KVP SCHOOLS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006900180008-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: April 20, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. On 8 February, 16 February, ? liareh rind 14 P.larch 1955, Oranienburg Castle
still quartered sn estimated 400 to 500 KVPs who wore red-bordered block
collar patohaa. Someticies, 20 to 30 soldiers were observed leaving the
inst:-11at1on for field training, vrhils on other occasions, the erne numb 25X1
of soldiers was seen ut aiaing practice with 2 to ~ x 37-ma AA guns or
2 x 85-~ ;d gnria. On 14 Lurch 1955, it was noted that the VPslent~r~ng
+~nd leaving the installation included s large portion of NCOs.
2. Zn let4 February 1955 Colonel Leverenz was identifiAA as hoed
of the KYP school in Orrulienburg Cast.i ? ~ ~^~' ' ~' ; "" `~""^^ as
director of political indoctrination, u.most every
mornin; 3G0 to 350' soldiers were observe-u a~ ~l'iLl, a..~...~:nanship
training and field trainizk;, while in the ~~fternoon they presumably
received instrutotion. lluring the second tea days of Larch, no heavy
weapons were observed and officers were aeon wxlkin,; toward and coping 25X1
from the direction of the former Sao'.iaenhaua~-n concentration caap.
3. In the after eon of 2E3 February 1955, about SO officer cazzdidates who
carried no rifles assembled in the area of the Leibgardehuaaren
Kaserne in Potadac-, apparently for un inspection. Eight to 10 fie13
officers were observed in front of the officer can3idatQS. Uurin~;
the first two ' h 1 no activity wa.s observed outside
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officer oand~d~aa3partieipated in ezerciaen near Klietz an
~1ltengrabow.
4. On 10 P~sbruary 1955, the installation on Junkers Straa::e in Dessau 25X1
qu;.;rtered as estimated 600 to 700 KVPs. Sentri~,a vbaerved at the
inats.lli~tion wore black, pink and +;,rsen collar patches 4
5o The installation on Kl. Kuehnausr Straws was apparently still occupi?d
only slightly by KVPs who wore various servioe color.5
6. In u~id.-February 1955, in the installation at ~~trausberg airfield, a
docunQnt bores the letterhead "ttiniaterium des Innern, Kasernierte
Vollc:;polizei, Dienaatelle Dresden I" (t~tini.str~- of tt,P TntAri~,.. ,gtrn
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Office Dresden I) and the signature "Adam, Oboc~at, Leiter der
Dienststelle" (Adam, Colonel, Head of Office).
7o Oa 21 February 1955, the K9P School officer school on August Bebel
Straaee in Dresden apparently quartered only administrative
personnel and a guard company of 100 to 150 men who wore light-
red black collar patches. Four canvas-covered Lanka or65P guns on I8
ohaaaia were observed in the area of the installation.
8. On 11 March 1955 negotiations with Captain Kleffel , ;apply
officer in the former Ziethen K+aserne on Ludwig Feuerbach Stray
in Torgau, revealed that Chia iaatallation housed a KVP mil{"
school: Kerabsre of the school wore light-red - bardsrsd blaew ~ollar
patahea. The inatallatian included three four-story buildings.
9? On 2g sanuary }955, the Petere~ierg Kaaerne in Erfurt Mai occupied by
K9P a$enciea which included a billeting office whose members wore
red-bordered da~k~green collar patches. One !r[[a?or Graete wsa
supply officer.
10. On 4 Ddareh 1955, tha former ~iolzdcrf estate southwest of Yleimar was
occupied by about 500 KV'P officer can3idatea.g
1. Comm_,_ent. The pre?wnl; report confirms the Oranienbur,~ AAA school
with Colonel Lewerenz , commander, and b(a~or Heyne , deputy
for political affairs. tsotn have been mentioned in previ..4~ ~?eporta.
2. Comment. An intermediate examination for officer oandidatea was
possibly held in lute Pbbruary or early ;arch 1955?
3.1 Comment. The Potsdam Motor Traaaport School has repeatedly tsken
4?I (Comment. It is known that the trainees of the KVP engineer aohool
included of?iaer candidates of the border police and the SSD.
~o ~omaient. at Ieaat prior to the fall of 195, the inatr-llation
an K. Kuehnauer 3traaae in Dessau was occupied by tk,e ~ offiaar~~
achaol of the KVP.
b. (Comment. The present report confirms the KVP war college or
military acadeaLy which is commanded by Colonel Adam and included
x cadre cocpany.
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Comment. M early as December 1953, Captain Kleffel. :has
bean mentioned sa supply o!' fiaer of th? T~gau artille ry aanool.
Comment. Ageneise known in the Peteraberg Karw~?r_in Erfurt
include the ICYP supp9,~r school to which ?~a~or Graafe belongs.
9.1 ~Comc~ent. The present report canfirma the interpretera~ aohool.
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