SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004200220001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 19, 2005
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 20, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY East 9-smarlv
Soviet Troop Trains
REPORT NO.
EVALUATION--
REFERENCES-
DATE OF CONTENT-
DATE OBTAINED
PAGES 4
REMARKSL
-PLACE OBTAINED
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DATE PREPARED .._,..-
.-ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)
- Boxcar
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Date in Co iosition of
7 undetermined with
4 x 120-m mortars,
From
Stendal
Magdeburg
3 SU-1000 3 x 57-mm
.AT L'uns, and trucks
undetermined Stendal Magdeburg
F. dete ned Stendal ~;.agdebt s .
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undetermined with
7 x 85 -an AA'guns and
trucks
13 undetermined with
6 x 85-mm AT guns and
20 trucks
undetermined with
12 T-34 tanks,, 3 armored scout cars
and 20. trucks
Steazdal Magdeburg
Tangerhuetto Burg
Tangerhuette Burg
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13 undetermined with Tangerhuette Burg
8 x 122am artillery
pieces,, and.
35 trucks!
Date in
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20 8 B, 52 F with
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Wittstock
Nagdebttg
railroad
tUstr;Lct
6 B8 22 F with Pritzwalk
vehicles
21 10 Be 35 F
4B, 16F
12B, 42R
vehicles
to
Wittstock
ritzk
10 B9 48 F ~> a
12 B, 33 F Brandenburg u
11 Bo 4 F Naumburg Neubukow
.14 B., 32 F
12B8 44F n ra.
22 11 Ba 39 F Pritzwalk Wilt r
12 B, 38 art as c?
15 B, 45 F
10 B', 40 F
10 B, a1F
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vehicles
12 B, 40 F with Netzeband
vehicles
Date in Composition of
Neubukow
Magdeburg (F-3)
railroad
district
march
19
23
11 Bp 25 F
14 B8 12 F
6B9 ISF
12 B, 33 F
4 B, 22 F
Kyrits
Netruppin
n
Fuerstenberg
Brandenburg
3ueter~
Lager
13 B 9 31 F
4 B9 36 F
14 B. 41 F
Date in Corraosi.ti.on of
23
14 B. 41 F
8Bs 36 F
17 B, 38 F
13 Bp 36 F
11 B 9 26 F .
12 BO 32 F
Oranienburg
Sperenberg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Sperenberg
Dallgow
a
Velten
.Rathenotir
On 26 Marche two trootrains carrying pontoons
toward Ebt rswel!.de
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Neubukow
Tangerhuette,
Tangerhuette
Neubukow
Ziesar
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and trucks passed through Frar1cfUrt/Ode?
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nsterws de to Wustrow it is possible that, on 7 WWrch 1954, this unit returned
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e area north sector of I.itz1ing Heath o Stendal. It .ice definitely believed that
components of the 19th Gds Mecz Div from kiagdeburg and Hillereleben participated
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corps troops of the LXXIX , z Rifle Corps were. observed at Burg-but could not be,,
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present report,, contingents of the 304th Arty Brig (US) ear 61 s !aaimk SP
Regt also participated in the field exercise o A participation by units of the
207th Mtz Rifle Div has not been confirmed0 Rather it is assumed that the movement
of a unit of the 20th AT Brig (US) from Brandenburg to Burg on the troop train
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exercise which was chiefly hold by contingents of the 207th Fitz Rifle Diva See
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n.formati.on the present report is believed to correct,
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component of the 31st ... Div or let Macs Diva
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of the Third Shock Army on the second troop train of 23 M:rch 19540
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possibly of .the. 25th Gds RL Brig, to another division maneuver in the area south
of Berlin. From late February to 20 March 1954, all four divisions of the Third
Gde Mech Arm were observed at field exercises in this area, The dates when the
divisions started the field exercise were staggered,
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or Ne Fourth Gds Mecz Army which, on 16 march 1954, moved from 3 erswalde to field
exercises of the 7th Gds herb Div in the Lieberose area and retuned on 26 March
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