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(SANITIZED)SOVIET OFFICERS IN LAND MECKLENBURG(SANITIZED)

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CREST [1]
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General CIA Records [2]
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CIA-RDP82-00457R005600340001-6
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RIPPUB
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S
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6
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December 22, 2016
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October 21, 2011
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1
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Publication Date: 
July 28, 1950
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REPORT
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/21: CIA-RDP82-00457R005600340001-6 " VVIVI IVLIV I IM L. CLASSIFICATION uLC COETROL/US OFF COUNTY S i iet Zone ss Germany REPORT in Land eclrlenb"rg TOP!CP'dnt Offiters EVALUATION DATE OF CONTENT DATE OBTAINED REFERENCES DATE PREPARED 23 July 1950 PAGES ENCLOSURES (NO. 8, TYPE) REMARKS Major nd Major General Inauri. (fnu.) : , was in command of units in P erleberg led by Colonel Ubayev- (fnu) and Lieutenant Colonels Khamito ?fnu) s Pivovarov, ('nu) Pichorkin (fnu) s and Turayev (fnu) ? The general was also in command of a unit in Ludwigslust headed by Colonel Sharokha (fnu), and a unit in Parchim headed by Lieutenant Colonel Trapesnikov (fnu) a, (1) 2. Colonel Rozin (fnu) was . chief of military police troop s a Colonel Pechonkin. (gnu) was CO of Arty Unit 50X1-HUM Colonel Golovanyev (fnu)' was CO 3. General Romistsov MW was in command of tank units in the Moltke ILaserne and Krueger I asornem lie had moved from a house on Am Ziegelsee to a new residence on Lischstrasseo (3) The headquarters of Colonel Bruzin (fnu) 50X1-HUM ti as in the former DAF (German Labor Front) building on 50X1-HUM -agenowerstrasse. (4) Colonel.Uvarov Alekseyev (fnu) (fnu) in the Fritsch -aserne Gribanov (fnu) were stationed Johannes a gs rasse. (5) 60 Lieutenant Colonel Zimmon. (fnu)I~ 50X1-HUM colonel were stationed in the Hin'50X1-HUM denburg aserne on ties rowers as (6) Major Sht chlnov (fnu). treviously listed as captains was CO of on Ludwigslusterc aussee? 50X1-HUM CONFIDENTIAL f`'I c1FlrkTIrI\f SEC/ETCONTROL/US OFFICIALS 0 This document Is hereby regraded to CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the letter of 16 October 1978 from the Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/21: CIA-RDP82-00457R005600340001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/21: CIA-RDP82-00457R005600340001-6 na erne'on Ludwigslusterchausseeo unit in the Krueger Kaserne furnished guard personnel for the Zippendorf ammu- nition dump Lieutenant Colonel 50X1-HUM t3 Colonel Prokhorov (fnu) was CO of Tank Unit and Lieutenant Colonel Kirichenko (fnu), reviousl listed as major, CO of a tank component of Uni in the Ioltke 50X1-HUM Kaserne on Ludwigsluste:chaussee? ($) 9, Coles P etrenk - (fnu) , who formerly commanded Arty Unit ~ 50X1-HUM was now! CO of Arty Unit in the Krueger 50X1-HUM Korolov. (fnu was or an artillery unit in the same barracks, (9) loo Major Kudrvavtsev (fnu) was chief of the motor vehicle repair shop in the Marstall, the former ducal stables, on Werder- s crasseo (10) 11. Colonel nalikin (fnu), previously listed as lieutenant colonel, was CO of Arty t ajor Flkhipov (fnu), CO of an (fnu) , CO of Engr Unit a e Goerries .airfield. (11) artillery component and Major Dobrishev 50X1-HUM 12. Lieutenant Colonel Romazanov (fnu) was commandant of the Sternbuchholz ammunition depots Major Our f in the depot commanded a detail subordinate to Hq at 5 50X1-HUM Hagenowerstrassem Major Polyakov (fnu) was CO of an AAA unit also stationed in the ammunition depute (12) 13? Major Kurb toff fnu) was chief of Soviet Bacteriological Station at 162 lsmarschestrassea (13) 50X1-HUM 14, The Soviet officers' club was located at Stadthalle 50X1-HUM Major Kond.akov (fnu), appoint- 50X1-HUM ment unknown, was stationed there, (14) 15. The Schwerin military post headquarters had 15) 50X1-HUM The office of a high Soviet official (Justlz Prokura or SEC T-CONTROL/US OFFICIUS ONLY 2 (14) Lieutenant Colonel Adamenkov (fnu) was chief 50X1-HUM of the .l e'ting and supply office on P, Moewenbuschstrasse, (16) 160 Officers stationed at the Perleber airfield included Colonel. Hamitov (fnu), CO Lieutenant Color. Turayev, (fnu) CO oa unit subordinate to General lnauri (fnu) ; Major Homonov (fnu), CO of an unidentified unit-, Lieutenant Colonel Shichenko fnu), wearing black-bordered e aulets and Major Gontyevov (fnu), 17. Officers of units in Perleberg whose billets were not speci- fied included Colonel Kalinenkov (fnu) Colonel Lobanov fnu CO, and Captain , 50X1-HUM I 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM of Tank Unit Colonel Ubayev (fnu) , and Lieutenant 50X1-HUM Colonels Kharra o nu , Plvovarov (fnu), and Pichonkin (fnu), all COs of units under the command of General Inauria (18) 18, Colonel Iiamitov's unit at the Perleberg airfield also belonged to summer camp Dranseeo (19) E sET CC)Ij !'RO "3S OFFIC Ii 1,5 ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/21: CIA-RDP82-00457R005600340001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/21: CIA-RDP82-00457R005600340001-6 ADIDA& 19. A naval unit in Ahibeck 20. The naval unit of M or R nshin fnu) in th o t c ?t ubordinate to elements located in the ues er ? aserne on Ulmens ?rassea 21, Lieutenant Colonel Knida (fnu) was CO of an artillery unit and Major Nishcheta (fnu), CO of Arty Unit in the Flak Kaserne on Luebschestrasse. (22) 22, The harbor kommandatura in Seegrenzschlachthof (slaughterhouse) on Kopenhagenerstrasse (22) =nem~u M 23, Lieutenant Colonel Naumov (fnu)? was chief of the Baltic Fleet 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM QUA] -hUIVI (23) 1 1 50X1-HUM 24, Lieutenant Colonel Trapesniko' (fnu) was CO of an unidentified tank unit in the Neue Kaserne, The unit was subordinate to General Inauri. 25, (fnu) was CO of an artillery comp~onentl 50X1-HUM in the .Alte Kaserned (24) 50X1-HUM Luallefilull 26, Colonel Sharokha fnu subordinate to General. Inauri and previously CO in the Marstall$ assumed 50X1-HUM command of Unit at Techentin airfield. He suc- ceeded Lieutenant Colonel Yermako (fnu) as CO 50X1-HUM ~ (25) 50X1-HUM 27, Colonel Loshentnikov (fnu) was CO of A Lieutenant Colonel Romashenko (fnu) GO rty Unit Lieutenant Colonel K..azimov (fnu), CO of an unidentified tank unit- tenant Colonel Niyeyevich (fnu), CO of Arty Unit and Major Za aroshke (fnu), CO of an artillery 50X1-HUM component of Unit at the Techhentin airfield, 50X1-HUM (26), 28, Two 20x10-meter sheds, a washing and shower-house and three open 42x3-meter garages were constructed at the Techentin airfield. A semi-underground storage shelter for gasoline drums with a concrete floor and a 105--square-meter concrete roof, was under construction at the field. The concrete roof was about 20 cm thick and covered with soil on which grass was to be grown, SRCIET-CONTROL0US OFFICIALS ONLY SEC A-12-CONTROL/U8 OFFICIALS ONLY 3 (20) 50X1-HUM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/21: CIA-RDP82-00457R005600340001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/21: CIA-RDP82-00457R005600340001-6 SBCJEET-CONTROL/US OFFICI1 LS ONLY 29n An infantry unit in Ileringsdorf (27) (1) A Major General A.N. Inauri eras identified as CG, 1st Cav Div in January 1946, He was decorated with the Redbanner order in December 1947, Being in command of units in Perlea bergs Ludwigslust and Parchim, Inauri may be CG of the l8th Mecz Div, (2) (3) Genera l oz stsov fnu was 'previously identified as a corps general in Schwerin, (4) The Hq 94th Gds Mtz Rifle Div is in the MF? building in. Schwerin which is us con rmed in Schwerin up to June 1950. Colonel Bruzin (fnu) was previously identified. He is believed to have 50X1-HUM a position at the division headquarters. (5) A Colonel Uvarov (fnu) was Chief of the Personnel Section at the Hq Third Shock Army in August 1944 and D t CofS of the 18th Mecz Div in August 1947? 50X1-HUM was Identified in December Major Alekse ev (fnu as Co Alekseyev is assumed to be of an artillery battalion belonging to Colonel Uvarov's unit. Major Gribanov was identified as co in August 1949 (6) Lieutenant Colonel Zimon' fnu is known to be CO of ridge Const uction iranchenko (fnu) ,. as lieutenant colonel and col for the first time in May 1950. F- 50X1-HUM fnu: was identi a as (7) Shuchinov , of~ AAA Unit in December i949Q aantairi E7 50X1-HUM - ~ The unit was then commanded by Lieutenan o one 50X1-HUM Bolkov (fnu ) a The report indicat es t hat Shuchinov may have . assumed co nand an d been promoted to the 50X1-HUM rank of ma or Div Schwerin up to dune 1950. The re_i_ent may be the 74th, Kirichenko (fnu) was last reported to belong 50X1-HUM to Unit in December 1949. 50X1-HUM (9) Colonel Pet ko (fnu) was last identified as CO in March 1950, unidentified artillery unit in the KrRger Kaserne% Sc aver confirms the 115th Ho y Arty Re ;t of the 94th Gds Ftz Rifle Div in Schverin up to June 1950. (10) The information confirms the Soviet motor vehicle repair shop in the 1Iarstall0 SE C LT.COivTROL/US OFFICIALS ONLY (3) Taal SP Regt of the 94th Gds F.!tz Rifle Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/21: CIA-RDP82-00457R005600340001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/21: CIA-RDP82-00457R005600340001-6 SECtE-T-COINTROL/US 01-FICIALS ONLY 5 (11) Balikin (fnu) was last identified lieutenant colonel and CO in October 1943 s as at the airfield Major Bobrichev ' (fnu) was aril 1950 (12) at the Schwerin arsenal in September 1949, a Major Guryev si a-, 00 of a detail Stern uc early May 1950 Major Polyakov (fnu) was CO of a small unit at the former Starnbunhhbl-Z'Ordnanne c r,ot in S .ntember 1949 (13) Kurbatov fnu was identified ieutenant colonel belonging to c wer n Laboratory on 30 January 19500 (14) Kondakov ` (fnu) was identified as captain and chief of the officers.' club in the Stadthallen on Plarien? platz, Schv?werin, in July 1949, 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM A Major (adm) A amei o (fnu) was identified as chief of the Koch office for Schwerin county in... February 1949w In Se ter:fiber 1949, ?Adamenko was 50X1-HUM identified s chief of Schwerin Billeting Office (17) I confirms the Hq 1 th Mecz Div up to June 1950,, The 50X1-HUM vis on headquarters is assumed to be located in Perlebergo T:tlajor General: Guzevt Cfnu) was previously assumed to be the commanding general confirms the 8th Mecz Regt of the 13th Ilecz Div in Per erg 9 - to June 1950? (l8) confirms the 60th T.!I:ecz Regt of the loth Meez Div in 50X1-HUM Parchim up to June 1950,, Colonel Lobanov may be Lieutenant Colonel Lobanov (fnu $ who was identified with a tank unit near Poznan in February 1945? (19) ,Summer Camp Dransee is the Wittstock-Schvveinrich training area. The report confirms 'the movement the 18th Mecz Div to this area for field exercises . 50X1-HUM The report does not clarify whether General Inauri 50X1-HUM or Colonel Hamitov is in command of the division, (20) (21) (22) Lieutenant Colonel .nida nu was _repor e or tne , rs 50X1-HUM CO-of Arty Unit that is the 199th Gds Gun Arty Regt 50X1-HUM of the 94th Gds I'tz Rifle Div in the Viismar Flak Kaserne on 21 May 1950? Since it is highly unlikely 50X1-HUM that a captain should be in command of a regiment, it is con- sidered possible that Lieutenant Colonel Lida may be CO of the regiment, having succeeded Gds Colonel Burdenkko (fnu) ? NIajor SECX'T-CUNTROL/US OFFICIALS ONLY Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/21: CIA-RDP82-00457R005600340001-6 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/21: CIA-RDP82-00457R005600340001-6 CONFIDENTIAL SEC -CONTROL/US OFFICIALS ONLY Nisheheta (fnu) was identified L Flak Kaserne, ^3ismar, in July 1949. an engineer. M - (23) (24) (25) Major Pluta (fnu) was last identified as belonging to U December 1949fl ]Since 91 tanks were ?oaded arc rz n for Dransee from 20 to 22 April 1950 keliev belong to the medium tangy, regiment of the lot P.iecz Diva This assumption appears to be Lieutenant Colonel Yerm cov in October 1949. one as CO~ as holding the same a was reported ointment. but as a colonel a unit in the 1,71arstall, Ladwigsl List, in .August 1 491 moved to the Neue Klaserne, Parchim, in Noveraber 1 (26) Possible a tank unit, of the loth P.ecz Div. 9490 50X1-HUM bWcl-HUIVI 50X1-HUM an unidentified artillery unit of the 50X1-HUM been commanded by. Lieutenant Colonel Kucherenko (fnu) ? 50X1-HUM in February 1950. in October 1949 an artillery unit, possibly of the 1 th Mecz Div at the Tochentin airfield near Ludwigslust0 The unit- had was furnished I?s:eez Regt of the 16th Yecz Div in Ludivigslust and its CO Lieutenant Colonel Romazhenko (fnu), prior to June 1950. Identical information on Lieutenant Colonel Kazimov (fnu) 13th Llecz Diva it was last observed in 50X1-HUM January 1950 with a unit at the Ludvigslust airfield which, -i nuever was then commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Malutenko (fnu) o confirms the 59th 50X1-HUM I a1or Zaparoshke is not known and his name is 50X1-HUM (27) S 4T-COTITROL/IJS O IC I: LS ONLY P>'a jor ZaparoshtsGv (fnu) 9 who was iclentifiod 50X1-HUM with the tic 94th Gds I.,?tz Rifle Div. in 5c Wwer n July 1949 He was probably transferred to the Art Unit in Ludwi slust0 unusual in the Russian language. He t?was possibly confused with CONFIDENTIAL Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/21: CIA-RDP82-00457R005600340001-6

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