ENTRAINMENTS IN THE POTSDAM AREA; ASSEMBLY OF EMPTY ROLLING STOCK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000900770004-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 9, 2003
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: March 16, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Entrn.innerts In the Pntsilnr7 !runt, A-tctm. 'hRv nf' Rnr'pnlliro trink
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DATE Or CONTEND 26 F'o~w+rreartr 4.n N~,.nt~ RCS~9
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.DATE PREPARED 16 March 153.6
during the night of 27 February
trains consistin
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flatoare with sideracke and some with boxcars were to be r1ade available
at the railroad stations of Neuruppin, Forst Zinna and Jueterbo Altes Lager.
Troops were entrained at the Wildpark railroad station during the night of
26 February. Six prima movers were entrained at the Werdtr railroad station
at about 8 a.m. on 1 March
2. The following loading3 were observed at the Potsdam' railroad stations on
3 March-, .
t 7 a4 , A train of 12 boxcars with about 400 troops and an undeterr4ned
3 caterpillar tractors "/%
an a rucks, 25X1 C
At 10, 0 ` a, em About 350 troops, 11 x 152-m, gun ho ,ritzers, 11 irr!e MOT )rs,
5-i 76.2- field runs, 1 field kitchen,, and about 30 tucks 25X1 C
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At l0 _r. About 350 soldiers, 1 field kitchen, about 35 trucks m The troops
included the barrage balloon squadron from the Hoherlohe Icaserne.
At 8 a.r. on 3 March, a train of 12 boxcars with about 4.00 troops and of
an undetermined number of flatcars with 12 x 122.- n field guns, 14 caterpillar
and about 20 other ,~trucks was loaded. at the 'iiI.dpark_W. 25X1
25X1A to C~smrnent. The as::,errbly of railroad cars in Fer.t Zinna and ueterbog
s3 prob,s.r,l.y connected with the combat firing practices which, since late
Februarys, have been conducted at the Jueterbag troop training grounds by
artille: and i ht . components of various units at an increased rate.
25X1 A 4- 1 The assembly- at the Neuruppi.n railroad station
may av been ma a or the same reasons Available reports on transportation
indicated that, on 27 February, only one troop train, which is believed
to have carried units of the 34th Arty Div (L;S fror? Altengrabow, was
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number or flatcars with 12 x 122 rim field gulls, 2 prize movers w kshop
trucks, 3 field kitchens 1 ambulance 2 sedans .
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orm?en Retorts -on transportation indicated. that, on 3 2-`arch,
four crop trains we-at from Potsdar. to Genthin. According to the present
report, these trains carried units of the 34th Arty Div (US),, including
units of the 148th Gun Arty Brig (US) and the barrage balloon unit from
the Hohenlohe Kaserne Q u It is possible that the 25X1 A
eormonents of the divi on were ana erre o the Altengrabow troop
train?.ng grounds for firing practice, and that they made a rractice march
frog: Genthin to Altengrabow.
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