GENERAL MILITARY INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002400260004-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 20, 2005
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: August 28, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

General Military Information
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DATE PREPARED 28 August 1953
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10 On 18 August 1953, a shipment of 20 T-34 tanks and 13 trucks, as Weil as
200 troops, were seen passing through the Cottbus railroad stations
coming from the direction of Lieberose and proceeding toward Leipsigg'
flackwitta. _ 1
2. at 11330 p.m. on 7 August, a train of 28
scars, each carrying a 152mamm gun; and 20 boxcars occupied by troops
was seen at the Koenigawusterhausen railroad station, proceeding toward
Furstenwalde/Sprea. 1: 1 at about 1 a.m. on
8 August, a train or 30 Flatcars carrying trucks, and 50 boxcars occupied
by troops wearing red-bordered black epaulets was at the Cottbus railroad
station, proceeding toward Frankfurt/Oder. Between l a.m. and 3 a.m. on 9
August, 2 trains, each of about 60 boxcars and flatcars, passed through
the Luebbenau railroad station, proceeding toward Berlin. 2 At 11 pom. on
10 August,, a train of 50 boxcars and flatcars carrying trucks, sections
of prefabricated houses and escorting personnel wearing red-bordered
black epaulets was seen at the Cottbus railroad station, proceeding toward
Brand,.2 At about 3 a.m. on 11 August, this shipment was followed by a
train of 50 boxcars and flatcarsa carrying trucks and sections of
prefabricated houseso 2
3. On 14 August, the following troops and materiel from the barracks installa-
tion east of Leipziger Strasse were entrained at the Altenburg freight
station between 3 pm. and 9 pom. 12.x 76-mm AT guns and 12 trucks on
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2 trucks with van-like trailers, 1 trailer, which source believedwas a
25X1 caravan; 14 other trucks, and about 140 troops wearing red-bordered black
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4 At about 4 p.m. on 1 Au wust, T-43 tanks I arrived at
the Gotha railroad station from the direction of Ohrdruf, Troop trains
passing through the Gotha railroad station inched: a train,
Including 9 boxcars occupied by about 100 troops; and carrying 8 x 122 i
'field howitzers and 24 trucks, coning from the direction of Erfurt and
proceeding toward Ghrdruf at 4 p.r.on 5 August;
a train carrying 1. T-43 tank, light AA guns and 6 trucke; and including 4
boxcars occupied by about, 40, troops, coning from the direction of Erfurt
and proceeding toward Ohrdruf at 8 aam0 on 7 August; and
a train carrying about 30 trucks and 15 x 120 .m mortars, coming from the
direction of Ohrth-uf and proceeding toward Erfurt at 2 pm. on 13 .August ,4
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Lp ur,ent. The trains v#)ich passed through Cottbus and proceeded
toward Brand-Berlin. nay have carried ground units of the fighter regiment,
which transferred from (0t-Loennewitz to Brand.
Comment The two trains carried elements of the 38th Army AT Arty
Brig whichpresurn.h1y transferred to the Ohrdruf troop training grounds
elements of the XXVIII Gds Mtz Rifle Corpse afM the train on 1 August,
transportation.
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tanks of the 65th Gds Mlecz ;deg d of the
4uln s ecz v. The trains nave not been indicated in reports on
of this tank battalion from the direction of Leipzig to the Lieberose area.
Q p en- The four trains are rather safely believed to have carried
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