GENERAL MILITARY INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004300030009-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 8, 2002
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 11, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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General Military Informatior
EVALUATION ETIBTA I N
DATE OF CONTENT 31 to? 23 April 1954
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letween 20. and 23 April 1954, source determined that about 8(4000 DM east _had been
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allotted for the construction of new buildings and reconditioning work at the camp
ilertheast of Jamlitz at Lieberose troop training grounds. Observed were the construction
of a new kitchen building, and reconditioning work on the bathing installation,
transformer Station, waterworks, club, PK and kitchen buildings. Cu 23 April, the camp
northeast of Jamlitz quartered about 400 engineer troops under the command of Senior
Lieutenant Asiskin (fnu). The troops engaged in reconditioning work on the quarters.
It was expected the camp would be occupied in late April or at the beginning of May. 1
On 21 April, 3 JS-3 tanks andmotor vehicles' 'entered the camp."6
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? On 17 April, source determined that the southern garage of the Eichhorn Kaserne (4446)
in Frankfurt/Oder, which had been converted into a warehouse was to be occupied by a
Soviet unit from Wuensdorf.
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. On 17 April, source determined thet construction work by craftsmen at the barracks
installation north of Drachhausen was to be completed by 15 May.
. After 20 April, army clothing depot No I (4244) in Bernau was again occupied to
capacitye Activity there tended to indicate that the trained perdonnel was to undergo
an inspection. A lieutenant colonel and a major tested the troops in infantry service,_
aiming and chemical warfare.
. On 22 April, Koch officer Major Menkevich (ftu) and one Rauenheimer (fnul the chief
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the special construction office, inspected the work at the installation.,'
The following troop trains passed through Lychen railroad station:
..a....gboltacLuzeemele4_,Aegge 6 flatcars with 12 guns, flatcars with siderecks with
about 25 trucks and 4 boxcars with troops, en route toward Templin from the direction
of Fuerstenberg.
,511Qeeemeemegietzeae 8 flatcars with 8 guns, 2 flatcars with 4 AT guns, 12 to
15 flatcars with sideracks with 25 to 30 trucks and a field kitchen and 6 boxcars with
troops, en route toward Fuerstenberg from the direction of Templin.)
, The fOIlowing shipments nassed through Prenzlau toward Templint
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A.D.) ) le 4nRRT-tepe cars with JS-1 or JS-2 tanks
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At 1h.5 u ,ni. O%74011,,, 3 RRY-type flatcars with 0-1 or JS-2 tanks
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8.) At about 3:30 pallo on 22 Aril, 4 T734/85 tanks, 2 JS-3 tanks p 2 S?. guns
and-about 15 to 20 trucks engaed in an eyorcise in the area northwest .of
Neuruppin, Machine gun and rifle fire was 1.1eard frau the training area?
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that the camp will soon be ocomied by the 7th Gds Nech Div? The 18th Mech Div.
too.? wa.s scheduled to transfer to the sumer carp in earlyliay?
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was at tile post up to 20 April?
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3,, t___Dgment It is possible that an artillery unit of the Fourth Gas Mech Army
went to Templin for firing praotice on /4 April and returned on 23 Ppri10 25X1A
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4,, 1.IgomppA Tank units of the 83d Gds Hv Tank SP Regt of the 25th Tank Div
which, presumablyg went to Templin as advance parties
qggnotx An exercise of units of th3 12th Gds Tank Dive probably at
Gentzrode garrison training grounds?
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