GENERAL MILITARY INFORMATION FROM BRANDENBURG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003100020003-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 2005
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 18, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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General Military Informe.tion from Brandenburg
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1., On 15 Oetober,1953, the Geneael Feld zeu !eistt,er Kaserne still qua-0.lticn wets
empty and groups of vehicles which had not been there tefor'e were in f Porr.t
of the individual storage sheds. During the night of 12 October 1953 Q 2~:
trucks towing 57-mm AT guns arrived at the Flak Kx.serne and were stof~ ,Id e.rn
the southern edge of U-P. tarravks yard., From l' ? o 23 Octhter 1953, aot1v ?
ties observed inside the barracks installation included ;olid_ing in iri.enance
work on vehicles and gas. All barracks buildings. .Yere 1_lgit,ac during the
night of 13 October 1953.
During the night of October 1953, one Lu.iid.iri ; of the Infanterie K .sorr.:e
and room, on the second floor in another building i.c -we lighted,_
4,, On 10 October 1953, soldiers wearing red-lordered Hack epaule `:,~; with, F,rt:ille
insignia rucked rations to the I til Brie Keserne frci a
car at the Altsta-dt railroad station.
5u On 20 October 1953, the Fionier Kaserne in Brandenburg swill quartered an
estimated 650 soldiers wearing r dd-tordea-ed Mack epaulets with tE, nk i:isignia o
no training activity in the barracks instal:.a:tion,, `i"ne unit eras
still engr ge in policing r:n6 re ;ondi tioni.ng nark.. Motor vehicles entering
the barracks installation between 15 and 20 October 1953
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On 20 October 1.953 '=.he a.r,farr.erJ.e Kaserre ir. ErandelncUrg till
ciuerter d 800 :o.Ldiea wearing re:&?:Lor .erec t:.ack epvulet:, with Zt't t.ierY
Ct kE:,r gccj - vercI. saw^ .s ~:esry
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ercent of its z:spa a :fir by alc)ut 9( "t o;o1diers -r r n red.-bo-rc erxl
3. ck epau1 t,`+ Ir;-iU i L_i.~.ery r? 1Ci o tor G1' an,, ~.C? ~+ }.71 X''.ia > US 13 s t~'tOb ?'y
)C crF_ ICilla?3 o .[h $O e'_' .t i en were strQ.LTiiVE 4r .?=''J ti ne d EUI15
a for de'Vri ~ r en s c.. cal t r; w ]. s ::: (ail left
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1rrE~lief-?. was occupied by c:fo~a20 sc+id.~ er 3 a n ? -;,0111ect 'I LJ
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k!rreo s 7 1 J 3 LOn {croups ci' to 20 sf!en who C:rried Signal t quip-
E x3"ai S C Y: ch Cl ; ron the FS I .{ Cs .7.Cls a: 1e.ti0Y1 tow'arO Goerder. . i!otO:i ' eh Le e la'
,. ineougied caterpil.l r * actor trailer.
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e x.1.1.0 wr s vil-out A?.,, 5 rieters i 1 , floor w;_' cov red k?:1''.1 .. t;t?i1
k. al 3i~Y'; I- Z` ''f 2.T'S b iC e end motors
Crete 1E ,yer, R~'~ cex7i~ ,:.tees thiL ,r "~le l_. ..c
r Tide ' rce around the C> ":=(~ ,. g
high, was On e e g _
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