GENERAL MILITARY INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002300520005-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 5, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 10, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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1A Troop trains observed in Stendal between.21 and. 300 July 1953 included;
21 ?ul . A train of 4 boxcars occupied by troops, and 13 flatcars with
sideracks, each carrying a truck and a light gun, Which proceeded toward
Wittenberg m
A train of 1 boxcar and 14 flatcars carrying trucks, which proceeded
toward Magdeburg a
2gzTy A train of 3 boxcars occupied by troops; 3 closed boxcars;
and 12 flatcars with sideracks, each carrying a truck and a light gun,
which proceeded toward Gardeiegen,
28 July,
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which proceeded toward Iditteribergeo
I LAy A train of 6 boxcars occupied by troops and 15 flatcars with
sid.eracks carrying trucks, prime movers and about 6 hear guns with long
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barrels which proceeded toward Yagdeb-urg.
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can 25 July, a unit2was entrained in Eberswalde
and left toward Fran ur' der or Goerlitz o
On 31 July, about 60 factory-new prime movers arrived at the Brandenburg-
Altsta.d.t railroad station, coming from the direction of Frankfurt/Oderr.
Forty of then were detrained and left for the Generalfeldzeu reister Kacerr.te
and 20 proceeded toward Brandenburg main station a On 1 August, 3 r: 2-03-Ma
howitzers, 3 x 152-ma howitzers, 12 prime movers, 10 trucks, 1 field kitchen,
1 jeep and 60 troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets with artillery
-insignia were entrained at the Branderiburg-A1tstadt railroad station and
left toward .Al r,engrabow,, 3
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16 to 31 July 1953
A train of 7 boxcars occupied by troops; and 12 flatcars carrying
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1m Troop trains observed in Stendal between 21. and 30 July 1953 included*.
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21 A train of 4 boxcars occupied by troops, and 13 flatcars with
sideracks, each carrying a truck and a light gun, which proceeded to rd
Wittenberg.
A train of 1 boxcar and 14 flatcars carrying trucks, which proceeded
toward Magdeburg,
24. ..LR? : A train of 3 boxcars occupied by troops? 3 closed boxcars;
and 1.2 flatcars with sideracks, earh carrying a truck and a light gun,
which proceeded toward Gardelegen
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16 to 31 July 1953
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Ju1y_z A train of 6 boxcars occupied by troops and 15 flatcars with
sideracks carrying trucks, prime movers and about 6 heavy guns with long
barrels which proceeded toward Vagdeburg o
3 > On 31 July, about 60 factory-pow prime movers arrived at the Brandenburg-
Altstadt railroad station,, coming from the direction of Frankfurt/Oder.
Forty of then were detrained and left for the Generralfeldzeugrneister Kraserne
and 20 proceeded toward Brandenburg main station. On 1 August, 3 x 203-m_7!
howitzers, 3 x 152-mu howitzers, 12 prime movers, 10 trucks, 1 field kitchen,
I jeep and 60 troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets with artillery
insignia were entrained at the Brandenburg-Altstadt railroad station and
left toward Altengrabowo 3
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Ion 25 July,. a unit 2was entrained in Eberswalde
and left toward Frankfurt/Oder or Goerlitzo
CLASSIFICATION SECREI
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A train of 7 boxcars occupied by troops; and 12 flatcars carrying
which proceeded toward Witcenberge
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On 31 July,, 50 factory-newt gnrime _;overs and a tank car arrived at the
Brandenburg k tstadt railroad station froh the direction of Frankfurt/Crier
TYh.:ti'ty-fo9ur prime hovers. were unloaded,
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the tank car was forwarded to I. a, UeDul-KI 25X1
Between 8330 a?m., and noon on 1 August, 25 officers,, 250 to 300 troops wearing,
gyred-bordered black epaulets with artillery and i for transport Insignia, 3
gun barrel trailers and 3 gun nounts of 203-._n :_ howitzers, 3 x 152 xrm 25X1
howitzers I jeep, 1 field kitchen, 8 trucks, and 15 prime anovers,
cars
were loaded on I converted boxcar, 1 boxcars 111 flatcars
with side,-racks and 10 My-type flatcars at the Brander bur -Alt stadt railroad
station and left toward Altengra:owr `.mops 25X1
and materiel had cone from the Ceneralfeldzeugmeister Kaserne.
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