1. 5TH VOLKSPOLIZEI BEREITSCHAFT IN WEISSENFELS W. VOLDSPOLIZEI TO BE REORGANIZED AS A MILITARY FORCE

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• Publication Date: October 5, 1950
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INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Germany (Russian zone)
SUBJECT1. 5th Volkapolizei Bereitschaft in Weissenfele
INFO.
DATE OF Early July 1950 25X1 X SUPPLEMENT TO
2. Volkspolizei to be Reorganized an a Mill
1. The 5th VP 33ereitschaft .vac stationed in '7oisserif ale (I:; 52/1 99),. Its
officers included Obarpolizeirat ilic'_col, (fnu), CO; Kormissar Petrik,
fnu), lot Dpty CO and PK-Loiter; olizeirat Ordorf, (fnu), 2nd Dpty
0 and director of training, allegedly a former battalion coinander and
earer of the oak leaf cluster of the Iron Cross; Oberpolizeirat
khailov, (fnu), Soviet liaison officer; Oberkor dssar i:;a;irla, (fnu),
perations officer; Kormissar Langner, (fnu), assistant operations
fficer; Oberkormnissar Just, (fnu), administrative officer; Oberkonmissar
~'rosch, (fnu),'party secretary; Oberkommissar Thtlifeld, (fnu), FLiJ secre-
ary? Koruaissar Loebner, (fnu), athletic secretary; Polizeirat Hartmann,
(fnu), liaison officer to the Lain Administration for Training (E[VA),
olizeirat Spallek, (fnu), CO of lot Korunando; Konraissar Jecht, (fnu),
pty CO of 1st Kozmnando and PK-Leiter; Kommissar Schumain, (fnu), oper-
ations officer of 1st Kotmmando; Kommissar Kirchhoff, (fnu), training
officer of 1st Kommando, an ex-lieutenant; Koranissar L'ubnann, (fnu),
CO of 2nd Koinmando; Kommissar Fahtke, (fnu), Dpty CO of 2nd Konmando
and PK-Leiter; Polizeimeister Gottschalk, (fnuu), operations officer of
2nd Kormiando; Kommissar Voigt, (fnu), chief of training of 2nd Koimnando;
Polizeirat leis 1, (fnu), CO of 3rd Komr:iando; Kommissar Sattler, (fnu),
Dpty CO of 3rd Komando and PK-L?eiter; and Komni.ssar Kerston, (fnu),
operations officer. of 3rd Komnando. (1)
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2. Training of VP drivers was conducted at an increased rate at the VP
posts of "eisaenfe1a;, Apolda (M 52/J 67) and :7eimar (I1 52/J 57). As they
were short of driving instructors the VP units were forced to hire
civilian instructors. It was rumored that the motor vehicle equipment
of the VP would soon be considerably increased. (2)
3. The number of motor vehicles at the VP post in -;oissenfels was increased
in July 1950 and new motor vehicle numbers were issued. I.?,otorcycles
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4. t i.thin two or three months the organization and nG ae_iclature of the
Volksoolizei allegedly will be changed to conform with the former
German Armed' Forces., It is said that an infantry regiment, allegedly,
zdth the numerical destmlation 5, will be activated in leis senfels
from the reorganized VP unit there, and from newly inducted personnel.
The personnel of the 5th VP }3ereitschaft were told that within three
months the reorganization and rec esignnation of VP units and the acti-
vation of now units will. be completed on the pattern of the wartime
T/0 strength of units of the Corner German !armed Forces. (13)
! Under the expansion program of the Volks?olizei two-thirds of the cadre
personnel, of the VP post in .7eissenfels were transferred to flochstedt
(LT WE 06) for advanced training and activation of now units. A s:L: ilar
measure was taken at the VP post in Apolda but the destination of J~he
detached personnel could not be learned.
The individual Kommand.os of the 5th VP Bereitschaft held field exercises,
including, a night march and night exercises, in the Sohulpfortee
(J 52/J BS)-Freyburg { 52/J 9) area between 1 and 21 July 1950.
During the exercises each Konmandowas divided into two companies. The
fo.rmandos :ere billeted at Schul.pforte during-- the training The training
period of the 1st i omrnando lasted from noon on 1 July 1950 to the night
of 7 July 195,); that of the 2nd Kommando from noon on 8 July 1950 to the
night of 17.E July 1950-, that of the 3rd Kozmnando from noon on 15 July to
the night of 21 July 1950,
Comments? 25X1 A
(1) WRE-TH exce ion of 'ola.zeirat Meisel, a previous re-yort listed different
offi::ers as belong~in to the unit. See (Police) Ilawevor., such
than ;es are possible in view of the great turn-over in VP personnel..
(2) The 1st VP I3ereitschaft (arty) is carried in Apolda. L'ereitschafts olizei
units (alert _.aolice) in eimar have not been confirmed. An increase in
motor vehicle stocks, )aarly by Soviet motor vehLicles, was indicated in
news-caner disPatchcs a ad re7orts from several VP posts.
(3) All motor vehicle numbers belong to the Landos ,oli zei of Land Saxony/
nhalt, the first two di--its, 013, indicating Land Saxony/An'halt and the
last t,ao di ?1te . riff, in," gating K,rois Eerseburg- :eissenfels.
(13 In early July 1950 an untested
source re,'ported that a. secret document of the i' inis try of State Security
stated the build-up of a roc^le's armor by mass inductions and ,military
reorganization ryas scheduled to be corpleted by 1 1ieetember 1950. It was
also ro?,orted in early July 1950, that FDJ functionaries had talked of
the activatimi of a people-s army of 1100,000 Pions, organized into five
army corps to be completed, by the fall of 1950. Since it is ilfpossible
to expand the poorly equipped R,reitschaftspolizei which is now estimated
at 70,000 man to such an extent in so short a time, the information is
considered. an exaggerated, rumor. However, it is true that a gradual but
limited increase in personnel, armament and motor vehicle equipment is
being effected, and that the increased propaganda efforts for the Volks.
poliGei may indicate tI planned build-no of an efficient army,
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