SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002000190002-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2009
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 8, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. On 16 May 1953 a a troop train of 3 converted boxcmrsp 12 boxcars and 22
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8 1EI'boxcars and.
37 flatcars
18 .boxcaa,s end
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June Troop Trains.~....~,..
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Date in Composition of
batween 3(1.M.a3y a,'c& 5 Jim e in 1ttc' L :
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Frankfurt/ Oder, Biesentha1_
Juaterbo
First Zinna Deesau
lue terbog-
A1tes .Lager
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train of, 6
4o The 'ollot .ng troop trains
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11 boxcars,, Templin
3 gondola cars and
36 flatcars
10 2 converted boxcars, Birchmoeaer
1 boxcar and
8 flatcars
11 8 boxcars and Wildpark
23 flatcars
3 converted boxcars Brandenburg
and 10,flatcars
Jueterbog
Altes Lager
Wildpark
Altengrabr.,w
Jueterbog-
Altes lager
500 boxcars were to be made ava..l .1:-1.o
in the Stendal-Wittenberge area on. 12 June. On 13 June, troops were loade c$. r
340 cars at the Wittgnberge railroad station. Loading preparations were r.a
observed at Gloewen0
Cosnet, Probably a troop tra2. n from Alt-Loennewitz airfield near F?al .~ari-
berg to Altenburg airfield,
~ffirrce supply depot is stationed at Biesenthal, the train pos.7t.1+l.y va;;
not carrying troops.
between 5 and 7 June ' ~,5:
three troop trains probably with com^onenta of the 32nd !AA Div (US) went f c,m
Jueterbog to Frankfurt/Oder, ? The Dres? Lt
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troop train on 2 June 1953 possibly also carried a component of the 32nd 111,
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Div (US)?
Cammaento
the troop train
ant from Dessau to Jueterbog on 5 June 1953. It is believed that the. train carried a component a
v which waa to relieve, another component of the d.ivis c
previously employed for air defense of the Rq Tbird Gds Nacz Army,,, and t at
on 4 June 1953, the latter AP-1 unit returned to Kochstedt on the troop trai
The two ;,roop trains from Jueterbog to 0ev a
Ar aed AAA untt"R of t e 'Tth Gf Tank ttv which- tx
from Dessau to Jun er o g for coo. ? - r rig,
LCommentht rn nHaldenaleben to Wildpark was previous:...
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C?nto
Gr~mtesato
eurupp as receiving station of the troop train
is given more credence than the Neustrelitz ra.7.1 road station
.taus it is believed that, on 9 June 1953, continte :ice
of the 12th Gds Tank Div returned to their home station which,. on 4 June
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moved from Neuruppin to lueterbog
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350 boxcars were to be made available at Salzwcciel Packebusch, Stendal !a.,Z
Schoenhausen prior to 12 June 19530 troop movesr n{u
to the Blumenthal r ail.road station and oa n?; o cops at Blumenthal or
5 June 1953" , It is possible h:hatr.
6 and 13 June 1953, a field exercise was conducted extending from the W;It
area to a southwestern direction,.
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