SOVIET ARMY HEADQUARTERS AND TROOPS IN THE FUERSTENBERG AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006800770017-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 22, 2011
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: January 10, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
COUNTPY REPORT
TOPIC Sovi
that an army headquarters was located in Fuerstenberg (I 5) 52)v
The forward echelon of the headqqarters was located in the restricted area
on Roeblin Lake. and the rear echelon in the fiber factory. (1)
2. The officers of the command element of the army headquarters included General
Dabadshenya, (fnu), comi,.ander-in-chief; Lieutenant General Sokcolov, (fnu),
chief of staff and deputy army comander; Colonel Pisarev, (fnu), ,VD chief;
Colonel Gerainien, (fnu), radio officer; T.Iajor Ivarov, (fnu), adjutant to
Lieutenant General Sokolov; Captain Kusnetsov, (fnu), adjutant to the armor
commander? and Captain Groriov, (fnu), whose appointment could not be deter-
mined. (2~
EVALUATION.
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outside the restricted area. sedans occupied by
officers, and ther motor vehicles were identified at the restric-
ted area on 13 I'ovember: 50X1-HUM
CONFIDENTIAL
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CLASSIFICATION
This document Is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL In accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
to Prior to 10 T`ovember 1950, it was learned
The units quartered in :arip Ravensbrueck included the guard company of the
restricted area at Roeblin Laice. The company was relieved every three months,
coming from various military posts, such as %echlin (14 5t~/U 33), Neuruppin
(I' S3LG t9), T'eustrel.itz (I' 54/U .54), and Droegen. The guard company on duty
from August to October came from Lochlin.. (3) 50X1-HUM
4. Between 15 and 21 November, I the restricted area on the 50X1-HUM
southern shore of floeblin Lake contained 50 to 60 villas in addition to several
other buildings and retry constructed wooden barracks. Office hours start at
about 9 a.m. :Tumorous field-grade officers of various branches of service,
including tank, artillgry, infantry sQ nal, motor transport, and medical
officers, wore seen at that time. Also observed were female officers holdin
ranks up to and including that of captain, T'C0s, and ' woariic si,,-nal and motor
transport insi3nia and, occasionally,