SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

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Approved For Release 2007/10/20: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005200850001-3 CLAASSIFICATION COUNTRY-- Fast Germany -_- TOM EVALUA f I O N._.1 DATE OF CONTENT. DATE O3TAINEI- REFERENCES__ 5 PAGES ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE)- REMARKS This is UNEVALUATED Information 25X1 2. Troop trains to Peitz on 19 September 25X1 included a train of 21 cars with artillery pieces and trucks which came from Jueterbog; and another train of 5 F and an undetermined number of F with 8.T-34/85 tanks and 4 trucks which came from Luebbano 2 3. On 22 September, a troop train of 9 B with soldiers, 12 F with 12 x 122-m guns or 152-mm howitzers, and 21 F with vehicles came 25X1 from the direction of. Gotha and proceeded toward Weissenfels. '3 4~ Troop trains which went from Frankfurt/Oder toward Guben on 19 September included a train of 8 B, 30 F with 6 T--34/85 tanks, 4 X 25X1 122 mm SP guns, and 20 armored personnel carriers, and another train of 8 B, 44 F with 4 x 80=-mm AT guns and 40 trucks o 4 5. On 21 September, a troop train of 6 C1:, 2 B, 15 F. carrying 600 tons, went from 1eubukow to Werneuchen. 5 25X1 Soviet Troop Trains CE - Converted Boxcar B - Boxcar F ?- Flatcar SSy - Heavy-duty flatcar RRym. R 0 it REPORT 7 October lc34 25X1 ? .. a train carrying 50 tons which went to Johann eor enstadt and anoth train carrying 230 tons, which went to Chemnitz.~ 1. 6. On 23 Septembee, a troop train of 8 By 40 F, want from Felten to Demmin < 6 25X1 7. Troop trains observed on 15 September i icludet a a train of 10 CE, including 2 CR with uniformed do en , and 33 F with 8 new tank trucks, Approved For Release 2007/10/20: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005200850001-3 I._--PLACE OBTAINED--J Approved For Release 2007/10/20: CIA-RDP80-00810A005200850001-3 3 repair ohop trucks p which came frc the c g ' Ycerra RIXI went to Kroopalin; and teo ains U&I f each train of 12 CB, F with 9 x 7 'nn .ft guns arrd -38 ae chlight battery,, which wait Prom tho .gdcbtx,,,g xs? 1ra~r~ X35 ~ ~~ Pay 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 9 So To no 7 9 31 F 160 970 1ton a aboe~ ew u ppin 8 31 ~~ :~ Y 1~y 920 Tomp9 in 9 2 B, 7 F 522 Halden3.leb Satzk o n 34 10 Br 35 F. 122 964 Be hate Altar orrabo uy 3 EU 17 F 62 666 Satzkavki Hald? na1ab 9" On 22 Septcab r a troop tri ,n of 6 CB I Fg 14 DRy a troa:a train of 5 Car 1 Fq 12 Ry-,v and a t 'oop train of 6 CE, 1 I'D 13 RaTal it from Wetsobnd to DoebcT its,..8 1`~ akaipment of 5 D e.?, t a :''-; el kitchonn cent from 'eu appin to Dooborit ; on the ono day. Ora 23 sopte:,nbr as empty troop train of 46 CB r s c'?iopatched from Wittenb--rr I 'a Litov k for tranoi xtatjon of ac21d 1 re Frei tho IESR O 9 100 The fo11oe.yiig trop traino ware observed in t&a . c;Y2win eci,. r d district bt'reen 21 and 28 Se y?,oanbar p Date in Composition cf Septoadbr Troop Tana Fre.a 21 4 CBS, 1 8, 13 F Iotoob and Ve .ton? CY p 1 ~, 20 .e~ QYet~ d b4aedebi g 23 5 traina, inc3udi lL'c x,~~, sac; L--IIG' U 19CBQ 22 Ta 79RTI 27 and 5 tx a!.no of a' is adoterani e ' P. n ni ,r of c ' 9a"~a:3roIT n+-'Id I tr ,n of aa3 Y a~~ t o m R AW t .zdetcaa kid : u ith t- a"i~e~olln 01.1 cox?0 28 2 tra till) of ~:a er^?ras~s^^: & :e1t9L C~` , t, tE~Yb ?8'~" 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2007/10/20: CIA-RDP80-00810A005200850001-3 Approved For Release 2007/10/20: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005200850001-3 - 3 On 25 md 26 p ? 5J4ilb D wo s txyoopa ware entrained in the tP~4 w.~~: la area- An u ndete nInec? nihe of T-34/85 tanks and SU 1ci.dcd at the E ch4-yari rails or d station on 26 Sep~embrr 2 On 25,, 26 and 27 S sptembew o a total of about .150 troop tra1azo 11n re in operation in the MR. 11 o On 22 Septa:mber, three troop trains of 50 converted boxcars each ?-,Tore dispatched fear. Schwerin to Brest Litovsk. Boxcars which were to 'ba made a ilc'bi re for troop trei ne to Brest Litovsk were converted at Witteabarg : and Hagenowo 9 12 o The following troop trains we::?e observed between 22 and 26 Septemb r: Date in Cc position of Se ember Trairrns 22 4 CBv 1 Bs 20 F, 2 ;y' Neubukow with 12!76 AA guns and artillery . director. 23 8 CBa 1 B q 12 Fa :tom SSy Drense Schwerin with 10 T--34/85 tank 25 9 CBa 2 Bq2? ? 'ujIth as d(atermined 10 CB9 4 B942 F, wit 122=105-am PT tae, a md pril-m maoeru y 5 CDp 1Bp 31 F with T?3.',b/85 tack ki siftlif/ nots Berlin ):..lls. o 25X1 Hagenow Borlin railroad district Schw rjn Goerrio 25X1 25X1 flvge now Bw( lin r?ailrtt diets: ct ~',ci:c~C inn Berlin dietrl.ct Approved For Release 2007/10/20: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005200850001-3 Sccut~mha 2'~ tandeter ruined . SECRET/ Approved For Release 2007/10/20: CIA-RDP80-00810A005200850001-3 undeterx tht sd Dranse Berlin railroad district 26 10 CL 2B9 50 F with 22 T--34/85 tanks, Berlin railroad district Berlin railroad district On 26 September, three trains, each of 6 CB2 2 Bp 27 F, went from Schwerin GoerripaAThv, tray Ins curried 11 T-105 tanks, and vehicles, a rail movement from the Se~hwerin railroad district to the Berlin railroad district also continued on 27 September. 1 ,orn~enst. The receiving stations indicated show that the troop trains carried components of the 6th Gds P.AA Div which returned to their home stations after completion 'of firing practices. 2. Comment. The troop trains probably carried components of the ?ecz Div which returned from firing practices in the Jueterbog Q ent, Except for its composition mentioned in the present 5, Comment. According to other records, the troop train to Werneuchsn on 21 September ' 1954 The. troop trains reported in paragraph 7 probably belong to a movement of components of the 6th Gds AAA Dive which went to the Eustrow AAA Range on 15 September for short-term field exercises, ands according to paragraph 10., returned to their home station area on 27 and 28 September 1954. Paragraph 10, also indicates that components of the 2d Gds AAA Div from Wzaonedorf. ver?e probably at Wuatrow up to 28 September 1954. The troop train to Velten on 22 September 1954 mentioned in paragraph 12 was previously reported 6. I __~ormaent . Velten indicates that the troop train carried a component of the 31st AAA Div. SECRET, 25X1 25X1 2bA11 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2007/10/20: CIA-RDP80-00810A005200850001-3 Approved For Release 2007/10/20: CIA-RDP80-00810A005200850001-3 Comment. These troop trains were previously observed 8. ~- -]Commento The return movement from Netzeband after termination of the maneuver of the lst Mecz Div was previously reported, The troop train indicates that army units of the Second Gds Mecz Army from Schonewalde also participated in this field exercise 9. Comment. The dispatching of empty troop trains toward Brest movement which, however, is starting three weeks earlier than it did in 1953, ovsk indicates the beginning of the expected personnel exchange Corxnenta The troop trains carried units of the IX Ntz Rifle Corps to field exercises. No information on the detraining area in the Berlin railroad district, which must also be the assembling area, is available. which-carried tanks of the 94th Mtz Rifle Div Comment.. Other records indicate that the troop train 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2007/10/20: CIA-RDP80-00810A005200850001-3