MILITARY INFORMATION FROM LETZLING HEATH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R013600370007-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 21, 2003
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: August 6, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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10 Co/umns Seen moving from and to the Wolmirstedt railroad sta ion,
southeast of the Letzling Heath (n 53/7 52) troop training
grounds during the period from 17 to 26 June 1')52 included:
12_,TlingI Truck I Iv.ith 7 new
and, a short tjme ,er, additional
coming from the railroaa station.
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abered trucks,
On 26 JUTIO 1952, the Panzerkaserne in Staats T 53/"?'64) as
occupied by about 500 to 600 soldiers vearin red-borCiered
epaulets, mostly with tank insir?;nia. Four T 34/35 tanst 6 JS III
,tanks and 2 SP guns were seen engaged in cross-country. driving .
at the training area no-Irby. Residents in StwAts statnd that
between 50 and 60 tanks and?SP. guns were in the installation.
;.7.otor vehicles seen at the barracks installatiorranA thonopded
area south of the installation
3. On 26 June 1952, about 100 tents each housing between 10 and 12 -
soldiers, 1U to 20 .canvas-covered guns and between 60 an6. CO truc
were seen on the north edge of the.Letzling heath troop training
grounds, 3 km east of jaevenitz. The camp stretched into the.
wooded area toward the -south, wooden sheds .and low wooden bui1din,7,
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-veve under construction.. Officers and_porsennel se-.L Ott :cu the
7a:7,3p 'vore red-borered black epaulets with artillery insirinia.
Mare vas only ninor motor vehicle traffic.
no L ?ilitary trains had.either ark' :L?d at
departed from the local station during the last ueeks.. Source
(otermined that all roads across the voods south and north of the .
of Born on the vestern edge of the Letzling Heath troop.
rnining grounds toward the east'vere blocked .and guarded. by
rumerous sentries uearing red-bordered black epaulets vith tanl: ?
and artillery insignia, I4otor vehiclas soon in surrly tra.ffic
on the ileuhaldensleben
On 27 June 1952, the barracks installation at the vost e:,At oi
nillersichen was occtI leO. by about 3C0 soldiers arIns -2ed-bord
black epaulets, including some with tank insIgnia- 14esidents state
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that tne barracks installation as occupied to capacity that
units had left in the northern direct on for a. period of
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oral ays Uo traininF activity vas notnna,
co7ered tants were unler tvo open, shed.
Thirteen eanvas-
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On 27 june 1952, the baracs installation at the northeast exit
of Hillersleben vas occupied by about 1,200 soldiors vearing rod-
berdered black. epaulets, including sone vith artillery insignia..
Intensive trainins activity vas soins on Tn the barracks area.
'Zorty to 50 trucks were sheltered in a numbo2 of open his in 'tie
eaStorn sect on or the installation.
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c.. 1-17 June, camp With a large number ? no and trucks vas seen just south of the jaevenit7-sPottendorl:
lar a circa,
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telephone line vas uner constructon.betveen Oardelogen-and ti
f.ato of the installation in .
On 19 and 2u? Juuti.e 1952, a camp covering an area of aUuu'G 2
llometers, or throe forest sections, vas seen Deters south
jaevenitz. There vere huts for troops, each. hollsing .4C soldiers,
and small uooden buildings for officers. The cabins vere about F;
Qctors,and-vere equipred with two rovs of cots v:Ith strav ?DattresPeL.
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carn heqsin -a .tan!!:: unit JTI
1:ais nearO1 iion the soutbeast (J177
LetzL ath Colonel i-atvokoVsni (fnn) 'Jaz c!xr
Colonel-l.raaliov .(fna) was de.T11ji. cou,-.-ahAor en6
Vanromeyen. (fnu) vias sulnay eficer. The earn ,Jae?
J-ly a coorerative story in l'otsdam,,
T-rior to 24 June, unit2 ft'on Dossa72-iThssin
17). rho had previously been obserred. at the troop rainir..
reunds every year 77ere onertered on he western borr of Let S
:thl near Flanken5 Ziuetten and Dorn. Colon
6bilnihen (phonetic spellin) (fnu) 7as commanqin t7L,M.?
1:Jjer (Mu) was comnanding Officer of a suyTly unit
T::lajor Paviolyeno (fna) was nol'itical o2:7icor.?Jditiona1. of:riccr
? en. included Colone.iGusaLov (fnu)) Lieutenants i_:u.sninnik (fr11)
(fnu), and.Senior Lieutenant 1:'olyaov (fnu). 7he las.-
ynater
of a ilnLt from :Losslau. (4)
? 6:45 on 2;'i June, 5u unnumersd trucs 'ere entrained at the
KnhaiCensieben railroad station and uere hauled in. the ,Iirection
? adeburg CE 51/D 69). n uly4) 11(.., unnumbered trut*s Yere,
mlondod at the Neuhalensiebon. railroad station. and, sl:,Thseauerti:H
-1'c!e(J6eb in the direction. of the ''Jood ca.v.) south of Nuetten.
.CVc: 11;;0 a.m. or 1 July t-,. a un of 27 b072:cars and:an ra7.7.0e-tf..re
Ai.inber of flatcars ca-c=rying seven 122-mn wis ani trucs
f.bout 500 now tents arran:od in sections of 32,each, 'wer. seen.
Jaevenitz hutment durin the 'period from 2. Jun
? or noticed rifle anit and. tank. anits,? -Zive yell
tani:s7 vrith their creJs oef in a critirlue. T.T.iere
,? on the area between Jaevenitz an tne
dieterbine;f1 that the ,training area near Jaovenitz bein7
a.s far ns the 7flaroad ;rnction at the Jnevenit2-Let.721i1.
roa j:117hway Tic 71 southvest of Jaevonitg.,
-luons seep beloneefi to units of tile 10th
This fj.nform7f.tjmn canfirms thatthe barrac.s installation ir.
of.00p oa by units of the 1.(,)th (?) G(21,s net of the
uatil 26 JUMP 192,
fJthol.TA t,c inTormation 1.-4-araraphs--7;9 10 nnd 1'5 1:-,4 rot
concordantl I Imost moo O,L3 me 'O' to the
uoo(.1 south of?Hotte-Ador.f.' whicn. is Lnom.?:ren..rrevieus
an.1 can ?be confired as oecunie by units of the 2c:7th Et.:
ontifj 4 July 12,
Von iri..'orlflation nnnraRraphs 4.??12 anq i3 confirms tnn the area
11.aettm. and Born is occupied VT units of the 7th.C.O.s Tnn.
the ic...tn al'A. the 136tn Gas Hv Tavf,..7 ST. 'et?..t
lz.,.diviqual vehicles of
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mAts of the Third .Shoc Amy alrf?, the Third (10:s .4'zmy hnve
repeatedly been seen in that area. .,
The information indicates that the tuo barracks 'Astallations in -
17a1ersieben aro Still occupied 'by units o: the 3:::th Gds ;,ocz
The 10th &do Tan1:- Div vltdch uas bolieve stationed in the nea
:aorthvest of Colbitz in ',,;amp Doile has been confirmed for. the fike
:i.;.,171e by tho.inormation containoCt in the rreent...J?eport.
The train ? vas. unloadod. by units of the 2(Y7th tz ifo Div,1
oobably the 6931 hou frtyItet uhich rose ibly Tjoved to the
-:krqp in aottendorf.
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