MILITARY INFORMATION FROM BITTKAU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R013400080006-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 2006
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: July 23, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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`'ilitary Information from ' a ittxau
[DATE PREPARED 23 July 1952
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l . On 10 June 1 952., 3 trucks and 10 to 12 large amphibious cars ;,--?re see.sl on the
bank of t =e i olte Yiver at the 3ittkau ".' 53/Y `13) training area,, t:;everal
soldiers were . een nearby, The area was sealed off by itri0s At last
20 rocket launchers wex- seen in the woods north of the road ?--et veen the estate
in ~itwkau and 'obbe'l, wards and beams were noticed nearby0 several low wooden
buil.d 9 xis and (a :en motor vehicles sheds were under construction south of th e
a() across the goods noar Polte c
3? On 1.2 June, temporary foot bridges for river crossing: 1-'ractices were unloaded
from three trucks at the Jerichow (?' 53/1 91) railroad station by a tct''.al of
12 soldiers and . ere st_ seed _n the s cation area0 They were rude of wood, and
wre about lc",0 cm wide and about 300 c? lonc-o empty r:;asoline container
was attached at the end of each bridge section.
25X1 Ooririent~ The erwine~er trainin# site in Bi ttkau appears unchanjed since
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launchers most r::rcbably were canvas-covered pontoons, 25X1
25X1 e ~71y nits of the C90tga Indep E1rns.r ?';n of
the L IM r"tz there is no reason to believe that the' enz ineer
units which were previously reported stationed at the-ee trainir ; site are no
25X1 longer there.
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i(;:3'- Gaemen.t0 It is believed that t ie equipment is for ent>irieeI' practices
w1jand es conducted in the area of Jerichow.
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