MILITARY INFORMATION FROM THE FLAK KASERNE IN DRESDEN-NICKERN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002200200018-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 1, 2002
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: July 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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TOPIC .._ Military Information. from the 'flak Kaserne in Dresde~:Lickern
EVALUATION.
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REFERENCES
8 trucks, 3 redid trucks and 1. ambulance were in .the barracks yard.
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Batween 2 and 6 July 1953, the Flak Yaserne in Dresden Nickern was oceupiel to
capacity by about 2,000 troops wearing red bcrdcred b1r:ck epaulets with ar:lUei;r
tank, signal., and motor transport insignia. .-t about 11:30 p.m. on 2 July, 16, T-34
rmd T-/+3 tanks, 8 trucks etch towing a 7602-bin EST gun, and 6 armored scout cars
were seen leaving the instalL.tion toward the towns On 3 July, 4 armored out cart",,
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On 6 Ju1yf, 12 rocket launchers and 2 trucks towing generators were seen ark route
toward Dreedenv coming from the direction of ?irna
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11th Ode Tank D: v, vihich had been stationed. in the Installation during 0a.; retie ion<
v -as reported by the same source as early as I July. Informati oJn
in this report tends to indicate that the units perr.ently stationed. 1c he
installation were in their quarters prior to 6 July. The insta3.lation is believec
occupied by the 399th Gds How arty RRegt and, the 53d Gds bL Bn of the l1th Tank
Div, and a motorcycle battalion, presumably of the 11th Gds Tank Div.,
CLASSIFICATION
The departure of other elements of a tank unit, pres' maai;- of the
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