SOVIET SUPPLY SHIPMENTS AND TROOP TRAINS

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CIA-RDP80-00810A003500620006-9
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December 14, 2016
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January 11, 2002
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6
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January 20, 1954
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REPORT
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et AV' 1 COUNTRY ! Topic_ Soviet Supply Shipmeniel and Troop. Trains Approved For Release 2002/07/29 : CIA-RDP80-00810A003500620006-9 cLAssiElcicnoN SEG R r /C cmac L U. S. OFFICIALS-E./33-Y East Germany 25X1A REPOR1 NO.. 25X1A 25X1A 25X1A CB - Converted Boxcar B - Boxcar F - Flatcar S3y - Heavy-Duty Flatcar RRym - Heavy-Duty Flatcar 1. Supply shipments passing through the Seddin railroad station between 17 November andl lincluded: 25X1A 17 November 15 December 16 December 22 December EP,211==127_24Ea fro, 5 F with nine rocket launchers undetermined with 16 new trucks undetermined with seven armored scout cars undetermined with 15 new trucks 2. The following shipments were observed at 6 November and 21 December: pats_ 6 November 10 November NumbIrrof Cars 1 B, 5 F with 10 new armored scout cars; escorted by XV? personnel Fuerstenwalde Frankfurt/Oder Erfurt Frankfurt/Oder the Oranienburg 2 B, 10 F with 10 M-3 armored personnel carriers; escorted by XV? personnel AO Satzkorn Oranienburg Berlin-Pankow Oranienburg freight station between 1 Oranienburg Erfurt Oranienburg Belle ASSIRCATION SECFET/CONTROL U -9. OFFICIALS ONLY Approved For Release 2002/07/29 : CIA-RDP80-00810A003500620006-9 25X1A Approved For Release 2002/07/29 : CIA-RDP80-00810A003500620006-9 11 November 12 November 4. December 7 December 8 December 13 December 18 December 21 December SECRET/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY -2- listszraLgime 1 B? 8 F with 8 14,3 armored personnel carriers; escorted by XV? personnel 2 B, 19 F with 16 Ple3 armored personnel carriers; escorted by XV? personnel 1 B, 6 F with 6 Mr...3 armored personnel carriers; escorted by KVP personnel 60 F with 60 new trucks 16 -F with 16 new trucks 60 F with 60 new trucks 26 F with 26 new trucks; unloaded by KVP 15 F with 15 new trucks; unleaded by ICVP 60 F with 60 new trucks; unloaded by KVP personnel personnel personnel Ezell 25X1A Oranienburg Oranienburg Oranienburg Frankfurt/Oder - border station Jueterbog Frankfurt/Oder border station Frankfurt/Oder border station Frankfurt/Oder border station Frankfurt/Oder border station 3. On 5 December, seven flatcars with seven M-13 rocket launchers, 12 Erfurt Erfurt Erfurt Sachsenhausen Templin Sachsenhausen Oranienburg Oranienburg Oranienburg 25X1 were sidetracked at the Bernau railroad station. -1- 2 25X1 C 25X1 C 4. On 21 December, a shipment of about 60 new trucks was observed at the Oranienburg freight station. KVP personnel prepared the unloading. 2 5. On 7 and 8 December, 10 14-31 rocket launchers and 9 M-31 rocket launchers respec- tively were unloaded at the Jueterbog-Altes Lager railroad station. 1 6. On 29 December, a shipment of 1 T-34 tank, 8 x 76.2.4nm field guns and 4 x 107-mm artillery pieces was dispatched from Jueterbog to Wustermark. 3 7.. Trains loaded by order of the Soviet in the 2nd Subdistrict of the Berlin railroad district between 17 and 30 December included: Pasta= 17 18 21 22 23 25 26 30 2 CB 3 B, 1 F 2 CB 3 CB, 1 GB, 1 CB, 5 CB, CR, 2 B, 2 SSy 12 B, 3 F 13 B 4 B, 3 F 21 B, 3 F 4 B, 2 F L2AdiAgegIral2D Jueterbog-Altes Lager Wuensdorf Jueterbog-Altes Lager ft ft It 1 CB, 2 B, 28 F (transitworthy) Approved For Release 2002/07/29 : CIA-RDP80-00810A003500620006-9 4 SECRET/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY 25X1A Approve.d For Release 2002/07/29 : CIA-RDP80-00810A003500620006-9 SECRET/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY -3- 25X1A 8. Supply shipments dispatched to Potsdam betw n 11.. and 28 December included: 19 boxcars with military goods consigned to I and 19 refrigera- tor cars with meat and food supply consignedto 9. The following military shipments were listed in railroad records between 19 and 28 December: 25X1 C 25X1 C 25X1A 12.42.111 lisnliNr_sregsra kelt= 19 37 B; shipment-record No 355/3691 25 7 P with prime movers 2 F with " il 5 F " le e 3 F " tt ft 3 F " tt n 2 F " e n 2 F " If fl 2 F " nI, 2 F " tt It 28 2 Bo 7 REym with military personnel and artillery pieces Et2M- Frankfurt/Oder Brandenburg " e Wildpark n e 1, WiIdpark IQ Satzkorn Cottbus ) ) Schwerin ) ) Nhgdeburg ) ) Halle ) ) Eberswalde ) ) Brandenburg ) ) Falkensee ) ) Schoenefeld ) ) Kirchmoeser ) FUerstenwalde 6 25X1A 25X1 C 10. On 30 December,. a train of 14 coachas with Soviet dependents was dispatched from Frankfurt/Oder via Kospenick. 11. On 30 December, a shuttle-train of 40 winterized converted boxcara was to be made available at Rummelsburg to be dispatched to Brest Litovek. 7 25X1A 12. On 1 and 4jannaey, a train of 12 coaches each with Soviet dependents was dia- patched to Nhgdeburg. The train came fram Brest Litovsk via Frankfurt/Oder. * 13. On 5 January, eight railroad cars with 3 x 76.2-mm 215-3 artillery pieces each were loaded at the DallgoweDoeberitz railTnad mtAtinn Thai avtillorv tAcinma were hauled one after the other by trucked bleb came from the direction of Hamburger Chaussee. 14. 25X1C Troop trains passing through the Wustermark railroad station during the night of 28 December and on 5 January included: Emm- Rata Pannattismat =mitaInn 28 December 3-13 with ? .military pereonnel; 3 D with military goods; and 4 F with six trucks. 25X1 C 5 January 5 B, 9 F with military personnel and 26 x 76.2-mm artillery pieces Velten Neubuchow.4 25X1 C Bimmta= 61058 Doeberitz Dannenwalde 94/020 SEOWT/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY Approved For Release 2002/07/29 : CIA-RDP80-00810A003500620006-9 25X1A 25X1A 25X1C 25X1A 25X1A 25X1A 25X1A 25X1A 25X1X 25X1A 25X1A 25X1A ? Approved For Release 2002/07/29 : CIA-RDP80-00810A003500620006-9 SECRET/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY 15. Troop trains from Falkenberg to Neubrandenburg identified from 25X1A railroad records on 5 and 7,, Janumry included: a train of 41 cars, on 25X1A- 5 January; and a train of 52 cars, on 7 JantlarY? 25X1A 1. of rocket 1.......61Mato The shipments aro connected with the present reequipment launcher unt4:. The shint reported in Paragraph 3 was confirmed with the same and probably went to Jueterbog or Ebergwalde. 2. LIgtmud. The trains carried armored vehicles and mnter vehicles distribUted to various KVP units. which were25X1A 3. 0t. The observations ia zAraaraph 13 and the train withI in paragraph 14 are ',actual-1:y confir4ing and indicate that 76.2-mm AT 25X1X I. 25X1A 5. 25X1C igi 6. guns were turned in* by the 2nd Light Arty Brig (US) at the prdnance collecting depot ofthe Second .Gds Nbce Army at Damnenwalde. In connection with the arrival of heavy AT guns from the USSR e and with other reports it is believed that the 75-eam AT guns of Soviet AT artillery units are bin a 1,,,p1aced by AT guns of 85 Vm. galmant. The cpmpositicm of Vic traasitworthy train of 30 December 1953 and .s spatching station indicete that mctor vehicles or heavy weapons were dis- patched to the USSR. Az Jueterbeg is known as collecting point of rocket launchers (see paragraph 5)p.the train may have also carried rocket launchers. There are no other lndications? however, that rocket launchers were shipped to the USSR. Sea also Field Comment 1. 25X1C t. belongs to the political administration of the GOFG. is ateigned to the main ration supply depot of the GOFG at Satzkorn. PolmanA The prime movers probably belonged to the IV Arty Corps and were either turned in or distributed. The receiving stations do not indicate where- about and employment. For information on arrival, 25X1A 25X1A 25X1A 7, G.21PSRt P pment at the ordnance collecting point of the GOFG. 25X1A 8, dependents has been confirmed from C reW!. The avrival vf Soviet officers' num rous posts. 25X1A 25X1A V ? Oselent. Compare with another .report by the save source in 25X1C 25X1A Ao 25X1C 25X1A 25X1A 11. 25X1A 25X1A :71MERABIL.I indicate that tho troop train possibly carried un air force ua't. According to belonging to the transportation control office of the Second Gd m Nees Army, ed the dispatching and receiving station, it is also poseible that a unit of the 31st AAA Div (US) moved to the Wustrow AAA Range. - is possible tha is reported for the first timc. It or troop trains has been replaced by SECRET/COWROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY Approved For Release 2002/07/29 : CIA-RDP80-00810A003500620006-9