MILITARY INFORMATION FROM THE BAD KOESEN ENGINEER TRAINING AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R014400200003-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 20, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: September 24, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC-- Nliit: ryinformation from the Bad Koesen 21afteer Trf+ pins A
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A:4_ '. OF CONTENT 20 sad 22 August 1952
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On 20 and 22 August 1952, the engineer camp near Bad Koesen ()A 524 78) was
oooupied by about 1.000 soldiers most of when wore black--bordered black epaulets,
About 100 soldiers orgaanized into platoons received firing training in the camp.
The troops wore their gas-masks. A truck with a hoisting Sear facing toward the
front and a truck loaded with various types of signal equipmett was seen in the
adjoining engineer equipment camp. An amiumition bunker had been oorstruoted
opposite the engineer camp. The bunker was enclosed by a barbed-wire fence and
was guarded try. Motor yehieleseen drivin to from, the amp
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Approved For Release 2004/01/28 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO14400200003-1