MILITARY SHIPMENTS IN THE FOURTH GDS MECH ARMY AREA

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CIA-RDP80-00810A004600670001-0
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December 20, 2016
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August 20, 2007
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July 16, 1954
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REPORT
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CLASSIFICATIO-EGRET COUNTRY East Germany ' REPORT balitary Shipments in the Fourth Gds Mech Army Area EVALUATION PLAC TAINED DATE OF CONTENT DATE OBTAINED DATE PREPARED. REFERENCES PAGES 2 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE) REMARKS This is UNEVALUATED Information 25X1 25X1 with sideracksl with personnel, guns and trucks. 2. At about 1350 on 19 June, 5 T-34 tanks were seen on a train at the Eberswalde railroad station. The train included 4 boxcars.2 3. After 0830, on 1 July, 6 SP guns, 4 T-34 tanks, a4 armored scout cars, 3 x 37-mm AA Tans and about 10 trucks were loaded onto a train at the 1. On 26 June 1954, the foll wng shipments were loaded in Fuersteniaide and left toward Jueterbog-Altes Lager: a train of 10 converted bcvcars 4 boxcars, 23 flatcars with sideracks and 66 SEy-type flatcars with personnel, guns loading. The two trains had left at about armored snout cars were entrained at the Eberswalde railroad station. 4. At about 0900 on 1 July, 24 x 85-mm AT guns, 2 light AA guns and 4 BA-64 25X1 5. At about 0900 on 2 July, 5 T-34/85 tanks) 2 T-34 chassis, 6 sidecar motorcycles and 2 boxcarloads of personnel and ammunition were entrained at the Sad Freienwalde railroad station. At about 1700 on 2 July, at least 10 T-34/85 tanks, about 25 to 3fl trucks towing anproaimately 5 x 5?-mm AT guns, 4 to 5 armored personnel carriers and 7 tank trucks were lined up in the yard of Panzer Kaserne 0. On 3 July, the vehicles were in the sheds. On 3 July, the installation was occupied by an estimated 600 to 70n soldiers.3 At about 1000 on 1 July, T-34/85 tanks and 1 armored scout car were entrained at Serra. The s ^en, was un- loaded at the Kaulsdorf railroad station at about 163'0. At 1300 on 1 July, a shipment of 3 tanks and 5 boxcar occupied by soldiers passed through the 3ernau railroad station and proceeded toward Eberswalde. At about 1500 on 1 July, a shipment of 6 tanks and 5 boxcars passed through the Bernau railroad station and proceeded toward Eberswalde. CLASSIFICATION SEOP2T Approved For Release 2007/08/20 : CIA-RDP80-00810A004600670001-0 Approved For Release 2007/08/20 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA004600670001-0 On 20 June, a shipment with T-34 tanks was unloaded ir Templin. At about 0630, 4 -34 t--inks left toward the Kannenbura tank camp. Between 0800 and 1500 on 23 June, 13 x 65-mm AA guns, ' fire control directors, abut 30 motor vehicles and ' field kitchens were loaded onto p 33 _ y approximately '50 soldiers were loaded onto 14 boxcars at K'Ie", -;Getz, railroad sta~tioni observed ,acre re:i-bor:'ered black epaulets. The train. 11 r ~rcu0;h tbo Tuellrose r,ilroad station.. ~o~m~ent. The io=. ling oz elenent:; o thr, 17th ,:?e ?ech Th,;t t' ' } t i C' : Ci: Div about t JUl;7 pre suffia Jl,T P.'O .v., 3_.3'1 u::1' , ?_? '7 :aoi. F!'_*.rn -.,. ~ ~ =rrR. to ,:V A .09d ri 1-1.t _C fl: i.7... 1 et of -- ' -n ier_,,. ial. dorf , .. nd el la>~ ,a9 i . _ 117 9 c .0 ie t. ..cc inr t ea on-: and .ip,raent, the train carried a unit ci e ?2d tiA,A Div, which transferred to -ustrow for firing practices. T une? ,Two shipments had gone from'* i to '?lustrow on 10 J Approved For Release 2007/08/20 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA064600670001-0 CaNTRAI,INTELLIGENCE ;AGENCY rlvroRMAT O 4 REPOPT PLACE ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO. "t'Il WCVYl01 '.UNTNOR INFQP~lT70~N/jCTIM NY.tV.' [MY - - 1.f me UNITL0 tIATWZ. IRNIN 1NN NNININN Of T11L1 It.' 7il +NC +l U. OF T16 0. N. MDR. NI AUKKO00 IlNT4MNIN?.AIIlIy l' "OM11w Gm ua 3 N, TO OR nol lr Mr neMNVe nn t1 'u a NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED B[LOV7) 'SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. "HIS IS t;NE`d.~LUATED INFORMATION 1. On 26 Juro 1954, the Ira of Division Potsdam was dtat'joncd on Lor_lit. Alba across from Strasse0 The division wA under +.h? ^crsr Y>d cf.Co'_on:'_ - a 7?.u,- n e;; T""..7f 195 , the 1`r~ll.;au.tng strargtho of anise of Division FaLaJsz uero ass-r._s"n-d f_?oci voting papers for the plob_ocite irhich vtre d?.sti'ibuted a--;n -irg to the nua:ber of personas ' Fo ad if: lJT '::. + I":~Z u > + Pent the barracks instal.latioit on x ,nb.r nwtboriT. 1,243 n, 1 r Fotrdt:m (V_ "S;ce-iyolc rif.temen corer ndoc', by Ma jor Meisel ~ "nu 1n tbo Neue "serr*a in. Eichc: nwmbering 869 oven. ?otsd;~x VIII_ 1 oto vc:h`-?'.o repair shop '!n the Garde `du Cusps Xasacno on BehI in ?r _ ^ r_;unboring 505 r!eu., 3 ohenatueck4n, Unit in the VP Xas me '.or.-anded by Lieutenant Colonel Bisch,ff (fnu) nwa'.;3ring 1,444 men. '.. Xis' inceser fiigineer unit commanded by Captain Stein (fnu) mnnb:Ar ing 2(18 Lena Bur;;, :_irk unit numbering 1, 319 men. 6 - ( doe ran_ XV? post ,^u ,:baring 690 >r n. ze;: KVP post nur,beri.ng 668 men, 8 a4Ce+'ln% J/J'7.C marl. III-,_ -Un3 t numbering 749 Lion. 10 11 NS,6 DISTR' UTiji REPORT CD NO. DATE DISTR. 23 September 1954 640938 NO.OF PAGES 2