TROOP CONCENTRATIONS IN THE ROSTOCK AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R013600090004-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 16, 2005
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: August 26, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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CLASSIFICATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
CD NO.
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Troop Concentrations in the Rostock Area
DATE DISTR. 26 August 1962
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OF THE UNITED SPATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
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About 7,500 troops and 500 armored vehicles are located in the Barnstorf area.
In addition, the casernes are overcrowded by the Volkspolizei. It is
estimated that approximately 4,000 Volkspo iaei are stationed in Rostock,, The
whole area has been hermetically sealed.
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. Four transports of 5,000 to 7,000 tons arrived with Soviet troops in Rostock
harbor during May. Two of the transports arrived with 1,500 troops each
on the night of 20 May. After embarking, the troops marched through Rostock
toward the forest area near Barmstc f which had previously been evacuated by
the civilian population.
2. During the same period, three freight trains with 58 cars each arrived in
Rostock with T-34 and JS II tanks. These, too, drove to the Barnstez?feforest
area,
The two ships which had arrived on 20 May left again on the evening of the
zmei;t.day with 1,000 dependents of Soviet officers. Two other ships arrived
on the night of 30 May with additional Soviet troops.
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