MILITARY ACTIVITY AT HAINBURG LAXENBURG AND EBREICHSDORF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006700550001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 20, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 8, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE PREPARED 8 April 1955
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dainburg.
1. On 7 :..%,rch 1955, four ::i-13 rocket launchers and two truca:a v:are parked
in the ':arracks yard of the former Pionierraserne at itainbis-. A ;roue
of 38 I:.; supervised by two officers did carbine drill. A lieutenant
colonel -iearino red-bordered black epaulets with artillery ;ida
and three majors with red-bordered black epaulets were seer, at the
installation which was Guarded by a sentry who wore red-bo:cored black
epaulets. ,i. major wearing red-bordered black epaulets with artillery
irsic;nia, a seniorlieutenant with black-bordered black epai::_ets and
..ussian speaking dependents were seen in the town. 1
was located at Berg.
Laxenburg..
CLASSIFICATION 54C1W1'
:4iliiary Activity at Hainburg, Laxenburg and irbreichsdorf
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2. On 12 i..arch. 85 notcr vehicles of a total of about 100 v:ere countod
in the yard in front of Laxenburg castle. iaaintenance wor. as done
on individual vehicles. About 25 soldiers cleared away snow. The
installation was guarded by a sentry with black-bordered red epaulets.
Personnel traffic at the castle included two lieutenant colonels and
four majors with black-bordered red e,aulets, two :iajors with red-
bordered black epaulets, and soldiers with red-bordered black and
black-bordered red epaulets. Vehicles observed included sedan
black-bordered red epaulets; and sedan
with black-bordered red and red-bordered black epaulets and
:tussian speaking dependents were observed in the town. 2
driven by so..diere with
driven by soldiers wit -bordered black epaulets. Soldiers
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PLACE OBTAINED
a large Soviet supply and e..iui,,.a, nt depot
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3. Or, h,, 9 trucks and 5 van-like trucks of total. of about
15 trucks and 11 van-like trucks were counted in the yard in front
of the 1 breichedorf oastla. A full-track vehicle was also o&rked in
:,e "-aid. No activity was abserved, and no ,larked weapons were seen.
The installation was guar 'ad by sentrios ri;h rF :l-bcrde:'ed black
e a_,Lets. Vehic-.~1ar traffic 4.ncluded van-Dike vehicle occupied
b;t soi`?ers it2 :'18.Ci{^fJor e:_"~C: black and rod-bcrCered ')lack o;,a.ut.e!'s.
and tr_?cks driven by soldiers with black-
bo:r'.,a-:rd L 1f!.c. e au a e. 3__ -Lccrs were seen at the castle -ihich wws
,ruaraeu by a sentry with rad-bordered black epaulets.
Soldieis with black-bo-:darai black epaulets, anu. deperident3, including
orilire,2, were observed at the former J3ezirke-A1tesesheir4, at 25 v,ioner
cra-.s. A stood behind the building which w?s without a sentry.
An o ficer with dependaxits was seen riding; in a jeep from brei chedorf
Cast ,o tli, foxier Bsoir.ks-A1tersheim. 5
C2@ment. The 15th Gd3 RL & of the 13th-lids Meo^. Div is
s`atic:r?ed at h ainburg.
C rune ~t The 502d MT M of the Central vroup of Forcos is
stationed at Lazenbure. Most of the vehicle belonged to units
at Laxenburj, some were from RAden and Moedling.
Cor.::aer t . The' information indicates ,no char a affecting the
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