SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002100570006-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2005
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: July 23, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUPTRY E,,l ,, Germany
T OPIC.._,._ Soviet Troop Tr i.ns
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EVALUATION
SATE OF CONTENt
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DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
PAGES
k REMARKS
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CB ? Converted Boxcar
.B . Boxc it
F Flatcar
G * r
Heavy -Duty Flatcar
RRYM Heavy-Duty. Flatcar
KC Kitchen Car
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PLACE OBTAINED
_-REPORT IVO._
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ILLEGIB23 July 1953
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em-)ty railroad cars were to be made
. Uzber ot Cars
50 F
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20 RRYN
} CBV 2 Bp.4 KC
22 RRYM
32 RRYM
24 RRYN
10 GIB
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CLASSIFICATION
transitworthy
40 -Bs, 10F
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AsaembLn ?ti?n
. Ste= .fe],d.
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Jueterbog
stew .spin
Blan enburg
Pankow
Pank J
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Number of Cara
15 CBs 14 B5. 34 Fv
1 KC
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to be loaded at Werneuchen
and dispatched to Ko
via Guben with
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15 CB9 34 F
22RR%M
6CB
4CB
17 CB
10 CB
30 F
28 CB
2 GB
21. GB
10 CB$ 21 F
,4 CB
15 GB
6 CBg 29 F
30 CB9 8 B;
transitworthy
2 GB
2 CB
13 CB
18 CB
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mtermark
Fuerstenberg
Jueterbog
Brandenburg
Rathenow
Dallgow-Doeberitz
Rathenow
Jueterbag
Strausbe
Da11go? Doeberitz
Rathenow
Brandenburg
Storkow
Pankow 1
Fraxkfurt/0der
Wil ark
Brandenburg.-A1t atadt
B.fih 1
Oranienburg
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3 GE 9 17 RR tM BerlinStal _n Allee
4 CE;q 13 RRYTd Berlin-Stalin Allee
75 axles Werneuchen
9 Bj 30 F Pankow
16 Rq 35 F Pankow
29 L erswalde
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6;q 40 F Buch
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Jueterbog
Jueterbog
Guben
Forst Zinna
Forst Zinna
Werneuchen
Forst :2inna
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3, Troop trains observed at Fraa,nkfurt/0der ncluded a a
train of 5 boxcars and 11 flatcars with a troop units 14 T.-34 tanks and an
undeterm.3.noc: number of trucks,, coming from the direction of Wittenberge
and unloaded at Fr ank: in/0der on 16 June;5 a train of 2 boxcars with soldiers,,
8 flatcars with e .8ht tank trailers,, 1 flatcar with an aircraft crate, and 4
flatcars w1i:h trucks and field kitchens sidetracked at E'rankfurt/0der-0stbahnhof
on 29 J .ane;' a train of .6 boxcars with soldiers wearing; blue epaulets' 6 flatcars
i4th six aircraft crates, 6 flatcars with tank trailers, and 6 flatcars with tru~'~k
field kitcheans billeting equipment and material at the Frankfurt/Oder marshaling
yard 12 and a. train of 5 boxcars with soldie rs, 30 flatcars with 14-31
rocket launchers,, and 12 flatcars with trucks, motorcycles and a motor boat coming
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Troop trains, loaded at the Frankfurt/Oder mar sha .i a[; yard and proceeding toward
ucattbu s include di a train of 12 boxcars with soldiers,,.
:1.0 boxcars with equipment, and 35 flatcars with 15 trucks and 20 tank trailers on
25 June; four troop trains, each of about 18 boxcars with soldiers,, and 15
flatcars w:i'sh 8 trucks aryl about 14 tank trucks between 25 and, 30 Junes a train
of 1 boxcar and 58 flatcars with 58 trucks and a train of 8 flatcars wit
1.8 tanks 6 flatcar with 6 T-~34,e85 tanks land 6 flatcars with
8 trucks
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9 B 28 F, 3 G
789
Fuersterawalde Tager-
huetto
23 RRM4
729
Kroepelir. Magdeburg
21 RRYM
655
&-oepelin Magdeburg
.. ,Bq 4 B.9 45 F
908
Neubukow Ruec ars-
doxrf
4 Mr.. 1 Bq 10 F
205
Krrepelin Trebeen
7Bs,10F
517
Greifswala?furt
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50 cars 800
9 Of, 8 B8 33 F 759
20 B 37 F 987
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lea ELM-
14 B9 26 F 737
10 B~j 26 F 692
5CB-,, 15B
Haile Bad Kleinen
Roesleben Akan
Wolmirstedt Satzkorn
Jerichow
Jerichow
Neustrelitz Jerichow
Aitruppin Jerichow
Ohrdx*uf Neuluebars
27 F
8 CB, 7 B 596 Ohrdru.f Nettbukow
35 F
5 CBp 7 B 933 Ohrdruf Neubukow
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8 B9 30 F 891 Neustrelitz
9 B, 37 F 19054 Neustrelitz
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9 CBg 7 B 751 Ohrdruf Naukow
38 F
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Troop trains observed at the Wustermark railroad station inc;l,atderl.a a
train of 8 boxcars with soldiers and 25 flatcars carrying -2s ont~
12 trucksF from Wustermark to Jerichow
and a train with soldiered 12 x 122-um howitzers and 20 trucks co ng ara the
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Prior to the previously reported shipping away of Soviet -units from
st Berlin area, empty railroad cars,were made available at the railroad station ;
of Blankenbur near Berlin,, Berlin Pankow., . and Bueh north of Berlin. Only the troop
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AIee to Jueterbog was previously observed? The flatcars
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training grounds of elements of the 17th Gd;, Taxtk , ' Rapt of the 57th Ode kitz Rifle
Div; the departure by rail or by road of these troops from the troop training grounds,,
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carried ar v ery its of, the 12th Gds Tank Div which
were shipped away from the Berlin area. This assumption is definitely confirmed
by the three. troop trains in the present report4
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The troop train from Eberswalde to Werneuchen was previously
reported IEberswalde as dispatching station indicates that
i srneuchen r j_e pro a y s to be reoccupied by contingents of a fighter
regiment from Finow.
5.~: !ent If the troop train actually came from Wittenberge,, possibly the
same unit, x?eturned to I~"rankf rt Oder which moved from Frankfurt/
Oder to Pritzwalk on the troo;) train sd possibly
participated in the field exercises in the 1:4ittstock 1l.be River -a li thenow
area.
. ,,t.LL All tro&&::p trains are reported for the first time, Some of the
ra. ne possibly -carried components of the 7th Gds 1,41ecz Div which returned to the
Lieberose troop training.; 4:rounds; the tank belongs to the
57th Gds Tank Rest of this division.
S. I XQaurient,p Units probably departing fron the Wustrow AAA Range
F.nciuded: two troop trains with contingents of the 3rd Gds AAA Div to
M ,gdeburg; and the troop trains
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carrying contingents of the lath AAA Div to Leipzi ;?-Schoenau. Units probably
transferred to the Wu,s grow AAA Range included.; medium A elements of the
2505th AAA Regt (US) of the 21st Gds Meez Div from Halle and
;aedim AAA elements probably of the 497th AAA Regt (US) a ossi ..' ? Aitionai
AAA, units of the W111 Gds Mtz Rifle Corps frcmn Ohrdruf
V,, The troop train probably carried elements of the unidentified
engineer battalion of the 21st Gds NNNecz Div. During the same period, engineer
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-units of the XXIX Gds Mtz Rii?le Corps rotated between the Aken and Kindel troop
Co;rriltat . The troop train was previously
ugur ed
Paragr )h 2 of the present reports ? ica-ube vnrsv evacuation of borohc '
Ian, was still going `'he two troop trains reported in
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also belong to the transfer movement of the bomber corps.
n the departure of three troop trains from
ZinT~s to N.. pin and ers en erg; was reported
The reference report indicated that these trains pro y
;;Lqj&The troop train was previously reported
training grounds.
IC, This troop train with contingents of the 10th Gds 'rank Div
been repeatedly observed..
1i z Lhese four troop trains,, including shipments of engineer troops
; : j he 9th Gds Tank Dive were previously reported.
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12.Ia The Luehacs railroad station is located near the Altengr..boow
troop training grounds; probably an artillery (AAA?) unit of the 39th Gds Satz
Rifle Div moved to Altengrabow.
13. I8~ This troop train with elements of the 18th (7) Eagr Bn of the
let Tecz Div has been repeatedly reported.
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