MILITARY INFORMATION FROM CHEMNITZ

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R015800080009-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 31, 2006
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: December 2, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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Militax i3;;'c~rmation .from Chenuv-t,
1, On 5 November 195P. the west section of the barracks installation north of
Lenin Ftrasse,' C_-,emnitv.,, was occupied by about POD` oldiers wearirr- black-bordered
crimson eoaulets A. abo
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a.,m,., one officer and 70 l;Pi, half of which were
armed with rifles and the other half with submachine guns, marched out of the
installation in the direction of Zeisir rald (ywoods)., Between 10 a,,m,, and noon,
firing of Pistols was heard from the northwest section of the. instaliat_=-on.,
On 5 November{, the east section of the barracks installation north of Lenin
Strasse was occupied by an estimated bete troops t.Tearin,- rc--d-bordered black
epaulets with artiller , insiirj-da and. a few f ermale officers wearin,- black-
bordered black epaulets. the unit quartcrc_ d there
was equipped with heavy A guns and searchli hts? New searchli hts which were
larger than the searchli -hts seen orevioucl3y have been observed since October,:,
In the night of 5 Novc rnber a practice with searchl i .~hts and guns took place in
the barracks J ardo the- new scarchli