MILITARY INFORMATION FROM ORANIENBURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011400180006-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 2, 2002
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: March 12, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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EVALUATION-_ SO, hs2c -PLACE OBTAINED.
DATE OF CONTENT __ _ 13 JanuarrT to 20 It'eb:r zarvll952.
:ATE OBTAIN D DATE PREPARED-
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On 20 January 1952, the five rocket launchers repeatedly observex: in the
ledustriehof of the for:.te r Sachsenhausen concentration carp and the SS ;ascrn
Oranienburf (I. 53/Z 67), T.,-ere no Longer soon. t ,,25X1
had been r:noved. to the forner storehouse for tools The am munition storage
b tidings in the south eastern section of the concentration carrp ~rere filled
with ammunition from the depot at I:assenheide in r?id-Jm-~uary.? T'--3tt tanks
z.r~o called harisolf a second chief n' urged the position of acting corarr;ander.
Colonel Skomora (fnu) had a headquarters b1ildi.n of his oTm in the immediate
vicinity of the low wooden hosnital builOdnc7s. 5X1
were alr:ost dailyyt seen leaving; the depot. Colonel Skonora (f
lift the installation on 17 January to go to Uberswa.lde for one week. A riaie25X1
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2., Durinc- tile- week from 23 to 26 Januo!y, the: troops :i r. the concenia~-ation catap
and the SS haserne held,. field 'rr,ctices every n:iCht. They be, -nn daily with
callisthenics from 5 to 5.30 p,~ rat. .followed by moss call. from 7 to 00-30 p,. n.
The troops subsequently left the- billetin: area with tenkcc, trucks, rocke9;
launchers and AT guns and returned before 7 a., in, the f,)llo vrin_- riorning.,
::11e.a a normal. daytime tra~.nin?; schedule was followed, the troops were
served ,real.-, by five kitchens daily at 7 as r,,., 3 po in. and 7 p~ m. The
fa.r3t kitchen is in the former dog 'kennel; the second, which caters to X60
officers and men, is in the concentration camp; the third is in the ',aid_
haws; the fourth is in the Industriehof; and the fifth is in the 1.rg,e
buildings next to the SS Kaserne., Tho latter kitchen was the r airs kitchen
"er the troops in the SS Kaserne, Four other riesshalls were located near
the headquarters building of Colonel Skonora (fnu). They catered to high-
ranting officers exclusively and were guarded by sentries, Th:; troops
assembled at mess call and marched to the messhal.ls in formation,, (1)
In early February, four sedans, i:scorted by two
motorcycles., would daily leave the bilietini; area of the SS Kaserne and
the concentration camp toward Scln:aclitenilagert at 7 p. rmy Two of the sedans
~rrould each carry one r:eneralIa.ch sidecar of the motorcycles was occu--
ied by an officer. Or, so:1e days, the generals came front the SS Kaserne
xnd on other day's, apparently fror tho restricted ::eisse; Stadt area,
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6, _'rior to 9 February, the troops in the 33 Kascrne received close-order drill
7 to 7: 45 a. n,,, had breakfast from 3 to 9:30 as ray and subsequently
rom
on?;a.ged in s= ecial training, such as servicing of rotor vehicles, training
in firing, driver training, arrss drill etc. Numerous sidecar motorcycles
rere again see-a in the sav jr ill near the power plant of -the: concentra.ticn
c r- on #8 February, From 5 to 10 of these motorcycles were used daily for
,raining drivers at the parade ground. the 25X1
drivers we'~~ e trained until they were able to drive the motorcycle with the
:sidecar not touching: the ground, Colonel Gruenshenkov (fnu) r:as still
,stationed in the concentration camp.. P. new 100 meter tart et range was