MILITARY INFORMATION FROM THE FINATERWALDE TRAINING AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R014100010002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 20, 2006
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: August 29, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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ere in an . ry units were on the terrain on both asides
o a -K ed era iebenwerda rcad,. a general and
a field grade officer was meet Sae range nudorf. Another radio station, west
of Winkel,, had an antenna mast about 15 motors high. A oe uf'Yaged tent
was neerby.. Troops and motor yelaiole a were noticed in the woods near Theis
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Daring the period 2'rom 3 to 8 Auk' ust 1952 radio station 25X1
with four steel nmetso about 20 meters b1gh, The masts were interconneoted
and had one + tdrangul.ar umbrella c acah. The station was located on the
hills near Wiederau about 300 :ietera off the road in the Fin terwo1de
(N 52/*. 15) training area, Wir? this station in the direction
of 4ebeenwarda and Kirehhain, about 40 such lines. Units
large units were s-tationo4 in the area of rohhain end. In
nneenwalde,
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26 about 8 a 000 soldi ere; in the l+`3t'-eaterwald&-HeS n ear f- o],z
area, It Me eesttrate, the 25X1
cone en ra on of troops was an e :e~rot.se b u to attacking from west to t
rather than. a o ne nd post exeresf:trea eara.ly~ infanta r units and 25X1
no tanks or artillery.[ the headquarters was stationed in
Wiedera!u, while the subordinate headquarters were located in W'inte e l , Thoieea0
Traebitz, Lug;: andohholz. k le?rge nueber of signal unit patrols was
seen on the r/i edo a Lt a benwerds , Wt ederau-Dbbri.luak and Li. ebe nrtb -
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L_10oa cuesn r 08eing other troops,
partioularly AT an(L AAA units iz1 "ddition to oo1m and and signal unitap
they did not observe infantry unitoe The maneuver area, somaof which
have meanwhile become known3 rage more suocestive of an o eratlon extending
frii east to seat.
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