SOVIET TROOP TRAINS AND SUPPLY SHIPMENTS BY RAIL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002300170003-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 3, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Soviet Troop `'rains and Supply Shi cents Pail
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1. The following mil---nary sh-prnents were identified from. railroad records
between 17 and 24 July 1953:
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CB .o Converted Bo-,car
Boxcar
B -Boxcar
F s.. Flatcar
G - Gondola car
RRY Heavy Duty Flatcar
R -- Refrigerator Car
Date in
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17 4, F, 10 P,111 with
Sch
oeneweide
Dallgow
T-34 tanks;
21
6CBs :1 r,, 12 F
Alt
engrabow
Dallgow,
24 9 B with
F'ue
rstenberg/Havel;
Dallgow;
ration supplies
ration supplies were hauled off by trucks
13 CBg 1 B, 38 F with Ballgowr
about 250 troops wearing
red-bordered black epaulets;
16 x 122-xn field howitzers; and
trucks
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14 CB2 1 B, 32 F with
about 250 troops wearing
red-bordered black epaulets;
12 x 120-nn rortars; and
36 trucks
3 CB, 1 B9 18 F with
about 60 troops tearing
red-bordered black epaulets;
I-l3 rocket launchers
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Dallgow
Forst Zinna
Ballgow Forst Zinna
24 Troop trains identified from railroad records on 17 July included:
rroo Grins
From
3 CB9 2 F, 12 RRY with
24 T-34 tanks,
1 truck,
1 field kitchen and
soldiers
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Berlin- Altruppin
Ostbahnhof
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3 CB, 3 F, 11 RRY with
22 T-34 tanks,
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1 field kitchen and
soldiers
3 GB, 2 F, 11 RRY with
22 T-34 tanks,
2 'trucks and
Berlin- ?
Wriezener
Bahnhof
Berlin-
Wriezener
Bahnhof
Altruppin;
3. Between 19 and 26 July, the following shipments
Frankfurt/Oiler railroad station-
Date in
Shi cents
30 R
1 F with engine parts
5 F with nine-new M-31 rocket launche
1 3 with about 20 soldiers
34 B with undetermined cargo
3 F with boxes
9 F with new M-31 rocket launchers
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20 F with 20 thrashing mach.lnes
15 flatcars with steel
4 F with new 8 x 85 AT guns
35 B with undetermined cargo
5 G with undetermined cargo
6 F with new M-31 rocket launchers
Cor.nent The troop train I wa:3 previously
observed he train carried contigents of ''Me 1st Mecz Div.
Commment.t These troop trains carried elem< nts of the 283rd Gds how
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Arty Regt, 294th ?irt Refit and 41st RL Rn t of the 1st k ecz U%r.
1oadine of the trains was previously observed
The loadings continue the rail movements o the let
necz Div to Jueterbog for short-term firing practices which again started
in early July 1953?
went Compare with the first observat:tons on
12 and 13 July 1953 on the rail movement of tank elements or Me n de
Tank Div from East Berlin to the Neurupsin area
`.I`has, 13 troop trains belonging to this movement have been, covered
The operation probably was completed on 17 July 1953.
Comment. On 21 July 1953, a ship.-tent of new rocket lamtchers from th
USSR to Koeni sbrueck via Frankfurt/Oder was observed
This shipment probably was en i.c.a! WTn THE
rocket launchers observed on 22 July 1953 in the present report. The rocket
launcher shipments on 23 and 24 July 1953, are reported for the first time.
The MM31 type indicates that the rocket iaunichers were to be assigned to
rocket launcher regiments. of the mechanized armies.
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