MILITARY INFORMATION FROM THE DESSAU-AKEN-WIESENBURG AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R015500080002-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 28, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: November 21, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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litary Infornatiorz from the Dossau-Aken-.:i r!Sent;nrr, Ara a
DATE OF CONTE
DATE OBTAINED
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REMARKS.
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..DATE PREPIARED_ 21 Nn,61 n : . j ~ l Ac;?
During the period fr.i 5 to 10 October 19 52, about 25 trains :,:ich with 150
as les carrying to -il.; , trucks,, AT guns, iiortirs and engineer eT ipyed through, the Dessau ('.. 52/L 17) railroad station..[::
other trains were ua:ioaded in Koethen, ?it,terfeld
and Hot- slaur A br' ge was scheduled to b.bbe built across tine lllk}e P ier near
osslauJ
During the Deri'i from 6 aamO to bma on 12 October numerous ccluxiu s
ae well as inci.ideal trucks
,erc;
2seen on ti'.2
Dessau Akers r a Troops were assembled on ea. Cher side o -f' the road, A
cab driver stated that the road was blocked to civilian traffic at noon on
1.]. OctolE:re
about 30 to- .s,, 6 heavy howitzers of about 21,)y
ca,libcr ? it mortars here in the forest, in I.aadc'e ?itz (': 52/:) 97) since 3
)ctehthe troons all egedly* planned to :Zeus in the direction
of fe on 15 Octotor.
On 12 `j' _;& er, a tent camp consisti zg of 10 tents and housing 4 half-track
'cthi c3 "., 2 PA.-6L arnored scout cars and 3 T-34 tanks as v e: l as an
n.inc1et. _"1-od number of trucks was on the cast side of the icuehnau forest.
ive :: l_3 rocket launchers wore emplaced 1 km south of {}uetr. i.chau ( 52/1 D-0
TThrc: half-track vehicles were seen 5 kru southeast of Zerbst., 1 ar^orod 50X1-HUM
trot?s ort the Leribst-t;arhy xuetezgluteclc road or the Guetergiu ck-gIiesenburr,
(r.3 I/Z 20) railroad line,
;co-;, cas a 7cout 2 c - northeast of ;:'ias (l. 52/D 97)
Per,,cnnel and materiel ualoaded at the Dessau' railroad station during the
persc?i from 7 to 9 October included e
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