SOVIET SUPPLY SHIPMENTS PASSING THROUGH FRANKFURT/ODER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004501050008-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 29, 2007
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: July 6, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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T'ha followizr,, 3cviet sqpp:),y shi,pi!me:ats e ate:. inC: East Germany via Fraiakf wt/0der
b tween 9 May and 9 June 1954:
13 boxcar. F/S - f'latcar' with sideracks ft - refrigerator car
SS hea'a1y F,aty flatca:,7 as-re
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.39 B 2; 9 F/33 212
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"I B~ 30 F;r 4.C0
# E? 39 r^AS 450 0~aniennburg
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9 Juno
20 May
7 June
1 gg, 1 T 48
26 May 1 T
46
7 June 2 T 31
1 .10
3 T
67
3 T 21
2 T 52
1 T 1
3 T 41
] T 21
1 T 9
2 3 26
19 Nay' 1]. F/S 120
7 June 3 3 40
6 3 85
3 B 36
5 B 42
8 B 51
4 F/S 20
20 May, S B 66.
7 June 29 Bg 2 WS 559
5B 50
].7 B 202
10 B ].19
1 B 17
2 B 18
3 B 43
9 B 136
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19 May 2 B, 5F/S 64
20 1B$ 4F/S 33
1 B, 3 F/S 403
10 SS
1 F/S 8
1 8s :' P/S .13
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7 June 9 E 150 Kir bmoeser
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8 3 120 Altlue c-1,' :17,r :?
7 3 70 Wnt~c,k~e
6 B 60 T o'>darvt
6 3 60 x:,:.. ent .gal
34 3 340 f,
17 13 170 ,.;`
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16 3 101
2 3 19
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7 June
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813 48
2 "3 16
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13 39 9 F/S 132 S4 ua > :s
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20 May 18 3 . 129
181 81
7 June 2'3 8 123
28 3 140
223 139
11 1 92
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26 May 2 13
6 June 3 B
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26 May 4 B 52 A7 c? u g
7 June 3.2 B 9 15 E, R 3ry
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shipments nvo v:, undoubtedly eonsAsts.d of troy ps a
from the USSR to Bast Germany.
oqu .i:4mei~t on r?cut
2.~?Comrr nt. i' zese ship
nents are connected with the re-occuptat1on of
Briesen {Brand) Lnd Werneuchen airfields by bomber units equippad with llr-28
which arrived from the USSR between 20 and 31 M, .y 1954. Since constructions
work at the Oranw.enburg airfield has been comp]e ted, the occupation o ' thee
field by a flying unit may be expected in the near future Since the comapo.-
sition of the two trains to Oranienburg resembles that of the trains t
Brand'and W
it is infeerred that Oran i enburg airfield ii;: ai s o
scheduled to be occupied by a bomber unit,
~,Comuent. 7?iese shipments consisted of armored personnel c arrio3rc
consigned to the lot Mech Div. Such shipents i ,.ve repeatedly been obi' erved.
4. Comment. A-.r force. equipment,, possibly i-icluding motor vehicles, consignee:
to the equipment park of the T: ty Fourth Air ;:rmy. These sh#p-aents have
increased consi ?rably, probably in connection with the re--transfer of borfaer
units to East Ge: many.
5, E:: or :nt. rase report lists thy: entire Soviet milit ry s?uppiy tr.al'fi
from the USSR to East Germany via Yran urt/Odar, Dates ropcrt,3d for the
arrival of these shipments in Frani fort/Oder mays not a?ways be exact,, On Sze
average, the foL.owing numbers of carloads of supply passed throw
Frankfurt/Odor `
Periodof 00bserga; :tion i . verP,"t off $3a .cx
S January to 6 February 1954 7.'.
7 February to 6 flarch 1954 66
7 M :rch to 7 Apr.l.l 1954 76
10 April to 8 Ma 1954 63
9 May to 9 June :954 44
In the previous years, an average of 35 carloads `af supply* arrived in thy:
GDR. Broken down according to items of supply, the data contai:red in i:he
present report pi esent the fo".glowing picture
Item of uen Number of Ca?loads
Ammunition
Fuel
Armored vehicles
Motor vehicles
Weapons and eaui pment
Signal equipment
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Tank spare parts
Motor vehicles spy
Ration supply
C?.nthing .
A4,.- force equipment
undetermined
Total
106
30
489
238
137
16
1404
The following features in the supply traffic during
the reported per.--d
appear noteworthy: xShipments of ammunition and tank spare parts
conisderably decreased in volume compared to supply traffic it the pravi.o,is
months. The same applies to-ration supply shipments, Shipments of clothing
considerably increased iii volumne. This may be connected wi-t h the iss?xe to
Soviet troops of new blouses which has been observes at severa? military
posts in Germany and Austria since April 1954
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