MILITARY INFORMATION FROM LEIPZIG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009900070010-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 7, 2011
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: December 6, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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1o On 10 November 1951, the IIindenl:-arg Kaserne on the north side of Max Lieber
r]ann.strasse in Leipzig (N 52/1 21) quartered about 1.00 troops including
sore wearing black-bordered crimson epaulets and air force soldiers wearing
black- I ordered blue epaulets. (1) About 50 sedans,, 10 trucks and 4 busses,
most of them carrying wreaths', assembled between 9:45 and 10 a.m. on 7
November. The vehicles had cone from the direction of O.Lbrie.,;htst 50X1-HUM
Laodsbergerstrasse a
The column
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swrzea moving toward 'Irani a is Ceme erV to the Soviet war memorial at 10!20
a.m -
'o changes were observed with the ra.rrison hospital
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2, The Gendarmerie Naserne on the north ride of '14 iederitscherwer; appeared to
be vacant between 1 and 10 November 1951,., Only a fe soldiers who wore red-
bordered black epaulets yrrore observed. The installation apparently housed
a repair s}]ax]. A sir TA
nboard above the gate 'bore the inscription "K?' a
:3G The eastern sectir:n of the former Cerman supply depot on the :south side of
Yax L,iebeimrannstrasse, corner of Olbrichtstrasse, housed a r ilita.ry prison 50X1 -HUM
and a field f7aIzei r. Sedan as parked in front of the prison. The
western section of the installation apparently housed a supply depot. There
was no activity during the time of 6lbservation. (3)
The Train Kaserne on the west .;I.de of Olbri.c' tstrasse quartered only a .f:-''a 50X1-HUM
soldiers wearin red bordered ?;lack epaulets without branch-of-nservice
insignias Mere was no traininet activity.,
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Prior to 10 november, the Treitschke :aserne on the east side of O1bricht-
strassc vies occupied by about 4:00 trop s who wore black-ybordered 4
epaulets and had guard datzs. ~
6. On 10 Tovember, the Flak Kaserne at Schoenau quartered about 1,000 troops
who wore red-1b, ordered black epaulets, including some with
tank insignia. No regular training activity was nhs:t?rtrPd
~4Y~lCIIt?IltS a
(1) e - -i` en lzrg aserne apparently still housas the 8CC konendantura Leipzig
and an air force construction unit,
Yost of the motor vehicles belong to the GOFG o
3) The installation is believed to house supply installations of the First 50X1 -HUM
`1j) a signal unit of the
(5) The information confirms the ?!,GB unite in the Treitachkca Kaserne ,
(6) ~`he Flak Yaserne was hitherto occupied by elements of the 13th. W. Div, the
unidentified rocket launcher regiment of the KX1X Gds ?.ltz Rifle Corps, and
the 69th Cds l,?ecz Regt of the 21st Gds Pfecz Dive For the first time, motor
vehicle of the 8th Cds ??`ecz Div from C n
innitz , red at the
installation.* in addition to those of the 13th ps, l 50X1-HUM
Div. As motor vehicle of the th Cds 1ecz Div have not been
identified at Che.thnitz since the spring of 195l, it is possible that
components of this division moved to the Flak iCaserno in Leipzig-.a `choenau
from the barracks installation in Chen? itz -Ebersdorfe
(7) During the summer of 19 1 the Flak Kaserne at Le' ' r='? _ ,P
only s 50X1-HUM
, i t is belie tad that VIE) 21st Gds f,,cz i',,gt
of the 9th Gds P ecz Div stationed there returned to the quarters at the
beginning of November 1951
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drill field Behind the.barracks installation and 10 soldiers engaged in
driving praculk:e with side-car motorcycles on thn. fn1ric nnn- 4+.t +F,o winl*"
Prior to 10 November, the Flak Kaserne at Leipzig-4leitexbljck was occupied
by about 1,200 troops who wore red-.bordered black epaulets. Two officers
wore tank insignia. On 5 November troops practiced with three tanks at the
50X1-HUM
civilians and officers, were repeatedly seen driving to SAGs and to workshops
working for the Soviets. (7)
8, . Traffic to the Hindenburg Kea: erne increased after the end of October ? The
main gate was boarded up, so that the view into the billeting area was
blocked. An old wooden si aboard at the entrance bore the "
"Central Kosmendantura"
occupied by
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