MILITARY INFORMATION FROM THE LOSSA TRAINING AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R013600380005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 19, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 7, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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On 10 July,, two trains from the direction of . rtern i,as.cd the ',.ossleben
2? T etwoon 11 and 15 July, the Loss~~- press en c;~_Lan nrccla train . g area Vin",
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off by sentries tho wore red-bordered black car a, U inclu'ini" some *,ii-[h tank
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41C sera o s_~cers wit u x rye al~srg.;r ane
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toward a tent car.;; west of the T..ossa. iehe road. Forty trucks. . x field
Lovritzers and 2 x 37Q-m ': .Ai guns we -,) rked along the scuther "", border of ELhe carup,.,
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"'octden buildings and a t ant cam with a motor vehi_cl.o re ,air ;>hop and a fue
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were determined t 'r mat--rs n $.,,, , it p_P . ac h e
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were In Two other camps ca o zr . E3 ossa-e:lenie rcwa!.l llumeT ous lit f
laying vehi_cius were noticed in the Tauteref e-nl3e i e"'_3. i.ng'f II area?
A as o ei rt soldiers WearirlE, black bordered black epaulets a& oaded
meter long timber f'rem 1. railroad car at the Loss;-, rail oad station on 11 July..
Military persofirnel that ar' ived at the Lossa', railroad static. from the direction of
Naumburg on 15 July included: 1 colonel. 1 lieu te::;r{r.t colonel ~, 20 other or office r. ',,
all weari.n~"; artillery insir.:nia; and 60 E"I e-ear i.n _ ?r d--bordered black ep" .lets,,
including sc with artillery, ' ank and si, nai ins=i z~nia . Officers le: vi .,: Lossa by
train included. 1 officer with tank insignia., and tf:i: icers ar`::iil -:ry insic Y"lia.
One of the officers. ~vifh artillery insi_nia., loft the train in :'aurfuur, arx:,
accompanied by ; soldiers V th red--b+)rder d black- e c clots [rarryi the
walked to the barracks Installation. (3)
':hetweon U alx 15 July,, no 'troops were Lai J'orSl, rr e o1r da9
nor , o the Lossa troop trai.ni.i area, I:o:vever, a.c:ordin to ?u.r::or: trcr>ps were
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expected to ar 'lye for pr?acti.ces any day,. (14)
(3) E'I-te officers ar?e believed to bc1cr-^ to the iTq XXIX Cdr, ?tz ' Afle or,-,s in
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