SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002800490002-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 14, 2013
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 22, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CU.SSIFICATION S%Cp T/cONT .Oz,
TOPIC
East Germany
.. Soviet Troop Trains
EVALUATIQNL__~
DATE OF CONTEN
DATE OBTAINED
REFERENCES
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REPORT
T x'bop). trains
The following troop trains
and 8 October:
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C .- Coach
GB - Copvcrted Box dar
B - Boxcdr,
F Flatcar
SSy HeMy-Futy F1atatr
. RRym Heavy-Duty F1& c i
? r
t.,. DA T E PR EPARED.:._. 22 .QAoba:. 95.3
Date. in Composition of
Octa'ea ___ Troop Trains ., '~ .?ffi
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between I and. 7 October, 1953. jncluded2
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2 84 ar1es Tan 6rlx.a tts,
5 120 axles
11 GB, 14 BD
16 Fg, 6 SSy
16 B, .4d;. F
Altengrabow.
? Tangerhuette
Alten. abaww .
10 CB9 ,10 B9 Tangerhuette
27 F
7 2C ., 12 Rte Nthlwi kel .
.9 CB f; 50 F Tangarhiie'cte
7 B9 12 RRym Haldenslebsn
6 CBs 22: B9 18 Woimir ,tedt
8 GB9 37 F a1 1wjnkej ,
S: c1mITY IE:PC TAO
To Fu rstern~alde
Brandenburg-
. .ltstadt
Brandenburg-
Altstadt
on 68.
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Date in Composition of
October Tr Traci-. ` ai
6 . 4 CBs .7 S, 11 SS,*.
2 CB2 2 F, 11 R,Rym
7 CB2 2 B 46 :
Wo`bursted.t
Yihh1 inkk1
Tanngrbaatte
. 5 CS118 B, 18 F Altengrabovw
3 . CB, 27 R, 4 R.RYm
34B, 5Rkym
9B 14 F
3 B, 12 RRyn
4B RPVIM
2 C]3 12 RFqM
41 Cara
7D, 2FS 12Rm
6 CD, 21 R, 18 F
8CD,3F
5S? 29 F
21R,35F
8 CBs 11 B, 30 F
24 B9,32 T?
10 CB, 11 R, 9 F
9B, 10 C
8 B, 24 RRym
7 R, 28 F
10 13, 22 RF i
1613,,28F
Sa tzkorn
Ranqsdorf
Haldens? e ena
Mablwi .el
Zehdanick
Halde iaben
Wolmirstedt
Mafalssnkel
Wolmirstedt
Zebder.ick
Vogelsang
Wolmireted.t
Priort
Satzkorn
Brandenburg -
Rail senow
Woe edt
Jena
Satwkora
Brandenburg
Beraawa
Brandanbin-9
rerPnau
Orenburg
Satzkorr
J terbog-Altes Brest Litovsk
lager
Satzkorn
Wo1 dtedt
Zehdenick
. Haldensleb-an
Wolmirstedt
Satzkorn
Dernau
3. Railroad cars to be made available on 8 and 9 October includes n 10 converted
boxcars, 1 boxcar and 35 flatcars at Felten on 8 0to r, and 8 converted
boxcars, 4 boxcars d 3 RR type flatcars from Wildpark to JJeterrbog 4 tltes
Lager on 9 October.
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1. I I keht. The troop train
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Finow was receiving station , As however, on 24
September 195311- he troop t rain probably carried
a component of the 63rd MA Div from r uers tenwsa e to rdelei-en for 50X1-HUM
field exercises in the northern sector of Letzling Heath and the Rathenow-Gen-
thin area, it is more probable that the above train should have been redispat-,
coed to puerstenwaide. 50X1-HUM
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2.. Coimne pbably two troop, trains With contingents of the 20th Army 50X1 _H inn
to the brigade aa-s previously observed in Brandenburg,,
V IV snack to Brandenburg. Previous observations during the unloading indicate.
the t the 63rd Gds Tank Regt, the 299th Gds Mort Regt and the 359th Gds AAA Regt,
all units belonging to the 10th Gds. Tank Div, reoccupied the Infanterie Kaser?fie
in Brandenburg.
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mment. These troop trains carried components of the 10th Gds Tank :)vnI -nuIVI
4. ~rGgnr r~to These t Gp trains carried components of the 10th Gds Tank Div50X1-HUM
which returned to Kranpnitz, The troop train
was previously observed,- the other troop trains bound for Priort and Satzkorn
are reported for the first time. Between 30 September and 8 October 1953, the
movement of this division included 25 troop trains, As. on 6, 7 and 8 October
1953, probably empty troop (rains returned from Satzkorn to Wolmlrstedt and
Hal.denslsybe;a~ it is believed that additional t roops will be entrained, at the 50X1-HUM
railroad stations,
. are reported for the first time
5. QeM1nan ti. So far, the troop trains
~ Iyore observed with the return movement of components of the 6th Arty
Div from
t he ltengr above troop tra; ran g grounds to their - home . station in Rathe-
now. The two troop t rains from P~lteng abow to R ath.enow the present report
6. Corry i nt , This hoop. train was previously announced
o, I _l Comment, The three troop trains possibly carried elements of the 71st 50X1
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Light. Arty Brig 0 ~wrhich returned to Bernau, HHeeresbekleidungsamt 1,
8,
Comrk? ?t. On 1, Octobsr 1953, several components of the 25th Tank Div
:arr_.ved a t Oranienburg, restricted Weisse Stadt Settlement. These units proms
bably participated in the field exercise in the area north of Berlin from 1
to 3 October 3.953 and. returned by road to Cranienburg. It is believed, that on
7 October 1953, contingents of the division which had not participated in the
above field exercise arrived at the Oranienburg railroad station, 50X1-HUM
9. Comm? ent, On 1.6 September 1953, the troop train
with air,force -personnel went from Juete bog to Brest 1 ovs
100 Comment. There are no indications as to. which units departed from the
lTe?ten and lldperk railroad stations on. 8 and 9 October 1953,
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