MILITARY INFORMATION FROM NEURUPPIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007500580005-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 12, 2013
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: April 5, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Germany (Soviet Zone) 4)REPORT
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TOPIC Mitary Informntion from :Jeurueein
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DATE OF CONTEP'1"
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REFERENCES
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REMARKS
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1. In February 1951, the Friedrich Franz Kaserne in Neuruppin (N 53i,;. 49)
still quartered about 1,300 troops who wore red-bordered black epaulets,
most. of them with artillery ineienia. The signal unit on .the eremises
of the former telegraph construction office was estimeted at 130 to 203
troops aho wore red-bordered black epaulets. About 120 soldiers were in-
structed in the barracks yard on sixteen /22-,mm artillery pieces on 24
February, while about 50 soldiers practiced with eight 37-am AA elms.
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37-mm AA guns were till emplaced in the area west of the Uarracks in-
stallation...Two officers wearing artillery inuienia, and 24 El: were 50X1-HUM
engaged in aiming practice on ?3 February. (1)
2. The former girls' school on ?Noustedterstraeee was occupied by about
200 trooes who wore red-bordered black epaulets with supply insignia.
About 75 percent of the soldiers were recruits, about 19 yea= of ace.
The motor vehicles of the units were parked in the school yard?.because
no earaees were available. Sixteen groups of 12 soldiers each loft the
school buildine for the training area on Fohrbellirierstrat;so on 23 Feb..
ruary. Lotor vehicles observed with the unit
3. About 230 recruits who arrived in the bee Kaserne in early February were
believed by source to have replaced the soldiers who shipped out taaard
Loewenberg on 31 January. The See Kaserne Was occupied to capacity by
about 1,200 troops who wore red-bordered black epaulets with tank and
artillery inaignia. Eight T-34/85 tanks, armored personnel carrier
truck with 16 officers. truck with 28
so s ere equipped with carbines, and truck witA lb soldiers
equipped with three light machine guns left the barracks installation
toward Kraenzlin on 23 February. Three units of 63 soldiers each marched
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into the installAion oh 24 beuruary. The Soldiers wore red-lordered
'nook epaulets, some of tha4-Sith supply insignia; they equipped
with carbines and as masks. notor.vehicles observed at the See Kasorne
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the last two towing 120,-mm mortars. (4)
46 Trucks
carrying a total, or 75 to 80 officers with
the Fridericus 'iaserne for the railroad station on 17
band played while the officers boarded three boxcars0
were loaded with boxes. A Motor column which left the
towards the Kthburgsberg training area on 27 February
T-34/85 tanks, 4 JS-.3 tardc14, armored reconnaissance
cycles and ambulance (5)
tahk insignia, left
February. A military
Several other boxcars
Fridericua -taserne
consisted of 21
car, 2 sidecar motor-
5. On 12 February, 16 T-34/85 tanks were engaged in crosscountry obstacle
driving at the tank training area along the east side of *dttsiockerallee.
Four J5-3 tanks were sees at the tank firing range on the west side of
fattstockerallec. toter vehicles narked along the south ride of Lohmweg
6. Between 16 and 23 FebruarT, it was learned that Colonel 7Urenkov (fnu)
was the Nouruppin nilitars pot's:, commander. He lived on Ziethenstrasse and
rode in Eorch sedan iihich as garaged in the See 'Aaserne. :10 was
treated very respect u. y 7 other o'ficers of equal rank. (6)
7. The former Soviet military pot hoslital on Fohrbollinerstrasse has become
a hospital for German civilials. (7)
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in the billeting area on 13 i'obruary. tix of the units Consisted of about
100 nen each, including only-a few officers, whereas one _unit had a strength
of about 63? nebt of them officerse The troops' in the installation wore red-
bordered black epaulets, including sem with tank insignia. They were
connareod by a colonel. The officers were billeted in a separate barracks
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included Captain Stromilov_ (fnu), a company comnander; Captain- 50X1-HUM
ILernov or Limey. (fnu), adjutant; Senior Lieutenant Shnerinka (fnu)? a tank
commnder; benior Lien-tenant, Uensko (fnu); and. Lieutenants Stavinski (fnu)
and Valentin (fnu), tank cammanders. (5)
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the former girlsl-school is
reported to quarter troops
wearing stoply inaigaia.
the schoo) was -previously used for instruction purposes only.
Tne arrival
of recruitz in early February 1951 a)pears probable in view of recruit
shipments that arrived in the 1Joviet 'Lone of Germany from the U O3,Z. at
that tie.
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The officers may have been repatriated to the u.s.s.a, or
detached to courses of instruction.
(7)
the former
German military post hospital on FehrbellinerstrJsse housed a Soviet
hsoital_aW a headquarters in mid?December 1953.
observed 100 officers le ving the building in late Jan-
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