RUSSIAN TROOP UNITS: RATHENOW-GARDELEGEN, NAUMBURG-EISENACH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001900080003-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2001
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: September 23, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY German\\- (Russian Zone)
SUBJECT Russian `Troop Units: Rathenow-Cardca
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DATE DISTR. 23 September 1948
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I.. Located in the Rathenow area; Cormnent: This
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b. New troops are expected in Rathenow during September, Meantime, all
barracks are being repair8d and,redecorated, NMI 111111
that Rathenow rumors anent the presence of a Soviet marshal at Schloss Landin
have increased since he first reported such gossip in early August.)
Gardeleger} (Y44), 15-18.August
The former. Luftwaffe barracks are
troops. Vehicles:
The following change
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number of artillery
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noted (sans
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V Naumburg (J89), 12-14 August 24
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a, The main body of the division normally based in Naaumburg was still at 3 6
Ohrdruff as of 14 August. On that date, Naumburg was occupied by rear
echelons of an Ak battalion, a signal detachment, and a mechanized rifle
regiment, plus two undescribed companies in the Hindenburg barracks with
vehicles in
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b? Troops participating in Ohrdruff Eisenach manuevers were to begin moving
out of that area on 19 August. Trains were to be made available by 14 August.
Altenburg, (K27)) 13 August
of IDENTIAl
cops j u Al tenburg wear tabs with red p ,fight 152 mm guns,
occupied by a large
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b, Twenty-two YAK-2's and one Po-2 were seen at Altenburg airfie r
on-13 August, at which time they were engaged in training`fiights,
Tyro ' hangars in the southern part of the field were being dismantled,
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c. Vehicles at the airfield:
Eisenach'(H76), 1-16 August
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miring the night of. 15-i(>,. August six trainloads of armored troops
and materiel arrived.in "mtsenach from the direction of Stendal,;via
M~gdeburg and Halle. Included in this movement were sixty JSSI tanks,.
on fo trains), an an? known number of SU-}122's and vehicles, Among
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