SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

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CIA-RDP80-00810A003300260008-9
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3
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December 16, 2016
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July 22, 2005
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8
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December 16, 1953
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA003300260008-9 '' CLASSIFICATION s ftE P-Ot IMTOV East Gei ny TOPIC` Soviet Troop Tra EVALUATION 25X1 AINEI -Pt VA1 E OF CONTENT..-] 1-25X1 DATE OBTAINED REFERENCES. 2 PAGES ENCLOSURES (NO. & REMARKS (PE) 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 24 53 B 10 B; 10 F 25X ~&3 25X1 :16 December 1953 Koethen Wildpark Jueterbog- Altes Lager Koethen Jueterb- Altes.Lager Magdeburg. Rathenow Justerbog Altes Lager 25X1 (:LA F'ICATION SECT rl CE. - Conner d Boxcar B - Boxcar X-.-Xlatc r 1. Troop trains identified 1953 included:' tE: in I+?utaber of Cars From Nov :17 53 B; empty Jueterbog-Altes Lager Wustermark 37 B, 14 F Lustermark 18 2 B, 11 F Magdeburg 53 B; empty Wustermark 39 B Wustermark 20 56 B; empty Wustermark 21 59 B; empty Kuestrln Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA003300260008-9 25X1 REPORT Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA003300260008-9 BEST COPY Available Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA003300260008-9 Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA003300260008-9 25X1 SEClm~ 25X1 25X1 53 1; empty Wuraternark ueterbog- Al.tes Lager 26, 1O CF . ',:FUensdorf Stendal 27 53 B; empty Wu.sterrnark . Jueterbog- Altes Lager 25X1 0 25X1 25X1 25X1 2. On 17 November, a train of 20. converted boxcars with military personnel went from Fuerstenwalde to .Lad Freienwralde. On 17 November, shuttle-bra-1 n of 53 boxcars with, military personnel Baas unloaded at the Juetorbog. -Alter Lager railroad station. The train came f'rori Guben. 81.E order of the Soviet transrortation control headquarters, 28 converted Vcxoars were to be Trade available at the Frankfurt, Oder railroad station orl 22 Moveriber, The cars were to be dispatched to Brest Litovsk, 25X1 Cor. aent. The shuttle-trains ore commented on as follows: 25X1 utt e-gain T evx~ius observations indicated that, on 17 November 3 (53, the train passed through Guben toward Cottbus tnd was unloaded `'at Jt.eterb-og. As., on 19 November, the departure of this train from. Jueterbog was also observed, it,possibly was cleaned at Wusteranar'k between -!,.7 and 19 November 1953. 25X1 shuttle-train On 12 November 1953, the train carried reialacealents or Guben to . Ri3 enow,. On 13 November, the empty. train went from ustermark to, Jueteroog, thus, indicatibf,,-- that the train probably w,:3e reclispatched from Rathenow to Wusterrmar?k' for cleaning. On 14 Novembers the train probably w,-.s dispatched from Jueterbog to . the east. As, according to the present report, t' e. train was cleaner. and, on 20 November was di..snatched ?,-o Jueter bl:,g for loading, it must have returned from the east and unloaded in the zone zx,ne pp^,:Lo: to about 19 November 1953. Although a period of five days appears rL.;ther short for a trip to the east and vice versa, such movement is b:iieved possible. 25X1 3,,tattle-train On 17 or 18 November, the train :eft Kuestrin toward t1ke east If the train had actually returned' empty, it would be the first indication that, after 20 November 1953, the shipments of rep .acements radually terminating. from the USSR tare: 40 25X1 SYatxttie-train On 19 November, the train carried dischargees from Guben to oy 1 Y,mhicli indicates that the train returned to the zone on 24 November 1.953. After un_1 oadi ng, the train probably went to Wustornark fcr c'7 eaning wherefrom it was dispatched to Jueterbog .for reloading. 25X1 zu >le- ra3 n ~~ The train wa.s last observed easstbound passing through Kuestrin ?on 11 November 1953 . 25X1 Approved For Release 2005/08/03 : CIA-RDP80-00810A003300260008-9