MILITARY INFORMATION FROM NEURUPPIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005800120001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 22, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. The Fliogerhorst Kaserne in Nouruppin (11 53/w 49) was occupied to
capacity by an AT artillery unit on 13 July 19550. There was much
activity in the installation. About 200 soldiers wore training at
the airfield with eight AT guns of 50 to 70 mr1 caliber. A lieutenant
colonel of artillery was the ranking officer? There was mach truck
traffic to and from the construction site
2. Both sections of the See Kaserne were occupied to capacity, -Lost of
the officers seen in the southeastern section wore tank insignia,
while others word, artillery insignia. In the other section of the
installation more artillery insignia were seen than tank insignia.
Fifteen JS tanks were seen in front of and in the garages of the
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section. Signal troops were observed in the northwestern section.
An artillery colonel was seen on 17 Julir 1
On 17 July 190, the See Kaserne was occupied to 75 percent of
capacity by about 800 soldiers wearing rod-bordered black, epaulets
with tank and artillery insignia, The T-3L tanks and one JS tank
were in the barracks yard. Garages for trucks, rocket launchers and
mortars are on Scholtenplatz (square) and are gt rded by soldiers
wearing red-bordered black epaulets. Rocket launcher was
identified in this square and nine rocket launchers were seen in the
garages. Ten 120-. mortars were observed in the square on 13 July 1950.
Despite the shipments which left the airfield the week before, the
number of personnel and vehicles ;ras not decreased. (1) The preset
occupation is estimated at 600 ruin. The troops wear red-bordered black
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 ftur AaPbr Rele
Next Review Date: 2008
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were identified. An armored reconnaissance car and two arr ored
personnel carriers were soon in the garage yard.
4. The Friedrich Franz Kaserne was occupied to 60 percent of capacity
by about 1,000 men .vearin, red bordered black epaulets,, some ~ .th
the artillery insig .a, (2) L ,tor vehicles 25X1 C
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was identified, A letter, addressed to a soldier of Un
The present occupation of the Friodoricus Kasorno by about 2,500 non
e seeds the capacity of the installation. (2) soldiers were red-
bordered black epaulets,, most of then with tank insignia. The total
number of T-34 and JS tanks is estimated at 80 to 100. 1C
dated 29 June 1950 and examined by Censorship Office was2-5X 1 C
found at the western side of the installation. (3)
6 A letter was found near the Sea Kaserne on 15 July 1950. It is addressed
to a soldier of Unit dated 3 Juno l950, :xam's.ned by Censor-
ship Office - and mailed by a woman from the Ulyanovsk Oblast. (4)
Comments
(1) s` that soldiers to be discharged left in early July 1950
and were replaced by recruits.
(2) It can be assured that all units of the 12th ,ds Tank Div were still
in their quarters in Nouru?pin on 20 July 1950 since all barracks are
25X1 C reported B0 to 100 percant occupied.
(3) confirms the 49th Gds Tank iegt of 12th Gds Tank Div in ?tou-
ruppin until 29 June 1950.
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