ion :gore removed. (3)
6. On 25, a'pril, the Kaval3.erio :chulc; in Kranpnitz quartered not raoro t;: n :) 0 i.
Id
`There .raw almost no activity in the entire bil i_eti n,7 area. :lo hen ~r,~ .~ a ao.~.s, tta n? E~
and, vohicles were noticed on the 'oarkirig lots. Doc-) i`..i 7ri.nts of ta:aft trucks led
fro:. the installation to the loadin.' ramp of the batL:korn railroad station. Ui.)
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of a.-_ artillery unit euli cc: wit" abut 32 x cI-,`i ?I17is ^. l`i c1.:out 2D) 3 .r
f~rcc: saL.iers he artfll.er~- unit :os co.g:a...,-' I,-,-T one Colonel 'tv
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as identified as a.lp,31o=fisCr ail: 'c:llor Lic.a
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l1:Ls Asta;it. l i eutenafnt Colonel ~_`rzLnen (":1u) trfl 1S )3rt o :'icvr.
tro ~ e ~ sV'_1o rrsra .:jua t.;ro., i.1 a t`':reo--story in f.`1.3 Y:ort' A3:;:: , :r'...
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v:Lsi:n, those in another three--story hu4tdin.~ in the north east:;rn sec ,i:)_1
division, an(7 t'!mDo in t t 1'~? t'Iv i'a rt?ice?t to o,zc
)tC?a 1.,13. u as thi -_~ divis5on, 1- the artillery unit.
t,':';o artillery unit scheduled to t:iove to the 'a'rc`: 3
too' trainin rounds in 1r~iw ril 19 2. (6)
)uri the ?eriocd iron 1;, to 23. 1ti:7ril, the /'dol1` Hitler i:a,.xae on da:r)al All..i_'.
f_? );, Hot-.is cn 15 a`!:1 21 A-)ril, Mae .;.i'~ o 1SSC :t11C at the 1 lter ec i~ )=1 C1 ' 2a?::1el .O.l C G
and Kirsc i llec -:a occr a.3i C" "oviot troo-)s. 111ore i ite'it ive raffiC
o:. of'xie r 1sta3.l.a i n. t;"aiai:1,.. ect`? 4
;?'lysical exercise all ~;arnes of soccer, so. o ti:aos '':i'arin"' as
s )lcliers receive basic 1',1y'antr yr uroini:1;. burin t-le sa la )er=, x' cat the
.:1 e. )lacerc3nt in to a.toinstuec':en Golor, V- t.:erc ."oro six 37 7,7.E 0 :)ra
Y; . about 2 officers and 33 m Yl he Jl. r.. l
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tIclf?.i_t2^ ..r].t : Carl ine,s.. ~?Jurin, #-.a.'isa hxrioC'a, a* v'f.3 _:`1` V:r?1 cenen~ at t.:.o
a`f l1G'tiC Meld o:ri !:'ra-
w Ne'7rin :ers tra se t.1C3re er five 37-:-:7: a
crew of 2 of'.'icers and 33 sold::.ere were C+.:1"f."e' in '.un drill, 3hrsical c,. 1",no
cise and c1.ea:1_iri of ??'ac.a:~;,75. ( ) 25X1
e : ,1eced in the ?'or".:ti:ocl:eri Colony south of eo o`?~a_
~i?'OUt 2 officers and no s':)ltal{:re ?ro v:Z'u 1'1
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"( twc .Dn 15 and 21 k ri1. `,hero four ;1 -?an. aid an
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Ca11':lents.
(1) loo -pre !3o it 'G')Urt tends to l-'idica e I;~lA'f 0n1 j t e -0th js z'J.1 .Lrt.- 1'ri ^ F3;' ;'.
t'te imidontific-d gun artillery bri,!ade fro, t.1.. ':';arrac' s ?_nstallation in `.)-
l_nd :-~ovcxi to in about 12 Sh worts 1 21. 1inri.3. 1.952. The l4lth
{ruin ',rty Frig (U#;) in the southern actin:i of 4-7,Lo i nsla1 "a tio'1 :i.r
at its quarters.
In this connec on, It Is said iat in lgr"
one of the 1'ri:_
1.a"1ol'r e 30th Odds Crzn `rty .rir, :":oved?. 'to 1ta-a,_'r,ii1m as, la'to `1s l"3:c:t
(2) 1 ie .nformatio.i that t ho insta l?atioa is only -)ar tially occu-:ied is 01110 to
fact t:cat, since :lid-. arch l92, e1o_:cnte of the 2d 1: s "i i~A Div have ova(!
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(3) ;~ esur a )1y a 1~ ~ : ~f t: ae
W a 61 t?~~ t, o~ o 'vri .ode,
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