SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001400780007-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 24, 2003
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: May 11, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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EVALUATION_ see below PLACE OBTAINED
DATE OF CONTENT 12 to 30 A -r3,1 1953
DATE OBTAINED--4
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The following troop trains from Halle to fanndorf and Rossleben via Naumburg
Date iu
April
13
Number of
Troop Trai
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n between 13 and 19 April 1953:
3, each with
18 heavy 52-ton
long barreled tanks
15 .1 Frith 18
2, each with
13 medium 3:7.-ton
short-barreled tanks and
15 x 75 n AT guns
16 2, . each with
13 medium tanks and
15 AT guns
heavy tanks
2, each wL
13 Medium
16 AT guns
th
tanks and
heavy tanks
2, each with
13 medium tanks and
nks
18 heavy tz
15 AT guns
17 6, each wi
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DATE PREPARED
11 May 1953
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S, each with
13 medium tanks and
15 AT guns
2, each with
18 heavy tanks
19 2, each with
13 medium tanks and
16 AT guns
I with
9 super-heavy tanks,
strongly guarded;
unloaded at Lossa
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2, each with
13 medium tanks and
25 medium 'mortars
during the nights of 17 and 18
April, seven troop trains transported artillery units froi. Zeitz to Ohrdh.
Date in
tel-
13
15
16
the fol.Soving
and 21 April:
Number of
Convo_ t xss
3
2
3
5
converted boxcars were to be
Assembling
Station
Strausberg
Oranienburg
Nauen
Kremuz en
Bernau
Kirchmoeser
30
8
32
8
33
35
22
13
2:1
20
14
10
9
3
2
18
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Brandenburg
Bernau
Satzkorn
Oranienburg
W.ldpark
Potsdam
Brandenburg
Satzkorn
Bornau
'Wildpark
Satzkorn
Bernau
Potsdam
Jueterbog
Strausberg
Fuerstenwalde
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Troop trains listed
Fuerstenwald e
Fuerstenwalde
Fuerstenwalde
Bernau
between 25 and 30 April includes
From. To
25 2 converted boxcars and K.ummersdorf Dessau
42 flatcars
26 21 boxcars and Ymmmersdcrf 2,osigkau
18 gondola.cars
37 boxcars and Kum'ieradorf Dessau
12 flatcars
P. in Gasl.tion of
A l 'I'roap ra1.ns
27 32 boxcars and Dessau Wildpark
12 flatcars
I converted boxcaar $ Kumrnersdorf Dessau
38 boxcars and
6 gondola cars
28 5 boxcars and Velten Neustrelitz
12 flatcars
30 4,3 boxcars and: Sperenberg Erlaner
1- gondola cars
the folYct4ng railroad cars for the trans-
portation of troops were to be rage available on 4 and 5 May:
Date in Ii der O:
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Oars
13 converted boxcars,
1 boxcar and
46 flatcars
10 converted boxcars,
2 boxcars and
36 flatcars
6 converted boxcars v
11 boxcars and
43 flatcars
5 converted boxcars,
13 'boxcars and
7 flatcars
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Station
RaVaenow
Rathenow
Spercnberg
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2C transitworthy boxcars
4 converted boxcars,
5 boxcars and
26 flatcars
4 converted boxcars,
4 boxcars a
26 flatcars
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20th Gds N=ecz Div stationed in Zeitz to 'thrdruf. Tho entrains of the units=
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oonnection with the rail movements of trDops to the troop training grounds.
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L meat. Possibly a troop train r :' the 31st Atli Div of the Second
Gds Mecz Army.
Cczumeen . Probably for shipments if the 35th Engr Regt (13S) of the Third
Gds Mecz Army.
Comment. Probably still for the -transportation c? ' components of the
6th Arty Div to Altengrabow.
krM_ent. Probably still for the transportation of ca' uponents of the
.0th Gds Tank to Letzling Heath.
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