SOVIET ARMY TRAINING AND MANEUVERS

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• Publication Date: February 17, 1954
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DATE DISTL 17 Fib- 1964
Soviet ri.y Training and Maneuvers N00.04 PAGES 20
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DATE OF INFORMATION
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CONPITIMITILS
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4 RIM TRAINING
1. Training Phases
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The-annual-training:In the 60th Ode lied Tk Regt was
divided: into five-phases-as follows: Mose-phases were
supposed to repeat each year in the Same manner.)
Winter 1 Dee to 1 Apr - in garrison
Inspection - 1 to 10 Apr - in garrison
Bummer - 15 Apr to 30 Sep in training camp
Inspection - 1 to 10 Oct ? .0. in training camp
ilaintenance -- 15 Oct to 1 Dea-
l-Ma preparation
of equipment
The winter training phase was cOndUoted on platoon
and company level. In 1953, aummer phase 'progressed up to
company level and was to pteceed to ioattliod and regimental
or divisional level. On 12 gruit 53, because of the riots,
it was halted and the 68th moved into garrison-in-14D PhrtN-
TALUS (5246W-1403E). After A four week stay there, the -
regiment continued to BERLIN. In BERLIN4'traiiiingwas re-
sumed, but it did not go above coMpany.level-beetuse of a
lack of training'space. Notlly, however, ,training went up
to regimental/divisional level and culminated In iCfive-te
10,-day arar or corps maneuver inSeptember Or October.
Training started in December of each year at platO01 level.
December was the month when new replasements-atrived in the
vari7As units. Training cycles are deiscribed in par 3, below..
2. ,Range Firing
? In the 68th Ode Med Tk Regt,'_ratge Ziring of 85?mm
tank guns took place in 701ru . ,Two men-frOM-esth" tank -
Crew wets sent to the Camp' Ile training-area-10-km
southeast of TWIIIN (5507N,43301).(see-Incl 1) to firsthe
85m tankan. 't. the- Timm area for
*argot practici sad naa no -details on theitypeof firing conm.
duoted there.
Another range firing exercise for-the 08th was planned
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to take place in Jul 53, but due to the emernsi7 caused by
the area south of MAD PRUEIVALRE. MO Nu!
, This was
While with the 68th, In
six-round suboaliber firing from a 45-'mm Ac laced in an
85-am barrel. To accomplish this, the gun, was turned
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180 degree (back of 4river's seat) and elevated about 25
degrees, The 45-mm oarrel was then placed in the 85-mm barrel
throue a-Klt near the driver's 'seat. Source did
not 17 hlw the firing mechanism was fixed to take
454.
3%.1 i;aat the 43-an gun barrel was clamped to the
breocak o/ the d5-mm gat it such a way that it persdtted re-
coil. 11.-7 lecoil of the subcaliber device was tiro centimeters.
The 45-mm Parre2 wae fastened with two rings inside the 05-cm
barrels pre-re-II-Ging damage to the rifling of the 85-mm gun.
1-.Coer siring was used mostly for convenienee?
The long range of 85-mm rounds required theuse-4f-special
firing re.i;61,1 14.-au:a As those at the TERMS or-Lieberose train-
ing areas. By substituting the 45-4mm mind, the gun-could be
fired in at. area aajacent to Wil$ garrison. (8oe Eta 26).
The 45-cm rounds did not travel more than Wel? three
kilometers ard were accurate only up to It - 14km.
Ht stationary wooden tank
at 800 meters and missed on alA, n.11 tries.
Re noviir ;articipatea
problem ivoua,le, ::11* attaake
= trainI4EASItiLqt
-,raining was conducted according
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Prom londay to Bridal
to the following schedule:
Reveille
'Physical Training
0610 - 0630
Personal Hygiene
0630 -0645
Inspection
0.645 - 0700
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Breakfast
0700 - 0730
l!raining*
0800 - 1400
Dinner
1400 .--1430
Taak maintenance
1430 - 1600
Cleaning of personal
weapon
1600 - 1630
CoLpuIsory sleep
1630 - 1800
loj'!ccioal debates or
1800 - 2030,
homework on lessons
1* Weekit training consisted of four hours of political orienta-
i tiolit G.,bout 12 tours of tanks gun, and small-arms nomen-
I platurt- fire to 10 holm of aiming or firing, ebout five
, flours loop-order a, 11. ana one nour oz various lectures
A on med Gnomical, s gnal_communicationss or engineering
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Supper 2030 2/00
Free time 2100 - 2250
(Reading, cleaning
equipment, sewing, etc)
Inspection
Taps
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Saturday was "Tank and vehicle inspection day." Pram
0800 to 1400, the EM of 68th cleaned the vehicles and tanks and
were inspected by the company and/or the battalion CO. Sunday
was free of training, but there were compulsory sports for El.
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50:00 obstaclecourse consisted of:
;climbing a wooden bunker 2*-,m high, crawling under barbee wire,
ijumping over three hurdles, each about I-m high, thrawing two
dungy handgrenades into the windows of a mock-up house 15 to
20 m distant, jumping over ditches Ii-and 2i-m wide, and walk-
ing atop a log placed over a ditch.
4.Training Within Unit
Training within the unit was given by officers as
follows:
Political training was conducted by the company
political officer or, in his absence, by the platoon leader.
The platoon leader condacted training in PT, close-
order drill, gunnery, nomenclature, instruction on parts of
tank and of weapons, and basic engineer training, such as
explanation of various AT and AP mines and construction of
tank ditches, 5* x x 1-3/4
The battalion chemical warfare NCO or regimental
chemical warfare officer gave lectures on gases and gas pro-4.
teotion.
The battalion medical NCO gave first aid lectures.
The battalion signal officer gave lectures on communi-
cations.
. The company technical officer (zampotekh - deputy to
the CO for technical matters) conducted training on the tank
engine and tank electrical system.,
5* Trainityjnspections
The company CO inspected daily all training attivities
of his platoons. Twice weekly the battalion CO inspected the
training. Twice annually, once in April and once in October,
officers from Army or'from MFG conducted-an inspection on
'political orientation, physical fitnees, gunnery, Close-order
drill, technical efficiency, and personal neatness.
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6. Training_peficiencies
found and
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no training deficiencies
corrected, by higher headquarters.
tank with
"tra1AllichWan anti-mine
a rotatirg chain or Mai in front
in which it would be employed*
defense tanks would be used as dug-in
tanks and in ambush roles.
See End l C for information regarding formations
, used by a company of 10 tanks.
In the buildup of attack forces, armor was as-
sembled two to five kilometers behind the line of departure.
'Under all circumstances, tanks had to be at the line of de-
parture before the infantry jumped off* Soviet theory them
* The paragraphs under this topic also answer part IV of
Soviet Brief 110.
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celled for the armored units to move to the forward assembly
area during darkness and just before the attack. The forward
easembly area was located two to three kilbmeters from the
Missy MLR. Tanks left it immediately after the cessation of
artillery fire.
The infantry CO was in complete command of the
armor attached for support.
support tanks did not id the infanty by stationary
fire from the tank jump-off position, butthey instead
advanced ahead of the ground troops. Dur ng eir advance,
tanks were to fire on enemy personnel, tanks, SP guns,
vehicles, pill boxes, bunkers, and fortifications. Only direct
firing was employed, with armor-piercing shells fired at enemy
armor or strong points and fragmentation shells at snow per-
sonnel.
each Soviet tank and SP gun had a
radio transceivero all tactical move-
ments between individual tanks were controlled by radio. There
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When radios failed, crews had red and White (or sometimes
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WO held in the right hand, the white (or yellow) always in
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(1) Attention Raise red flag
(2) Forward, -Raise red flag and drop sharply to
level of eyes .
(3) Attack - Raise both flags and drop sharply
several times to level of eyes
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Halt - Raise red flag and drop it
(5) Start motors - Perform large circle (vide
'area) in front with red flag
(6) Cut Wor - At waist-level, cross flags one
above other several times
flag to the
flag to the
make cirple
(7) Right - Raise red flag and point with white
right
(8) Left - Raise red flag and point with. white
ID ft
(9) About face - Both flags in right hand and
over head
(10) Gas - Cover head with white flag in left hand
(11) Enemy tanks - Both flags in right hand, red to
the right, white to the left, form T with arm as stem of T,
and hold over head
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(12) Planes - Raise both arms with nage to the
side and flop arms up and down several times, jeiteittl4 flight
of birds
An individual tank crew was permitted to use its
initiative on the battlefield only if both real() and hand flag
oommunication failed* Leeway of Initiative al/awed to: the
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for one T-34/85 tank:
(1) Por each of four revolvers, 14 rounds
(2) Por the one PPSh SMG, 300 rounds
(3) or each of tht two MGs (Degtyarsv tank-type),
1120 round - of which 672 rounds (three out of five) worc
regular rounds, 224 (one out of five) were incendiary, and
224 were tracers*
(4) For the 85-mm gun, 55 shells - namely 30
fragmentation-high explosive (oskolochnyye) with Kri-1 fusee,
g() armor-piercing-tracers (brone boynyyt trasiruyushdhiye)
With MD-7 and MD-8 fuses, and five OAP shells with tungsten
cores (PodkalibernYY)-
following unit of fire and POI
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(6)
(7)
20 hand grenades, iode1 P-1
Rocket flare gun, with 40 flares
About 560 Mere of Diesel tUol
Tank engines were cleaned and overhauled atter a
500 specified number of operating lours. The
?tk tech Co (RTO - Rota tekhnicheakqmobespechen140 SUbOrdinste
to a. tank regiment, did all maintenance and repair work. The
tank crew usually cleaned the 85-mm gun twice annue13.3r (eaeb,
time the gun was actually fired). The NO0 were removed and
cleaned by the tank drew every 10 days= Minor ordnance and
tank repairs were also performed by the crew*
h4 Pe1itical training for combat
Political training to prepare troops for Combat
consisted of instilling %hatred of Americans by describing
them as warmongers and exploiters of working classes. Soviet
troops were told that US troops in Germany beat the German
population and that colored people were physically mistreated
in the USA-
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c. Chemical warfare
The battalion chemical NCO conducted about one
chemical warfare class per week. Gases discussed, were tprite
(mustard), Lewisite, Tabun, and others
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coirTPENTILL
taught the color9 odor, pe sieteney, *Ad
47100 0 ese gases
Gam masx us d was" thileAW;-08,
as Shown on figure l'o, DI Pamphlet 30-50-1,ellandbook ea
Soviet and Satellite Armies," dated Mar 53.
gas chamber
Ten men were aamittsd at a time; sole
removed tile= mamma, others did not. The inetructor, a senior
;lieutenant, who was the chemical officer of the 68th Gds Ned
,T); Roe, instructed the men who removed their Malik* not to
breathe or open their eyes. Those who opened their eyes had
,temrs in them, After the exercise the men cleaned their gas
'masks with soap and water.
The average time to don.a gas mask was 10 seconds.
During the lectures,
ing chemical warfare equipments
Smoke pot TAD-11 see figure 114, DA Pamphlet
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Smoke barrel DB-11 - see figure 116, DA. Pamphlet
Black rubbery or oily gloves and aprons
Yellow oily overshoes
C. Necessities in combat
Theoretically, it was forbidden for Soviet soldiers
.in combat to live off the country. They were to be provided
with all necessities by their units.. "
f. Combat readiness
in terms
of months, aunit had to receive before being considered
ready for combat. He thought it took three years to train a
battalion.
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g. Tank nrew combat readiness
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the factor which determined combat
readiness o a a crew was the general efficiency of the
crew in handling of small arms, tank Runes and tank Wa.
familiarisation in firing
The average Soviet soldier was supposed to receive
familiarisation in firing his own personal weapon* but not in
any other type of small arms. MOB fired all types at small
araa and SIGs.
(I) Carbine - once at a target 100 & distant and
one. at a target 2'00 u distant. Each time he fired three
rounds at a black and white bulls-eye target.
(2) Site - four or five times 10 rounds each time,
at a green cheat silhouette target 50 a distan.t.
(3) 85.en gun - actual firiAg of
tory wooden tants 1800 &distant being- towed
hour.
four rounds at
at 12 km par
firedi;
auk* IaeiRdat4pare.31.1. to the taa?talkage
to within 1400 a. Ma task Stopped while fired.
(4) tank 1110 a total o 160 rounds on four
titterent otoesionst. The first time 40 rounds at a
item theat stlhoudatte at 200 a. itired 40 rounds at a full
height at:?ilhomette at ,, oirs) a the second time. The third
Mae 20 rounds at :stationary- wooden dummw motorncles
at a* . 20 rovads at the same ,,,,A,., -t,., es being /Lulled
rope* at WO a. The fourth time 20 roomed& at
a tionary laski-ooklored wooden in tracks art SOO it sad 20
Made at the sollize traelts teeing pullet ,r ropes at SOO m.
tired.
the IRIS and task as ilreonommtls and in UM IMMO nommosoor
osibmaliker Maim as
4essarthat par
sham.
ikIaletice bleta ittemactratem6r*,;,,,?,,,,,, bawd
tamest fmto P-1 live gpmmaides at a diattenes ar 25 ito
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&Choc' 6th Gds Neez Div
The
ducted by one
6th Gds Mecz Div. had an NCO sohoOlArhiCh was tom-
(unidentified) of its rifle regiments.
privates from the SMG Em, 68th Gds Med k aegt, were 1
sent to the
to have five
record. The
familiarization
school. privates Bent there had
to eight years of schooling and a-good political
course lasted about six months; it consisted of
in all small arms and in iniantrv-tactics.
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instructors were officers of the division. Upon graduation,
all students returned to their original units as NC0s, junior
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sergeants, sergeants, or senior sergeants.
10. Train/ Units;L_kth Gds Mecz Div
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There were three companies within the battalion one which
studied JP/122-mm
guns, and a
tanks, another which worked with 152.4M SP
third which studied-5-3055-mm tanks.
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the 2-34/85
class taughtgunnery, nomenclature and
technical details
of the T-34, 85- gun?-MG?-SMG, carbine,
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- pistol-revolver,
and chemical
some basic engineering, medical first aid,
warfare, no practical training of any
type whatsoever
on the JS 122 tank or the 152-mm SP gum.
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1952; but as of 1952, only a. small percentage were graduated
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as NCOsdp "Upon assignment, students became' crew members inJS
tanks and SP guns of the 82d 7-4, TIC Rtgt and inT.--54-tanks and
SP guns-of the 68th Med Tk Re8t.. Instructors were officers
: of the 6th Gds Mecz Div..
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b. The.,; division also had a driver's school, signal
training battalion, and rocket launcher training battalion;
11. Site of Basic Training
basic training in the USSR and
all recruits received their basic training there.
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basic training lasted about six weeks.
15. Unit Traintna_lajyAL_Tamlim
Unit training in a tank company was as follows:
Political - separate political lessons were held for
officers, NC0s, and EM.
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Technical - training was conducted separately for all
radio operators in the company. It included lessons in code,
signal operations, and maintenance of signal equipment.
Signal Communication - the tank battalion had a radio
officer, and all tank radio operators were subordinate to him.
Radio security was strictly enforced, and special call signs
that were used were given and changed by the battalion radio
officer. Radio operators had to obtain permission from him
before transmitting over their radio transceivers, and all
radio transmissisns were monitored by Ministry of Interior
(MVD Ministerstve aatrennykh Del) units. Only in an
emergency could radio messages be sent without prior clearance.
Driver - training was conducted separately for all
tank drivers in the company. There were lessons in tank
driving and mechanical details of tanks.
Weapons - training was conducted separately for all
weapons NCOs and loaders in the company. This training dealt
with the technical aspects of tank gunnery.
Small arms firing, sighting, close-order drill, first
aid, chemical, engineer, and basic signal training was given
to all men at the same time.
14. Basic Training_Sucts:
Recruits received basic training in close-order drill,
army regulations, political training, PT, guard duty. chemical
warfare, and medical lecture, they
had M 1891 rifles, used only lor manual of arms and drill, and
not ea able of firing, fired no weapons during basic,
two or three drills in basic bayonet positions.
Once out of basic training, recruits were trained with
BM who already had one or two years of service,
Be SUMMER TRAINING AND MANEUVERS
1. On or about 15 Apr 53, the 68th Gds Med Tk Regt-moved
from its permanent station in BAD FREIENWAIDE to the training
area near TBMPLIN. The entire regiment moved, leaving behind
only a company of SMG men, numbering in actual strength about
35 officers and EM (Tb O strength unknown to source -to rnart,
its installations.
the
ecnooi vcank training, signa ra ning/ rocket launeher train-
ing, driver's school and NCO school) units did not move there.
2. Of the 68th Gds Meo Tk Reg-bp only the small arms of
the SMG company and two or three trucks were left at the
home station.
3. All POL, ammunition, clothing, food and fodder depots,
repair units, weapons, tanks, SPs, armored scout cars, trucks
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(except the two or three left behind with the-SEG-company on
guard), were taken to TEMPIII.
4: 68th
regiment's transportation during the movement:
a. The regiment moved via its organic transportation
from its compound to the railroad station in BAD FREIENWAIDE.
From there, it went via train to the railroad station neer
!EMIN. The regimentgs own transportation took aver there
, and moved it to the summer training area.
h4 About 50 men occupied each railroad car.
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! of Which held two 4/85 tanks and each of the others held :
1 two trucks. There were three cars for the ER, and three ears
, for ammunition and equipment.
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: railroad station
load by echelons.
The 68th left its compound at 07004 -arrived at the
in BAD FREIENWAIDE at 0730, and started to
It took about four hoursfor
the battaltor to load. It about ,_100 hours, the train left.
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0.
it was at the
training area.
no accidents en route.
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68th sent no advance echelons to prepare the area.
g4 Attached as Encl. A is the pinpoint location showing:
installations at the TEMPLIN training area. EM had a club,
movies on Saturday and Sunday evenings, sports, their awn
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of men doing folk dances), singing clubs, and allows. There were
: also two authorized places at the lake for swimming and the
; regular Saturday afternoon bath. NO church services were.
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f. The 35th Gds 'tees -legt was the only unit
as having been alreai present in the TEMPLIN trainiig
the
h. The TEMPLIN training area had trenches for
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j. See End l A for theearea used for summer training.
training are
no camouflage whatsoever used In the
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14 Officers had a great deal of freedom.- Wale they
were not supposed to leave the camp, they 'were not challenged
by patrols. Patrols, consisting of rotating EM of the 6th Gds
Nees Div units, were around the camp area and in the nearby vil-
lages to pick up AWOLs.
Por about three weeks after arrival in the TERMS
training area, EM: were busy fixing up barracks, classrooms,..
obstacle course, and a stadium.
n. The daily training schedule in the area Monday to
Friday, was:
0500 Reveille
0500
- 0520
Physical training
0520
- 0540
Personal hygiene
0540
- 0600
Inspection
0600
- 0800
Training (political, close-order
drill, PT, or tactics)
? 0800
- 0830
Breakfast
0830
- 1430
Training (nomenclature of tank,
weapons, technical details of tank
1430- 1500
and weapons, aiming exercises,
gunnery, lectures)
Dinnkr
1.500
- 1630
Compulsory nap
1630
- 1800
Cleaning weapons
1800
- 1930
Self study (mostly political debates)
1950
-,2000
Supper
2000
- 2130
Free time
2130
- 2155
Inspection
2200
Taps
On Saturday, the schedule was the same up to 0830.
From 0830 to 1400 men stood by the tanks (or other equipment)
and were inspected by the company or battalion CO. At 1400,
men bathed, then ate and were free.
Sunday was free of training or inspection, except
for compulsory sports. The time from 2000 to 2130, Saturday
after 1400 hours, and all day Sunday was free time.
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p* Originally, it was envisaged to have SUimer
ing up to the end of September. On 17 Jun 53, training was
still on a platoon level when an alarm was given as .a result .of
the riots. It came at 1000 that day. By 1130 or 1200, the 6
regiment was ready to move. However, it was declared a reserve
unit and therefore did not leave until 2100 that night; Mean-
while, the 82d, 16th, 17th and 35th regiments and some un-
identified units of the 6th Gds Meem Div left the training
area at 1200.
On or about 15 Jul 53, the 68th regiment left its
garrison area at 0800 and arrived atthe BAD PREIENWALDE
railroad station half-an-hour later, It took the regiment
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Ar v ng ;NV ? ? f 0230. After unloading there,
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.rove to Wuhlgarten-Tark-in East, BZRLIN,-
500 The regiment lived for a month in
.tents.in t s par .an a e via mess kits from field kitchens. .
.5cno , About 16 to 18 EM sleet In a tent, 6 x 6 m and placed on boards
without .c9t0 or blankets. The 68th later moved into buildings,
f9rakerly-occupied-by a:German 7,1o6pita1-and by schools.
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6. The only complaint in the TEMPLIN trainingarta and
also in the winter garrison was the total lack of femiLne
company.
8. The emergency move from the summer training area was
described in subpar I, 4 p, above*
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., SOU= ARMY TRAINING MANUALS
10 Disciplinary Manual (Distsiplinarnyy Ustav): a wok
. of about 100 pages, with red linen cover,/ about 15.x 12 Om.
It dealt with the conduct of the soldier*
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2. Close-order Drill (Stroyeroy-Uttav): a-bOok of -about
200 pages, with red linen cover, about 15-z- 12 dm. It had
pietures of manual of arms and salute positions.
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3. Interior Service-Manual (UstarVnutrenney glnzhby):
a book of about 250 pages, with red linen cover, about 15-x 12
1 cm. It dealt with training.
4. Guard Duty Manual (stay Garnisonno-Karaufney gluzhby):
a book of about 250 to-300 pages, type of cover forgotten by .
source, about 18 x 15 cm. It dealt with general and special
guard duty orders.
These four books were not classified. They were kept
by the first sergeant of a unit and were available to al/ EM
for evening self-study.
The tank company CO had a special Tank Training Manual
(called Uchebnik Serzhanta Tankista), which eonsisted of three
volumes, each of about 300 pages and was about 25 x 20 cm.
In the fall of 1953, he received a technical manual on
the 85-mm tank gun. This book was unclassified. It had a
gray cover and about 250 pages, measured about 25 x 20 em,
and was illustrated. The subject matter in this manual dealt
with sighting, monenclature, parts, and firing of the gun.
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Enclosure A
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Published in1.952 after
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Enclosure A
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Training Areas 6th Gds Mecz Div, in Camp RAMLSERING near
TEMPLIN (5307N-1330E)
LEGEND
I. Railroad. station
2. Area of Hq, 6th Gds Mecz Div
3. Area of 19th Gds Recon and Motorcycle Bft
44 Area of 68th Gds Med Tk Regt. Breakdown was as follows:
a. POL storage: area about 50 x 50 m4 fenced off with a
2i-m barbed wire fence and guarded 24 hours by a-sentry. Con-
tained unknown number of underground tanks, earth bunkers and
pumps. Level of POL supply unknown.
b. Ammunition storage: area. about 100 x 50 m, fenced off
with a 2i-NL barbed wire fence and guarded 24 hours by a sentry.
Had. one or two wooden sheds filled with unidentified ammunition.
There also were some artillery ammo boxes stacked in the, open
and covered with canvas. Level of ammo unknown; believed to
be small arms and artillery ammo.
0.- Vehicle parking area: about 400 x 200 m, fenced off
by a 2i-m fence and guarded 24 hours by-two-sentriee. About
44 T-34/85 tanks and 20 to 22 1.52-m SP guns were stored there
on wooden floor boards and protected by aide walls and a canvas
?Over. An unknown number of vehiCles were stored there on
blocks.
d. Sports area: about 400 x 100 m, used as obstacle
0ourse, outdoor gymnasium, and football field
0. Er billets and classrooms: about 16 1-story wooden -
bldgs, 30 x 8 m. Twelve of them were occupied by EM; four were
used as classrooms. Total occupancy, about 700 BM of 68th Gds
Med Tk Regt and about 100 to 150 EM of engineer and service
units, 6th Gds Mecz Div. Capacity of each building, 80 to 100
EM; actual occupancy, about 70 EM.
The billet buildings had no cots or beds - BM simply
laid mattresses on the floor. Above these mattresses was a
second tier, made of wooden boards, on which 721 spread mattes
and slept. The mattresses were in the center of the buildings,
Which had three-meter aisles at each end and 1-1/4-meter-long
aisles on both aides of the bunks. Buildings had no toilet or
washing facilities; location of latrine and washstands are
shown as items fond, o on the sketch.
The first row of buildings to the north was occupied
by the first companies of the two tank battalions, SP battalion.
SMG battalion, and service units. The second row was occupied
by the second companies of the above-mentioned battalions and
by supply units. The third row was oeoupied by the third
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ssti of the OP and BIG battalion* and by servive. units,
Rees Div. Pourth row was used 1,45r Pluth.ArPOS.0 110
leoture rooms and for political meet Theft
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Were called the *LENIN rooms' kfl10107)?
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? Officer and ES latrines
Regimental Hqs 1-story wooden bldg, size. unk.
211 clubs I-story bldg, size tank. Partly in a WM-
., With the other part oonsisting of a platform with walls
oantras cover.
Officer's mess: 1-story wooden bldg, about 40 z 10. a.
PIK mesahall and Pis 1-story wooden bldg, about 40 z
eteUt301111:! artan:111;nlignr: stirry,"?41.31 bldg.
0 zio
iitod and fodder ?titorage: 1-stor7 wooden b14, *bout
m? Guarded at night by a stentiirs,
lath houses 1-story wooden bldg, about 10 X 10 at
tor *Way bathe*,
,Officer's billets: located right on the 1mite. De-
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Washstands: accommodated 50 men on 'soh si4e, 200
at atime. All installations besides ths:10)).: tiem,
pathg areas were not fenced-in. la 0011.141 .061111
? regimental area to another during ott.0407 itiao;?
trod all- other regiments 104 about .the
in-
as the 68th Ode led tic ee?-?
ofS2aGaeHvTka.gt
of 35th Ode IteOs Reit
a' of pi* ads Moos Regt
of 16th Otte Rios Rest
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Training Area, 68th Gds Med Tic Hee, near
BAD ThEIENWALDE (5246N1403)
MAP Ref:
PAZ 1PRBIENWALDB,
1:25,000 #3250
ANS M 841 (GSGS 4414)
Wished 1952 after
a 1940 map
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6 km to
ADPREIBMALDB
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ALT GAUL
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OP and. OP, wooden tower, about 30 m
in height, 6 x 6 m in size. It also
had a radio station.
This area was seven kilometers southeast of
BAD PRBIERWAIDE. Source saw no installations /KRIM
other than mentioned below there.
Three wooden guard towers, about 20 x 5 x 5
Training area for tanks and for subcaliber
firing of tank guns and tank machine guns.'
Railroad
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EncloSure C
Tank Pormat ions
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following formations used by a com-
pany of 10 tanxs. In addition if the
tanks were passing through a minefield,'they wen* in
a single file, 25 m apart. One tank oleared a passage
through the mine field, and engineer troops marked the
passage with flags. The other tanks then 'followed in
single file. He did not know if other tank companies
were in line or in oolumn with the first tank oompany.
inverted V
(Erglom Vpered)
. Distance of 25-50 meters
13
0 0
'
0
13
inter a---50-75 meters
C3
interval 720-75 meters
0 C3
Po,,cmation
(uglom Nasad),
listeutoe of 25-50 meters
0
Line of Platoon Columns
(Sin% Vsvodukh Kolon)
Li C3
Distance ! 25-50 meters
a a C3
00D
Interval
40,
Interval of 50-75 meters
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