MILITARY SHIPMENTS IN THE FOURTH GDS MECH ARMY AREA

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 20, 2007
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 16, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

CLASSIFICATIO-EGRET
COUNTRY East Germany ' REPORT
balitary Shipments in the Fourth Gds Mech Army Area
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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.
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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
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approximately '50 soldiers were loaded onto 14 boxcars at K'Ie",
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observed ,acre re:i-bor:'ered black epaulets. The train.
11 r ~rcu0;h tbo Tuellrose r,ilroad station..
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ci e ?2d tiA,A Div, which transferred to -ustrow for firing practices.
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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
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