SOVIET TROOP SHIPMENTS AND SUPPLY TRAFFIC IN THE AREA OF DRESDEN REGIONAL RAILROAD DISTRICT

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• Publication Date: March 3, 1953
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TOPIC Soviet Troop Shipments and Supply Traffic in the Area of Dresden
Regional Railroad District
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The following is a :.t of shipments loaded at 53 railroad stations
in the Dresden Regi.nal Railroad District in October 1952:
1. Total Shipmentql
Anixaberg
Number Load. The figure in brackets ine.5,c:.tos
or Cars the nurber of cars with a fli-en load,
5 briquettes
Am 1 military goods
25
Auerbach 4 underwear
Baruth 2 potatoes
Beiern-Lengen7 r abes 2 m
Eerthelsdorf - 2 rarer
Bischofsweria 7 . rotor vehicles
Breitenbrvin : 15 I train with undetermined load 1
Burgsta?ct. 31 military goods
ChemuLz 133 4. trainswith undetermined load,(65),,
- 1 train with soldiers (10), '
ration supplies (40) and other milittry
goods GT's
(iasebaude . 35 concrete slabs 4i
1 train with undetermined load 1
C'oswig
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Dresden
270
L ibau
2
1ter1ein
5
,41kenstein
1
?ran!:enbew:
12
'1'reib3rg
2
Clauchau
Goerlit7.
10
124
9
Iglinsberg
2
loidenau
24
qohenstein
25
Johanngeorgenstadt
13
Lelsa=g
1
Loebsu
4
'arkersderr
4
:wrens
1
;vViSCOA
219
Neugersdorf
17
qeuhausen13
Ileuoeisnits
1r6
Uossen1
..lberrittersgruen
1
bersdorf
4
Oochatz
110
P:rna
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Lzuen
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soldiers (24), mail (31), tank
spare parts (25), ration supplies:
and textiles (137) and ether military
goods
clothing
bedsteads
athletic uniforms
mattresses
military goods
concrete slabs
4 troop trains
military goods
military goods
cereals (15), betonplates
tanks and tank spare parts
1 train with undetermined load 1
tank
noodles
motor vehicle spare parts, gloves
tarpaulins
5 trains with soldiers (269),
tanks and tank parts
containers (45), bandages
textiles
chairs
coal
ueighing machines
fire mood
poles
4 troop trains (72), tanks and 1
tank ports
concrete slabs
military goods
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Radebeul
32
Riesa
234
Rosoaein
2
Roederau
17
Schoenheide
1
Schwarzenberg
17
3-clifhenneredorf
6
Werdau
1
Wilzschmuehle
1
Uuestenbrand
Zittau
2
- 3
fuel (21), kitchen equipment
- fuel (109), flour (88), vehicles
and other military goods
foot wear
I train with Undetermined load
and other military goods
fire wood
military goods
textiles
telti/es
fire wood
reprocessed oil
trucks
2
2, Some of the shipments in the list are broken down below.
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of Cars
4 B
Load
undemear,
Diepatcher
Auerbach
14-29 3 B. gloves and sport Chemnitz
equipment
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clothing Eibau
1-28 11 B rattresses Frankenberg.
15-27 17 B textiles Nelleeredorf
7 2 B foot weer Rosswein
4-10 6 B textiles Sefhenneradorf
11 1 B e Werdau
en
,,,e 1 B gloves Markersdorf
6 1 B sport equipment Falkenstein
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To
Consignee
Bernau
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SOC,'RE:r
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29
485
military goods
Imo
Chemnitz
21
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2
paper
Derthelsdorr
Fuer:atf)raiale
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17
7
motor vehicles
Bischoisuerda
Leipzig
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29
13
military goods
.1.1reitenbrunn Chemnitz
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4-22
8
IS
Bilrgstaedt Jena,
Mare.
Saalfeld
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.nehlbaut
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1
14
15
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17
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29
25
29
9
23
19
17
3
2
2
5
1
9
2S
13
13
9
it
4
ft
f3
Eurgstat
dorf,"Nord' ausen -
Halle
Gera
iflzrsebvrg
Nairiburg
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ItudolsteLdt
Eurgetaedt
ft Burgstaedt Ohrdruf,
ft Chemnitz ?reit UP a.a" t a
ft Chemnitz JohanngooleAstadt
533
20
13$
ii
10 B
1
5B
ft
93
soldiers
empty barrels
ration supplies
Chemnitz
r;
Chemnitz
Chemnitz
Aue
Schwarzerv-ET g
Weimar
LeipziE,-
130trits,sc.
Arnstact
(hennitz
ft
ft
13
ft
concrete slabs Gossebnude
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motorsaws Coswig
poles
Dultschenbora
/-31 32 B ration ? supplies Dresden
and textiles
38p
22 B
7B
5 r
6
2
2
1 F/S
1
4 F
20 B
2B
2B
14 B
2B
1
3B
potatoes
nilitary goods
ration supplies
ft
textiles
least
furniture
textiles.
Dresden
Dresden
Dresden
Dresden
motor vellicles Dresden
ration supplies Dresden
rotor vehicles
tomato pulp
canned fruit
apples
tank spare parts Drosden
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Ronnebutg
Chemnitz, GtImma
Eisenspaltweio
Koenigevuock,
Riese, Seetenberg
Klotzsche
Annaberc Obannitz
Crinnao Freikfurt/
Oder, KoenLgsbrueck,
Loipzig,Osclats,
Roederau,Wusen
Rieekk
Frankfurt/Oder
Berlin-East
Grimm
Leipzig
rockrehna
Rosclau
Sat zkorn
Eisenspalterefi.
Mualrose
Meissen
Oschatz
Riesa
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5 B
tank
spare parts Dresden
Taucha
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21
nilitarj goods Ylotzsche
tt
Finow
Brand, Cottbus,:?
Finsterwalde,
Falkensee, Crossmvain,
Neuruppin, Koenigs-
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Velten, Dessau,
Leipzig, Lindau9
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Damgarten, Luckew:alde 6
31
mail Dresden Wuenedorf
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24
soldiers Dresden Oschatz
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10-29
SB
bedsteads Eiterlein Teltow
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concrete slabs Freithal Klausa
airfield 5
355
motor vehicles Glauchau Dessau )
24 F
and )
11
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tank, motor re
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vehicles and soldiers )
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14 SS
It tt It
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7 F
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14 SS
ft )
9 F
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25
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gun Strausberg
soldiers
1 3
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arms Altenhain
2. 3
22
militaxT goods Goerlitz Cottbus 8
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Hsinsberg
Fuerstenwalde
2
steel factory
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14-29
11-24:
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2+22
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28
26
27
1-26
2428
17
20
23
29
27
6-10
27-2
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15B
3 SS
1 SS
3 S5
10 B
2B
I B
2B
13
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cereals
concrete slabs
tank
fl
:tanks
Heidenau
Hohenatein
Hohenstein
Satzkorn
Gressenhain
airfield
Ohrdruf
Zeltz
Weissenfalm
military goods
Hohenstein Muellrose
ci
military. goods
f e
ci
Hohonstein Jena
Ohrdruf
ft
ci
ci
Johanngeorgen-
stadt
Halle
Ohrdruf
Chemnitz
tank
Leisnig
SOA
Loebau
Markersdorf
Abissen
ci
ci
?
11
Meissen
Kirohmoeser
Frankfurt/Oder
64 B
3
54
53
54
55
53
4
5
1
2 58
noodles
motor vehicle
spare parts
sold:Iars
ci
ci
f t
ft
tank spare parts
ci
II
tanks
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Jena
Kuestrin
Cuban )
Kuestrin )
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Guben
Dreden-Neuatat
ci
ci
Iluellrose
Grbins.
Sohlrepritz
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tanks
Meissen
Mucha
2
4
military goods
Meissen
Rosslau
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4.5
containers
rittweida
Velten
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14
1 D
cotton-wool .
Fuerstenwalde
"3-29
13 B
ehairs
Neuhausen
Teltow
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1-29
106 C
coal.
Neuoelsnitz
Wolgast
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1-18
poles
Olbersdorr
Deutschenbora
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Zellamehlis
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14
tanks and
Oschatz
Borns
2F
/3
soldiers
ft
36
Leisnig
3 ,
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Taueba
10
tanks
Dresden-Neustndt)
6
Grime
Rueckmersdorf
5
ft
thwzeti
Meissen
9
tanks and
soldiers
Leirnig
tan%f
0
Wuensdorf
16+29
3 B
englnes
Dresden-NeustAt
21 - 30
7
concrete slabs
Pima-
Grossonhain
airfield
7
7
vebieles and ?
equipment
insulated wire
Ilauen
Elsnigk
Falkensee
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2 11
-bicycles
Radeberg
Rose mrten
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cupboards
kitchen equipment
wheat flour
Radebeul
TOtow.
CdwP
fl ?
Riesa
FralWfurt
ti ?
flour and cereals
tanks
Riesa
i9
SatZkorn
Grime
vehicles
Riesa
Koentir.swusterhausa
roldiers
Leipzi
military goods
Riesa
13
Rossi-au.
Mesa
xteel factory
Muellrose
.leuerstenwaide
te
Roederau
. 14
Framenhain
Riess.
It
Loisnig
it
Roederau
Kirchmoeser
Chemnitz
Schwarzenberg
reprocwsed oil
'4uestenbrand
Velten
Lament. Those trains are not believed to. have been supply
zilipments,
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Comment 1 deducted, e suppl
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y .0 comes up to 1,066 cacloads in October and, thus, is considerably
below the rate of supply traffic during the previous months. The reason
ray be an incomplete coverage of railroad stations, a decrease by about
200 carloads in the supply centers of Chemnitz, Dresden, Meissen, Fiesa
and Roederau, and a considerable reduction of coal shipments for the
occupation forces.
bpnont. Presumably additione sh4ments of units of the 6th Gd
Div
AAk Div (tk,):1
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[geseeq. It is believed that the 10 cars carried soldiers
to be demobilized to the u.s.s.;L via Weimar. In the fall of .1952,
Velmar was the processing point for dischargees and recruits of the
Fighth-Gds Army. As, e7ccept for the engineer depot, no other unit
of the army is known to be stationed in Chemnitz0.the number of 10
cars carrying about 250 men appears too high.
Wee-mote The concrete slabs were presumably bound for the
construction of splinter-proof boxes at the Grorsenhain and Altenburg
airfie1ds.1 a total of 3509000 of these
concrete slabs wore ordered from various concrete plants in East Germany
by the Soviet Air Force,
25X1 Opmente These shipments were probably destined for units of the
oviet Air Forces as airfields or other air force installations are
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Igpmpent. These four troop trains carried the 220th Hv Tank SP
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the Dessau area,
Cemente This shipment indicates an affiliation between Goer-lite
25X1 . end Cottbue, According to other information? a small unit of the 9th
Mscz Div employed as bridge guard may be permanently tarried in
Goerlitz.
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CemmenteL Shipments to the U.S.S.R. of dischargees of the First
Gds Macs Army.
Pommente Some of the trains, especially those dispatched from
Osehatz on 9 October, are believed to have carried troop units
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Probably, elements of the 8th Gds Mecz Div from the posts of Borne,
ieisnig,and Leipzig-Heiterblick participated in large-scale field
exercises in the Zeithain-Koonigsbrueck area and returned to their
pests on 8 October.
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,s Rine Div from Pleven to the fall maneuvers of the Eighth
Gds Army to the area on either side of Dessau,
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an unidentified unit of the air
cormaqt- unidentified signal battalion
of the 9th Tank Div in Riese. until 6 October 1952. The train
possibly carried elements of the
division headquarters and signal battalion Which witnessed the fall
maneuvers of the Eighth Gds Army in the area on either side of Dessau.
Cemmenia The Frensnhain railroad station is located along the
Geossenhain-Eisterwerds line. It is posrible that
carried a small unit of the 9th Tank Div to field exercises in
the Zeithain-Yoenigsbrveckearea from 6 to 8 October.
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units
od and confirned at a later date, are comented
Hq 9th Tank Div in Riese. until 31 October.
unidentified motor transport battalion of the
llth Gds Tark Div in Bischofswerda until 17 October.
70th Ods Hy Tank a Ret of the 9th Tank Div
from Riesa until 23 Obtober,?
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