KVP TRAINS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002900080006-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 30, 2005
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: October 29, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION W-RET?
East Germany
KV'F Trains
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DATE OF CONTEN
DATE OBTAINED
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29 October 1953
RATE PREPA
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ENCLOSURES (NO. & r?PE)
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CB - Converted boxcar
B - Boxcar
F - Flatcar
SSy,- Heavy-Duty flatcar
RRym- Heavy-Duty flatcar
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1. KVP trains
1953 incl
tween 25 September and 2 Octobe=r
e :
D _te
Composition of
XVI! Trains
From
12
September 3 B, 1 RRym
Magdeburg
Neubrandenburg
25
railroad district
30
5 SSy
5 F
Dresden
Oranienburg
Oranienburg
Spremberg
24 F
IF
Dobrilugk-
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t
b
10 F
It
Kirchhain
Naumburg
c
o
er
20
20 CB, 38 F
Berlin-Magerviehhof
Eggesin
2
12 F
Oranienburg
Loebau
1 Spy
1F
Greif sxald
railroad district
Potsdam
Oranienburg
Brandenburg
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9 a n of 1 boxcar and 42 flatcars from Oranienburg
to Halle was identified from railroad records. 1
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Date Composition of
KVP Trains
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3n The following KVP trains
September and 3 October;
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22 1 B, 18 F with Spremberg Loebau
equipment
23 2 F Grossenhain Wolgast
25 undetermined with Spremberg Loebau
53 KVP personnel
26 undetermined with
53 K'I'P personnel
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undetermined with Cottbus
54 KVP personnel
October
2 32 cars with Halle
artillery pieces and railroad
mortars district
equipment
Kirchhain
Marienberg
Schwieloch
Hennersdorf
Hennersdorf
Torgau
Torgau
Wolgast
4? ollowing railroad cars fo_
AVF a ens were to Ina de available at Perlin-Nagerviehhof between 1
and 10 October;
Date in
2ctc,ber
1
8
9
10
Number of
Cars
20 CB, 38 F
44 CB9 74 F
37 CB, 74 F
30 F
28 cars with Halle
artillery pieces and railroad
mortars district
undetermined with Cottbus
50 KVP personnel
undetermined with Cottbus
100 KVP personnel
29 cars with Dobrilugk-
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1,1 [Comment. The shipments continue the distribution of .motor
vehicles and arr,,ored vehicles from the USSR to various KVP unitfi_
2. ~or~ment. The trains probably carried contingents of the KVP
mac nized division w,ployed in East-Berlin back to Eggesin.
3.1 ~omnent, The shipments probably carried arms arxi equip erLt of
Armeegruppe Nord to the mechanized KVP units in Potsdam, Oranaenburg
and Hohenstuecken,
4 Comment. These KVP trains probably carried personnel transferred
ram he KVP tank regiment at Spremberg to the mechanized KVa units at
Loebau and tiarienberg.
5.1 [Comment. Although the KVP central ordnance depot is located at
Hennersdorf, it is__doubted that the weapons shipped toHennersdorf
id only have been stored there. 2,,2 September 1553, a similar sh y er,
'tbu *as observed. Tt is belieled possible h* a
new KVP unit will be ao va e in h Dobrili - nersdo `f area. A KVP
office Iftf reported for the first time.
The office alle edl was subordi chaft Dresden.
rotor vehicle shipments from Oranienburg. to
a son indicate that a new KVP unit will be activated to this
area. paragraph 1 of the present report.
6. II Comment. The railroad cars assembled on 1 October 1953 wMe
dispatched to Eggesin on the same day. See paragraph 1 of the present
report. The railroad ears were made available for return sh rents of
contingents of the KVP Mecz Div in employed in East Berlin.
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