Oldal 1 [1]
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XeAon0e10. for December 1952.
RePCRT FROM EAST GERMANY.
Of all the matters of importance which happen in East
uermany, none is of a more decisive nature than the rearmament of
Russia's German satellite. it is interesting to know that, while the
fast German authorities make not the slightest secret of their gigantic
military effort, in fact boast about it in the great public, the kest
seems not aware or is unwilling to learn of this very grvat Lastern
menace. ‘omehow the trained observer cannot avoid sesing that there
is a frightful parallel between what happens in wermany right under our
eyes and what happened in Korea only a few years agoe it seems hence
to the observer that the time has come for a full summarizing report on.
the Last German Army, as it unfolds from a multitude of intelligence
reportSe hence this study will be solely devoted to the question of the
military organization in last Germany.
in doing this, we shall first report on the military schools
which exist in Hast termany; then on the Armed Forces as such of the
Hast German Hepubiic, namely the border police or elite force of the
regime, the Volkspolizei or the land army of tre regime, the air force
and finally the navyj these observations will be ended by the report
on the commanding personnel of these forcese
it shouid be first f all understood that up to this very
moment the armed forces of Mast wvermany ar only a cadree ,he old
von Seeckt Plan has be:n adopted to the new conditions. Consequently
what is a soldier today is the non-commissioned officer of tomorrow;
the non-com issioned officers and ratings of today are the officers of
toymorrow; the officers of today are slated to fill commanding posts
much higher than their present rank in the army of tomorrow. nence,
the training is a very progressive one; especially for the of icers.e
+he infantry schools for officers lie in voebeln, Erfurt and Naumburg.
jhe armoured car 6$ficers are trained in Priemerwald near Guestrowe 4he
technical forces! officers receive their training in Puenfeichen, while
artillery officers' schools exist in Gloewen, Jueterbog and Zeithain.
,be central intelligence school for officers and non-commissioned
officers is in Pirna, while especial academy for military doctops
has besn established in neipzige It is interesting to note that in each
of these schools the learning of Russian is obligatory. There are ten
hours of political educatio:. weekly, besides the very progressive
military education. The Navy school is located in Berlin-Wilhelmsrufh
The Air Force school is in Kottbus and in Johannisthal. Officers, who
show promising qualities for leadership are first sent to the Hoehere
Volkspolizei-Schule in Kochstedt, which is under the direction of former
German General Freytag. One-huhdred-fifty of these officers, who have
shown highest qualities of leadership and tactical understanding are sent
annually to the Soviet Academy in Saratov, where they receive full staff
training, according to the most modern Soviet specifications.
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