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    European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 30, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 9 Armor to soviet pullout from Eastern Germany by de Reavis staff writer a a four soviet divisions and several smaller units will. Leave Germany by the end of this year German officials say. A a a a a a. A a a a a a a a a a Quot the pullout is part of a schedule set by Germany and the soviet Union to remove All soviet forces from German soil by j994. The soviets agreed to withdraw their troops under the 2-plus-4 treaty signed last september in Moscow by the allies and the two Germany. The agreement cleared the Way for German unification. A a. A a a. This year s soviet draw Down will include about 100.000 service members 1,000 tanks and howitzers 3.000 armoured vehicles and armoured personnel carriers and 100 fighter planes and combat helicopters a German defense ministry spokesman said tuesday. A German soviet committee will meet in March to work out the details of the soviet draw Down Over the next three years the spokesman said. The spokesman refused to comment on a report in mondays Frankfurter ally Mccine Zeitung that said there Are 15 soviet  divisions and five air Force wings on the territory of the former East Germany. The newspaper reported that there arc 338,000 soviet  208,000 family members and civilian employees stationed in the area. Their military equipment includes 5,000 tanks 7,200 other armoured vehicles 4,300 howitzers 730 fighter planes and 850 combat helicopters the paper said. Before the East German revolution in the fall of 1989, the soviets had 19 divisions stationed in the country the newspaper said. During the year two tank divisions and two tank regiments were removed voluntarily. In 1990, the soviets withdrew most of two other tank divisions. The newspaper said the following units would be leaving this year a the Headquarters of the 3rd assault  in Magdeburg which was considered the most effective of the soviet forces stationed in East Germany. A the 207th motorized inf div from Stendal. A the 39th motorized inf div from Ohr drug. A the 27th motorized inf div from Halle. A the 35th motorized inf div from Kraminitz. In addition the soviets will remove the remaining soldiers and equipment of the 12th tank div in Neu Ruppin and components of the air attack brigade and parts of the three fighter plane regiments and two combat helicopter regiments in Cottbus the paper reported. Throughout 1991, soviet forces will be packing up and. Going Home. Here is a partial group of. Cities that the Rod  will be leaving. Source Frankfurter ally Meme Zeitung a amps Susan Horn lithuanian wounded Moscow up soviet soldiers shot and wounded a lithuanian draft dodger tuesday As he tried to flee a military checkpoint on a Highway in the Baltic Republic the lithuanian Interior ministry  a. A a a a Quot. The official soviet news Agency Tass said Jonas Tautkus 20, was admitted to a Hospital in the lithuanian capital of Vilnius at 2 15 a.m., underwent emergency surgery for a head wound and was placed in intensive care. Tass said that according to the ministry report Tautkus was Quot shot at a military checkpoint on the Vilnius Kaunas Highway while fleeing soviet  the Highway runs Between the republics two largest cities. Col. Grigory Buclous commander of the soviet military Garrison in Vilnius told Tass that Tautkus Quot was intoxicated a conflict happened he tried to run away and Quot weapons were  the shooting incident occurred three weeks after the soviet defense ministry ordered a crackdown on draft evaders in Lithuania the fellow Baltic republics of Estonia and Latvia the Transcaucasia Stales of Armenia and Georgia and parts of the giant Ukraine. Tension is High in the Northern Baltic Region where soviet. Soldiers stormed Lithuania a television Center Jan. 13, killing 14 people. Troops also launched a Jan. 20 assault on the latvian Interior ministry in which four people died. The Vilnius government accused soviet soldiers monday of continuing a Campaign of harassment in fresh attacks against two customs Points set up by Lithuania Belous the soviet Garrison commander declined to comment. Lithuanian president. Vytautas lands Bergis said Moscow i drying to establish a military dictatorship in the Baltic Region and condemned new Kremlin decrees giving More Powers to Kab  and Interior forces throughout the country. Three soviet deputies arrived in the latvian capital of Riga to arrange a meet chg among communist representatives nationalist officials who have controlled the local government since last May and activists from other political groups.  party chief Alfreds rubies said the Republic s leaders had accepted the creation of a a commission on Public accords that would allow communists to share Power despite their defeat in parliamentary elections . At least 24 i i led d u ring clashes in the Philippines airlifted from course doctors accompany British skier Ronald Duncan on Stretcher to a Rescue helicopter monday during the world Alpine skiing championships in Austria Duncan suffered a Cut leg in the menus combined downhill race at Saalbach hate Glemm but officials said he injury was minor. Related Story on Page 25. Manila Philippines up a at least 24 people were killed in three clashes Between communist rebels and government troops Over the weekend police said  a police report said seven soldiers were killed when they were ambushed sunday by guerrillas in Lih Manan Camarones sur province 180 Miles Southeast of the capital. Quot the report said the troops were pursuing the rebels after an initial clash Friday when they were ambushed. Live other soldiers we rebounded. On saturday troops repulsed an attack by guerrillas on a Remote outpost in a concon town Isabela province 200 Miles North of Manila leaving eight rebels and three militiamen dead a police report said. Lour other troopers were wounded. In Central Negros Occidental province a Soldier fired at a crowd after losing in a card game during a town fiesta sunday killing five civilians. The Soldier. Patrolman Rito Armada was later killed by policemen. A. The Aba is the 17,000-member armed Wing of the outlawed communist party of the  which is leading a 22-year rebellion against the Manila government  
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