MISSILE UNITS IN THE GROUP OF SOVIET FORCES, GERMANY (GSFG)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A030100340001-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 13, 2013
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 7, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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USSR/East Germany
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Missile Units in the Group of DATE DISTR.
Soviet Forces, Germany (GSFG)
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
1. There are four missile artillery brigades (raketnaya
artilleriyskaya brigada) stationed with the Group of Soviet
Forces, Germany (GSFG) in East Germany. Two of these brigades
are designated as atomic weapon missile brigades and the
other two brigades are equipped with conventional (H,E.)
warheads. The nuclear warheads are stored separately in two
special underground nuclear storage depots (whereabouts
unknown). The nuclear warheads are in Soviet hands and will
not be given to the East Germans; they are held in reserve
under the control of the Presidium of the Central Committee
of the CPSU in Moscow, under the orders of the Commander-in-
Chief (Khrushchev).
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2. In the field there is no subdivision between missile
artillery and conventional artillery; both are under one command, in
this case under command of Col. Gen. Frolov, Chief of Artillery in
the GSFG. Maj. Gen. Kupin,previously commander of artillery of a
tank army in the GSFG, was recently appointed deputy to Frolov and.
is in charge of all depots, firing. ranges, ordnance shops, etc.,
and has his own artillery directorate (artilleriyskoye upravleniye -
AU) for operating these,jiepartments. -Col. Khoroshilov is chief of
Staff under Kupin.
3. Engineer Col. of Artillery Gryzlov is chief of the above
mentioned directorate (AU) and has.been responsible for the establish-
ment of the nuclear warhead storage depots and other support facilities,
assisted by engineers from the Dzerzhinskiy Artillery Engineering
Academy. Both dummy and operational. firing positions have been
prepared, and are used in field exercises.
4. Concern has been voiced over unsafe working conditions in
the nuclear storage depots and of insufficient protective devices.:.
for personnel working there; adequate safety measures may exist in
laboratory conditions but are not yet sufficient for field/combat
situations. Trouble has also arisen in the storage of the rockets
themselves; leaks have been detected when the rockets come to be
placed in the test fuelling position and faults have'been found in
the electrical system.
5. One missile brigade is located at Weissfeld, fifteen kilo-
meters from Naumberg (sic, probably Weissenfels near Naumhur.g) , ,.under
command of Col. Fedorov, FPN 01445. It comprises four battalions
(divizion) equipped with R-11 missiles. qne battalion went to
Kapustin Yar in June 1961 for firing practice. Fedorov is also
garrison commander of the town. A motorized rifle regiment is
stationed in the same town.
6. One of the other missile brigades (number not known) is
commanded by Maj. Gen. Vinogradov.
7. Personalities
a) Col. Gen. Frolov - Chief of.Artillery, GSFG
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Maj..Gen.. Ivan Kupin Deputy to Frolov. Previously
Chief of Artillery, Tank Army,
GSFG. One-time deputy . to Chief
of Artillery, Lvov, Trans-
carpathiai Military District,
Hero~of the Soviet Union.
c) Mai., Gent Vinogradov - Commander of a mi-s s i.1 e b r i g ad e
GSFG. (No further information)
d) Eng..Col. of Artillery Gryzlov - Chief of AU, GSFG.
Previously deputy to Chief
of GM Faculty at Dzerzhinskiy
Academy, Moscow.
e), Cbi ..Georgiy,ICZioroshilov Chief of Staff, Artillery,
GSFG. Formerly lecturer in
,tactics department at Dzerzhinskiy
Academy.
.Col. Viadimir Ivanovich Fedorov - Commanding a missile.
brigade in the GSFG. Previously
aide-de-camp to the then Marshal
of Artillery Varentsov.
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