INFORMATION ON SOVIET AMMUNITION DEPOTS IN EAST GERMANY

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• Publication Date: July 9, 1953
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TOPIC Information on Soviet Ammunition Depots in Fast Germany
DATE OF CONTENT December 1952 to April 1953
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REFERENCES
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ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
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9 July 1953
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1,. The ammunition depot at Bad Saarow, which had been constructed in the fall
of 1952, was a'cepted by Soviet officers in early Febri ry 1953. On 25 April,
the depot was not yet occupied and stocked.. Additional lightning rods were
to be erected for the 19 bunkers.
2. In March, no activity was observed in the asnm.uooition depot at Bad Saarow.
The ns uallation was li -htly guarded. sketch of the
installation.1
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7. In January, our permanent hangars, about 200 meters
long, 20 meters wide and 15 meters high, which had been used during the war,
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of one hangar could be identified s a high board fence and tre,;e
obstructed the view into the depot. A concrete road from the western edge of
the depot to the north paralleled the Finow-Biesenthal road which it joined
near the large Samith See (lake). A spur track, coming from the northern
edge of Finow airfield, rim about 20 meters from the concrete road and met
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CLASSIFICATION S C T
On 24 April, a train of 21 boxcars loaded with bombs arrived at Dallgow
coming from Buckau. The bombs were packed in crates, 120 x 60 x 60 cm and
100 x 50 x 20 cm. Each of the large crates was carried by 5 soldiers with
black bordered blue epaulets.
In January 1953,1 the former ammunition plant at
Buckau-?ramscdorf was subordinate to an air force unit, chief of which was
Colonel Butuzov (fnu). A spur track was available. Aircraft bombs were
filled and stored at the installation.2
In March, the former naval headquarters at
Rathenow$Tort served as a Soviet ammunition depot. The installation
was guarded by about 40 soldiers with red-bordered black epaulets
and artillery insignia from the Pionier Kaserne.3
In mid-Januarys the former ammunition plant in
Tilzow south of Bergen on B.uegen Island was to be reconstructed. The
housing office in Bergen was ordered to make available quarters for
the construction personnel.4
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the depot at its northern edge.
the installationo 5
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8e On 23 February, a train of 25 boxcars loaded with ammunition a
cars was observed en route frora Fra.ikfur v/Oder to Altengrabow. v 13
9. he following s a complete tabulation of incof.:ink; and
outgoing rail shipments of the ammunition plant at - ilmersdorf between
December 1932 and April 1953
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Date ;umber Load Prom
1952/ of in Tons
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12 Decem?ier 1 ammunition hzckrehna - Wilnersdorf
15
25 February 7
17 January. 9
13 x ebr.uarfr 20
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Altes Lager
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10. Rail ar.~ u?ni.tir,n shipments from -Lie ammunition depot at Altenhain,, between
December 1952 and April 1953p included:
Date " `ber Load Dispatched to
1952/ of in Tons
2 Dece; 7bei` 2 ammunition, 20 Halle .~.
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18 of 1 :f 12 - Al tengrabow
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Date
Number Load Di
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1952/
of in Tons
Janus r
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Date Number Load Dispatched to
1952/ . of in Tons
1252 3oxcars
March 5 ammunition, 50 Gera
4 40 Merseburg
I. April 2 20 Jessen
3 30 RRoederau
2 20 Glauchau
2 51 20 Gera
2 20 Merseburg
2 2 ?f . 20 Jena
3 2 20 Weissenfels
21 40 Jueterbog,
Altos Lager
1 23 8 110 0hrdruf
22 25 250 Altengrabow
25 250 it
3 30 Lass.
1 n 10 Crawi-nkel
11. The following rail &munition shipments were dispatched from the ammunition
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Date .
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dumber of Load in
1952/ Boxcars Tons
4 December 1 a.:.:unitiof,
1.0 April 1
16
between December 1952 and April 1953:
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n 120 . Kapen
8? 20 Alten ;rabow
Pfaff endorf
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Date Number Load
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depot at Kapen between uacelnber 195 a J
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17 April 8 ammunition,. 40 Toe chin
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Af tet? :1. April, I Idispatcher in. "ockrehra-q,
12. The following rail a munition shipments were dispatched freer:. ;the ainultion
d it rcla 1gc3.
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Dispatched to
11 January 4 l'/S uaition, 70 Fuerstenwalde
23 " 7 B 92 Irxockrehna
26 " 26 B 315 "
6. February 17 B v4 282 Frankfurt/Odor
18 26 B 426 ocierehna
22 29 457 'I
B -- boxcar
F/S -- flatcar with sideracks
Date ?3.ber and Load in
1952/ Type of Cars Tons
24
25
3 B " 45 .nnenwralde
5 B 90 Altenhain
30
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122 Juetorbogg
Altos Lager
28 " 4 B 74 Roec.orau
5 B 90.tengrabow
28 " 7 B t- 112 Finow
25 ,march 3 S ;e - 38 IZo3fiock
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.fter 1 Febru .x?q9 I'dispatch.er
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., to o Info construction of the alrLunition depot was
repeatedly received.
report supports the assumption th-: t the installation is a rather sra11
25X1 A atn;nauition depot. It is prob_.bly subordinate to the 7th Gds I?ecz Div. For
sketch of the installation,, see Annex 1.
25X1 A 20 G'Z:et The ammunition depot of the T anty-~~ ourth Air Army 1ocat;vd
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in i~rackau-~'r?~sdorf' was reported previously. The depot regularly serves
25X1 A Dallgow-Doeberitz. Colonel. Butuzov was reported previously as chief of the
installation.
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I I Coq:2ient. This tn?tT..7.nition depot is an installation of the military
post and serves the u:iits of the IV Arty Corps in the Rathenow area.
Comment. The utilization of the former naval axni unition. depot at
zow appears possible In connection with the Ruegen hari:or construction
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I Lq a cnt. Stocking of this ar:~rmrunition depot of the Portiern Fighter
Corps afterFebruar 1953 was continuously reported. For last reports,
For sketch of the installation,
see Annex 2.
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Thp D were reported s
$7 F77 I
Comment. After February 1933? observed as dispatcher
a a arnuxiition depots at Wulkow, Torgau, Kai np ir!ow, and latengrabow.
Probably the Con nc1er of the Artillery" of the GO FG and
is used byte ari..: ion depots for concealmont purposes.
Cor~r:ent. The stocking of this annunition depot with Soviet w,Miuri t .on
continues.
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Co2.ent. This shipment was reported previously.
The light volume of traffic is noteworthy.
f men. During the reported period, the volume of incoming a:r tur$ition
shipments via the Fra.'lefurt,Oder border station according to current trans-
portation reports, corresponded to the volume of outgoing shipments. Outgoing
a munition shipments in Plarch and A r-11 increased as a result of combat firing
exercises.
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12. Gonrm meat, The stocking of this ammuntion depot appears to have 'teen
completed in March as the first of sizeable shipments left the installation
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to the USSR.
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munition Depot at Bad- arow
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Aznmtani pion Depot at &A Saarow
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1 Bunker, 24.5 x 12.5 meters; 13 of which are available
2 Bunker, 12.5 x 8.5 meters; 6 of which are available
3 Shed with loading ramp
4 Load.ing ramp, about 200 meters long
5 Quarters for 250 men each
6 Officers'.quarters
7 Headquarters and administrative building
8 Garage
9 Finnish steam bath
10 Watchtowers, at..`)ut 20 meters high
11 Searchlights of 1,000 watts
l2` Narrow- izauge spur track
13 Barbed-wire' fence, 2 meters high.
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Annex 2
Air T'orce &,r unLt Qn Dex,2_ _a. rtes _
15 meters high
2 W'atchtowo:xrs
3 Concrete road
1} Spur track
O 5iesenthal
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1 Permanent hangar, about 20C raeters long, 20 meters w .d.e and
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