SOVIET TROOP TRAINS

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December 21, 2016
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Approved For Release 2008/04/08: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005400090004-2 RRT TOPFC. EVALUATION._J Soviet Tip Trains DATE OF CONTENT DATE OBTAINED REFERENCES PAGES 0 4 ENCLOSURES (NO. & TYPE) REMARKS DATE PREPARED 26 October 1954 y I d 25X1 CB - Converted Boxcar; B - Boxcar; F - Flatcar; SSY - Heavy-Duty Flatcar. 1, On 4 -October 1954, a troop traih of 32 B, 18 F was unloaded at thebers- walde railroad station. The train came from Templin. Nine tanks and nine trucks were observed. 1 2. Troop trains from Stendal to Kuestrin which passed through the Oran:ienburg railroad station on 5 October included a train of 8 B 27 F with soldiers, 1 sedan, 1 jeep, 2 field kitchens, and 18 trucks and 25X1 another train of 6 B, 29 F with soldiers, 11 AA guns of about 76 mm~ 1 jeep and 16 trucks. 2 3. Troop trains observed at Frankfurt/Oder between 2 and 8 October included: Date in October Number of Cars From 50; empty shuttle- Frankfurt/Oder -train 50 with soldiers Kuestrin toward Cottbus 5 50 with soldiers Kuestrin toward Cottbus 50; empty shuttle- Frankfurt/Oder Brest-Litovsk -train 6 50; empty shuttle- Frankfurt/Oder Brest-Litovsk -train 8 50 with soldiers Kuestrin 4. Troop trains which came-from Frankfurt/Oder and went toward Cottbus via Muellrose between 5 and 9 October included a train of 55 F on 5 October, a second train of 56 B on 6 October, and a third train of 55 B and a fourth train of 53 B on 9 October. All trains carried soldiers. 5. On 7 October, a troop train of 42 F with soldiers from Frankfurt/Oiler was observed going toward Guben. 6. Between 5n and 88OOctober, the number of cars which were to be made available in the Iit .burg mead district was fairly high and far above the averag . 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/04/08: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005400090004-2 ~ Approved For Release 2008/04/08: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005400090004-2 SLCRETT Boxcars and flatcars to be made available numbered 1,100 on 5 October; 1,300 on 6 October; 600 on 7 October; and 200 on 8 October. On and after 9 October, the military traffic was again normal. 3 7. Troop trains 9 October included: Date in Composition of October Troop Trains observed between 5 and 4 CB, 1 B, 28 F with Gardelegen Schwerin 10 medium AT guns 4 CB, 1 B, 38 F with Gardelegen Schwerin 22 medium AT guns and vehicles 3 CB, 2 B, 22 SSY =Moehringen Parchim with T-34 tanks) 3 CB, 2 B, 21 S Vinzelberg Perleberg with T-3 cs~~-I 4 CB, 1 B, 28 SSY Gardelegen 4 CB, 12 F, 34 SSY with 34 T-34 tanks Letzlingen Guestrow 25X1 (1 25X1 8 CB15 B, 37 F with Meissen Neubuckow 16 x 85-mm AA guns and vehicles 12 CB2 4 B, 42 F with Leisnig Neubuckow 20 x 85-mm AA s and vehicles 6 9 CE, 1 B, 36 F with Mahlwinkel Schwerin 16 x 85-mm AT guns and vehicles - N 9 9 CB, 1 E, 50 F with Mahlwinkel Schwerin 24 x 85-mm AT guns and vehicles 8 CB, 2 B, 39 SSY with T-34 tanks Vinzelberg Perleberg - 85943 Approved For Release 2008/04/08: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005400090004-2 Approved For Release 2008/04/08: CIA-RDP80-00810A005400090004-2 -3- Date in Composition of From October Troop Trains 12 CB, 12 F, 34 SSY Moehringen Perleberg 8CB,2B,37F Letzlingen Guestrow 3 CE, 2 B, 26 F Vinzelberg 7 2 CB, 1 B, 17 SSY Moehringen 8 CE, 2 F, 15 F with Tangermuende 24 medium AT guns, Ludwigslust Parchim Bergen vehicles 25X1 25X1 8 prime movers 7 CB, 4 B, 29 SSY 5 CE, 4 B, 37 SSY with Y--34 tanks Tangermuende Moehringen Rostock Parchim 11 CE, 3 B, 44 F Moehringen Parchim 3 CB, 4 E, 25 SSY with T-34 tanks F Moehringen Parchim 5 CE, 1 E, 32 F with Jaevenitz Techenthin 16 x 85-mm AT guns, prime movers and vehicles 8 CB, 5 B, 47 F Dresden Kroepelin 3 CB, 4 SSY with an Kroepelin Erfurt artillery firing director 8. On 7 and 8 October, the Magdeburg-Schwerin railroad line was blocked for regular freight traffic. All regular freight trains were used as troop trains and carried tanks, SP guns and medium AT tguns. 3 9. On 7 and 8 October, 50 steel pontons of the TMP type and 24 light AT guns were observed on the road from Stendal via Perleberg. 5 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/04/08: CIA-RDP80-00810A005400090004-2 Approved For Release 2008/04/08: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005400090004-2 Comment. The troop train probably carried a tank firing detail of the th Gds Mecz Div back to its home station. 2. Comment. The two troop trains carried components of the 32d .AAA Div which returned from maneuver of the Third Shock Armv_ Tin arIriitinna1 troop trains went from Stendal to Frankfurt/Oder. 3. 4. Comment. The two troon trainer gyp -,-omr+.ar3 fnr +ho firc+ +im the troop train 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 l L`JA] 25X1 5. Comment. The observation indicates that components of the 18th 25X1 14ecz-fiv probably returned byroad to their home station. 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/04/08: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005400090004-2