1. MILITARY INFORMATION FROM MAGDEBURG 2. MILITARY TRAFFIC ON THE MAGDEBURG-BERLIN LINE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001400160001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 29, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 4, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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.On 15 . arils the Flak Kaserne in Magdeburg was still occupied to capacity. There
was intensive training activity and vehicular traffic, mostly of driving schools.
:Lightly occupied a
2,, on 15 April, the Nacbrichten Kaserne was occupied to capacity. There was intensive
training activityl ' otor v cles were blocked up, The Seeckt ISaserne was only
3. 17 Apri1,p the der Kaserne was fully lighted at dusk.
A aeda$- driven by
a soldier with black -bordered cr son epaulets-was seen in torn .
16 On 17 April, the following troop trains stood on railroad stations of the Magdebw' :
Berlin lines
ee , t n 1 trocap train.
I ay bura s I troop train of an undetermined number of flatcars with about 50 truck
Mall train with about 15 trucks
4 guns a
a train with trucks S guns, prime movers with tank trailers and 13
boxcars,
e about 10 boxcars, 20 mortars of 120-w and truckso
a ge about 50 trucks 20 x 120-m mortars and 15
boxcars.
Oo . e about 20 guns with prime movers.
UL4RSrjL& 1:rel.x~eaea~t of about 20 guns with prime movers. about 30 trucks., More
trucks arrived from the direction of Potedam.2
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i Units of the 19th Gds Mecz Div and the 3d Gds Div were 25X1
allegedly still in their quarters until 15 and 17 April respectively. Only the
36th Pon Bridge ttegt of the GOFG is believed to have had a rear detail in the Sees
Kaserne. This confirms the previous aestption that the engineer troops which
arrived in the area east of Rosslau at the beginning of April belonged to this
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G The trains are commented on as follows: The units observed in
1gs Kade and Brandenburg were probably elements of the 10th Oda Tank Div on
route to Letzling Meath, JAll other trains are believed to have belonged to the
34th Arty Div (US) whose transfer from Potsdam to Altengrabow was reportedly made
from 15 to 17 , ril 1953 in eight shipments. The train Guesen was definitely
the 34th ,Art? Div
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