SOVIET TROOP MOVEMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000400040003-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 5, 2009
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: February 23, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY East Germany
:Soviet Troop Movements
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 23 February 1953
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. Luring the night of 31 January to 1 February, a column of about 200 trucks
loaded with engineer equi.pmen was observed moving from Dresden towards. 25X1
Meissen. On 4 'pbruary, a motorized unit with tanks and mortars proceeded
from Dresden towards Meissen,
2. O:. 13 February, two trains were each loaded at the Weimar railroad station
with 6 x 37 mm AA guns, 6 x 85 mm AA.guns,. 30 trucks and 500 soldiers of the
13th AAA Division from the Flak: :aserne.
On i6 February, four JS tr:s, four SP guns, motor vehicles and signal equipment
of the 21s1- Cuai?ds Mechanized Division were loaded at the Donndorf railroad
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i V 12 and 13 February, heavy traffic of motorized units was observed proceeding
from the Cottb. airfield to: the Wow ,i,rfieid. About 5,000 men were observed
ii. wing toward the west from Welzow airfield. The bulk of the units stationed
at the Alvensleben Kaserne in Cottbus 1 't towards the Autobahn.
5. on 14 February, nu ro s. railroad cars of various types were seen at the
Herzberg, Grieben, Felten, Radensleben and Neuruppin railroad stations. On
15 February, a large number of flatcars was observed at Neuruppin.
980 cars were to be dispatched to the Neuruppin ra road
6. T On 15 February, eight M-13 rocket launchers and.14- trucks from the Friedrich
Franz''aserne were loaded at the Neuruppin railroad station. On 16 February,
the same shipment was observed at the Paulinenaue railroad station.
7. Loading operations observed at the Neuruppin railroad station included:
15 February: three trains with 220 trucks, 4 x 57 mm AT guns, 4 x 76.2 mm
guns, 4 x 122 mm howitzers, and 6 boxcars with military personnel.
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b. 16 February: one train with about 70 motor vehicles, 12,x 76.2 mm
field guns, and 12 boxcars with military personnel. Most of the
vehicle numbers observed belonged to the 9th Guards Tank Division.
On 15 February, three trains loaded with 34 T-34 tanks, 12 x 76.2 mm guns, and
including about 25 boxcars with military personnel, passed through Neuruppin,
coming from the direction of Wittstock and proceeding toward Altruppin.
94 On 2 February, two JS tanks, 6 T-34 -tanks and an unspecified number of motor
vehicles of the 21st Guards Mechanized Division from the Luftnachrichten
Kaserne in Halle were loaded at the Halle.freight station and left toward
Erfurt. The shipment returned on 16 February.
10. On 13 February, about 30 x 122 mm howitzers, personnel and motor vehicles
of the 21st Guards Mechanized Division were loaded at the Halle-freight
station.
11., Prior to 10 February, the Kindel troop training ground was occupied by a
guard detail of about 200 men, The hutments were boarded up.
Comment: The information contained in this report
indicates that the following winter exercises were conducted:
a. An exercise of units of the 3rd-Shock Army southeast of Schwerin
which started on 11 February and probably extended to 15 February.
This group was possibly reinforced by units of the IV Artillery Corps.
b. An exercise of troops of the 9th Guards Tank Division in'?the Wittstock
area between. 12 and 14 February. The division, returned to its military
posts via the Neuruppin area. Possibly, other units of the 2nd Guards
Mechanized iV?ry may have :held small exercises in, the Neustrelitz area.
c. Exercises of the 10th Guards Tank Division and units from Brandenburg,
reinforced by artillery units of the 4th Guards Mechanized Army from
Bernau and elements of the IV Artillery Corps, in the Doeberitz-
Satzkorn area after ].6 February.
a.. Exercises of units of the 8th Guards Army, reinforced by the 65th Mortar
Brigade from Rathenow, in the Grimm, area after 16 February. It is
believed that other winter exe Uses are being conducted by this army.
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